It's a fabulous package! I love the fact that I can use it both recreationally (family vacations or motorcycle trips) as well as professionally (alongside the Z9).
Based on the MPA Official recommendation, I just received my GP11! 😄. Are you guys now recommending I get a Z30 as well? Are you also lending your talents to go along with the camera? 🤔
The camera is the most under rated in the market. It’s fantastic. Some great lenses for it as well now. The Viltrox line including the 13mm F1.4 and the new Nikkor 12-28 powerzoom VR is fantastic. The side by side was a little unfair given the huge discrepancy in lens quality between the two, but even so the Z30 held up well.
I ended up investing in the Panasonic LUMIX Micro 4/3 system. Small camera AND glass that are both water and dust sealed. My perfect setup to carry on the motorcycle. 😁👍🏻 I have a G95 and keep a 14-140mm (28-280mm Full Frame equiv.) lens on it most of the time. Mic input, headphone out, flippy touch screen, usb power-able, 5 axis OIS/IBIS, 20.1MP, no recording limit, and I can control it from my phone if I set it up on a tripod. If I think I’m going to see a lot of wildlife, I will take a 100-300mm (200-600mm FF equiv.) with me. That lens is a little bit bigger than a soda can.
I had a G9 and it was a nice camera. Problem with micro four thirds is low light capability. I think it’s old technology and doubt it will be around for much longer to be honest.
@@wakeywarrior I feel your pain! I had a second-shooter who used a 4/3 system assist me photographing an event once in a dark conference room. Even at ISO 1600 his shots were REALLY grainy and almost unusable. They looked worse than my full-frame shots at ISO 6400, and my APS-c sensor shots at ISO 3200!!! But I wouldn't say they are going away. Wildlife and travel photographers love them because of their compact size and the extra "reach" they get with their telephoto lenses. The Olympus ones are quite robust and weather sealed as well. But you're right, they just don't do well in low light. That's why I think the Z30 really bridges the gap and delivers impressive quality in a compact kit!
I don’t think they are going away, either. I’d be curious which lenses your backup photog was using. Knowing MFT limitations, you need to choose faster lenses in low light to keep from having to set your ISO or SS too low.
@@tommym6248 he's a full-time professional shooter. I'm sure he was using the fast "pro" line of lenses from Olympus. Not sure what that would be on Olympus...but probably equal to my 24-70 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8 combo. While editing later, the metadata showed our shutter speeds, iso, and aperture settings were similar. (I usually tell my second-shooters what I'm shooting at during events so our exposures are consistent.) His just had a LOT more noise at similar ISO settings. It's just a physical limitation...squeezing the same number of pixels onto a smaller sensor is just going to produce more noise.
I use cannon g7x III have 2 of them one for b roll one for main camera .. but after a year of using them i switched out the cameras to iPhone 14 the main reason was battery life suck on cameras compare to iPhones and transfer much easier from phone to iPad for editing while touring
We can connect it via Snapbridge but there is a delay in the feed. So audio drags behind. It can work for simply hearing that it is there but to monitor it for quality is difficult in the echo. I think I got that right, LOL - Jason
@@Jason_MotoPhotoAdventures the alternate idea would be to record audio right on your iPhone and then sync the track in post. I will give it a try. (It’s still not the same I get it :-) thx
@@Jason_MotoPhotoAdventures yeah, I saw that. I still think there is an opportunity for the camera makers to explore the existing wireless solutions without additional hardware. Bluetooth has some opportunities just waiting to be explored. Thx
Crazy to not have IBIS for a vlogging camera, WTF were they thinking?! I would buy a DJI camera if I was in that market, despite being a loyal Nikon Z6 shooter.
I think it's a size/cost thing. None of their DX sensor mirrorless cameras have IBIS. But even the cheapest full frame mirrorless (Z5) does. Honestly though, the VR in the kit lens does such a good job I haven't missed it.
@@MrSimonj1970 definitely doesn't have Hypersmooth Stabilization like GoPro. But you can't get that creamy out-of-focus bokeh in the background with a GoPro either. So I guess it's a trade-off. And since we are usually stationary for our "vlogging" moments, we don't find that lack of stabilization to be a problem. But others who walk-and-talk to the camera might?
