paulraymaekers Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 can anyone comment on the focus peaking on the GH4? does it work during recording? better then the BMPC? working in high light? paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymossville Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I've only been playing with my new GH4 for at most an hour now. Focus peaking works well, and during recording. It could be a bit more sensitive, but I'm going to get a heck of a lot of use out of it. I think it works even better when you set your EVF to monochrome since the color peaking stands out better. I don't have a BMPC so I can't compare the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 the sharper your lens the better the peaking is Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.7 is peaking heaven , blue lines everywhere as its so sharp so on older legacy lenses (60's 70's and 80's) you tend to get less peaking on screen, its a trade off ..... Modern Panny lenses are great lots of peaking all the time johnnymossville 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymossville Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 what andy said.... haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxotis70 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 does it have any adjustement , colour, intensity or something else) like sony ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymossville Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 it does have color adjustment, not sure about intensity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Theres an H and L setting which I'm assuming means high and low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulraymaekers Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 great, thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphicnatured Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I know I'm late to this thread, but it isn't anywhere close to the bmpcc. Not sure if the bmpc uses the same one, but you can barely see it on the GH4. I ve adjusted to setting all over, chosen different colors. Maybe it's user error, but on the bmpcc, it is plain as day and washes over the subject as you focus front to back, clearly. If what I've read elsewhere is true, that it really is too fine, the bmpcc blows it out of the water for peaking. Feels as if why even bother with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunk Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I know I'm late to this thread, but it isn't anywhere close to the bmpcc. Not sure if the bmpc uses the same one, but you can barely see it on the GH4. I ve adjusted to setting all over, chosen different colors. Maybe it's user error, but on the bmpcc, it is plain as day and washes over the subject as you focus front to back, clearly. If what I've read elsewhere is true, that it really is too fine, the bmpcc blows it out of the water for peaking. Feels as if why even bother with it. Set 'peak' to 'Low'. Might do what you're after as it picks up a lot more. If it's really bright outside choose a dark color and if you're in the dark ...wide open you will get a lot more information, as it needs light to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahua Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Actually it's really good. But if you have flat settings like low contrast and up the master pedestal, well just like any other camera it won't be able to find the contrast lines to show peaking. However if you have everything at stock settings it shows up really well. I had no problem getting rid of my GH3 because of peaking and zebras on the GH4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphicnatured Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Good points, nahua and bunk, but the bmpcc, in flat prores shows the peaking extraordinarily well. My friends joke that it is scanning the scene like the Predator, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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