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Hi, no I don't but it's on my list. I have a load of different lenses with different filter threads so I use step-up rings and just get 77mm ND filters. It can be a bit messy and slow working that way but it's much cheating than buying multiple ND filters.
@@DroseMr Haha, yeah the audio is pretty terrible. I was quite far away, it was windy and that was just the internal mic on the camera. I was surprised it picked it up at all to be honest.
With any camera, the wrist strap should be the second buy if you don't have one for the two reasons you mentioned. Consider that you might be careful enough to not drop a camera but someone else can bump into you causing that and it makes it impossible for a grab and run theft.
Yeah I always make sure I have a camera strap attached to the camera if I am not using the camera strap or have it rigged in some way. I've been using a K&F sling bag and that allows room to wrap it around the lens.
@@stevelitton I had a look at those K&F Sling Bags. They look pretty good for the price. I use their adapters. Often I'll go out with just one lens to keep it simple or another lens if it fits in the bottom of the holster. The Think Tank holsters are expensive but you can go up a mountain in terrible weather with those and they will keep everything dry.
I will be honest I haven't put the K&F to extreme tests but it kept the dust and dirt out of my bag when I filmed a rally on a very dry day and it does seem to be keeping out the rain so far. I am just using their 10L bag and I have been managing to just about get my body+12-60mm Leica and 2 extra lenses in it. The Think Tank bags do look very nice, my main bag is a Lowepro ProTactic BP 450 AW II so I cheaped out a little on my smaller bag 🙂
Why do these camera companies not allow you to simply change the function of those dials to whatever you want and without having to activate any other mode like on Lumix? My Sony didn't allow this either. If you use manual focus lenses and full manual control, an obvious choice would be firstly shutter speed which you can do but then ISO would be a logical second most important function for the two main dials. I set ISO to the lower back dial on Lumix but not so quick to instantly change. One of the two main dials becomes redundant in full manual use.
Yeah it's a shame you can't do that. I think as a general rule they don't let you change the functions of labelled physical dials and switches. I guess this is to avoid confusion for users, especially during resale or rental.
@@stevelitton I've just been out today with a Lumix S1. I'm moving from Sony due to many problems I've had with their cameras and the S1 is my first attempt with Lumix. It's a bargain second hand. Probably due to Panasonic's older contrast detect auto focus but that doesn't bother me much. It has an awesome 5.7 million dot EVF which is great for manual focusing lenses. It's a bit big and heavy but the IBIS is so good I hardly even need to take a tripod. It can probably replace a gimbal at times as well. It's taking me a while to adapt but I'm loving all the features on the Lumix cameras. It seems that Panasonic don't cripple their cameras but pack as much as they can into each model.
Nice, I haven't had much experience using the S1 but it looks like a great camera, especially for the money. Yeah the IBIS on the Lumix cameras is a big selling point, I still use my gimbal but it allows me to get some lovely stable tracking shots without it. I think its a double-edged sword, they through in the kitchen sink, which is great for some people and just too confusing for others. Thats really why I started this tutorial series, to show people what their camera is capable of if you dig a little deeper.
I believe Patience is key, IF you have the gh6 already, and I'm not sure you will see ANY difference. Soon the Sony FX3 will be updated, and that will cause a large whooosh in the market, as they are already at 15 stops, and if it delivers the same or more functionality than the gh7, the gh7 COULD fall just as fast as the gh6 did.
No, it's not a huge upgrade from the GH6 unless you are desperate for PDAF or internal ProRes RAW. The FX3 does cost 3.5-4k though, it sits more in the bracket of the FX30 which has 14 stops of DR. But that camera does have a bigger sensor and better low capabilities. I'm always interested to see what comes along.
@@stevelitton I agree. This machine was literally named the gh6 mkii, and near launch they changed it to gh7. From the specs, yes, this is actually the gh6 mkii.
My only complaints on GH6 is the 2000 base ISO. Other than that I am perfectly satisfied. I won't upgrade to GH7. If I were to upgrade, I'd probably consider full frame, as they are getting so affordable these days. Also acturally in China GH7 is well promoted and attracts many lumix fans. The pricing in China is very reasonable (around 1,870 USD including ARRI log upgrade).
Yeah that is a bit of a bugbear for me as well. It's good that they remedied that in the GH7. 1870USD is much more reasonable in terms of pricing. We just get stung on the export and import. I can quite happily wait for prices to come down.
ProRes Raw was added to make the GH7 more stand out other then the PDAF. To camera will cost 2k witch is more then the S5ii and the S5iix. Its the most expensive MFT camera Lumix as done. Also think Lumix added Prores Raw to get the cameras RU-vidrs to buy it as they are often obbsess with ProRes Raw . Thing is the CFEXPRESS card. They cost far more then Sd cards. If you're shooting wedding's in ProRes Raw witch is around 7-8 hours that 1.5tb of stroage needed or higher. So a TB CFEXPRESS card would be needed witch would be 600USD. If the videographer already have the Atomos Nijia or Black magic they wont need to shoot ProRes Raw just use ProRes ProRes raw is great but the file size means bigger cards.
Yeah it's just the same price as the GH6 was when it was released. It does have more options than the entry level S series cameras, so the additional cost is justified. For ProRes RAW you can just use an SSD and get 2TB for just over £100 or use a DIY NVMe CF Express card if you are really hard up. Yeah it's not something I shoot in much but it's handy to have that option if you need it without having to use an external monitor.
@@stevelitton the GH7 is what the GH6 was ment to be. The GH6 had the hype then faded really quick. Think Lumix rushed it as thier was such a demand for it. They could have waited and released the GH6 with PDAF. As for the Specs. Yeah for the price it would have to have better or more specs then the S5ii or x. Though how often will users shoot in 5k or 6k ? Computers still struggle with 4k when editing so will diff struggle with 5k or 6k editing and with ProRes Raw added even more. Would need a top end system to handle it. The GH7 will be like haveing a Ferrari that can do 193.9 mph but living in a place that the speed limited is 40mph. The car looks nice feels good driving but can never go full speed so it's just wasted.
@@orinorio1 The timing of the GH6 was not the best, there is no denying that. To be honest I mostly shoot in 5.8k open gate or 5.7k 60fps. They are both great for 4k delivery or if you need multiple crops for different formats. You have that extra bit of space for cropping or stabilising footage if needed. I use an M1 MacBook Pro and have no issues editing the files. I really enjoy using the GH6, I just wish they made some improvements to the camera design alongside the additional features.
@@stevelitton for YT you do videos like you do can use those Codcs. As you don't have to edit much. For someone shooting a 8hr wedding day in 5K an ProRes or PPraw that would wouldn't work for them as the file sizes would be massive and they have 8hrs footage to edit and colour grade. I have a 1tb card for the Atomos Nijia Five. If I shoot in ProRes I have 4hrs with Raw it's far less. If I shoot H.264 I get 19 hours. Also since I use PC and have the specs made for editing I don't struggle to edit H.264 so easy to edit and rander. Also I don't shoot V log when doing weddings so just made small tweaks on the footage. ProRes is cool but it's not the end all be all. Great footgage is great footage based on the person who captures the footgage.
@@orinorio1 I do long event shoots all the time and just use the internal LongGOP or All-I footage and it is fine. I find ProRes (not RAW) doesn't really make any noticable difference in terms of speed or image quality. I would only generally use RAW for something like an interview where the client had requested it as it takes longer to work with.
Yeah, if they did start licensing it would certainly have an impact on the camera side of their business. Although they are clearly defined as cinema cameras and not mirrorless hybrid cameras, there is definitely some market cross-over.
ProRes Raw is useless unless you use Final Cut Pro X. Even in Premiere it requires extra steps to put it in the right colour space you don't get full controls. If u want to use it with Davinci you have to convert it to CDNG which takes ages and requires even more space.
Internal BRaw would be amazing but no other cameras other than those made by BM can shoot it internally. I hope that changes and BM opens up the licensing for internal BRAW to other camera companies now that the whole RED patent nonsense is over.
Who knows, it seems like a lot of other companies came up with their own RAW formats, I thought Panasonic might follow suit there. I guess its a lot of work to get it supported natively by all the major editing suites. I think BRAW always fell in to a grey area of internal RAW because its semi-compressed RAW.
Yeah, I mentioned in another comment that although their cameras sit in a whole other camera category, I do still think there is some cross-over in the market. The Video Assist is certainly a good option for those wanting to shoot BRAW. They have actually just announced an update with support for the GH7, so they are being very reactive to the market.
I only use up to standard ProRes with the GH6, I don't use ProRes RAW, though I wouldn't be surprised if Panasonic offers Blackmagic RAW in a future firmware update for the GH7.
I am not sure we would ever see it in the GH7. Blackmagic just announced a Video Assist update for BRAW support over HDMI. Who knows what might happen in the future though.
They are targeting this camera as a companion to Arri Alexa where Alexa has Arri Raw and Apple Prores codecs only. Many projects in Alexa are shot in Prores 422 or HQ for easier file management. So it makes sense. If you can set your exposure and white balance to approximate levels, Prores 422 is a better choice. It also records via USB to an SSD drive.
This is purely just ProRes RAW I am talking about here. You can already shoot ProRes 422 or HQ on the GH6 and even the G9m2 which is great. Although only the GH6 has the option for the paid Arri LogC3 profile out of the 2 cameras. I know Arri have their own RAW video format, so I figured that using ProRes RAW doesn't really make sense there. But you will have to excuse my ignorance because I haven't shot on Arri cameras and that is why I didn't really go in to that in the video 🙂
Yeah that was a fundamental mis-step in my opinion and one of the reasons I have held off from pre-ordering the GH7. I do understand that another CF Express slot adds size and additional heat output to the body though. As a consolation, I would have liked to see a second USB port introduced in to the camera. It seems like they just re-used the body to save money and with that they re-introduce all the same flaws.
@@stevelittonits not a misstep. The gh7 is a hybrid camera for hybrid shooters like me. I use cfexprexss for high quality video and the sd card for me fotos. The gh line is and never was for filmmakers only. Just think outside your box and you know why gh7 is like it is after all the video only guys always can use a ninja or record on a harddrive. People like me are very happy with what lumix did.
Yeah I get that its not an issue for everyone but I find having mismatched cards that cannot do backup recording internally very frustrating. Its also a bit of a pain in playback having to switch between the cards.
@@castielvargastv7931 I have the G9II and I think it was a misstep not including cfexpress on that one. The 60fps burst mode is near unusable, even on the a V90 SD-card. Culling photos is slow (even with FastRawViewer) due to the 40MB size per raw file. I ended up just permanently strapping an SSD to mine with a hair band and that mostly solves the issue, except now I have to go through the menu to switch to internal recording any time I want to record 4k120p. A cfexpress slot would have remedied all of that. I don't want to sound too negative. I can just go to 20fps burst, which is plenty, and overall I love the camera, but I'm already eyeing possibly upgrading to the GH7 at some point just for the screen and the cfexpress slot.
@@vanzetti7 some people won't want to have 2 CFEXPRESS cards. The cards don't come cheap. I'm sure in future cameras thier will be two CFEXPRESS sluts and Ssd cards will fade away
Hi Steven... I don't think there is any way to review video while using the viewfinder, is there? I mean, if you look at the footage you have already recorded from the monitor, it works normally. However, when you look through the viewfinder to check in detail if what I have recorded is correct, there is no way to press play to be able to see the video. Am I doing something wrong?
Hey. If you go to playback and look in the eyepiece, you can scroll to your video file using the wheel and then press the up button on the wheel to play it. What video format are you recording in? If your EVF isn't working when you look in to it then you will need press the LVF button on the side of the viewfinder. Hope that helps.
@@OGPRODDY The TT350s is the Sony version so you wouldn't be able able to shoot in the TTL mode but you may be able to switch it in to manual mode to get it working. I don't have that version, so I am not totally sure on its compatibility.
Pro res raw files are way to big and do not work with resolve so i do not understand why they put on the `GH7 when they have ext BRAW on the video assist ? anyway I bouhgt the video Assist for sdi converter playback ext recording and BRAW to the GH6 , because my other camera is a BMPCC4k the GH7 would complete the pack. (DJi Focus Pro is a must for the prior two cameras)
Sounds like a nice setup and BRAW makes a lot of sense there. But I suppose if you can use ProRes RAW in your workflow it removes the need to have to buy a Ninja or Video Assist monitor.
Unfortunately it says "cannot load this file" in my case. I tried it from GH6 to S5mii. Tried with 2,3 different SD card but same result. Do you have any experience or opinion about why it is not working..?
Its really more of a photography feature, it only focuses when there is very little camera shake whereas AF Mode 2 will just constantly re-focus regardless.
Thank you. Yes I believe that is now the the case. You used to be able to leave reviews under different email accounts but I don't think you can do that anymore.
Imagine if there was a setting that allowed the camera to automatically focus on what was in front of it so we could actually see what you are showing us
Hi, yes it is possible but only with compatible cameras. Unfortunately the camera I have (GH6) doesn't have live streaming so I can't demo it. But you should see the option greyed out in the app in the video. If your camera isn't compatible you can use something like OBS through a computer instead.
@@stevelitton ok , my camera is gh5...can it. , because I usually go out to do live , with my phone..so the idea was when I am out there, I use the app to stream instead of my phone...
@@kenyapeeps The GH5 uses the Image App as opposed to Lumix Sync but it doesn't have live streaming functionality. You need the GH5 MK2 for that unfortunately.
@@stevelitton ok thanks... don't mind me asking....can you advise me on another way what I can do to do live stream from my lumix gh5 , without carrying a lot of stuff like laptop , because I already carry a tri pod...so I am thinking of an easier way
Your tittle doesn't match your video!? Rode Wireless Go II , which is seen in your video, is different than the Rode Go I. Can you share any information for Go I? I tried follow your instructions and it doesn't work for the Go 1
Considering the speed at which Panasonic releases new cameras, I think in 1 maximum 2 years the GH8 or GH7s will be released. Therefore, there is no point in buying the GH7. It's better to buy GH6 now. As for GH7, it will be bought by those who know why they need those additions that are not in GH6.
Only if you use AF lenses though. A lot of people who shoot with the GH6 use cine lenses or adapted lenses that still won't work with PDAF. Besides, if you use Lumix lens, the AF on the GH6 isn't too bad. The people who complain that the GH6 AF is bad with still struggle with PDAF if they don't actually use the AF features in the camera. I don't think Panasonic will maintain this schedule of releases though, I think it's just to start afresh with all PDAF cameras and then back to longer release cycles.
@@stevelitton "The people who complain that the GH6 AF is bad with still struggle with PDAF if they don't actually use the AF features in the camera." I didn't understand what you said here. Could you write more clearly? :)
@@lnuponom2678 A lot of people just use full area AF and assume the camera will do everything for them. But in reality if you don't tell the camera what you actually want to focus on then it's not going to do what you want it to.
You can use SSD drives up to 2TB, I can't remember how much 5.7k you can get on 1TB but I did a video here it 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lI7IkNWYLnk.htmlsi=NSSfHQYwf5X7ENjy
@@stevelitton Currently, I have 2 GH5, 3 GH5S, 1 GH6, 1 S5ii. I wouldn’t mind an extra GH6. I do a lot of multicam shoots and interviews. I was hoping for the BGH1 and BS1H cameras to drop in price.
@@harlemwoodstudios Wow, thats a great roster of cameras. Who knows, they may do, they are fairly unique in the Lumix lineup though I guess so the price isn't affected in the same way but they may get a refresh at some point.
@@stevelitton good point, the Lumix box cams are, practically speaking, in a different class of cameras so their prices, unfortunately for me, are secured.
That is roughly what I am seeing for the GH5 used with the used GH6 cameras being that little bit more. But this pricing change for the new cameras has shifted them down a little. It's good for people looking for those older-generation cameras.
@@stevelitton I am torn to buy that used GH6 or wait till black friday 2024 for an more affordable new GH7...I switch progressively since 2022 to Lumix FF but have still GH5,5s and MFT lenses and in multicam live prod setup but using less and less GH5, the 5s with Ninja V and prores raw is holding thanks to 2500 base iso but you can see that GH5 IQ it is not holding with my S5org,P4K,6K harder to grade and match specially in low light situations...and the market is kind of slow for me this summer...which is good and bad...but the GH7 is a hard peace of cake for GH6 users if they want to sell their cameras they probably loose over night 1/4 of the value they would have sold it...
I guess it depends if you need those newer features like 32-bit float, internal RAW and PDAF. I would imagine they will drop the GH7 price slightly for Black Friday. Yeah its a crazy market, the GH5 doesn't sell for much less than the GH6 used and that is purely down to online reputation.
