Re: Exciting Pana announcements, especially for video people.
Kisaha wrote:
Being in NX system for only 3 years, but perfectly happy with whatever the system offered (except the flash gun situation I am into right now!).
Having all the lenses I need, especially the unique 16-50S, and 3 cameras for specific things each (NX1-pro work, NX500-B cam/travel cam, NX3000-everyday cam) I couldn't even think of another system replacing what I am getting from NX. Well, today I am having second thoughts.
It is not only the new GH5, which is a videographer's dream, and for only 1999$, but also the. under the radar, GX850, which can be the NX3000 equiv. and the G85 (or GX85, even cheaper and more stylized) that can be a different approach of the NX500 subject.
Well, sensor wise, NX is still king, 20-28 APS-C megapixels, instead of 16-20 m4/3 ones, it is just the double/triple IS of Pana is second in industry right now (and starting to become really good of its own), and GH5 is video king, what it offers, you can't even find in professional video cameras right now, and in every camera they earn a little bit of low light performance (even though, admittedly, not much, but there is clear improvement with every camera near the top).
Well.....if you look at Em1.2 4K video you can see just how incredible good it is. Fantastic in ISo3200. Panny....can only be a lot better. Because they offer incam 4:2:2 10 bit 4K. That is much better really
Panasonic is really trying to push the envelope here, I believe they are number 1 in innovation these days.
They have been the biggest innovator for mirrorless ever since it started....with them. G1 was the start, GH1 was a videopowerhouse, GH4 4K was jawdropping, the best S-AF became by far the best CDAF AKA DFD which on my GH4 works well. I have yet to test my EM1.2 for BIF but it will be better may be. Regardless, GH4 is a solid camera for action.
Probably these announcements today will push the whole industry a bit (I see a6xx people to save for another announcement soon, because a6300 and a6500 do not make any sense at all right now!).
We need to await reviews of the GH5 though before we can say anything definitive. But it seems a superb cam.
But what makes such systems are lenses. I am actually more impressed with those updates on those old lenses.
Also: no corners are cut with Panasonic. GX80 was so amazing because they simply got that cam a better shutter and 4K IBIS which works nice inspite of their GX8 being quite new...and could not keep up here.
I think Panasonic is a commendable camerasystem and...very rare are the comments on its build quality. Really....so few and far between. Can't say the same of Oly and just hope my Em1.2 will be fine....