dantheman

If you use Edius yes, rendertimes are a lot faster when using the integrated graphics on the CPU, also realtime playback of several layers of 4K video is better because of quicksync. Edius hardly benefits from a dedicated videocard, in fact I don't even have a videocard as quicksync on my i7 4790k does all the heavy lifting.

My g80 made quite some IBIS noise compared to my gx80 but the latest firmware fixed that, now both are silent.

A few known Dutch and Belgian retailers: cameranu.nl, kamera-express.be, fotokonijnenberg.be

The autofocus test was at 60frames/sec on the gh5 and 24fps on the gh4, it has always been my understanding that if you shoot at a higher framerate the camera has more frames to work with per second to continuously adjust focus. They should have used the same framerate for both camera's to have a reliable comparison.

I am a weddingshooter and mainly use panasonic camera's, unless your intention is to switch to Sony completely then the GH5 is a overall better videocamera for weddings, Ivanhurba mentioned the most important differences in favor of the GH5 and if you get the DMW-XLR1 you have a workhorse that will get almost any job done. I also never had any issues when it comes to low light with my gh4 or with my gx80 and g80 which are cleaner at high iso and retain color better as well, the advantage of shooting with m4/3 is that you can shoot wide open all the time if needed with fast lenses, like f1.4 and still have a manageable dof and focus which is more difficult with APS-C and very difficult with full frame, considering that would be your next step after getting a a6500.

Probably at the same time when pigs can fly, you just need to be patient. Why not focus on what is available today, hoping for things that might never happen will only frustrate you. If I understand you right, you have a 1DX mk II, XC-15 and C300 Mk II? Why would you even consider getting a GH5?

It's not that my g80 is too soft on it's own, it's too soft compared to my other panasonic camera's and the difference was noticeable if I shot side by side, since the intention is that I use my 3 panasonic camera's on a shoot I either have to dial the sharpness down on my other camera's and turn the sharpness up on my g80 in order to make them match. I have to see first how noticeable it is in real life shooting instead of pixel peeping that I"m doing now.

I repeated the test with manual focus with exactly the same result so my previous shots where in focus, Allthough I never take stills with my camera's I"ll try to take one, but in what way would that still be helpful?

Yes, the same lens that I used on both camera's, I"m halfpressing the shutter to let the camera focus and while I do that that the entire screen magnifies so I do get a visual check that I"m in focus. I will do some more tests the next days.

Yes, used a 12-35mm f2.8 and both camera's had exactly the same settings and shot in standard with everything at zero. 1080p on my gx85 doesn't look so nice as there is lots of aliasing on wide shots which might explain the artificial sharpening that is applied. My gh4 however has the same detail in that chart as my gx85, that's why I wanted to know from owners who have both if they are experiencing the same problem. I will do some real life shooting the following days to see how what the image looks like, in terms of color I couldn't see any difference with my gx85 so that's good. Its' just that I could see something was off but couldn't put my finger on it untill I used that resolution chart, that might be a problem when mixing the camera's

I have just received my g80 and I also have a gx85 that I used the past months, when I did some test shoots with the g80 to compare with my g85 to see if colors matched I noticed that my g80 footage seemed to be on the soft side, almost slightly out of focus, so I pointed both camera's on a resolution chart where there is a clear difference in HD, in 4K they almost look the same but still, also there I see a very slight difference in favor of the gx85. Are there any g80 users that also have a gx85 that have seen the same problem?

If this is the GH5 then focustracking seems to be very unreliable. I also don't understand why he did shoot at that f-stop, at least put on a fast prime and shoot wide open.

If they managed to get even close to what Canon, Sony or even Fujifilm have achieved when it comes to continuous autofocus they would have shown us because that would have been a big deal, I expect some minor improvements but nothing worth talking about, time will tell.

It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the 25mm f1./4 panasonic (which I have) vs your 25mm slr magic, if you think it's worth the purchase. Buying from B&H might be even more expensive for me, I would have to pay custom taxes, regular tax + sending costs, to bad we don't have a B&H in Europe

I think the close up from your wife look great, almost has a full frame look. It's a fact that these lenses get very soft wide open, at least from what I read in reviews but I prefer to have it like that because when you shoot close ups from faces it also hides skinimperfections better and gives more smooth skin which woman in particular will appreciate If you shoot from a distance then f0.95 doesn't make much sense to use so you normally would close the lens a few stops anyway, unless you are shooting in the dark. I do have to say it doesn't look as bad as I expected, your shots look pretty sharp compared to the very soft look I often see in films shot with a canon 5D I was looking into getting a voighlander or slr magic lens but when it comes to price there are some hugh differences, in Belgium that slr magic 25mm lens is 1000euro but in the uk I can get it for 630euro (21% vat included in both cases), the voightlander 25mm is 950 in Belgium and 750 in the UK.

If you look at the camera from a photography point of view I would agree with you but when it comes to video and especially when you use the camera during events that require quick action, like weddings then I"d agree with Viet on most of his points. Eventhough filming rules state that as a rule of thumb, the shutter speed to be double the number of frames per second there are many event videographers that use the shutter to compensate for quickly changing light conditions, you might say, use a ND but if you have to move between in- and outdoors quickly a ND can be a pain. Having a dial on camera that you can easily turn with your thumb or index finger without changing the position of your hand is a big advantage. I also prefer a aperture ring on the lens but only if it's a declicked one but again here I can imagine that a dial on camera might make it easier to change on the fly without introducing shake in your shot, personally I set the aperture and don't touch it anymore during a shot, even if light intensity changes, you choose a aperture depending on the dof that you plan to achieve, change the aperture during a shot and the dof changes, something I never want. A missing physical record button, if that would be the case, is a big issue, fine if you have all the time but again for event shooters not being able to change between video/photo mode quickly or not being able to hit record instantly without having to dive in a menu system would make a camera useless.

The jvc ls300 has a s35 sensor yet has a m4/3 mount so it should be possible but that doesn't matter as it is not the case with the gh5.

The 42,5 f1.7 is one of those must have m4/3 lenses for video, I have mixed footage shot with a nocticron and the panasonic 42mm f1.7 and I can't tell them apart in the video, you probably would see a difference if you shoot side by side at f1.7 when you pixel peep but if you are on a budget, the 42,5 f1.7 is a very good investment, at f1.2 the nocticron gives you a shallower dof but for me it's not worth the pricedifference, if I would be a photographer however I would go for the nocticron.,

I think you are misunderstanding, sometimes the scale says 2m and sometimes it reads 0,5m when I refocus to the same subject so it doesn't work as it should.

Maybe I overlooked but did not see you mentioning you wanted to know about lenses with a manual clutch only so I apologize for adding irrelevant info to the discussion, Regarding your first question; you said "When manually focusing, does it show a distance scale with numbers?" and the answer to that is no. And your second question, the distance scale on my 12mm doesn't match the actual distance, if I for instance focus using peaking on a subject 80 cm away the distance scale on my lens gives me readings between 0,5 and 2m so like I said before it's unreliable, does this answer your question?

I have the 12mm f2.0, the 75mm f1.8, the 40-150 f2.8 and the 9-18mm, Olympus makes more then 3 lenses you know. The 12mm and the 40-150mm have that clutch to switch between manual and auto but being fly by wire it's not always easy to nail focus as much depends how fast you turn the ring, the 40-150mm for example is a pain to finetune focus. When you pull that clutch it still is fly by wire, not true mechanical.

I have several Olympus lenses but I find none of them as precise as a real mechanical focus lens.

When exactly did you place your order? I placed mine on the 13th of October. I have been following the g80 availability on their website but it continues to say " Normally ships in 4-6 weeks - subject to variation"

My gx85 doesn't show any scale with numbers with any of my lenses, but if it would I don't know if it would be useful with fly by wire lenses as they are pretty unreliable when it comes to manual focusing.

End last year they told me Panasonic where out of stock of the g80 and they didn't have a lead time, then later it was a manufacturing delay with the lenses, so I"m still patiently waiting.