getting a GH4...?

jrg wrote:

Dr_Jon wrote:

How much is your interest video and how much stills?

Personally I'd be inclined to look at the G80/85 (especially if you're happy with the EVF and panning) as it's cheaper, has Dual-IS2 and 4k. (Note the G, not GX.)

This has actually been covered in the above posts. They will agree with your suggestion.

I read a number of posts but didn't get that for down, so missed that.

I've had GH3, GH4 and GH5 and I think the first two have some issues compared to IBIS cameras, plus the 1080p in both skips a lot of pixels and so suffers from moire and aliasing. The GH4 4k is excellent though, and shoots great video in Cinelike-D (avoid VLog-L as that can fall apart on an 8-bit camera and the GH4 uses less than 8-bits for it (okay, dug out a calculator, 7.3 bits)...

BTW I basically got my GH5 for free by trading in my GH3, GH4 and their battery grip (I paid £741 for a GH5 with the Leica 12-60, which at the time was £859 with £100 cashback).

If you do get a Dual-IS2 camera it's worth checking if you have lenses that work with it, if not a kit lens might be an idea (for example I have the mk 1 12-35 and 35-100 f2.8s and neither support it). I felt the difference (Dual-IS vs Dual-IS2) was between an image just slightly moving and what looked like reviewing a still (at short range and no great tele). You can of course do "better than IBIS" by using a gimbal, but that does get tiring.

If you do a lot of stills a 20MP camera may be better, although there are two different 16MP sensors around (Panasonic and Sony). But you aren't buying a GH camera just for stills.

In the U.K. you can get the G80 alone or in a kit with the cheaper of the 12-60s. Maybe in a country near you too?
I wouldn't get a GH3 as the 1080p has too many issues, I really did like my GH4 but IBIS really is handy (as is VLogL that is usable).