Lowell Productions is operated by Trey Lowell who is a self taught cinematographer based in the Washington, DC area for hire. email me @ lowellproduct@gmail.com
Still rocking a matching set of 3 GH4's. This video reminded me that I can probably wait for the GH7 to go on sale...lol. My biggest gripe is the file segmentation over 4GB's. You just gained a new follower!
Amazing job!! Did you record audio of the speakers? If so, were you wirelessly running that audio into one of your cameras, or did you have the H6 hidden somewhere close to the stage?
so for this particular event I lucked out and there is a production company that is running live cameras that I am able to recieve their audio each day. But if I dont have that access I use my H6 to record the full run of show and then sync the audio and video in post. Cheers
so what do you input in to GH5 when it asks you for focal length of lens if you have metabones and a canon lens? x1.4 the cannon lens focal length? (ahh, answer here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-23YlQtgRHxA.html)
Great content as always! Quick question, have you been able to load LUTs onto your Viltrox 550 & if so can you share how? Thanks so much in advance and keep the #Lumix content coming!
love you don't need the dummy battery to power via USBC PD; seriously wish more of the camera industry would embrace PD, such a clean & capable way to power things. thanks for the vid!
Pretty good review. I'm about to unbox my VXR-10 Pro, I don't have a specific use case for it yet, but I know from watching this and other video reviews on the VXR-10 Pro that the handling noise is really bad so you should definitely be aware fo that.
How is the low light? I do wedding videos and the GH6 is a bit rough for the ceremony if they don’t have lights…. I’m contemplating the gh7 with the way better AF, but I’m wondering if I make the jump to the S series with the s5iix for the low light…
Hey ryan, great question. I have been very happy with the S5iix in Low light. I have a few shoots soon that are low light situations that I plan to film with the GH7 and I be posting the results. That being said. While I love micro 4/3 I do love how my S5iix performs in low light.
For me not including the xlr adaptors in the price is a NO GO. It should be $2000 max. For a MFT is more than enough. I could get more value from a $1000 used proper cinema camera with xlr inputs…
Fair enough. I own several full frame cameras as well. And I love them. There is something different about GH series cameras. They definitely punch above their weight. But I love me some full frame as well. Cheers sir
I started my professional videography journey with the Panasonic Lumix GH5, I purchased it brand new pretty close to the launch window. I remember having to deal with the V-Log L upgrades that now come standard and is still kind of frustrating to think about. During the entire time that I've owned this camera, I only had to send it out for service once and that was way back in July of 2017 and ever since then it's been chugging right along... It's quite literally "old reliable". I have had my Canon C70 out for service so many times now, that it's not even funny and I pick up my GH5 when my main camera is gone and use it as a b-camera. While it is a very reliable platform, It is however starting to show it's age. It's missing a lot of modern auto-focus features that I need to do my job better, but as solid back-up, the GH5 is amazing! The GH5 was a camera way a head of its time and I will never sell this camera as to always remind me what I started with!
I was using a rather cheap battery. But if im being honest I think it was 100% my fault as I have to many things powered on and should have had the camera completely off before I started connecting power. I was goofing around with to many cables at once and pulling them in and out. As long as your not goofing around like I was I think you will be 100% okay. It literally was me being and idiot, but if you have the option to do usb power I think that will decrease the chance of a surge. Cheers
I don't get it...buying a camera with autofocus issues, tiny sensor, headache from using speedboosters because of tiny sensor, and it costs the same as a normal camera, a very good camera...why?
I dont think its a better camera than s5iix. Almost same price, glass can be cheaper. but the nice glass for mft is also very expensive Yes 32 bit float if you pay quite a lot extra and yes arri colors, but i dont think consumers will benefit hugely from those
So, buy an Arri/Red and shoot with it =) I think Trey trully love those feature on those GH, when you are on the same material/brand long time, you know them very well. They arent the best but you know them. (Same whith Premiere pro, davinci is obviously better AND cheaper but 80% of all people/team/prod wont change because of their process and routine) i dont know if you understand what i trying to say, i’m not english speaker =)
So your points are valid, but there is truly something that I love about the GH series cameras and their look and feel. Personally unless you have owned one I think its hard to explain why I have been in love with these cameras. I may be basis as my personal video journey for my company has been with lumix cameras (I have used sony, canon and red in the past as well for other productions) but all in all lumix hasn't failed me and the image and quality I have gotten from these cameras has far exceeded my expectations and honestly I barely have taken advantage of the cameras full potential. All that being said AF is not the maker or breaker for me. Also 90% of cine glass has not AF.
@@itwasme2435 As another not english speaker I can say, that your english is very good)) I agree, got the same thing with fujifilm, but gh series is too expressive when compared to 2024 market, yes, gh5 was a banger, but today there are many cameras for the price that provide excellent image quality, have wide angle fast glass, and don’t require speedboosters for comfortable use….you’re buying prosumer camera and still need a third party things to use it normally
Different strokes for different folks 🤷♂️ just be glad that all these options exist to create competition and drive the industry forwards even if you aren't personally interested.
I have the opposite opinion of you. I wish it had two CFExpress card slots. Looking forward to the conversion to CFExpress. Hopefully it will be like the conversion to USB-C
Man this camera is absolutely gorgeous and it will be relevant for a long time! I just got my GH7 last week and I'm running a lot of test on RU-vid and comparing it to the GH5 in the meantime. Absolutely a fantastic camera! I only use native lenses for M43 also from Sigma ( they have 3 M43 lenses at 1.4 that I think every M43 shooter should have) and the autofocus works great! I've never seen something like that. So for me the GH7 is a big game changer and I don't regret that I bought it 😍
Hi Trey. Good to see you sticking at it, still surprised how underrated your RU-vid content is. Regarding AF with Canon EF lenses on Lumix cameras, I've seen that the full frame options (S5iix) work like a native lense when you use the Sigma adapter It's really surprising the GH7 doesn't perform similarly now it has the phase detection. I'm all in on Canon now, but if i was still on Lumix, I'd be on all S series camerasv with the sigma adapter just for the autofocus.
Sigma made lenses for both EF and L mount, so they know their way around the AF algorithms of both systems. But these 3rd party EF-MFT adapters and speed boosters are trying to reverse engineer the algorithms so they're not great.
Currently I have not so far. If im being honest I tend to give the light direct power from the wall. But on shoots where Im traveling I use the battery and the performance is solid, its just the battery takes forever to recharge. Cheers
yes sir, the only thing you have to keep in mind is that AF works but not as well as the native glass. Also I have not been the biggest fan of the viltrox pro model, I tend to use the sigma or viltrox (other model) the most. Cheers
Hey :) so would you still be using the ef glass or is the native really better autofocus ? Im thinking about buying the sigma converter and some ef glass. But i dont have the opertunity to try it out first <:)
So you are still going to get great results if you use the sigma, its hard to explain the I find the AF is great with the adapter but the native glass is slightly quicker and I do find the native lenses stabilization is better as well then the adapter but you can also up the IBIS settings and video boost and get more stabilization if needed. Hope that helps you out. Cheers
I purchased TWO Viltrox DC-550s from B&H! I love the form factor, great sun hood, amazing BRIGHT image! However, I may have to return both due to ZERO customer support from Viltrox! Firmware updates are nowhere to be found and all contact with VILTROX is in Chinese! Research this online before ordering!
AF and ibis work well with all my ef mount glass with the S5iix expect for the 50mm f1.8 but that lens literally is $100 and sooooo old. I cant say Ibis and stab are as good as native glass, but the look I get from my canon glass when paired up with the s5iix is very nice. Cheers
I use the sigma and the normal viltrox the most. the pro works but is my least favorite but far because of how it mounts seems to take much longer then the other adapters. Cheers
I have in the past, and the final results were good but having Chay or someone else help is a huge plus as we are typically having to document several different rooms/break out events all going on at once over the 3 day event. Its doable with one person but also over the years the budget for the video side of things has increased which allows me to hire help. Great question. Cheers
If im being honest, I really was just goofing around to see what the shots looked like on the gimbal and to experiment with different types of movements. Chris threw me like $200 so I looked at it as getting paid to F''' around. No real goal in mind other then different environment to experiment. Cheers
Hey quick question. I'm about to get the S5IIX (Currently have a Sony A7IV). I know the 6k modes are 10-bit color but it's 4.2.0 ten bit. Does that affect color grading in any way compared to 4.2.2? I'm n ot exactly knowledgeable on that part. Thanks.
I have never found the colorgrading to be an issue but if im being honest most of my clients are looking for a REC709 style look. But as long as you are shooting LOG and getting the exposure and most likely shooting Native ISO you should be good to go with color grading. Pinning your comment to see if others will weigh in. Cheers
This reminds me of the first time I was on a set with a Red camera. I was also there to shoot BTS and when I saw the camera (It was a RED Komodo for a music video shoot) and just seeing the guys do their thing and the reactions after I delivered the BTS was worth it.
Love this video man! I just bought a gh4 for my podcast I have everything dialed in just curious what f-stop did you use or recommend for ur wide angle for the two people in frame 3:26
So typically for interviews particularly the wide shot on the gh4 or gh5 I try to do f4 or higher just because it gets more in focus. Sometimes I even shoot higher just to make sure both people are fully in focus. For most of my clients focus is more important than a super blurry background. Cheers
I’m a photographer and now a film student. Recently I went on two sets with an arri and a RED respectively. It was mindblowing to see these cameras up close. Probably one of the best days of this film journey
