Damn, the dudes leaving comments are salty af. I think this was an well made video with valid points. It's the first time somebody finally says that the autofocus is not reliable, which was my concern with this camera. You have an awesome accent that's very similar to the actor in Andor. Keep creating.
how is it the first time? literally everyone and their mom says the autofocus is unreliable. just generic youtube and instragram filmmaker stuff, nothing new 😂
Great Video. 😂 Always interesting listening to people have challenges with S5 II AF… trust me it’s purely lack of time with the camera and which mode is best for what… and of course practice. It’s like the logic light 💡 has to come on and then you are good. The Color Matching 😂 Bro just buy Cinematch, VLOG is so much easier to color grade but software will match every brand in literally less than a minute. I still have my A7S3, I can get 97% similar AF performance with my S5 II & S5 IIX ( sidenote: I would never trust the tracking on LUMIX as of right now ). I use the LUMIX S Primes, 2 Sigma Zooms, a couple of Sirui Anamorphics and Helios vintage all L Mount. I do have the MC-21 Adapter as I couldn’t breakup with my Canon 70-200 EF or something Vintage intrigues me in the future. I think there is close to over 200+ L Mount Lenses, that narrative of not many choices for L-Mount… I think is the toughest of the misleads… trust me, I would have never moved from Sony if this was going to limited my lens options. Like all Brands each has its shortcomings so mileage may vary 😅. I shoot Events, love the image but my Sony just doesn’t stay reliable for me. What I will say, is I’ve shot Canon, BlackMagic, Sony now LUMIX… if a Brand causes pause in your confidence to create stay away from it. Great looking Project Bro, I’m going to subscribe, keep up the good work.
You are totally right, you can work around everything I mentioned in this video. None of these things were a dealbreaker for me. Color matching - either extra cost of a plugin or manually matching. Not a problem for me in the long run but I worked on a project where we used Sony cameras and my lumix for 3 days, so after that going through color matching was time consuming, even if relatively simple - had to be done. AF: I need to find my way around it. I just wish it was all like in Canon 200D 😂 just the most basic mode - AUTO - and it somehow knows always what you want in focus. This one is too complicated 😂 Lenses: I have access to some ef lenses - problem with using adapters is that if the aperture in the lens is controlled via camera then you are not able to change it. I failed ones when I forget to check it, I showed up to the gig with 70-200mm EF lens - I put it on with an adapter just to realize that it must have been set to f11 or something and there was no way for me to adjust it rendering this lens useless that night 😂 I know that it sounds like I am whining about all these, behind every point there are a few stories that made me remember those quirks about it. Thanks for your support! All the best!
@@Magic_Turski you not whining Bro 😂 the learning curve is slowing down your workflow (that’s a fair statement). Creating is all about being comfortable. I had shot multiple Canon & Sony and on the GH5 like forever, then a few projects with the GH6. Shot with BlackMagic and the the S5 II… so the decisions was based on a lot of shooting. I’m not a fanboy of any brand, this is where I’m at, at the moment & the result work for me and my clients. You mentioned Canon, those Cameras spoiled me with the easy menus 😂 but I have to live on a gimbal 😅. I tell people all the time, most issues are user error with mostly all Cameras 😂 if it doesn’t speak to you we as humans will get frustrated. If I didn’t have the time really spent with LUMIX I wouldn’t be as confident to see how powerful this Camera is, like Sony.. I did not like diving into the Menu to find simple stuff but I’m sure someone else would be like… oh.. that right here logically 🤣
Respectfully, some of these ‘issues’ you’re having with the camera such as lens mount, color matching and slow motion capabilities would have been factors one would know about before buying a camera. I’m about to get the S5iiX and after researching both the pros and cons I’ve made the decision to still move forward with lumix because (for me) the pros outweigh the cons. I’d also look into third party brands like Sigma who cover a wide range of L mount lenses. 🙏🏽
I totally agree. Yet I wanted to share it in case it is a dealbreaker for anyone. I never said that I don’t like this camera or anything like that. I always recommend it to others. I just wish it was a little easier. If you get S5iiX I’m sure you gonna be happy with your choice. These 5 “issues” have never been something that would make me regret this purchase. I’m just sharing my thoughts.
