The Lumix G7 is so damn good, it's lightweight, compact, reliable, cheap, and it's able to deliver gorgeous images. I have mine for 8 years already, and loved it so much that I also got the successors: the G85, and G95, which are also great. Thanks for another Great video, Markus!
I'm so glad I found this channel. I'm new to cameras and have been checking out different channels. This is my favorite one. Markus has a great personality and is extremely knowledgeable.
Based on GH4, which is very similar, I'd recommend to try the following for vlogging with G7/GH4/GH5: 1. Always shoot 50 or 60 fps, it has the greatest impact on autofocus speed (for contrast based Panasonics). 2. AF Mode set to 1-Area (in the middle) has proven more reliable and faster that eye AF. M43 depth of field is so deep that it doesn't matter if it's on your eye.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my G7. Bought it new when it came out. Still going strong! My favorite feature is the ability to use the flip out screen as a touch pad to select focus points while simultaneously using the viewfinder. It's especially useful when I'm using vintage lenses, because it allows me to select a focus point and digitally zoom in only on that point so I can pull an extremely accurate focus. Brilliant! Thank you for all of your awesome videos! I just got my 7 year old a camera for his birthday and we watch your videos together.
My preferred profile on the G7 is Natural with sharpness and contrast all the way down. I just bump those settings up in post a bit and the image looks great to me. I have a G85, a GX85, and the G7 with all of the profiles matched.
I absolutely love this camera. First videocamera I bought after moving away from Nikon DSLR. Fantastic for video if you learn how to play around with the colors
I started with the G7 but the autofocus needs a lot of light to work well. It's light weight does feel very nice in the hand The G100 is handy with the 20mm pancake or any OIS lens. The G95 is like a heavier G7 with in body stabilization. Same autofocus After saving my pennies I got an s5iix with the Sigma 35mm f2. I love the video quality, autofocus, and recording options. Battery life sucks and the battery grip makes it big and heavy but it nails every take
Congrats for your Panasonic cameras purchases. As you have the G7 an S5II X, how good is the brightness and resolution of the G100 screen? Is it like the G7 or S5IIX? I have the S5II. Thank you.
Thanks Markus, you rock! These settings really help. Now perhaps the next step is to go beyond the kit lens (12-60mm, which is more like 24-120mm 35mm equivalent). It'd be nice to have a super wide angle and a telephoto. My camera is actually the Lumix G85, but very similar to this one.
Markus, please help. I have a small podcast and am currently using 4 cx 405 cam corders to film. However because the cameras have such tiny, and fragile hdmi ports, I use the hdmi ports constantly. Is there a camera out there that's, affordableish and would be a good choice for repeated plugging in and removal of hdmi cables? Love the cx 405s but the ports seem so fragile. I was thinking of a camera out there with an external port that I could use an adaptor that could stay plugged into the port, and take the abuse, and if necessary be removed and replaced when worn out. But I need the advice of an expert. Please help!!😢
I mostly shoot Olympus but I am desperate to some day try the G9 II. I find when I use oly cameras without phase detect I have serious focusing issues in low light that I never have when they also have phase detect. That is why I would love to try the G9 II some day. Thanks for the info and the great videos as always.
This was my first REAL camera! And it is still a great camera! I upgraded to the G85 and the G9 but I need to get my G7 out again and use it some more!
@zackdarce I almost bought the GH6 but I held off now. I would really like to buy the G9 mark ii but my G9 still works perfectly. I don’t like that they took away the little lever and the LCD screen from the top of the camera on the G9 mark ii
Asome info I love the g7 Lumix I had this camera for a while and still holding up well.with these setting definitely put a smile in my face.thanks for sharing this great useful info.have a great day Marcus.
Hi Markus. First, thanks for your videos! You say is lightweight, but I dont consider so at least compared to APSC (I have been Olympus user, now Fuji… and increase in quality vs. Increase in size for me is clear). I think m4/3 and even APSC are losing the advantage they had on doing convinient cameras/lenses.
Yes the new M43 cameras are as big and heavy as full frame nowadays, but I guess you've never held a G7 in your hand (it came out over 8 years ago) and is lighter than any APSC camera out there! Its insanely light, like an empty plastic box
I received a vision two days ago as I was pondering what to do with my life. The vision said "this guy in Ireland is thinking about a G7" so I made this video
Thank you. Most of my ( amateur/ hobby) video are machinery in poor lighting. If you have any tips along the way in your videos, they are always welcome. I will go back and search through your existing videos as you probably have done it before. Anyway thanks
Interesting Video, thx for all the infos! Can you Recommend any "Cheap" Canon cam for Video to be able to use EF-EFS lenses or maybe even other brands which can handle them via Adapter? I have a old 40D and its completely fine for pictures but it doesnt take videos so maybe there is a option where i can keep using my lenses.
Great video on the G7, i have recently purchased a second hand one and have added a 25mm 1.7 lens for it which i haven't used yet as its a christmas present and as a novice i have the video set to p mode which i think does it all auto for you, will this be ok or what would you recommend? i would like to do some night video shoots as well, kind regards wayne.
Hello I’m using a Panasonic g85 and would like to use it on a small stop motion project while I’m healing from surgery. What lenses would you recommend? Thanks. Love your stuff!
Howdy Mr. Markus. Must admit I've never shot with the G-7, although I know many that sing out their praises for it. After watching your latest episode, I think I'll seek out an acquaintance (or two) and see if they'll let me borrow theirs for a look-over..
Sorry i know it's been awhile since you posted that but I' decided to upgrade to a G7 or a GH5 and have a budget. In your opinion is the extra money for the gh5 worth? I respect your opinion and everything you do. Hope you get a chance to see post. Thx
Buddy, weird question but are you comfortable telling me where you buy your shirts? I don't mean to freak you out it's just that you have the coolest wardrobe. ha. Sorry man. Bo
yahoo I never had a micro 4/3 camera can you go into more detail about the difference between a micro 4/3 versus crop sensor camera versus full frame all my cameras are full frame, but been looking at some Fujifilm micro 4/3
Thoughts on a good compact lens ? Olympus OR Panasonic? Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm F/2.8 ASPH. O.I.S. H-HS12035 Purchased G7 after watching your video. $500 for body and 3 lenses was worth a shot. Have run about 1000 pic. & 50 vid. through it. Only happy with a couple after extensive post edit work. Honestly my S21 Ultra phone takes better pictures most of the time. Even with both on tripod. Would like to get a better lense with OIS and try to make this G7 work. Buying used I don't know if camera or lense may be damaged. Thank you
@@MarkusPix Thank you Markus. Finding many opinions about these online. Focusing on the 25mm 1.4. $250-300 avg. Wondering if the 25mm 1.7 for $100-200 is that much less quality. I know you have tried / tested them all.
Thanks Markus! By the way for the Sony Rx100 mark 7 , do you use the standard setting or the neutral if you just want to get a quick video recording? Any suggestion will be helpful for me to try. Thank you!
@@leonarddavis8449 thank you for your reply but Markus is the GOAT when it comes to that tiny point and shoot. I know what you mean and I’m just asking here for MARKUS’ opinion so that I can give it a try.
You sure have a lot of cameras Markus . I hope you do another tutorial about my Camera the Sony CX-405. I hate recording though my window when the sun is bright and I see so many reflections in the late afternoon.
I experimented with Cine D and there's something about the colour reproduction I don't like. I tried Cine V and it looks so much more natural to my eye.
Hi Markus! Do you think you could make a video about cleaning your micro four thirds sensor? I haven't yet tried to tackle that and figured you'd be the best source for exactly how to do it. Thanks!
Go into every colour profile and set Red 1.00 - Green 0.95 - Blue 1.00 (NX cameras have oversaturation of green channels) Turn sharpness all the way down -10 because this camera over-samples its 4k so its already super sharp. You can play around with the contrast settings, in my opinion I just leave everything on 0 or normal, the best colour profiles in my opinion are portrait and normal, these are super nice outdoor, the camera struggles a lot in poor light situations, here I would suggest just using normal picture profile and avoid going above 1600 ISO at all costs. (NX1 has bad noise pattern) Honestly, every colour profile in the NX1 and NX500 are amazing and fun to play with, avoid shooting in Gamma DR on the Samsung cameras, its awful and extremely difficult to colour grade, the results are not worth it Gamma C has tendency to oversaturate but you can turn down saturation levels in the profile, these are cameras you need to set colour in-body and use as is, you can tweak it a bit after in post, it allows 1 stop shadow recovery if you did not crush the shadows. Both NX1 and NX500 are extremely bad highlight dynamic range, expose for the sky, and then pull shadows in post, you should try master black levels at 5 but nothing more as it only increase or decrease black levels it does not actually raise shadows. Turn smart range+ on as it does help a little bit with shadows and highlights. Neither NX1 nor NX500 has anyway of adding a curve, only smart range+ adds a slight curve but its nothing to write home about thats why you should avoid blowing the highlights (sky) as much as possible and instead expect to lift shadows in post manually, but never expect miracles. You can play with the colour settings in each profile, in my opinion every colour profile is basically a slide film, NX1 and NX500 also have bad JPEG engine, so its best to shoot full resolution JPEG with super fine setting, and then downscale from 28 megapixels to 12 - 20 megapixels in post, this gives super quality.
@@MarkusPix as today being after so many years since release !! A retro video about a camera you get low priced !! Thanks for being so much fun!!! Loved you had Camera conspiracis as a guest in your home!!
