jonpais Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 15 minutes ago, Fredrik Lyhne said: I decide it's a keeper too!! Christmas came early in Norway for once and I got my camera yesterday. Gonna play with it today and do some light testing. The screen and viewfinder is very nice! And look at that Leica lens @jonpais Jealous! Mine won't arrive till April or even May. Variable aperture universal zoom or no ( ), I'm really liking the compactness of going out with one native lens mounted on the camera and two fast primes in a small bag. Especially now that I'll be going out on location with lighting gear - I can still carry almost everything by myself (at least to the street corner, where I'll take a taxi). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrik Lyhne Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, jonpais said: Jealous! Mine won't arrive till April or even May. Variable aperture universal zoom or no ( ), I'm really liking the compactness of going out with one native lens mounted on the camera and two fast primes in a small bag. Especially now that I'll be going out on location with lighting gear - I can still carry almost everything by myself (at least to the street corner, where I'll take a taxi). I was told last week that mine would arrive mid April, maybe.. So this was a nice surprise! The zoom has very nice build, a little longer but pretty similar to the 12mm in size with nice focus and zoom rings. Maybe not a replacement for high-end primes, but it seems solid. With the 40% off kit price it was a no-brainer really. Excited to see how the colors compare to the other Leica lenses, and obviously how it performs in general. 11 minutes ago, jonpais said: I can still carry almost everything by myself (at least to the street corner, where I'll take a taxi). hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, Fredrik Lyhne said: I was told last week that mine would arrive mid April, maybe.. So this was a nice surprise! When have you ordered it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrik Lyhne Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 1 minute ago, Emanuel said: When have you ordered it? The same day they opened for pre-orders. I was first in line for this kit and they only got one for the first shipment. Next would be mid April, maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Ross Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 13 hours ago, jonpais said: Hugh Brownstone decides the GH5 is a keeper. Here he does low light tests. Unlike so many of these talking heads whose faces look like magenta marshmallow blobs (99% of what I've seen here), Hugh at least has enough respect for his audience to correctly light, expose, and white balance his face. I can't really take many of these other reviewers seriously when they don't even know the very basics of photography. And yes, I will be getting the GH5. A very common sense evaluation to low light, IMO. Interestingly, to my eyes, the GH5 actually looked a bit cleaner at ISO 3200 & 6400 than the Sony. He also had an F2.8 on the GH5 and an F2 on the Sony. Beyond 6400, it was all A6300. mechanicalEYE and jonpais 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyalinejim Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 36 minutes ago, Ken Ross said: A very common sense evaluation to low light, IMO. 100% agreed. I start getting nervous when I have to go to 3200 on 5D3 MLRAW, so the fact that that 3200 on the GH5 is more than adequate absolutely delights me. Pop a Speedbooster on there, as has been mentioned many times, and it's outperforming a full frame camera. What kills me with 5D3 noise is the very low frequency banding which looks entirely unnatural. The GH5 noise, on the other hand, just looks grainy - and that's fine. Fritz Pierre and Ken Ross 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 14 hours ago, Michael Ma said: I really like this guy's videos. If somebody is taking a magnifying glass to the dark shadow areas the image, the real failure is the composition of the shot. Noise only becomes a problem when it steals away focus from the message. ISO 6400 is clean enough where it should never happen. At 12800, I think it the composition needs to be strong for things like b-roll. Bang on the money. This applies to all cameras, all lenses, at all times. How easily we can become unproductive because of a gnat almost out of shot that only a Pharisee would highlight - whilst ignoring the magnificent camel filling 99.9% of the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Pierre Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 17 hours ago, jonpais said: Hugh Brownstone decides the GH5 is a keeper. Here he does low light tests. Unlike so many of these talking heads whose faces look like magenta marshmallow blobs (99% of what I've seen here), Hugh at least has enough respect for his audience to correctly light, expose, and white balance his face. I can't really take many of these other reviewers seriously when they don't even know the very basics of photography. And yes, I will be getting the GH5. Agreed Jonpais!...he all did a slow mo test you may find interesting as you and I both find him a valuable information source... just pre-ordered mine today...won't get it till end May early June, but very happy that the whole process has started. 11 hours ago, Fredrik Lyhne said: I decide it's a keeper too!! Christmas came early in Norway for once and I got my camera yesterday. Gonna play with it today and do some light testing. The screen and viewfinder is very nice! And look at that Leica lens @jonpais @Fredrik Lyhne...would very much appreciate a few words of your impression of the Leica 12-60 when you've had some time with it...I already have the 12-60 but in the US where my camera will come from, they don't offer the Kit you bought...won't have my GH5 for another couple of months but bought this lens specially for the GH5...thanks in advance and feel free to PM if you prefer... jonpais 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarty Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Adorama (US) just charged my credit card. I preordered the GH5 body on 2/23. So I am guessing the US release will happen tomorrow, on schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarbomba Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 my best buy order from feb changed from "have it by 3/30" to "have it by 4/3" so im hoping it ships tomorrow also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Ross Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Anyone get a notice of shipping from B&H? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Pierre Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 More GH5 skin tones to magnify 5000 percent because that's what clients really want??I will say his model is quite extraordinary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarty Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Adorama just shipped my GH5 overnight. It will get here (US, West Coast) by 10AM in the morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSet Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Anyone seen any more downloadable VLog footage outside of Luke Neumann's earlier ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarty Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 15 minutes ago, SuperSet said: Anyone seen any more downloadable VLog footage outside of Luke Neumann's earlier ones? See below. You need to be logged in to download the original file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyalinejim Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Fritz Pierre said: More GH5 skin tones to magnify 5000 percent because that's what clients really want??I will say his model is quite extraordinary! My favourite part is the part where I get to hold hands with her through the screen... twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrik Lyhne Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 14 hours ago, Fritz Pierre said: @Fredrik Lyhne...would very much appreciate a few words of your impression of the Leica 12-60 when you've had some time with it...I already have the 12-60 but in the US where my camera will come from, they don't offer the Kit you bought...won't have my GH5 for another couple of months but bought this lens specially for the GH5...thanks in advance and feel free to PM if you prefer... Sure, I was actually considering asking you the same thing, but then mine suddenly arrived So you have the lens but no m43 camera at the moment? I will be comparing it to my 12-35mm and other Pana Leica primes, 12mm, 15mm, 25 and 42,5mm and see if I can put something together. I leave for work on Monday and will be away for two and half weeks, but I will try to find time to do some light testing in the weekend. Is there anything special you had in mind? Keep in mind though, you're a Varicam user, I'm just an enthusiast I can post in this thread and tag you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, Fredrik Lyhne said: Sure, I was actually considering asking you the same thing, but then mine suddenly arrived So you have the lens but no m43 camera at the moment? I will be comparing it to my 12-35mm and other Pana Leica primes, 12mm, 15mm, 25 and 42,5mm and see if I can put something together. I leave for work on Monday and will be away for two and half weeks, but I will try to find time to do some light testing in the weekend. Is there anything special you had in mind? Keep in mind though, you're a Varicam user, I'm just an enthusiast I can post in this thread and tag you? ??? Enjoy your new lens, Fredrik! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stab Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I've realised that when I turn IBIS on with the option E-stabilization, that there is a fair amount of cropping going on. In the manual says this 'might induce cropping', so that means it doesn't happen to anyone. Does this happen because I use non-compatible lenses with a Speed Booster? I've tried setting a different focal length as the input, but it doesn't make any difference. Also, the anti-shake stabilzation with the hand symbol, actually does seem to work and without any additional crop. Does it matter which focal length I set for input for the anti-shake stabilization? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKTORVISUAL Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hi , can you tell me is SanDisk 128GB 95MB/s - SDXC is good for GH5 50p 60p recording? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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