Mirrorless camera for long form content?

[thebrothersthre3]

2 hours ago, newfoundmass said:

Focus assist features, better 1080p codec, V-log, much better battery life, etc. I love the G85 and would personally choose it over a GH4 (in fact I did!), but it is missing some of these cinema camera features first found in the GH4 and expanded on in the GH5. 

Yeah I mean you can find a used GH4 for $400 these days, thats a little over $1000 with Ninja V. Thats a bit cheaper than a used GH5 but not by a lot. Also even with a Ninja V the GH4 is still far behind the GH5 capabilities. If there was a cheaper external recording option it would be more valuable. 

The GH4 is not a bad camera on its own though. Definitely has limitations. 

[IronFilm]

What does a used GH5 go for, a couple hundred dollars more than that combo? Seems like a no brainer for the GH5

Otherwise put that $400 to a G85

As 8bit vlog isn't exactly appealing, and battery life is already pretty good in all Panasonics anyway, etc 

[Kisaha]

GH4 is not even close to an GH5, there are other solutions if you try to buy from the bottom.

I do not see Panasonic do a lot more than their S releases this year, and GH5 is still the top video orientated mirrorless. The only thing they can do is lower the price a bit now, and a little more again before Christmas and release a new one - probably 8K - early spring of 2020, and again they will be ahead of the bunch.

[thebrothersthre3]

4 hours ago, IronFilm said:

What does a used GH5 go for, a couple hundred dollars more than that combo? Seems like a no brainer for the GH5

Otherwise put that $400 to a G85

As 8bit vlog isn't exactly appealing, and battery life is already pretty good in all Panasonics anyway, etc 

Yeah I was saying if their was a cheaper external recording option. 

The GH5 battery life was considerably less than the GH4 though. IBIS really killed it I think.