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Interesting set up here that Kai is being filmed with. Is a GH5 with a GoPro mounted on top, with then the latest Rode VideoMic on top of that!! But weirdest of all, the microphone is pointed AWAY from Kai!! :-o Wonder why? Very curious. Is it to capture interactions with his crew (the cameraman)? As sometimes there is a bit of both of them talking in the video. I doubt it, as why not just clip a lav on him instead? Only twenty quid or less for that! And a much better result. Maybe they're doing some audio magic by subtracting the surrounding street noise? No, I highly doubt that.

From the thumbnail you can easily tell a C300 or similar was used. Who knows about the B cam which that thumbnail was shot with however. But how much of the "look" is down to the camera, and how much the lighting? As clearly care was taken with doing decent lighting. And that is what I feel really makes the difference.

One step back, two steps forward!

I'd go for Panasonic, or even better Blackmagic Design. Nikon might maybe even get a longshot chance at a look in. But I'd highly recommend you also get yourself well versed with color grading, especially when such amazing tools as DaVinci Resolve are FREE!

Radical thought: shoot without it! :-o Often have shot without focus peaking or zebras. Although once you have experienced luxuries like focus peaking or waveforms it is quite hard to go back :-/

At the start of the HDSLR Revolution you had people at all levels giving DSLRs (and mirrorless) a go, from newbies, to hardcore amateurs, to long time experienced professional veterans, and everything in between! Because it was this exciting new thing, and there were not many other options which had these kinds of capabilities for that price bracket. But I'd say today that same pool of people are spread out over a much wider range cameras. Exactly ;-) INFLATION! If you think of it in terms of bitcoin, then the price has gone down! ;-)

Yet strangely Philip Bloom can't see the obvious solution staring at him: locking MFT mount! Even though he goes on and on in his review about how good a submount / E mount would be! Sigh. But don't you wish you could use a focal reducer? Plus everyone is different, there are others who want to use small compact lenses and might have a large inventory of it. Am very surprised that more camera's don't do that. Is such a small thing! Only 128 pixels...

wow, in comparison I waaaay overpaid for my Lanparte GoPro/smartphone gimbal

Agreed, B&H + Adorama's rating systems are both really good. So is KEH's.

Meh, the EVA1 also doesn't have IBIS If IBIS is essential then buy an original GH5 :-)

Actually yes there is some degree of how it is handled before you get "raw". It is now the afternoon for goodness sake! It isn't unusual for a company not to take full advantage of all of the chip's capabilities. As there are other constraints: heat, size, time, money, processor power, write speed, etc Exactly.

Oh I'm terrible! I hadn't even noticed he hadn't posted anything himself on Newsshooter since early 2017, who did he sell it to? Guess that explains a few of the new authors lately in the past year. I can recommend it too, I check it out almost every day when I can.

I'm watching through it again right now!

"If you don't understand money in the movie business, it is like an artist who doesn't understand paint!" ~ Jack Nicholson

Hmmm... Popatopolis (2009) has been pulled from YT now! Guess some functioning on the YouTube algorithm is working as it should? :-P

Which part, or both? That the PEOPLE are what really matter, or that the forced slowing down to take greater care with lighting with the GH2 is what makes it look "better"? (although I'm skeptical on the second point, just a theory!)

Ah thought a few of those shots had a tad bit more grain to them than I'd expect from you with a GH5, that explains it! Those shots were not from a GH5.

Indeed. I came to accept a while ago that quite simply I should stay far away from post production! (although going to try and make an exception with sound post now) It is just better for everyone that way. As I can't churn through post work like others can. Yeah if you feel like doing a $50K or perhaps $100K-ish plus indie feature film (it is a small budget! But doable), then I'd feel quite optimistic about your chances crowdfunding that level of funding. As you've got an extensive track record going back years, and with the GH5/GH5s you've been getting even more attention lately. And it has got you the connections. I know @andy lee did a feature film a year and a half ago with SIX Panasonic G7 bodies!! :-o (I think he might have got a helping hand from Panasonic UK, perhaps being lent a few extra spare bodies? Dunno)

I disagree somewhat with your conclusion. The reason is simple: because PEOPLE matter more than the camera. So what are those PEOPLE doing now? Many of them have moved on/up to other cameras. (many likely still have a GH5, but it is their B or C Cam, thus when they produce a highly polished piece they're not going to shout at from the roof tops that "THIS WAS SHOT ON A GH5!!!!111") Back when the GH2/GH1 came out, the other strong options were very thin on the ground. Such as a Sony F3 / FS100 / FS700, Canon C300, or Panasonic AF100, or RED ONE So you have many people choosing the GH2/GH1, but today they have an explosion of other options to consider. With the entire Blackmagic Design range, plus FS5/FS7, C100/C200/C300/C500, Panasonic EVA1, JVC LS300, and Kinefinity, etc etc etc... plus those I mentioned beforehand (F3/FS700/FS100/R1/C300, which have become much more affordable!). So the people who choose a GH5 as their #1 A Cam are largely young inexperienced people, or some amateur filmmakers on a very tight budget, which is much smaller pool of talent to pick people from. I did come up with the theory that perhaps the extra time which the GH2 forced them to do with lighting is why on the Zacuto Shootout many people thought it looked "better", because literally greater care had to be taken care with shooting with it. But I'm skeptical as to what degree this really is a factor in your typical quality vimeo video with a GH2 (or even if it is a factor at all of note).

It is over a whole hour into the 8th here in NZ, I'm getting impatient!! :-D

I guess as a director/producer/writer it can be a long hard marathon endurance slog to get your product across the finish line. But as a below the line crew person, it can be quite fast paced, you might only get called up the night before, then you do the shoot and wrap, then onto the next project!

So I guess you have something else which is your full time work? Interesting how many talented filmmakers there are who are *not* doing it full time.

I do mind our PM

Waveforms is a big one you missed out! Very jealous about that feature that I don't have it. A first in any mirrorless/DSLR camera!

@Neumann Films less than four hours to go... ;-) Or at least that is true for Orangenz and I!