I typically use a battery grip for both my Sony a7R II and Sony a6100 cameras. I found that Sony cameras relatively have a small body form factor which leaves my pinky finger hanging, the extended battery grip cures both problems, it allows me to have two batteries in the body of the camera, a longer more secure fit, and I can shoot both vertical and horizontal. Problem solved. just my thoughts - Semper Fidelis🇺🇸
Because IBIS is class leading, because it doesn't overheat, because with equivalent lenses it has better DR than FF, because it has the best codecs and menus.
I've never understood why m43 constantly needs to justify it's own existence. DOF look in m43 is much closer to classic movie film. Full frame film making wide open has ridiculously thin DOF and leads to "cinematic" douchtuber look.
Lok, thanks for the great video! Subbed! But please be careful when telling people about the 32 bit floating point audio now available on the GH7. Even with 32 bit audio, you can still blow out your sound. However, as with raw video, 32 bit audio gives one significantly more latitude in post because it contains significantly more data. But even with more audio data, one can still blow out their audio in exactly the same way that one can still blow out their highlights even when shooting on an Alexa35. And people need to be aware of this, as not correctly explaining 32 bit floating point audio can be very misleading. But otherwise, great vid, thanks!
Nice one! All you need in for filmmaking! Great advances on a GH5 for an upgrade for sure. More dynamic range, better in low light, decent auto focus, 32 bit float, increased res. If you want to gain more of that shallow depth of field use a speedbooster and a fast lens like the 1.8 sigma art 18-35mm. However, when there is full frame s5iix around the same pricing it is a harder argument for it.
From the days of Digital Rev, I have always loved you Lok. Something that is very noticeable is how much your English skills have improved since those older days. Moving to the UK has helped a lot. Congratulations. I know it can be difficult when trying to use a second language. You are conquering it, like climbing Mt Everest. I have a savings account open to get the GH7. It only has $15 so far because I have a huge expense for my car, but in a couple of years, maybe three, I will get the GH7. Meanwhile I use the G9, GH5 II, and GH5s, all excellent cameras. The GH6 never excited me, and I didn't like the removal of the top screen on the G9 II, but the GH7 truly excites me with many creative possibilities, and that sensor seems to match or be better than the GH5s. I love the hi-res mode. What I most dislike about these latest cameras is the removal of 4K/6K which is something I love in the older cameras. I could always get video focus that worked for me, but I am comfortable with using manual focus. It is nice, however to have the PDAF for video. But for me, there are so many other things that make me want the GH7 other than PDAF. Controlling corner warpy-ness, for example, which is now better than Sony. Sony is an important part of my gear. For example, the two cameras I took on my recent London trip were the RX100 VII and DJI Pocket 1 and 2, and when I went to India the time before that I took the G9 band Pockets. They were all great travel cameras, but when I need to get serious with photography and video back home, it is 90% Lumix MFT cameras, and a mixture of Lens brands. It would be almost 100% Lumix MFT cameras if it wasn't for Product Showcase mode on my ZV-E10. That is such a useful feature I do not know why all other manufacturers are not rushing to implement it on their cameras.
1:50 there is an open gate mode (4.4K 50/60p 4:3) which doesn't use the "full sensor", but pixel/pixel. and it's the mode i'd most likely want to use 😭
That 32 bit audio recording mode where you set the gain afterwards is fantastic. (I imagine that one day in the far future, that sort of working will be the case for video as well, with hardly any need to change aperture etc in camera. After that, maybe cameras would eventually have one sensor setting encompassing all brightnesses, and a new super HDR standard would display the data unmodified on a screen capable of doing so.)
Some people are still not aware that this a Hybrid camera with unlimited recording and not stills only. It's not big at all considering all that it does. Plus even the biggest M43 lenses will balance well on this body.. unlike the biggest FF lenses.
I certainly couldn't justify it being that big. For a lot less money you could get a lighter full frame DSLR by now. I bought a Canon 6D to replace a Fuji X100S recently. Had no idea they had become that cheap (I made a profit doing this). It can take (most) M42 lenses with no crop, and has none of the weird de-noising artefacts in raw files my GH5 did - that thing took mobile-phone-esque photos, except with sickly colours and bigger files. The IBIS was remarkable, but what use is a sharp photo if it's going to look over-sharpened and weird all the time? Meanwhile, the 6D can take a different focusing screen - I'm hoping a Chinese split prism one won't be a regrettable purchase. I just wish I could tell it to stop over exposing (it likes to do this even if I set it to highlight tone priority mode, because it abhors clipped shadows - I much prefer clipped shadows to vast areas of white!), or underexposing massively (it does this whenever the scene is uniformly lit, like on an overcast day); I just want auto ETTR in optical viewfinder mode with an override to allow specular highlights to clip please! I also wish it had the Praktica auto step down leg linked to the metering so I could keep the viewfinder bright until I take the photo, but that's a silly dream. I forgot we were talking about the GH7 for a moment there, and it's time I forgot again lol. I suppose it blows my 6D's 1080p@30fps out of the water though, even with magic lantern raw at almost the same resolution.
The GH7 is a professional level cinematography tool that now also offers an Arri Log C3 license key for an additional $200. That means that you can now get the exact same colour science that is found in Hollywood level cinema cameras, that start at price tag of around $30,000 upwards! Simply put, there is nothing on the market that can compete with the value proposition of the Lumix GH7. Nothing.
For me, bigger cameras are easier to use. While there is a role for smaller cameras, especially when packing light for travel, bigger cameras are less tiring when shooting thousands of photographs in a long day. A nice big grip allows the camera to just become molded into the hand. It is often a real pleasure when using an older DSLR because their bigger size is ergonomically better, while small Sony's (and other brands) can be frustrating because of accidental button pushes while shooting because small size means buttons have to be too close to edges. These latest Panasonic cameras are a nice balance between the size of DSLR's and the smallest mirrorless cameras.
@@artistjoh I agree with the smaller digital cameras, point and shoots, etc. But DSLRs always were too heavy and unwieldy for me, just way too big unless you had bear hands, and I'm on the opposite side of the scale, haha.
@@haploguy no I just don't see the point of a big 43 camera. The ONLY reason I'd ever buy a m43 is to have a tiny light camera. I've never had anything smaller than FF/35mm in 30 years. My wife got an apsc few years ago and I couldn't even deal with that honestly after so long with high resolution/big sensor cameras. M43 camera that big is just hilarious to me. I also do not shoot video and regularly print a2/a1 prints where I need a camera with a substantial sensor.
@@nicedward7544The GH7 is a pro video camera in a mirrorless body with some photo features. In the video and film world weight is important to stabilize a moving camera smoothly. And since maybe the GH4 it’s been promoted this way. So jumping in as a photographer only, on this particular camera is just silly to me. And honestly something tells me you knew this already and just want to complain about a new camera. Lol
Prerant, I'm a stills photographer only, so this really isn't my cup of tea body/focus wise, but I am an MFT photographer since the E-M5 came out (and four thirds before with the lumix L1, fantastic body). It's worth pointing out that you can get shallow DOF with MFT. There are a lot of lenses that make it easy, like the Olympus f1.2 Trinity (17, 25, and 45 for 34, 50, and 90mm FF FOV equivalent), PanaLeica 42.5mm f1.2 Nocticron, and if you don't mind manual there are lenses like Laowa's 18 and 25mm f0.95's that have a pretty solid image too. I have all those listed and love them all, but I'm also purely a stills photographer focused on lifestyle portraits. You might think it odd for me to use MFT, but my focus/jobs involve travelling to rural areas/villages all over the world (mostly East/Southeast Asia, but I've been to South America and Africa) and the only way I've found to get truly natural portraits in those environments is with Olympus/OM-Sushi's E-M5/OM-5 models and the Olympus 75mm f1.8. That combination of body/lens gives me a 150mm FOV while retaining the light gathering of f1.8, the DOF of 75mm glass at f1.8, and it's in a discrete package. I was asked to try a Z8 and 135mm Plena when it was coming out, and after maybe half an hour I gave up. Every shot had people staring at the foreigner with a big camera/lens. I do trade background compression to achieve the same DOF, but that's fine for me. I'm not saying that MFT is better image wise, that's not how physics works. But there are weird niches where the small/light factor of longer effective focal lengths extend past just outdoor hiking or wildlife in general. In the studio, I use a Pentax K-1.ii and 645Z (and KP for work outdoors at times) so arguably I'm double the amount of irrelevancy brand and tech wise, using MFT and DSLR's, but it works great for me and there's also a "special" look of Pentax and Olympus files that are super easy to reach my preferred result with. Even in studio, the G9.ii I've been messing with, and the improved handheld hires on top with better IBIS and processing takes amazing studio portraits detail and resolution wise while the Olympus f1.2 Trio, 42.5mm Nocticron, and even those Argus Laowa lenses create strong subject/background separation and look amazing results wise. If I didn't already have the gear for the niche, would I buy it/use it over full frame? Hard to say, if I had zero experience with it and didn't need that discrete setup, then maybe not? I love my fp L, and I was actually hoping the S9's would show up used for dirt cheap to replace my regular fp (it's basically the fp but better in every way I care, I rarely use my EVF on it so not a big loss). I was also hoping the body new would be like 1200 or maybe 1300 tops, so used ones would edge closer to 3 digits USD. If it crashes maybe they'll do a discount or early heavy discounts and I'll buy two, lol.
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I was the first batch of supporter for a Chargeasap Zeus 270W white but received it almost the last in the queue. After using it for 1 month, the USB ports broke one by one. I claimed warranty and waited over 8 months and finally received a Zeus 280W black. After 2 months of usage, it started overheating. It started by charging my MacBook Pro for a second and stop charging in the next second. Meanwhile, the USB-A port also stop working, Review? This is the one.
Is it able to charge from a USB-C powerbank , while you are recording internally and using it in general (being connected to a Rode wireless ME -or whatever- receiver etc) ? I mean , is it really gonna be worthless after several years of usage because of the dead internal battery , or are you still going to be able to use it , by having it connected to a small power bank ? Thank you very much for your informative presentation and review.
The outrage is funny. If it works, it's not stupid. Not everyone is a professional with pockets lined with dough for every single gadget, youtubers are pushing on them. Not to mention that many people do it to annoy pedants and gatekeepers. There is an essay by Tom Nicholas, that explains why.
