jonpais

Hope to see the completed video soon!

I know for a fact that the Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 can be balanced with the GH4 on the Crane. I was just about to post this one myself. Brandon is a master with the gimbal. Wish he'd give a workshop here!

I could live without televisions, air conditioners and refrigerators, but I couldn't live without my cameras. ?

I think I'll replace mine for their ultra sharp version too! ?

Shoot a video of the problem with your smartphone and send it to service@zhiyun-tech.com. They will usually respond the same day.

Handheld, Leica 12-60mm f/2.8-4, ISO 3200.

I think you meant to say 42.5mm. Good to hear you stuck to your guns and got the lens replaced. Terrible customer service. I took my Panny 12-35mm f/2.8 into an authorized Panasonic service center here complaining that it didn't seem as sharp as it used to. I'd brought the lens in with a Hoya ND8 filter on it, forgot to remove it before going to the repair center. So the guy holds the camera up, looks through the EVF in the dark shop and tells me there's nothing wrong with it!

Ming Thein does know his lenses.

Sounds like you've already made up your mind then. If it's any help, the AF is still not going to be as good as PDAF, and for serious video work, I wouldn't rely on Panasonic's AF anyhow. And dual IS is only going to add an extra half a stop or so of stabilization: I shoot with non-Panasonic lenses all the time, IS works fine. To me, an extra stop of light is worth more than a 1/2 stop of extra stabilization or whatever. Save your money, spend it on lights or something. My two cents.

Get the Olympus.

I can't recall ever watching a negative review over at Mirror Lessons, but this is as close as it comes. They recommend getting the Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 or the Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 instead. Just one reason being, the Leica 12-60 is really only f/2.8 at 12mm, which is why I've been calling it the Leica 12-60mm f/4. Other reasons include onion bokeh balls at the edges of the frame (the bokeh isn't the most attractive I've seen, due to its somewhat busy appearance), poor correction for barrel distortion and vignetting until f/5.6 (read: the apertures you'll be using most often), and high cost (if purchased separately). For those needing the extra reach, the Olympus 12-100mm f/4 is looking like a great value, with superb optics (for a zoom) and only $200 more than the Leica. Incidentally, aside from focal length, the light gathering power of a lens is usually the second consideration when shopping around, but it comes as no surprise that not a single person shooting with it in the videos we've had the privilege of viewing up until now has mentioned the fact that the Leica is not as fast as they would have you believe.

No argument there, Panasonic rules!

I really think the Fuji is good value for the money, considering it is the best built mirrorless camera (aside from Leica) and made in Japan. Panasonic's factories are in China, where wages are much lower. And Olympus charges more ($2,000.00) for their m43 camera, manufactured in Vietnam, which has even lower wages than in China. So I don't think anyone can accuse Fuji of price gouging.

Most expats pay at least $250 for a serviced apartment (a studio), but you can find less expensive expensive housing in Vietnamese neighborhoods. Not very pleasant though, and they aren't furnished and no AC!

When I lived in South Korea, people would look at me like I was crazy if I told them I spent so much as $15.00 for a Korean language book. And in Vietnam, people think I'm rich because I pay $300.00/month in rent. So I guess everything is relative.

But doesn't the GH5 retail for $1,999.00 USD, and the best system lenses: the Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 $1,400.00, the Leica 12mm f/1.4 $1.300.00, the Olympus 25mm f/1.2 $1.200.00, and even the Leica 12-60mm f/2.8-4 purchased separately $1,000.00? A Metabones adapter + Sigma prime can run upwards of $1,600.00 and more. So I don't see much of a difference as far as pricing goes. Of course, you can buy slower, less expensive lenses...

Just playing the devil's advocate here, but neither are Sony's a7 series - but they're used by some of the best photographers in the world. An a7r II and G Master 85mm f/1.4 will set you back almost 5 grand.

Yeah, an ISO dial, shutter speed dial and an aperture ring on the lens - so 1970s! Virtually unusable. I want the camera to get out of my way, even tell me how to compose my pictures. I'm the smartphone generation. No decent X mount adapters either - just 30 or so all metal native lenses made in Japan. And a measly APS-C sensor. Who wants to shoot with a crop sensor camera? Why don't they just let all their employees go and move their factories to Vietnam so they can increase their profit margin? And provide jobs for rice farmers here. Leica wannabes is what they are - so pretentious - aside from Leica, making theirs the best built bodies in the mirrorless universe. Who cares about build quality when I'll be trading the body in every two years anyway. Always bragging about their 80-year history, too. I'll bet anybody with a high school diploma could build a better camera in their mom's basement. And how can they charge $1,600.00 USD for their 50-140mm f/2.8? Sure, it's insanely sharp, has no distortion, 23 elements, ridiculously fast focusing, but come on! It should only be like $100 tops. They're going to fail for sure.

I thought the Bayer sensor in the GF-X was a sign they'd be abandoning X-Trans, but I guess not. Anyhow, I was wrong about IBIS, it's not the sensor, but the X-mount that prevents them from having IBIS. And apparently, they have no plans to introduce IBIS, since it would involve changing both the mount and their lens lineup. So highly unlikely.

I don't think it will be able to have IBIS if they stick with the X-Trans sensor. Edit: it's not the sensor, it's the X-mount.

I don't think you missed anything. I couldn't find similar tests for video AF in their review either.

True, but the sources say it will be the best Fuji APS-C camera for video work. Which could mean anything.

I agree, which is why I often ask myself why so many camera reviewers, who pretty much stay seated in the same position or standing for 30 minutes even use AF. And inevitably there is hunting going on, sometimes just a little, sometimes a lot. There must be a reason for it, it just escapes me.

Hugh Brownstone

Exactly, the scene has difficult lighting, so the photographer should have chosen a different location.