Adam Kuźniar Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 5:04 PM, Avenger 2.0 said: Is it still worth buying a GH5 right now (~€1300) or is it better to wait for the GH6? I just bought my own GH5 so hopefully it's still worth it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Adam Kuźniar said: I just bought my own GH5 so hopefully it's still worth it ? Cool!! Stop thinking about cameras, and start thinking about making awesome films. webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Kuźniar Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, kye said: Cool!! Stop thinking about cameras, and start thinking about making awesome films. I do! I've been using my G80 both on YouTube and professionally and it's been working just fine but I figured with some cash flow I can finally realize my dream of owning the GH5 webrunner5 and kye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysss Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 5:04 PM, Avenger 2.0 said: Is it still worth buying a GH5 right now (~€1300) or is it better to wait for the GH6? I guess it's best for you, wait for GH7 ? kye and Emanuel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 7 hours ago, tonysss said: I guess it's best for you, wait for GH7 I've heard it's going to be absolutely GREAT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thpriest Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 It depends on the work you are doing. The GH5 is the only 'photo' camera that can really act like a video camera when it comes to things like long recording times. I've had one running nonstop filling 2 128gb cards (4k 8 bit) in a conference with sound fed to the xlrs. I'm not sure any other similar camera could do that. Video is not just films and short fancy edits. kye and webrunner5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrothersthre3 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Thpriest said: It depends on the work you are doing. The GH5 is the only 'photo' camera that can really act like a video camera when it comes to things like long recording times. I've had one running nonstop filling 2 128gb cards (4k 8 bit) in a conference with sound fed to the xlrs. I'm not sure any other similar camera could do that. Video is not just films and short fancy edits. The GH5 definitely fills a role no other camera has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysss Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 webrunner5, Stathman and kye 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Wow the music is perfect for that video at the speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 20 hours ago, tonysss said: What a great looking video.. so jealous I can't make things that nice!! webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysss Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 20 hours ago, kye said: What a great looking video.. so jealous I can't make things that nice!! it's not my video, but I wanted to show, The GH5 is great after three years of launch , and basically has no direct competition! (usable colors, good dynamic range, great battery, excellent stabilization, 180fps, 4K 10bit internally, unlimited recording, no overheating , dual slot SD, articulating screen, great sound internal mic or DMW-XLR1E, and much more) no other run & shoot machine will give you that! buggz, kye and webrunner5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueIndigo Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I don't yet own the GH5 and would like to read up about it, but can't seem to find a download for the user guide -- anyone have a direct link to the PDF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/dscoi/DC-GH5/EG_EC_EF_EB/DC-GH5_DVQP1121ZB_eng.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueIndigo Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Many thanks, mate. Might be looking at getting this one later in the year (going to sell some lenses and books to help off-set the cost), so I wanted to get familiar with it early -- I have some reading to do ? webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 3 hours ago, TrueIndigo said: Many thanks, mate. Might be looking at getting this one later in the year (going to sell some lenses and books to help off-set the cost), so I wanted to get familiar with it early -- I have some reading to do ? There is an absolute truckload of videos and blog posts and tutorials about how to get the best out of it, so there's no shortage of info. Just google it if something isn't immediately obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueIndigo Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Yes, I've watched quite a few videos shot by the GH5 which is why I'm interested in it as a future camera. And what you have said on other threads about grading makes a lot of sense to me. An attractive straight out of camera look is nice to have (I'm thinking of Fuji or Olympus), but not so important as grading (knowing what you want and being able to achieve it using the software of your choice). And camera usability now becomes more important to me since the technical threshold of UHD resolution has been met for most cheap cameras. I favour Panny because they just get out of the way to let you go to work (I owned a GH1 years ago and have a G7 now). Regardless of what may come next, I think the GH5 will remain a viable camera for some time because of it's high levels of usability and economic 10-bit codec for advanced post flexibility. The GH5 is as close to the mythical pocket cinema camera as I am likely to need for my skill level; what it makes available answers a lot of video shooting questions. kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 The beauty of the modern Panasonic cameras now is you can use the footage right out of the box if it is not super important. That is a huge time saver and a God Send for people not too familiar with Grading. Sort of a modern Canon C100 in that aspect. Their CS has gotten really good as of late. The Panny S1 I think is amazingly good. Well to be honest most of the top name cameras now have gotten very good CS wise. Glad to see it happening. TrueIndigo and kye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 8 hours ago, webrunner5 said: The beauty of the modern Panasonic cameras now is you can use the footage right out of the box if it is not super important. That is a huge time saver and a God Send for people not too familiar with Grading. Sort of a modern Canon C100 in that aspect. Their CS has gotten really good as of late. The Panny S1 I think is amazingly good. Well to be honest most of the top name cameras now have gotten very good CS wise. Glad to see it happening. I always shoot with the expectation I'll grade later, so I never really consider what things look like SOOC, but considering the combination of 10-bit modes with things like Cine-D etc, it's probably a great camera for that too. Especially if your grading in post can extend to putting a slight adjustment over the whole timeline to tweak things to your taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Hummus Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 The small color tweaks they gave the GH5S allows great colors SOOC. I usually shoot HLG but if you nail white balance and exposure the 10Bit Cine-D looks really good with some small profile adjustments. kye and webrunner5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysss Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 4:45 PM, Video Hummus said: The small color tweaks they gave the GH5S allows great colors SOOC. I usually shoot HLG but if you nail white balance and exposure the 10Bit Cine-D looks really good with some small profile adjustments. The color of GH5s is such a sony reddish, therefore, I prefer color GH5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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