Sold My R5C For The Lumix S5ii... I WASTED Money! 

Don’t you think it’s wild that a camera in this price range can hold up in some cases even surpass the R5C or am I just crazy?! 😂

Dont forget that Panasonic also have this crazy habit of updating the firmware to the point where it has squeezed so much extra performance that you end up with essentially a new camera.

This was without a doubt one of the best pictures I've seen from the new Panasonic S5 ii camera. Your images are so cinematic and beautiful, Well done the anamorphic capability on a two thousand dollar camera is truly incredible

Great video dude, welcome to the Lumix community 🙏🏼 S5ii does an awesome job for such an incredible price 🥳

To reduce the lag over HDMI, go to the HDMI Rec out menu and turn the audio over HDMI off. This will fix the issue but won’t get audio from the camera mics to your recorder.

Great video, felt very genuine and not “forced” in any way, just a chilled layed back conversation with some good points!

Great points man!!! It sucks that we invested into cameras thinking they were the right solution.. only to find out they were would if compromises. And then to have a camera come out for half the price that is wayyyy closer to being an solid option for almost everyone.

This made me a subscriber! Thank you for the break-down. the Panasonic S5II sits very high on my wishlist.

Great video bro keep it coming 🤘🏽😎

Great vid! Glad the channel is growing so quickly too

perfect camera. nice video. Proud user of Lumix cameras since 2009. Never looked back.

Nice video. The value Panasonic brings to all its cameras is unreal. My wedding kit has 5 bodies and lenses that I was able to get at a fraction of the cost of any other brand.

Mann the footage and autofocus is amazing on the s5ii. I'm a Lumix G9 user, that pdaf is a great upgrade!

Subscribed Looking forward seeing more content about the S5 II 👍

Awesome, love it! Subbed. I do like the RF-EF adaptor with drop in variable ND filters for the Canon (which sort of gets close to built in ND’s). But like you said the R5C starts to get bulky quick in overcoming some of its shortfalls.

Sweet! Canceling my pre order for S5ii x w not as beast as Gh6 most cuz i have no lenses.ready to see the autofocus update and new features for the second versions of the mft this year ive heard. Thank you

Congrats. And thanks! You can reduce HDMI latency by turning off audio if feasible. Also 60p has less then 30p, then 24p Its an technical issue... would not wait for a "fix"

Your channel is going up !!!!

I just got the S5II and just put my R5C up for sale. On Canon's defense the R5C is meant to be rigged up. The C does stand for cinema and cinema cameras you're supposed to rig up. R5C is mainly for photographers that dabbles in video. That being said I'm satisfied with the S5II. Probably should have hold out for the S5IIX but I couldnt wait that long

That’s one cinematic cat. ;-) great insight, great video, thanks for sharing.

Wow, that looks freaking good!

R5c is the king.. minus the hdmi thing, it has all the tools, the OS is awesome, and the raw capabilities are serious. Get it back!

I admire that you have your own voice and are not afraid to just hold your own opinions even if they are not popular. For example the ibis topic

Great video again. Would like to see af comparison between c70 and the panny 😀

Man, Sony has a lot to learn from Panasonic when it comes to adding important video-centric features. The FX3 carries the “Cine-Line” moniker l, yet it lacks important cine cam features. Why can’t sony add shutter angle, false colour, waveforms and most importantly, open gate? In a market where cameras overall perform pretty closely, I think these features should not be overlooked. These features really add to the overall experience and usability of the camera and I feel like Sony is just sitting on their hands from being the mark leader.

🐱🐱 Storm & Honey looking too cute!

Dope video sir

The cinematic was amazing!

What Lumix AF settings were you using for the talk? Also, were you using a native L mount lens or was it adapted?

Just got my Lumix S5 II for a while, I am impressed by the autofocus this gen (compared with Lumix GH6 and S5) , finally it is usable and works Good ! I Like panasonic Camera because of the good IBIS, good control ,good thermal control !

Great points! Did you ever compare the s5ii with the Fx3 or A74 for for video as a b cam? Thanks for your insights!

Thanks man! Really helped me out. I just bought this camera and I loved your anamorphic shots. I bought the package with the 20/60 mm f3.5/5.5 lens. Do you have an advice what will be the cheapest way for me to create anamorphic style shots? Is there an adaptor I can use? You know which one?

Great video! As a Canon user, I wanted to get an r7 with an 18-35 Sigma, but people like you make me consider the S5ii and S5iix with some of the Sigma Wide-Angle L lenses.

Can you do some color science differences between the two camera? Also some grading stuff to match the cameras

Great review! I had the GH3, Gh4, GH5 at one time and even have access to the S1H, but more recently bought the R5 mainly because I needed an AF solution. The S5 has me looking again to get back into the Lumix /FF game. That HDMI lag you are experiencing however, is a problem. I had it on all my Lumix cameras, too. I tried to use the monitor to help me manual focus, but the lag made it impossible for how I shoot. It was super frustrating experience. Lumix is very good about updates, but this is one that cont to not address. If there is solution that someone else know, please share! Outside of the lag, super excited about this camera and see myself giving Lumix another go in the future! I would take it over the S1H right now, despite it costing much less.

Loved this video. I'll be buying my first camera soon that I'll be using for photography/video. But definitely video more. my top choices are either the Sony a7iv or Lumix S5iix but I'd have to wait a little longer for that camera. Any suggestions?

What do you think of the canon r8? I was looking for a hybrid camera for normal street and travelphotogrsphy but also wildlife photography and also filming (especially some good travel vids).. the r8 looks good for the price with very good video features and a very good autofocus especially for animals. Was also looking at the panasonic s5 2 but wasnt sure if the autofocus for sport or wildlife photography would be as good as the canon autofocus…

I have the same combo with lumix + contax zeiss lenses :) they look amazing. I am curious about that anamorphic adapter tho and how well it works with contax.

I want to try one for photography and short videos with manual lenses. I have Nikon now, but a better stabilization would be great when manual focusing handheld, no tripod.

Try 50 or 60p framerate, it will speed up your hdmi latency. With the GH5 this works and you can tell the difference.

I love your little cat video 😂

I didn’t realize that open gate allows a full 16x9 Image once anamorphic is desqueezed. Great to know - thx!

Thanks for an interesting video. I also have R5C I have a quention, Is it good enough to use S5II with 50mm sigma(such as non is lens) as handheld footage?

BROOOO! That R5C was a GIANT headache. I owned it for 3 days and sold it on the 4th.

I love the 4k crop it makes it easier for me to get close to the small animals 😍👌

Which anamorphic adaptor are you using? And do you rate it? Been thinking of getting one for my s5 and cinelenses

Good video. I watched another comparison of s5 ii with r6 ii and Lumix s5 ii came out on top.

Nice vid! I've heard the turn on, or boot up time to the camera is somewhat long. Do you know how long it takes to turn on after flipping the switch?

Great video! Been looking at this camera for a while now. Might have to take the plunge before my wife spends my bonus.

Hi! Great video! How is the autofocus experience when adapting ef lenses to the s5ii? Thanks!

I am really interested in using it for Livestream. I know model s5ii x has this option, how about basic model s5ii? How can you use it for Livestream? Via HDMI only or you can connect to wifi and stream without computer? I know that GH 6 had this option but had unusable AF and I prefer full frame camera than M4/3.

Love it how explain it, The only issue that I found is that the AF doesn't work in this setting ''FHD'' 24fps/60 I hope Panasonic will fix this issue in the firmware update.

This is my primary cam it's so good for my uses :D one thing I'd also add though as a downside personally is that the HDMI port gets in the way of the tilty flippy screen if I try to open it up to the left and tilt it upward lol small gripe but if only there was a way around that lol

Great vid! Which zeiss lens did you use?

Good review. Got my attention. So, if I DO need 4k,60, what’s your opinion on the right camera? Just curious to know what you’d lean towards, considering all factors - price, stability, portability, etc - for b-roll?

Do you perhaps know how the auto-focus perform in crop mode? And can you do some test in crop mode using APS-C lenses?

Were any of the issues mentioned addressed with firmware yet?

I'd love to get the af performance, but the S1 is currently giving me more (or at least the same) quality

Dude nice vid. I'm looking to get this for underwater work. How's the image skew?

How does it compare to the fx3? Also how good is this in low light? I am a sony shooter and i really love my a7siii, but for some weird reason i’d like to also explore some other camera brands specially this lumix

The Canon R5C is a beast of a camera... I don't think you are right about this. Cheers

Dang, I LOVE the R5C. The image is out of this world. The battery issue is overblown. I brought a million batteries to 2 shoots and only ever needed to change batteries once...

Sony a74 or s5 2? What would you choose? For wedding events and commercials , Shortfilms and decent photography?

Which Panasonic lenses have good AF motors? Which AF lens did you use here?

According to CineD Labtests the S5ii actually has more DR than the R5C and is very close to C70. I'm also surprised how well they matched together with that lut, like there's barely any difference.

What anamorphic lenses would you suggest to use with this cam?

Do You use MC21 with EF lenses on this body?How is AFC?

Which adapter do you use for the Lumix s5ii to adapt EF lenses?

Do u ue canon lenses kn the ljmkx and video autofocus?

Nice video🙌. What conversion lut to rec709 do you use?

Very impressive

Thanks for the review! I see your serious with the cinematography.. you have a C70 and Red camera.. I get what you shared about the s5ii over the r5c.. but honestly I feel like the strongest PROS for the R5c where left out of this video and more bias. The s5ii being $1800 right now and having 6k open gate with way better battery life and alot of the pros you mention is killer BUT. Where that extra price came in for the R5C which is as of now $3600! Is the 8K at 60p full frame (s5ii caps at 6k 30p full frame).. also the 4k 120p for super slow motion, that every wedding videographer wants / s5ii caps at 4K 60p.. lastly is the built in 12bit Internal Raw recording! This is the biggest feature which other cameras costing $6k have.. whereas the S5ii and other like Eos R6 mkii and A7s3 can do BUT externally with a big clunky monitor/ recorder. And most buyer mindset getting the R5C will want to stabilize with gimbal or slider or tripod So just to add these so people can choose their weapons wisely.

The S5II and S1H have a much better dynamic range than the Canon R5c. CineD and slashcam have a really good review about this topic.

Here before 10k

We wanna see the S5IIX

Actually your failure to adjust the autofocus shows how it works, and it looks very good to me. I don't notice hunting or pulsation, it works very reliably, and for someone who doesn't wave his hands in front of his face while talking, this is quite ok, especially if he's showing some items and needs fast and precise autofocus when he puts them in front of the lens. At this price, Panasonic has no competitors at the moment. I also found out in some video that canon ef lenses with a sigma adapter have excellent autofocus on S5II, as a native lens.

Talking about slow motion BTW... Lumix S5II and S5IIX don't have new Phase Detect AF in 1080p full frame 50,60,100 and 120 FPS but only old Contrast AF which is the biggest disappointment... So for some reason people who prefer to shoot 1080p FF in slow-mo from 50 to 120 fps they should do that with old glitchy Contrast base AF. Same for all of those who were hoping to upscale 1080p 50-120 fps to 4k - no PDAF. And taking into account it's a hybrid video-oriented camera, it looks like without a firmware update in the next 1-3 months almost perfect camera becomes garbage.

I have both the S5ii & R5C, in my experience I've found the Canon to produce a sharper 4k image, assuming from the 8k downsample. I also have found the R5C footage in CLOG3 to be very easy to get the look I want. I do photo and video so it was a perfect option for me. I really love the S5ii also for the price, it does produce great looking results, the 4k 60 crop is the only annoying thing but it can be worked around. I also may need to play around with some diffrent profiles but for VLog at 4,000 iso the image can get a bit noisy if the scene is too dark especially it seems when in the 4k 60 crop its extra noticeable. Typically pulling the shadows back down in post fixes it, but then you lose that dynamic range in the shadows. I have not had this issue with the canon, it comes out so clean and noise free.

Hey bro! I need your help. I also have the S5ii I recorded a video with a MOV file. I transferred it to my Mac book, I air drop it to my phone it wouldn’t only if I save it to my iCloud files. So I do that and I can’t even open or download the video through my iCloud files. So then I tried switching it to a MP4 file and the airdropped worked. Is one file better than the other ?? Or do I need to buy a iPhone sd card reader to transfer videos to my phone?

The number one reason I like Panasonic Lumix gear is the company. THEY LISTEN. It did take them longer than everyone would have liked to put PDAF in their last three cameras (S5 II, S5 IIX, and G9 II). But they did, along with a collection of dozens and dozens of other great ease-of-use features they've snowballed and refined over the years. Are they perfect? No. But there are no perfect cameras. There are, however, cameras that are most appropriate for each of us at the moment. Lumix makes many of them. The hardest part is trying one... But once you try, you'll likely buy.

I got gh4, 5 and 6 now will wait for s5iix maaaan saved me for pulling the trigger to get a7siii 😅

I want great image for video and also I want convenience and future proof at the same time.. I am very new and have not invested in any camera brand but want to go either with Lumix or Sony... If you were me what would you choose and why??

Is the open gate 10bit on the s5ii?

What autofocus settings are you using? 👍🏼

How useful is this camera for photography work?

Bring an interesting point to you gus. In China R5c is a lot cheaper than FX3. about $1000 usd cheaper. But here it is the opposite. r5c is about 800-900 usd more expensive.

Would you rather have the FX3 or S5 II? are the 60p crop modes bad?

Good very good 👍, can you add more footage please

Hey, this vid was shot in V Log?

Great footage... Did you use FLAT, V-Log or which mode? Thanks

I see how amazing this camera is and I’m wanting to buy it so badly. The only problem I find is that the zoom lenses are wildly expensive. Or I’m unable to find the lenses in Australia. The lumix s pro 70-200 f2.8 is $4000 AUD, which is more expensive than the Sony GMII equivalent. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

S5II looks sick. Rolling shutter is not good though. Bummer.

The sensor used in the S5II actually has better DR than the R5C. I'm guessing the distribution of stops above and below middle grey is just a bit different than the Canon's, so you may have not been exposing ideally for the camera.

I love my cats 2! I'm sick making the decision between these 2

Don't need to apologize for how the camera focuses. We are expeting better autofocus but not like good autofocus like Sony type.

Hi Anthony I also Have the LUMIX S5 M2 and the DJI R/S 3 Mini gimbal Can you connect the Cameras Bluetooth to the gimbal to use the record button, I am struggling to get it to work? Thanks Steve L in UK.

I love everything about the S5II EXCEPT the autofocus. For me it is not living up to the hype. Especially in non ideal light conditions, it just will not track consistently.

The title of this video could be very misleading. It sounded to me as if you were saying that buying the Lumix S5II was a waste of money

Does pdaf work when shooting 6k open gate?

Very interesting 🤔