GFX 100S II for Videography

[The_Crow]

Has anyone here used the GFX 100S II for videography, and can share some thoughts and feedback. I need to shoot a documentary-style interview and would like to use my GFX, rather than hire something else.

No fast pans or movements. No fast-moving subjects...I reckon it will be okay for this.

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[kciuk aka Ken60]

I only play with it , but would say that Davinci's ability to read Pro Res from these things is great. They eat batteries , so if its a longish shoot take several . I bought a Samsung T7 Shield and use the chord that came with that for a C to C connection. The camera recognises it and shoots happily to the drive allowing 2 TB uninterrupted.

On Fuji's site they have a series of LUTs for it , which I set in Davinci to use with all media . Have a look at the Fujifilm online manual for all the menu stuff and pointers to waveforms and zebras etc. I found the eye focus tracking works quite well, and for an interview should be OK.

There's a feeling I get When I look to the West And my spirit is crying for leaving...

The girls did it better !

 

[The_Crow]

I only play with it , but would say that ...

Thanks for your reply. Any issues with rolling shutter or focus stutter?

 

[kciuk aka Ken60]

focus from my limited experience ,using autofocus and eye tracking , has been good ...certainly way better than I could pull focus ! Rolling shutter is a known issue if you want fast pans as is breething on some optics. I guess if you know the beast and shoot to its strengths.

 

[WhiteCranePhoto]

I have used my XH-2 as a B cam on film sets a couple of times; what I'd recommend based on that experience is (in addition to avoiding fast pans and such):

Record in at least ProRes 4:2:2 HQ, and use F-Log. Make sure that you do not enable auto-ISO. On the XH-2, ISO 800 matches standard cinema cameras pretty well, so that's a good starting point. Even the XH-2 with its much smaller sensor is quite clean at up to ISO 1600, so you can get away with a lot, probably more with your camera, but try it first so that you know where noise starts becoming an issue.

In Resolve, use DaVinci YRGB Color Managed.

Set the IDT on your Fuji footage to F-log (match what you set on camera, IIRC it's F-Log3 now?).

Bob's your uncle.

 

[BobsYourUncle]

I have used my XH-2 as a B cam on film sets a couple of times; what I'd recommend based on that experience is (in addition to avoiding fast pans and such):

Record in at least ProRes 4:2:2 HQ, and use F-Log. Make sure that you do not enable auto-ISO. On the XH-2, ISO 800 matches standard cinema cameras pretty well, so that's a good starting point. Even the XH-2 with its much smaller sensor is quite clean at up to ISO 1600, so you can get away with a lot, probably more with your camera, but try it first so that you know where noise starts becoming an issue.

In Resolve, use DaVinci YRGB Color Managed.

Set the IDT on your Fuji footage to F-log (match what you set on camera, IIRC it's F-Log3 now?).

Bob's your uncle.

Yes, I'm still here!

 

[WhiteCranePhoto]

Yes, I'm still here!

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