Filming Concerts with the GH5 

Thanks for watching and glad it helped you out. It's seriously an awesome camera.

Cheers Alex, thanks for watching. Gotta get that audio soundin' nice :)

Hahaha you aren't the first one to say that 😂

He is the One.

Cheers, appreciate you watching and dropping a comment.

Thanks for watching Jeff, glad the video was helpful to you!

Totally agreed! Yeah this video is helpful. I made one recently to

Totally agree, I love dancing and happy to let a photographer or videographer do their thing to capture the event when I'm not working 😁

Thanks!

Thanks Lucas, first time I read this I thought you said you WERE selling your setup to get this :P Glad you like the video and the rig.

@@ScottBell The "if" is subtle in "if i want to go to panasonic" but that's always in my mind, the killer cinematic combo with the 18-35 and the atomos is reaaaally sexy for me. I'm not happy with the color range i can have for my grading with the sony a7rii. I will wait til the a7siii comes out to see the option, i have managed to makes some grate things happen in my everyday life, the video part is the cherry on the cake, but it's not that important right now, it will be soon enough when i make some room for clients work in my schedule. But yeah, your setup is really nice !

I keep getting happier with the GH5 as I learn how to better expose and grade footage. My main frustration with the camera is for photos. I really want a hybrid camera that is great at both. Sony seems like the best option for that.

Thanks Ralph, I appreciate you dropping a comment to let me know you enjoy my content!

Thank you Timothy! I really appreciate hearing what you liked about the video - helps me know how to keep getting better. Glad you will be following along.

Thanks Greg, appreciate the kind words. Checking out other rigs is so helpful to design your own.

Thanks for watching John, glad you enjoyed the video. I haven't tried the Voigtlander lenses yet but hope to at some point. They look pretty dreamy.

Yeah seeing other's setup is awesome, helps you get ideas ☺️

Haha awesome! Thanks for watching glad you liked the vid!

Thanks Brian, glad the video was helpful.

That's great. I love the flat monitor, makes it easier to capture low angle shots.

Cheers! Thank you for watching, glad it was helpful.

Cheers, thank you. Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for watching. The key is having a lens that can open really wide and let all that light in. The sigma 18-35 totally changed this camera for me. Good luck!

Scott Bell how about the 10-25mm 1.7 lense for gh5?

I haven't tried that lens. I've been moving away from m43 lenses so I can adapt to other camera bodies easier.

Thanks for watching John!

Cheers, glad it was helpful. I'm sure you are going to kill it, you have lots of great music videos on your channel! Good luck!

@@ScottBell thank you so much 🙏🏾

Hope it went well man, do you have the video somewhere?

Thanks a lot for watching. I appreciate you taking the time to drop me a comment :)

Cheers, thanks for watching!

Thank you! Glad you found it useful. See you in the next video!

Thanks for watching Troy. Glad you like the setup. I used to shoot Nikon but once moving to the GH5 I was hooked!

Yeah! It was a lucky side effect I noticed and now rely on. Just gotta remember it doesn't backup your 4k60p 10 bit footage as that can't be recorded internally.

​@@ScottBell​Thats a great point, thanks!

Yeah, it's instrumental to me for weddings and guarantees that I always have a copy.

Did that change with the firmware upgrade? My G9 can do ten bit 422 internally.

Thanks for watching, glad you got some value out of it. All the best!

Glad you liked it. Appreciate you following along.

Nice, sounds like a good setup for your needs.

Cheers George, the GH5 is a pretty amazing camera. I've had it for two years now and am very happy with my choice. I'm debating if I want to add a GH5s or Black Magic Pocket Cinema 4k to my collection.

thanks man if you do choose either camera please post a video of your thoughts about either one I would love to see it, thanks again for your experience

Thanks :)

Cheers Carlos, thank you for watching, glad you found it helpful.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

Thank you for watching. Hope you took away some ideas from the video!

You are welcome, thank you for watching!

Cheers, thanks for watching!

Thanks, glad it was helpful.

Hey Malik, glad it was helpful. What kind of live events are you filming?

@@ScottBell im soon going down to film at SXSW and relaunch my channel!

@@askmeaboutmymixtape Nice one! That'll be fun!

Cheers, thanks for watching!

Thanks for the kind words Phil, I'm glad my videos are helpful to you! It's a great camera, I'm sure you are going to love it!

Cheers Cajon, thanks for watching!

Thank you Dez, I'm really glad to hear you got so much value out of this. The Sigma was a game changer for me. I've been a little frustrated with the Ninja V is quieter situations lately, as the fan noise is quite loud, but still a great tool to have in the kit.

@@ScottBell - great tip re. the fan on the Ninja V, will keep that in mind.. and I'm investing in the Sigma 18-35 + M34 thanks to your amazing video. Looking forward to further updates, they are 100% worth the time, thanks for investing in our learning ;-)

Thank you Dez, I'm so glad to hear what I share is helpful for you. Cheers!

Cheers, thanks for watching

Cheers, thanks for watching Phil. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching Daniel, glad the video was helpful for you.

Yeah that mount is awesome. Some SmallRig things seem like such a deal, then little components like that are so pricey. Totally worth it though!

I'm using the 0.71 ultra

Yeah it's a great camera, thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching!

Cheers, thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks for watching!

Cheers, thanks for watching

Hey Peter, I'd like to pickup a GH5s as a second camera eventually. I shoot a lot of outdoor activities so the GH5 serves me best for those things. Concert and event videography is fun but a secondary function for my rig. Thanks for your thoughts and for watching.

That is right. Love the GH5 for outdoor filmmaking and run and gun shooting.

Hey Chris, Thanks for stopping by. Here are my thoughts on your questions. I hope they are helpful. 1) I debated the battery grip when deciding on a cage and decided to go with something slim. Much of my work is outdoor filmmaking so I'm in the backcountry and want as small of a rig as possible. Adding the battery grip, while nice for continuous shooting, isn't worth the extra bulk for me. I'd rather carry extra batteries and swap them out. Also, I've invested in the Power Junkie that will allow me to run my camera on NP-F batteries if I'm looking for longer runtime. I haven't figured out how this will fit on my rig yet as I'm still waiting for it to arrive. 2) I've looked at a few videos of the Shinobi and it looks nice. That said, it's not THAT much more expensive to get the Ninja V that gives you some options to grow into. In the end it depends on what you need. Recording internal at 400 Mbit is definitely 100% acceptable in terms of great quality footage. You'll just need to transcode the footage to reduce the CPU load during editing. 3) I haven't looked into the Sigma 50-100 at all. On a quick review, it looks big and heavy. As with the battery grip, I'm always balancing rig size with capabilities. I find the Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 suitable for 90% of my situations where I need a telephoto lens in that focal range. If I were to invest in anything at this point it would be a longer lens rather than something with a larger aperture.

@@ScottBell Thanks for your feedback! 1) Your probably right. I've always viewed the battery grip as a benefit to make the camera look 'more pro' and to give more battery life for timelaps. However, looks can be just that of my own perspective of what I think they might be thinking and that should not matter. And if I wanted to do long exposures, adding one battery still has its limits. I should look more into the Power Junkie as a better more versatile solution as well. 2) Your right, the differences on the unit itself is not that much. But once you got it your going to want to record to it so I look at the cost of SSD as well as extra batteries to compensate the power needs. Do you find the weight to be any sort of an issue for all day shooting? Have you ever found yourself wishing it was lighter even at the expense of not be able to record? 3) I have the Oly 40-150 f2.8. Its a great lens, but I'm at the point of wishing it were smaller for how often I use it. As neat as the Sig 50-150 looks on paper, I don't see myself using it as often to justify the expense. Maybe I should look into Pany 35-100 f2.8 as well... ... My lens set up that I like: Pany 12-60 f2.8-4 Outdoors with an VND, I find myself shooting at f4 anyways. Sig 18-35 For the same reasons everyone else loves it. Sig 16 f.4 Cause I want a fast lens I can carry with me when I don't plan to use the Sig 18-35. Its too heavy. Oly 40-150 For those long shots Laowa 7.5 for my wide stuff. The point I'm getting at is I feel on m43, f2.8 is too slow for indoors, and f4 insures I get things in focus for run and gun outdoors. I don't use AF.

The weight of the Ninja V is a bit more than using other small field recorders. It's noticeable for sure. I also have a Feelworld M5a which has a nice display but lacks a touchscreen. If it's a gig where I don't want to risk damaging the Ninja V or I don't need SSD recording I'll use the Feelworld, as it's lighter and cheaper. In terms of f2.8 not being enough to let light in, I guess it depends on what ISO you are comfortable with. I sometimes will use Neat Video in post to clean up really noisy footage. If I stay with Panasonic I will probably eventually get a GH5s as a low light/B Cam and sell my G85.

Thanks for the feedback! I will probably end up with the Ninja V to 'future proof' my set up. You've pushed my perspective with the Rig to something smaller. I do like your set up in your video, its compact yet very capable. Cheers!

@@chrisklugh Cheers Chris, happy to give you my perspective. It's always evolving but I feel like my gear acquisition has slowed lately which is nice :)

Yup, it's a solid camera. Best of luck with whatever you purchase!

Thanks for watching Matt, glad you enjoyed the video. Best of luck in your concert filming endeavors!

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

Cheers, thanks for watching. I've moved on from the Ninja V myself. I don't find it adds enough to my workflow to warrant the hassle. I shoot internal to the Canon C70 now and it's great.

Thanks! Glad to have you along for the journey.

I agree man!

Hey, thanks for the comment. The record time on the Ninja 100% depends on the battery size and quality. With a large NPF battery I'd say 60 minutes is your max record time, but probably closer to 30-45 mins in most cases with average quality batteries. The Ninja also comes with a dummy battery that plugs into the wall so you can run it non-stop. You could also look into a v-mount solution. Good luck!

Scott Bell Thank you Scott. This is exactly what I needed to know. Appreciate it. And thanks for being so quick.

Glad it was helpful and thanks for following along.

Thanks Michael

Thanks for watching and glad you like my style. Cheers!

Cheers Michal! Thank you for watching and dropping a comment.

Good to hear, best of luck with this great camera.

Cheers, thank you for watching!

Cheers, thanks Peeyush!

Cheers Henrique, thanks for watching

Haha never did I associate myself with Keanu, but with at least 5 comments this week I guess I'll embrace it :) Thanks for following along!

Hi Rudolf, thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. Here is a bit of the gear you asked about. HDMI Cable amzn.to/2F45Z2L SSD amzn.to/2T06j6a GH5 Batteries are Panasonic and Newmowa NPF Batteries came with my Aputure lights. Smallrig cage amzn.to/2UtZ3kw Smallrig EVF nato mount amzn.to/2NX4eal

Thanks Scott for the quick answer. Helped me a lot! See you in the next video ...

Cheers Bruce, thank you for watching!

Thanks for watching Dylan!

Nice! It's a good one!

Cheers, thanks for following along. Good luck with the camera, it's great!

Hey Kevin, not sure which settings you want, but feel free to drop me a line on IG if you want to chat it through. That said, I don't use autofocus on the GH5 as it can't be trusted. Thanks for watching!

Cheers, thanks for watching!

Cheers, thank you for watching. Glad you enjoy my content.

Thanks for watching David.

Cheers, thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching :)

Glad you liked it. When I shoot festivals or shows it's prearranged. Either payed (preferred) or in exchange for entry.

Hey Irene, I have my GH5 set to -12 db. There is plenty of volume put out by this tiny mic that this gives me some safety from clipping and I can always raise levels a bit in post if needed. On your second question, there is no way to avoid the file being split up. That said, it's still a continuous recording so you just need to sync the first clip with the audio and the rest can be dropped into the timeline in order following it and everything will be in sync. The only way to avoid this would be to shoot with an external recorder like the Ninja V. Best of luck!

@@ScottBell Thank you so much for the clarification, Scott! The clearest answer I have gotten. Good to know about the consistent -12db!

The Laowa 7.5 f2 is a beast for live shows. And also I use ZhongYi Optics 25mm f0.95 for close up shot.

@@dickidyang7135Great news! Are you always using a gimbal or can you still get away with Handheld?

Hey, thanks for watching. Pro res definitely makes it run smoother but I've still been making proxy files. 4k files it can be a bit of a cpu hog, even with pro res.

I was going to ask the same question. hahah

This comment somehow was flagged as spam and just seeing it now. I use the Smallrig Cage and this Smallrig mount for my monitor amzn.to/3lBzwme

Great to hear! I use manual focus almost exclusively. I occasionally use autofocus in really controlled situations when I need to do a push-in on a gimbal or something. I find it too unreliable to risk it in a situation where I won't get the chance to capture the same moment again.

Cheers, thanks for watching Carolina 😁

Cheers, thanks. I use natural - 5 contrast, - 5 sharpness, - 2 saturation. The GH5 produces great results right out of camera as long as you properly set your white balance.

Scott Bell thanks Scott, do you set your WB in camera or do you use a color than change it in post? I own a GH5s and returned a Gh5 because it was poor in low light but now that I have a EOS R as a A Cam I will use the GH5 as B cam and sell my Gh5s , I really, really , really miss the IBIS and having that on a wedding to capture peoples emotions is crucial! I mainly use my 18-35 , canon 50mm 1.4 and Rokinon EF Cine t1.5 .

@@lenufotografiaefilmagem7539 I set WB on camera. You can only push the colors so far on post so getting it close when you shoot is important. I just upgraded to a zcam e2, gh5 will be my b cam in a lot of situations now.

Scott Bell Nice! Zcam E2 looks nice, I just sold my BMPCC4k yesterday, it was slowing my work flow with the huge file sizes! I have now a EOS R as “A Cam” when I need to fly on a gimbal, AF, Low Light and quick B-Roll, my GH5 is a my B-Cam, I sold my Gh5s because oh boy I missed the IBIS soooooo much! Specially when shooting event such weddings and trying to capture peoples emotions with the camera shaking looks like I am in a action movie 😂.

Thanks, stoked!

Cheers, thanks for watching!

@@ScottBell Just subscribed to your channel 😉

@@dark-california Thanks friend, new video coming real soon!

@@ScottBell Nice. Thinking to get either a GH4 or GH5. What do you suggest ?

@@dark-california I'd go GH5 personally. The image stabilization is amazing and the 4k image quality is much higher. You also get more slow motion options if that matters to you.

Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful.

It's awesome, it's this Smallrig Monitor Mount with Nato Clamp amzn.to/2TEc92o. Works so well!

@@ScottBell I just ordered one, thanks!!

Thanks for watching. Haha no kink but I do seem to like to tilt my head to the right in videos :)

Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful. The low light on this camera is not horrible so long as you don't need everything to be fully exposed in dark situations. You need to use light to your advantage. And having a lens with a very wide aperture like the Sigma 18-35 helps a lot in situations where you need lots of light to get to the sensor. I try to keep my ISO at 800 or lower when possible but will go up to 1200 if needed.

@@ScottBell Thank you so much for the tips and all man! Hands down the most useful review of all! Blessings!!

Thanks for watching Ryan. Glad it was helpful. Having a bit wider aperture than the 12-35 definitely gives you a lot more flexibility. I use the Sigma lens nearly every shoot so you won't be disappointed. It's just heavy!

@@ScottBell So I have heard. lol Thanks again for the response and I have to say again, that's some of the best low light footage I have seen period on a GH5

Thanks man, that means a lot!

Hi there. You probably have the 0.64 Speedbooster XL. To figure out the aperture you multiple the lens aperture * focal reduction factor. Mine is a 0.71 Speedbooster Ultra, so f1.8 * 0.71 = f1.3. You can read more about it here suggestionofmotion.com/blog/metabones-speed-booster-comparison-mft/ Hope that helps!

@@ScottBell have you tried using the 18-35 without a speedbooster and just an adapter, then its like you have 3 lenses, it would become a 36-70mm without the speedbooster

Hello. I tried the Viltrox. I can't say if it's less sharp than the Metabones, but it did notwork with a manual Rokinon lens which works fine on the Metabones. For that reason alone I decided to spend a bit extra and get the quality Metabones. The Sigma is a bit heavy but I haven't found a need for a lens support. I'm frequently switching to a m43 lens for telephoto shots so having the lens support would be annoying to take off all the time. Thanks for watching!

In this video I think I was using a G85. I sold the G85 and just have two GH5's now. Thanks for watching.