Panasonic S5: Do I Regret Leaving L Mount? 

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I actually bought the S5 when it came out, so far I am happy i did! Of course, i was anxious about Autofocus, mostly because a lot of RU-vid guys, such as Camera Conspiracies, make a living off talking about it, and looking at older Panasonic Cameras this really was a big issue (a lot of older Contrast-detect systems, Sonys NX- Camcorders are even worse than the GH5) What convinced me, in the end, was the Testing by DP-Review Gerald Undone Kai W and others, combined with the Value as compared with other offerings in the market. - Having had it for 2 months now: Absolutely flawless for stills, not a single out of focus image, and no annoying flashing when shooting. And yes, the infamous Pannasonic Video AF does work all but flawlessly in real-world all-rounder usage, I personally had 0 issues with it. Look: is it the fastest most reliable Autofocus: NO, of course not, and Panasonic does not claim that either! But it has none of the old DFD Pulsing, works perfectly for still Video, and except for V-Log at the highest settings is really snappy and reliable when shooting handheld outdoors! Thus far the only time I had any footage that had an out-of-focus issue was when I accidentally left it in manual focus mode after taking a picture! Unless you do nighttime sports with 120 fps this will do the job reliably! Reviewers on RU-vid obsess over the AF because it's so easy to visually convey to an audience, but even with the GH5 AF a lot of people chose it despite that gigantic shortcoming! To me, it comes down to the overall value proposition, this camera comes with features way outside its price class! Especially with the Preorder Bonus (the 45 mm Sigma prime), the Value proposition is amazing, compared with the Nikon z5 that costs just a little less or the z6 that costs more but has real issues this was and likely still is by far the best "bang for your buck"! V-Log, the same Sensor as the S1H (the low light quality is really unbelievable), great Software that works reliably and has a lot of features. Surprisingly good in-camera Audio should you ever need it and the 20-60 mm kit lens makes a lot of sense (the IBIS makes up for the missing OIS on the Lens) The only things I wish they had done differently would be a Full-Size HDMI and maybe another programmable button on the front.

I’ve had my S5 for about a month now. Best settings I’ve found for video AF speed +5 AF sensitivity -3 Like709 profile ISO: native iso at 640 Double SS for frame rate. 2.0 update has face/animal detect on the 1-point setting. Make sure it’s actually on. This seems to hit well for me

The Panasonic epically realised a squirrel was coming in from the background and focused there. No other camera would have anticipated it. Epic.

Everyday I watch. I experience fear as you dice death with the road. I experience joy at seeing squirrel kind. I experience a lack of money as I continuously change camera gear.

The blind squirrel looking the other way when the nut was right Infront of him whilst being out of focus was the perfect Panasonic moment

Please do a video about every photographer and videographer selling LUTS!!

So, here's what I gathered from this video - squirrels in Canada are about the size of an european badger and people feed them to get them to the next level. Which is polar-badger size.

I have no intention of buying any of that stuff yet I still watch your intoxicating production and your squirreltastic unfocused footage. Nothing is accomplished but I smile and literally, laugh out loud so you get full marks for fun. Gracias muchacho!

Those "board meetings" should be mandatory to watch for R&D departments of camera manufacturers .

It did a lot better than I was expecting. It won't fare well against the A7Siii but at about 60% of the cost it's a good camera for a hybrid shooter!

Couldn't stop laughing at the squirrel sequence...and the lady in red braved walking in traffic instead of walking by you Kasey.

You know it’s gonna be a good day when you start with street slow mo then “Oh Panny boy”

That squirrel uses Panasonic contact lenses, the nut was right in front of it, even the squirrel furthest away spotted it and snaffled it away. Panasonic I'm so disappointed in you.

The unfocussedness is how you know it's cinematic. And what could be more epic than a frame full of 100% toneh?

For AF, +3 responsiveness and 0 speed works fine for your walking videos. Maybe lower the speed for a dramatic slow focus pull, or to lessen the Panasonic AF pulsing. The blown out skies are terrible to watch. Don't turn the saturation an contrast down too much, just enough to prevent clipping. I think I would use the auto I-dyn function to help out in changing light conditions. The 20-60 does not to appear to suffer from warpy corners. Hopefully panny makes a pro version of that lens with a constant 2,8, whilst still keeping is a reasonable size and weight.

Finally the s5 review i have been waiting for

Stumbled across this channel while planking and doing massive amounts of crack . Most impressive midget channel. Keep it up

Ralph Nader just wrote a book about Panasonic cameras: "Unfocused At Any Speed". (If you get that joke without Googling, you're old.)

sigma and panasonic coversation was very funny. I couldn't stop laughing.

"We want to show you what's behind the i, what's behind the i, dea" lmao

It’s taken me time and patience, dedication and courage, but man I now like your videos 😂. The Sigma/Panasonic dialogue was so funny. Good job and cheers from France 👍

I'm testing one at the moment too, the AF has been super on point for me - Nowhere near the results you are getting here! Really enjoying it, really surprised XD I have it on +3 Responsiveness and 0 or -1 speed. That seems to a sweet spot and then it's a beautiful huntless refocus 9/10 times! In tough conditions it does not perform anywhere near how the Sony handles. Similar to how the new Canon line performed for you actually. The 4K crop in certain settings keeps catching me out though - Probably my own fault for not being on the ball with the custom setting I'm in. I like the way the buttons feel on it, they're a nice experience. The touch screen is wishy-washy for me. I love the nice eyepiece thing. EVF hasn't felt like its lacking in quality. Flippy screen is great, I've been looking at the GH5's one for so long that this one feels like magic. Shutter button took a bit of getting used to, it's a bit hair trigger at times. I'm using the 24-105 f4 lens, that's heavy but all in all a pretty comfortable experience etc! Key question though, should a GH5 user switch? I can't answer that yet... Probably not, but it is a really lovely camera that they would definitely fall in love with, I REALLY like the S5, it's pleasant! Looking forward to you reviewing it more, I think if you end up warming to it, then I'll splash some cash on it!

Sigma & Panasonic board meeting is hillarious! Thanks man.

SLO motion street crossing never gets old. More crossings like this! Music and acting superb!

so... are you saying we need a video of the S5 vs THE BEST camera there ever was on the channel, the G9 ??? YESSS!

Damn that Sigma Panasonic meeting part was killing me 🤣

Is there any channel funnier than this? I think not! Just brilliant!

I'm glad you got to test the S5 because it's a very interesting camera. The autofocus wasn't even that bad after you tweaked the settings. I'd also love to see if the boost digital IS is usable!

Woha! That auto focus test was pretty impressive! If it wasn't for the recording limit, I'd almost be tempted to trade in my GH5. Almost. And you gotta get with the Cine D way of life. Best profile ever.

That HLG footage actually looked really good when you graded it. Like I've said a ton of times, I'm getting one when I can afford it and I can't wait, gonna use my Canon FD and Pentax lenses on it.

In my tests the best S5 settings for Human AF: AF Speed -2 AF Sensitivity +3.

I sold my MFT gear (Panasonic G9) a few months ago and went Full Frame with the A7III. I have to be honest, I wished I had gone for the Panasonic S5 even with that poor autofocus. I just don't enjoyed those Sony bodies. The IQ is great but it's missing something. Maybe it's the ergonomics, or the shit menus. My G9, except for the sensor and and AF, was so much better. Sadly I'm too invested in Sony now to switch again.

Lol the squirrel and a nut is a perfect synonym for Panasonic and autofocus lol

I've said it before, but kudos on the audio. I imagine IRL those trucks are deafening, but your voice comes through really well.

Honestly, I am aware of the glory of other autofocus systems, but for vlogging it's quite usable with +3 responsiveness.

"This is the training for the A7s III battle." lol I love this channel.

Good to see that you finally have a camera in your possession that you're testing!

Oh yessssss I’ve been waiting for this for soooo longggg. Finally I’ll get to know if I should get this or not

Basically, Panny invented a new focus mode: the OOOF ! (I'm sure you got it right... "Ourageously Out Of Focus" , yeah) Actually, it did pretty decent most of the time, it's really more of an inconsistency issue; I guess once you're sure you're detected, it avoids the biggest moments of shame, & Responsiveness +2 and Speed 0 or -1 depending on the situations, would do ok to avoid too much fast/apparent pulsing.

Read that at 60fps the auto focus works better. Something about needing more data or frames.

Oh the Pani boy is back with all it's glory.. you nailed the manual focus btw 👌😂 No one can say the video looks better on the Sony Vs Pani boy.. if you believe that then have your cataract removed and re watch the video

I liked the Panasonic not-in-focus-squirrels.

Tbh the auto focus from the S5 in this video was better than the canon auto focus on the R5/R6... Not even joking. Yes there was outliers, the slow Mo with the squirrels was bad.. and with the wrong settings it pulsed when everything was set to super responsive... But especially when just walking around it looked rock solid!!!.. in day to day use it looked significantly better than the R5/R6!!! For canon I mean that's beyond a disaster a Panasonic having better video auto focus!!!.

Just make a lidar/tof adapter for the camera. For about $250 that can be added to all Panasonic cameras. There is a huge market for this, as the PEAK adapter and DJI have shown.

That slow motion performance was hilarious 😂

The IBIS was incredible. I like that lens too.

Your existence pleases me. 😂😂😂

I learned more about printers than i did cameras after watching this video.

Even though the camera was OOF on the squirrel - the squirrel didn't even see the nut you threw to him/her. Funny.

Do you run photography workshops where you provide instruction on how to cross the road in pretend-slow-motion? I feel my slow-mo runs across the road are somewhat forced and don't have the grace or the interplay with danger that your runs have.

"You'll feel better, asshole!" Best salesman ever, which marketing school did you go to and where do I sign up? :D

12:39 man, you solved the ancient Panny issue. These are the settings...don touch them ever again and i will buy that camera.

You need to have a squirrel on your shoulder when you do the slow-mo across the street.

Enjoying your videos, I’ve learned a lot watching you, which admittedly makes me feel worse about myself. Happy Thanksgiving! oh wait... you’re in Canada. You guys don’t do that. Seriously, good stuff. Keep the squirrel camera tutorials coming.

Hi, what LUTs do you use to grade Vlog on the S5. Also, what white balance and settings did you use for this video? Thanks

I have an S5 on loan and I love it. So much so I am willing to trade my organs for one. As for Autofocus, Fuck Autofocus.

Not 1 second of this epic movie is in focus. LOL HAhhahah excellent.

Thank you so much for the information about printer ink. I seriously never knew that!

@Camera Conspiracies Have you updated the firmware?

When are you releasing the LUT pack? Can’t be long now, surely.

Best clarity with out being over sharp footage I've seen on your channel , but Sony still best auto focus , but that panny was well usable as a vlog cam focus wise . very very funny boardroom scene , one of your best and mega black and white . chow .

pannyboi. dude you are hilarious AF. wicked episode

I don't understand that thing with turning saturation down for log and such. What's supposed to be the benefit of that, instead of letting the internal higher bitrate processing do the saturated colour magic before it gets compressed down to 10- or 8-bit 4:2:whatever?. I've tried colour correcting that stuff, and on the gopro and ZV-1 8-bit, it seems like some parts just stay grey no matter how much you crank up saturation or vibrance, while the face sometimes becomes a monochromatic orange or red. Can someone explain what it's supposed to be good for? Because I just have up and decided to crank up the saturation on the ZV-1 slog3 colour profile to +17 and desaturate if necessary, and that gives me quite pleasing results

Thanks for this. Just curious, was this recorded with the firmware update that was released on Nov 24?

I don't get why the S5 doesn't have all-i when the GH5 has been running with it for years. Did it come out with the recent firmware update along with shutter angle? It's a neat camera though, much more sensibly priced than Sony, and I don't give a monkeys about AF, that's never been an issue for me. All-i is an issue though, big difference when it comes to editing.

awesome autofocus: two squirrels in frame, the camera focuses on the grass between them!!!

Camera and printer tips! What a channel

I remembered the last video I watch that you say never do that thumbnail sh*t.. LOL

I’m really happy to see RU-vid placing ads in your videos. Hopefully that’s means you’re getting paid. Though I do wish I could have been at the meeting they held where they decided to place the ads at the exact worst possible moments to totally destroy any interest someone may have in what you’re saying.

At 15:38 the autofocus was better, not perfect but better. Did the camera have the new update?

This is entertainment. Thanks for your originality.

6:44 I almost drop my Coca-Cola at 1 am laughing at this conversation 😂

Listen here pulsey mcpulserson, I’m leaving L-mount for the same reason. Best cameras ever except for the autofocus. I’ve been using Panasonic professionally for video since the GH4 and I’ve had too much work ruined due to poor autofocus.

Kasey! Boardroom scene was so funny that I pee'd myself from laving so hard. Love it!

HLG is the best compromise for 8bit cameras - if you got 10bit go with slog-like profiles or shoot raw.

That white truck @10:25 is trying to kidnap you, and your audio, and your heart.

How is the low light af for photos?

V-log is a capture color space. You have to use color space transforms in resolve to transform to a rec709, etc. No more orange skin.

hi did you use vlog and if so did you use a LUT? cheers

Yes let’s put a contrast based system with a strong back light behind and except super fast results and jump in and out of frame 😂exactly how they work best and how people film. Meanwhile Fuji was all over the map and it was ok.

I must say that S5 looks great. Autofocus is bad but it has its moments. S5 is better then A7c because of better IBIS, it has 10 bit video recording, better viewfinder and it has option for 5K recording. Dual native ISO should be great but I heard that A7c also has secret Dual native ISO. S5 has better KIT lens then A7c (20-60mm vs 28-60mm). On the other hand Sony has more lenses and L mount lenses are way to expensive. When S5 was on preesale Panasonic gave sigma 45mm f2.8 for free for every S5 that was ordered so back then for 2000euro you could get S5 with 20-60mm lens and sigma 45mm f2.8 and that's better then any other offer from Sony, Canon or Nikon. Like I said, S5 is great but it has some room for improvement. First improvement should be autofocus, second inprovement should be higher video bitrate and ALL-I recording and the last thing i would really want is for third party lens manufactors like Viltrox or Samyang to make autofocus lenses for L mount.

I hope you are working in the movie industry. Your very talented with great humor

the last settings for AF looked best. Funny enough, your colorgrading had best skin tones exactly as you complined about it, but an overcast day is hardly a difficult situation for skin tones. your grading of flat image was horrible. the s5 looks good with than lens for less than half the price of the a73s. I do webinars and use the g9 with 10-25 and in that setup it never pulses or loses me... maybe 720p gives it enough time to compute dfd better. but rumor is the next one comes with PD... gh6 or sh1.2... I still think your best setup is em5.3 +8mm corrected, shotgun mic+external recording for backup, super light and good to go.

🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭 I'm just imagining you recording the board meeting in the middle of the road and people looking at you... I really love this channel, so original and unusual 🙏🙏🙏☺️ Btw I own an S5. It's more usable than one would think for AF actually... Gotta shoot at 60p and bring the AF speed down to -2 or -3. I know... One shouldn't have to .. But for anything else it's top notch, and I...ehm....shoot pictures as well... Fuck I've said it...

One of your best vlogs. Gj

Are using the latest firmware new one was released for the S5 on 24th November with improved AF?

came here for the Void squirrels... was not disappointed :D

I hope you will make soon a video with the DJI Pocket 2!

What firmware was at the time of filming? Thanks!

`Dude, low light owl photography maybe a future subject or catch the northn lights with the S5. Lumix camera's maybe king. Always manual focus just to be sure young skywalker

How does camera know what we want to focus? Guess work? Did you choose the option to track you from the settings and yet the camera not respecting your setting?

Im loving your squirrel channel

The new burn out cross fade...OH NO..LOL, Great video and really, really enjoyed, but i just cannot get that tamron 70 to 300mm in one of your vids out of my mind dude...

The squirrel was just as confused as the Panasonics autofocus.

HP Deskjet 840C! What a glorious moment! Thank you!!!

Great content 😅 It always lifts my mood. HLG graded looks the best to me. There's not too much redness as in V-LOG. The autofocus hunting is sending me straight back to the a7iii and its 8 bit glory. In-focus 8 bit beats out-of-focus 10 bit every time. Panny Boy must be ashamed of all that hunting. It's dangerous 🤣 Someone's going to get hurt lol

Amusing, thank you. I really want to buy the S5 as it does some things so well and for a great price, but the video DFD focus is such a shame.

bruh why you promoting that necklace scam

Pana + CC = Best combo!