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The problems I ran into were (1) I began shooting at a lower ISO, and I realized that since I was getting up close to my subjects, there wasn't enough depth of field, (2) I'd been overexposing my shots, and (3) I shake a lot, and even the gimbal couldn't help me. So I raised the ISO to 800, shot at between f/4-5.6, I learned to be sneakier so I didn't shake as much when the subjects would look directly into the lens, and I trusted the LCD.

ha. I wasn't satisfied with what I'd shot, so I've been shooting more. You already know I don't respect lens reviewers who only have three pictures to show - one of ducks, one of some tree branches, and one cat. I'll try to finish it up this evening.

The one and only time in my life I ever gave someone the benefit of the doubt. Guess I won't make that mistake again.

Thanks for those tests, Ken. While it's highly improbable Max received two bad lenses, it is entirely possible Max's body is defective. All I really object to are the number of comments that he is biased - after all, he purchased the camera with his own money, he spent hours trying desperately to get it to work, and he stands to lose a considerable amount of money from lost sales by his viewers. To be honest, I've owned five Panasonic cameras myself, and they've all been so reliable, that I could forgive Max for not entertaining the idea that his GH5 might be malfunctioning. It's also important to remember that several other testers have also found the AF unreliable, West Coast Media and Kai to name only two. And Max's tests were reasonably scientific in that anyone should be able to perform the identical tests at home. Anyhow, I was only able to watch your tests on my iPod, but that's reassuring news. Thanks.

I'm in the middle of watching an excellent program on Al Jazeera about ultra rich Asian girls, these three young women they follow around have got their own tele-reality show in Vancouver, and the two-man film crew just handholds Canon C300s or something, no rig, nothing. Must be nice! I shake so badly sometimes that not even IBIS can save me.

If it's vignetting at 18mm, that's a clue that it's not working optimally. I'm guessing it'll be fine if and when Metabones issues a firmware update.

Which is why it's so important to support those who bring us content that we rely on every day.

The Ad Boycott I was referring to is threatening several independent news providers (not owned by corporate media) that I rely on, so not so great.

And the Ad Boycott in particular (not for gear reviews, but a source of major concern). Another reason I've started to become a Patreon supporter of several channels, and I encourage everyone else to do the same as well.

Actually, there is quite a bit of high quality YT content if you know where to look.

@Emanuel "Lots of interests command internet marketing, though. That's for sure! He is one of many others." Not exactly sure what you're implying here either. dichotomy to AF? Sorry, you lost me completely. If Max was solely interested in making a fast buck, he would have praised the Olympus OMD E-M1 Mk Ii to the skies; and you'd think he'd be doing the same with the GH5 - just think, he could get as much as a few percent from every order placed through Amazon or B&H -but he doesn't do that. Also, he is testing continuous AF - he's already tested tap to focus in previous videos as far as I recall, or if he hasn't he certainly will.

Here is what Max has to say at the conclusion of his video after ten hours of testing with different lenses, different menu settings and different lighting and conditions (all inspired by feedback from his viewers, I might add): I do really really want to emphasize the fact that this is not a bad camera.…The autofocus doesn’t work well, but it’s still a great camera. I’m gonna get a lot of people who are gonna say that I’m hating on this camera, I want to put it down, I’m paid by Sony or Fuji or anybody else… but that’s not the case. This is still a great camera… A camera doesn’t have to have great autofocusing to be a great camera. You look at some of the professional cameras like lthe Ursa Mini Pro that we have coming in tomorrow, that doesn’t even have autofocus…

not sure I'm understanding your point. that having a few thousand followers makes your videos less credible? or that Max has an agenda? or you think Max is so dumb he doesn't realize there are other focus modes? or are you saying Max is supplying us with BS and incomplete information? sorry, Emanuel, I just don't buy it.

Additional thoughts from Paul: V-Log in the GH5 ACTUALLY has more dynamic range than Cine-D! Rejoice! :D I'm seeing about two stops or so more dynamic range (this is an estimate, not exact measurement), although with it comes more shadow noise. The good news is, the shadow noise is quite grainy and random, without pattern noise that I can see. So it should be 1. easy to fix with a denoising plugin and 2. easy to leave in place and accept as film-like grain. This is exciting as it means that the jump to 10bit 4:2:2 has really allowed for more headroom, even if it's not quite using all the tonal range of a linear profile. At least with the implementation of 10bit footage, there is no longer a breakdown in chroma blocking. I think I'll be using this as my primary shooting profile from now on with my LUT applied in post, which is quite the change from the GH4 where V-Log was inferior. Cine-D still appears to be the second best dynamic range and gives a stop or so extra dynamic range over Like709. Like709 seems, well, like Rec709! :DBut at the expense of shadow detail. Much better to shoot Cine-D and apply an accurate Rec709 LUT over the top, and retain the extra dynamic range. For those not wanting V-Log, this is a good solution still. ... Loving it! A lot of the GH4 niggles have been ironed out, and the IBIS and 10bit 4:2:2 makes a real difference. The sensor seems a lot more sensitive to blue which is good, because not only do you get better colorimetry, the extra sensitivity translates into less blue noise at the shadow end. Battery isn't lasting quite as long as the GH4 but that's to be expected given the extra processing power and IBIS. In short, a very good update thus far and for professionals, a must have in my opinion. V-Log pushed 4 stops:

I've got the G85, don't use AF-C at all. But being happy that our cameras perform just as well as the GH5 in AF-C is small consolation.

But he tested two lenses. 12-35mm f/2.8 v.1 noticeably smoother than v.2 at 24p. Were both of them buggy? Sebastian - those videos you watched - were any of them as comprehensive as Max's tests? He can't be accused of bias - just listen to his closing remarks. He spent over ten hours just testing the AF settings. I don't think there's a single reviewer out there who's done such a thorough examination of just one aspect of the GH5.

I don't know - Max spent the better part of a day using many different settings under different lighting conditions and couldn't get it to work, so I trust him the most. It's the most comprehensive look at the GH5 AF-C I've seen so far. For gimbal work, which begins at around 13'54" in Max's video, the best you could do is use AF-S. The only way anyone could convince me otherwise is to do the exact same testing with the same procedures - same frame rates, same shutter speeds, same settings - and prove Max is mistaken. But I don't think that's going to happen. And honestly, I don't care. C'mon, notice my hand. please!

Ken - I've been doing a field test this week at the Saigon Central Post office of the Fuji 50mm f/2 with the Fuji X-T2 mounted on the Crane gimbal - practically identical subject matter - and it looks like some of the handheld shots here have just about the same amount of jitter as mine. Are you seeing it, or is it just me? Sorry to nitpick.

Shot with ancient technology.

Very nice short, but Anders Øvergaard does know and care about equipment, it's just that he can do wonders with minimal gear. This video also demonstrates the importance of good AF. And I guess variable aperture zooms can come in handy sometimes. Shot on Panasonic GH4 + Aputure DEC LensRegain & Metabones Speedbooster + Sigma 18-35mm & Tamron 24-70mm.

According to Paul Leeming, V-Log has two stops more dynamic range than Cinelike D on the GH5.

I hardly ever shoot manual focus anymore, but if nobody else can answer your question, tomorrow I'll pull out all my lenses and test them for you.

I've only got one manual lens to compare, the Nokton 17.5mm, and none of my lenses come remotely close. Not the Oly 75mm f/1.8, with its clutch system, and certainly not the Fuji 16-55mm. But the focus ring is well dampened for an AF lens, for what that's worth.

Apple is the new religion.

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