Why the Panasonic GH5 is STILL WORTH your $$ in 2023 

To be honest because of this video and your comments I found out about the new open gate feature. Really need to look more into that. Thanks 😇

@@ShootThatVideo Definitely check it out. The 6k is beautiful! There was another RU-vidr that did a blind test between the GH5 versus a Red camera for 6k footage -- and people were struggling to figure out which camera was which. The GH5 is that much of a monster!

​@@LakeHowellDigitalVideo insane 😊

​@@LakeHowellDigitalVideoWhich youtuber. Also, how to add the update?

@@LakeHowellDigitalVideo Hi, would you please mention which update it is the one you mention? Thanks

Amen 😊

Michael how about for a novice person just getting into Photo/video wanting to make small family/sports/everyday things a person who just purchased the studio ver of Davinci Resolve and is learning that... I just recently purchased the GH5 (4 months now) from a Sony professional user who was given the GH5 as a gift he stated that he liked it but was no way going to switch from the Sony eco system so I got a great deal in the GH5 with a 12-35 lens for 960.00 but do I ever struggle with the AF focus so a straight forward question from me being a noob and the fact that I only have one lens would it be better to grow into the field using the new full frame S5ii I will never touch the features of each camera but having used Nikon, Sony and Olympus cameras I really like the Panasonic interface and menus and I want to commit to using Panasonic cameras. The new S5ii with the new phase AF seems like it might be a reason to switch just for that alone. I have watched 100's of videos on how to use the GH5 focus and many videos saying that it is crap... I take the GH5 with me every day trying to get it right but have missed many a shot or video with blurry images..... Thanks

The GH5 is what I film with now. It looks so professional. It is a huge upgrade from my phone and old camcorder. Especially with the 25mm F 1.7 lense. Great bokeh and sharpness. Major upgrade.

Hi, I will do a film documentary for my student project. I'd like to film 4k footage. Do you think that Lumix GH5 is good enough for a student project? Any issues such as over heating, or limited time for 4k filming?

That's really awesome! Never shot with the FX3 but it seems an amazing camera.

I personally have 4 GH5 and also use 2 FX3 in another work place. Still I like GH5 and upgraded one of them to GH6 but I see FX3 beats them in focus, and picture quality. Although GH5 beats them in budget, and easy to use

It's an in house Panasonic look they started with their pro broadcast cameras. I can remember their MiniDV cameras were really good and better than competitors even in the very early 2000s. Just know what they're doing.

Nice to hear, yes, can't argue about the quality and with good lens choices you can eliminate a lot of the MFT problems. I think knowing what the "cons" are, to avoid them or working around them is an important thing to get the most out of your camera. I'm also very exited about the S5II mainly because of the auto focus. But with switching to that I have to switch/invest in a lot more than just the body. So not anytime soon for me.

Voigtlander Nokton came out with an MFT f0.8 lens that should solve any low light issues.

And don’t forget the etc extra tele conversion mode for video, you get essentially full 4k pixels readout on the sensor with another additional 1,4x zoom (or even 2x for 1080p). Shot this with gh5 and tamron 150-600, etc will push 600mm to 1680mm equivalent in 4k :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Htffno42AG4.html

Sounds like a good deal. Spend some $$ on a good lens en you're done!

Aaah nice, buying lenses is always scary. So recommendations are more than welcome. 😁

@@ShootThatVideo Tks

I should not hide the truth! Good luck with your search!

@@ShootThatVideo Thanks.

@@justinbryson352 Save up for the full frame Lumix S5II or S5 🤔

@@lb7144 Wow, the S5 is $1600, and the S5II would be $2200. That is a lot for me. They must be really great cameras. I understand there are options that are easily over 3 times that cost though. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks!

Hi Pablo, I really need to look further into the open gate feature. It's pretty promising but I hadn't had the time to invest in really testing it.

Which Sony did you have before? The FX30 looks like a beautiful camera but it's true that a lot of people forget about all the extra costs, like new lenses. Also the the price difference between 1k and 2k doesn't sound that much, but is 200%.

@@ShootThatVideo i had a camcorder Sonya AX43, Sony ZV1 and Sony ZVE10. All the cameras i used for more than two years. The ZVE10 was the most frustrating experience because some of the footage were dark. I had Sigma 18-50mm, Sony 35mm and Sigma 56mm. The Sigma produce beautiful colour and skin tone, yet it still looked darker even i bumped up a litle exposure and ISO. ZVE10 only gave 60p in 1080.. and Sony is bad in sharpness as well in colour when you shoot everything in 1080p. This was just my experience. I watched many videos about camera that shoot at least in 4K 60p and borrowed my friends’ camera Nikon and Fujifilm XT2. Although Later last year FX30 came out, i decided to choose another brand and sold all my sonys’ for GH5ii. Got myself panny leica 12-60, bought other used lenses 20mm, 42.5mm and 45-200mm. It was less than 1,200 USD. Really glad made the purchase and the video was bright and sharp. Right now i’m using 20mm lens as my main lens. It is really sharp and the colour.. mmuaah. I shoot in 4K 60p, which is amazing. I understand Sony had to bring such setting to only high-end cameras with higher price tag than other rivals due to they also sell their sensors to other camera companies. It is just purely business. But the lens ecosystem was also expensive for sony, plus the image stabilisation is still not to on par to even Fujifilm. If Sony to give the best of their tech even to low end camera, it may kill their rivals business and Sony will also be affected. That is the reason why theIr APSC sensor has not been upgraded so much for than many years. This is all my personal thought based on info on the net and my experience with the camera.

Forgot to mention one of the most important aspect of GH5ii. I’m a journalist and i purchased the camera on my own so that i could study them and teach the young journalists which camera to buy, if they want to use the camera, if not they could opt for just a phone. I also teach them how to edit and use app on the go using solely iphone or ipad. Light weight and cost effecient will always be my main concern. I’m editing in Lumafusion, which for GH5ii it is easy and no lagging for 8bit colour. I’m also going to test on 10bit as well as GH5ii’s streaming via any phone, which is awesome to me.

I got the 12-35mm 2.8 mark 1 for the GH5. I also have the 14-42 3.5-5.6. The kit lens is good cant fault it though the 12-35m is better. Reason is it goes down to 2.8 and has stabilization. So you get really smooth shots. You could always by a NDV filter for when shooting in outdoor and its sunny so you could keep the lends at 2.8. The best way to think about it is. If the 12-42 was better then the 12-35 then why is one a kit lens and the other cost around 300-500, The GH5 will be good for a few more years yet.

@@orinorio1 ok thanks, you are right. If I didn't have the kit lens it would of been definitely a no Brainer to get mk1 version

@@davidvictory9764 no problem.

Team GH5 ❤️

GH5 spits out one file, unless it switches SD cards, I'm not familiar with the other camera you're talking about.

I'm active on RU-vid since 2011. So there is a big change you've seen me before talking dutch 😉

To be honest, I think your better of with something that has better auto focus. I recommend this camera more for the filmmakers out there than for the content creators.

I don't think you're right...

@@ShootThatVideo how do you explain the blurred edges of everything ? dont tell me you dont see it

It is not impossible but compared to a more high end (maybe full-frame) hybrid camera, there is a big difference. For me, a bigger difference than with shooting video.

@@ShootThatVideo I see... maybe yes, but it will also depend on the media your photos are presented on in the end, how compressed. will your work be in the end, if no one can see your work as you see it in your own photoshop how will t matter to have some fancy camera if is just photo in social media content that are so compressed that none of that will come out in the end result of your work? I do not mean you per se now, just mean us all, when we work, the reality of hard work vs how it is presented by a client and seen by the audience... I think that should be taken into consideration as well before one purchase a new and vey expensive camera...

Great to hear, the R7 is the best hybrid camera I think as you already mentioned. And the GH5 has endless lens options (also cheap) because of the MFT mount.

@@ShootThatVideo thank you 🙏🏼

Nice, get a good lens with it and you will be verry happy.

Hi, I have a big library of LUTS that I found for free in the last years. Some are good, some aren't. But I did buy the Panasonic pack from Christian Maté Grab for Cinnelike-D footage which I really like. store.christianmategrab.com/collections/products/products/panasonic-cinematic-luts?sca_ref=3224546.9WEpG4bk0W

@@ShootThatVideothanks A link to get them please

I added the link already 😇

Yes, the wired triggers should be working. I use one myself. I think smallrig has some good options. But to be honest, with a start-stop trigger, it will be expensive.

@@ShootThatVideo yesszz i bought one today from smallrig with start/stop trigger.....

Yes, that's right. For 10-bit you have to switch to 4K 30fps & 24fps or 1080P 60fps, 30fps & 24fps. Check the full list at 3:38

You can with Ninja V - hdmi rec

The GH5 Mark II is capable of 4K, 60 fps, 10Bit.