GH7 - Micro Four Thirds is Not Dead 

I wouldn't hire people who shoot with their phones. What's wrong with people? You can see the puke quality a mile away!

@@madfinntech Fair about personally not wanting to hire iPhone videographers, but quality wise they've gotten very good, very quickly. Check out the apple event that was shot on iPhone, that may switch your view a bit.

Isn't that the Lumix LX100? Which is currently more expensive than a GX9 🤷🏼‍♂️

This!!! Bring back GM lineup (GM5, GM1)

I still use my GM1. Together with the 20mm it’s a fantastic combination which really has an size-advantage over the competition with bigger sensor.

@@ForesterSeven I use my Olympus e-pm2 with the 20mm and it's still awesome.

My current camera GF9 +20mm f1.7 perfect for my street photography

I do way more photography then video but even I'm tempted to go with the GH7 over the G9ii. I use the 10-25 and 50-200mm which are both some of the biggest m43 lenses, so it will probably makes the lenses feel lighter. Also nobody talks about the fact that the screen can flip up without sticking out the side. That is clearly a photography feature. Plus the peace of mind of having a fan, not ever worrying about overheating.

@@overnightdelivery I love the body also. It’s more g9 feeling. The g9II is not my design.

I'm into birding, I hv G9 and thinking of getting G9 mkii but now thinking Of GH7. How good is GH7 in wildlife photography, it's the same as G9 mkii or even better ?

If your not doing video, why any GH series. Does not make sense. You even wohnt buy an arri lg for photo. even if it’s the best video camera

@@neulandlotse the first gh is a H from hybrid. video and foto I’m making sometimes video and mostly stills the body is totally different and in my opinion better as the g9II

... I think the power consumption comes down to the amount of features and data it's processing, I guess. I found that my A7SIII would go through a fresh battery while I was in the middle of setting it up! I think this GH7 is among the best hybrid cameras on the market, to date.

It's too bad that the Arri log and that audio interface cost almost 1000 bucks on top of whatever that body costs. The value proposition really went downhill when I learned that those kick-ass features are separate purchases.

@@madfinntech But it does mean that we can buy them one at a time, spreading costs over time. It also means that the only people who need to spend money on the Arri Log are those who already use Arri cameras. For me, I will get the XLR unit but not the Arri Log. XLR units have always been an optional accessory for GH cameras, so that is nothing new. The XLR units have always added extra capabilities to the cameras, so that is not new either. It is no different to having to spend the several hundred dollars for a good shotgun mic. There are always extra costs with every video camera on the market. What I don't like is that the new XLR unit will not work on older GH cameras. I like the shotgun mic holder (as it frees the hot shoe for other things) on the new device so would like to use it on my GH5 II, but alas that is not to be.

Strange Gerald Undone reference 😅

⁠@@petercofrancesco9812 it’s so good … a camera company promoting a company in 2024? Unthinkable

Agreed, as a GH6 user this is going to be a PERFECT pairing for a new primary camera. I tried the G9II (same body as S5II) and dislike switching back and forth between different bodies while using my GH6 & the G9II.

What is big? Gh7 is perfect in my hands , very good ergonomics so i dont want it any smaller

The XLR1 works fine with my GH7. You just don't get the "float" feature.

Yeah, it had to be the grandad of youtube photo camera reviewers to use the controversy as intro sketch...

Most used fstop in filmmaking is 2.8 on super35(apsc) sensors which is 4.0 on full frame and 2.0 on mft so i got everything i need. In fact i shoot everything at 2.8 with mygh5 and gh7 Nothing is more overrated than bokee. Filmmakers like stwven spielberg dont use any bokee for their hollywood movies by choice. If it is good wnough for spielberg, it is good enough for anyone.

@@castielvargastv7931 F2.0 is also quite enough for me, but when I take pictures (do not shoot video) in the dark, so that the shutter speed does not increase and shoot without a tripod, then I open the aperture to 1.4 - 0.95 and get a wonderful picture on MFT without noise. Although who is bothered by these noises)) I'm not here personally)

So on point

Do it!

The two system route!

Yes please 😅😊

Yes Dr. No can stay in his lair of dynamic range charts

And in many cases that shallow DOF is rather annoying anyway.

Try and match these: 1. Laowa 10mm f2.8 2. Sigma 14mm f1.4 3. Sony 14mm f1.8 4. Sigma 20mm f1.4 5. Sony 24mm f1.4 6. G Master 24-70mm f2.8 7. Sigma 24-35mm F2 8. Canon 28-70mm F2 9. Laowa 28mm f1.2 10. Sigma 35mm f1.2 11. Nokton 40mm f1.2 ...the list goes on and on And remember, most of these lenses resolves over 60+mp on Full Frame bodies that are smaller than the GH7. Which not part of the criteria for the challenge, adds insult to injury for the MFT line.

@@xmeda Desiring deep or shallow depth of field is entirely up to the creative intent of the photographer, and both have their place and purpose. But it is a fallacy that Micro 4/3 is incapable of a comparable look, because it absolutely is: with a Speedbooster, an excellent accessory because it massively increases the range of lenses you can use with M4/3 cameras, and fast lenses you have a fantastic range of creative choices before you. I love Panasonic’s GH line, and it’s great to see them absolutely smash the ball out of the park again!

Super fast (1.8 and faster) is utterly pointless on 28mm and wider lenses lol. Who's trying to get blurry backgrounds with wide focal lengths?! Weirdos trying to shoot distorted portraits with a 24mm?

@@joeXjoeX It's more about gathering more light at those focal lengths. To me f1.4-1.8 wide lenses are one of the only useful advantages of Full Frame IMO. Moving subjects in low light and still just enough DOF to be useful. For all focal lengths 25mm (50mm FF equivalent) and above I prefer MFT.

I’m not 100% sure but it looks like a jacket by a Japanese brand named South2 West8

South2 West8 Tenkara overshirt 😃

@@KaiManWong Appreciate it 🙏

Was going to ask that too. Decent photo jacket without looking too much like a sexual predator.

the point is to enable the sensor to be able to keep up with the image processor to get all that codec options while still being compact and ergonomically shaped. if not for the internal fan this camera would shut it down itself after recording at least 30 min in 4k 60 fps

The lenses are compact. Not the camera bro. Look at a 70-200 equiv size.

The point is being a FULLY CAPABLE MFT camera. Yes it can be smaller but could it be this capable?

Yes. They should make more compact cameras. Not this model in particular but it would help the company. Unfortunately I don’t think they can afford the r & d for a separate line which is why this camera and the full frame share a lot in common. Just see what Fujifilm does as an example. The x100 series sells because of style not because it is as CAPABLE as other camera.

GH series has pretty much always been video focused. For a video camera with those capabilities, plus an internal fan, the GH7 IS a compact camera. Plus as others have noted the lenses are still compact.

OM-1

This aint a photo cam. It is for video

That'll be hard to find all that for under $4000. Internal ND/Full frame alone runs that price up no? I so badly wish the GH7 had internal ND though. It has 80% of those features you listed

I think MFT can do it all. I have big and small camera setups and can switch lenses between any of them. It is true that MFT needs smaller bodies though. They haven't made one in over 6 years.

Nah, I think the look of the image is far more important than trying to keep your camera bag below 5 pounds.

You are spot on, but I tend to not follow group think... once I heard the stats, this cam was an immediate pre-order!

I want everything to be in focus so I not a bokeh hunter person but I want a fun camera, Nikon Zf is that and they have a lens that M43 doesn't have it, 28-400mm f4-8, plus I not sure why but I noticed Panasonic M43 photo quality has a rough transition and surface way too contrast look from some youtuber's photos, and for me it make no sense to make your camera smaller when it's still not phone size small and the strangers still going to notice you are holding a camera just as a user you feel like you are less intrusive and the camera is closer to you and what make the differences is actually the weight, my favourite colour is yellow color and both of the brands has it, hence I will get the Zf and that lens plus 14-30mm f4 and maybe a Voigtländer too, just I hope they make a Yellow leather body soon!

No, it probably won’t sell because of people like me who had the GH5 for years and waited for years for the GH6 to come out with proper autofocus. I had M4/3 lenses, GH5 batteries, the audio XLR adapter etc. I was all in on M4/3. Then the GH6 came out with the same poor autofocus and worse picture quality and a green saturation to the images and mixed media. Overall the GH6 was worse than the GH5 and the GH6 was bulkier with the fan. So I dumped lumix altogether. It would be very hard for me to go back to M4/3 and re-invest in all the lenses and accessories again. Just not worth it. THAT is why it won’t sell very well. I had nothing against M4/3 I liked that I could have small lenses in my bag and the build quality and IS were top notch but if your video isn’t in focus, nothing else matters, your dynamic range could be amazing, the colors could be perfect but if it’s out of focus, nothing else matters and I think a lot of people left the system and it would take a lot to re-invest in it again.

Absolut not! Most people see only their own perspective. And yes many people changed to full frame the last years. But most forget, that day bay day and every week or mounts, new video enthusiasts jump into the market. And they find the one fits all in one camera now. I think it will be the best selling since the original GH5 if not better. Never unsharp, never distorted audio, with prores raw. And you can decide if you need 16:9 or 9:16 just in post. And don’t forget the enormous magnet marketing hack to offer the ARRI S log. With lenses like Oly 1.2 apertures, the shallow field of depth will be closeup to ff lenses.

It isn't.... It's still really poor compared to the Lumix even with the Active mode... and that ignores the fact that the Lumix can also do a digital stabilisation to take it a step further

Where is that church? It is beautiful there.

@@artistjoh St Martha's Church - Chilworth, Guildford.

@@cowfeet1 Thank you.