Panasonic GH5 vs. Sony A7s ii Review
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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We've filmed in places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, Japan, and many more places while backpacking and camping. Here's our take on how our cameras perform their jobs when out in the wild.
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Couple of updates.
First, that manual focus issue at 7:11 is indeed a lens issue, and not a camera issue per se, but considering all of the Sony lenses I have used have this problem, I still think it's a relevant issue to bring up. Sorry for the misinformation though, that's indeed not a problem inherent to the camera itself, but the lenses.
Second, after more testing, I wish I had emphasized just HOW good the Dual Image Stabilization on the GH5 is. It's pretty close to miraculous. It's not exactly a replacement for a glidecam or a handheld stabilizer when you're walking around, but it's damn close. And when you're doing static shots, even on a bumpy bus or airplane, it's incredibly stable. One note though, it doesn't kick in until a couple of seconds after the camera is turned on, so just keep that in mind when you're shooting.
Also, the audio preamps on the A7s ii are far cleaner than the GH5. After using it more and more, there is a clear, noticeable difference. The GH5 is certainly still usable, but the A7s preamp is actually decent with a Rode Videomic Pro.
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Finally someone who talks about the camera as a whole and doesn't just drone on about autofocus... Great video.
JamesDaily which has better autofocus?
autofocus is overrated ! you need it quick as sheet only if you shot VLOGS like LOGAN PAUL and you need to focus in 0.1 sec. otherwise its useless i mean in real life condition. who dafook needs quick autofocus? in bouth they are quick enough less the a second....so don't make a big deal out of some commercial-point advertisement and try to use it in real life condition, ok?
My head says GH5 but my heart says A7s II. #thestruggle
a7sii LOW LIGHT!
Caitlyn Johnston i bet your pocket says gh5 too
I went with the A7s II. Just bought it. I feel like user interface and design are luxuries that are just starting to unfold. All cameras have basic controls that you must must master to become a filmmaker and no matter the camera, you will eventually master the controls. I'm coming from a Canon 7D, I'm literally so pumped to get my new A7s II.
ahh. I am jealous. I think I want one camera and then my mind switches. I may just end up with the GH5 right now due to budget..and I think it will be the best all around in my price range.. but I think eventually down the line I will be owning something from Sony because those sensors are too hard to pass up.
Caitlyn Johnston gh5 or a6500 i wanna have pretty decent phot quality too.
This is probably the best comparison review i've seen on UA-cam because of the fact that it's not purely biased and also how it's portrayed to a personal level of use. Well done!
The best GH5 vs a7s ii video out there, hands down!
indeed
If the gh5 was a full-frame It would be insane.
lumix s1
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MFT actually brings up a lot of possibilites, for example vintage lenses.
Wow great review! The best camera review I've seen
This review was awesome. I'm a novice and out of all the reviews I've seen, this one was the most entertaining and easy to understand while being full of technical information. I'll probably get the Lumix
iv been searching weeks for a video like this thank you!!
I sold my A7sii for the gh5 a year ago. the 10-bit color, battery life, and no record limit are incredible features on the gh5 and mostly the reasons why I switched. gh5s handles low light well and metabones with ef lenses give great bokeh.
We recently got the GH5s and are really excited to take it out on a hiking and filming trip! And ya gotta love those bokeh balls!
Really appreciate the cinematography behind AA, it's well thought out and executed nicely. I think you guys even do your own music? I became a fan after that amazing Yosemite video
For the battery issue, you can find micro usb chargers that can charge two sony batteries at the same time. The charger can also run off an external battery pack. I go through batteries like crazy especially in the winter and this setup is 100% necessary in those circumstances. Great video, love your others as well!
External battery solution is good but is pretty unusable with what they are doing. The flimsy micro USB port will break very easily! Not to mention another cable dangling
oh I didn't mean connected to the camera directly. I meant to charge used batteries overnight so you only have to bring enough for a day.
Ah yes sorry I misread what you said!
Ed Tse care to share where u got the charger from? i mow through the a7sii batteries like crazy
thepixelninja1 you can search on Amazon for Sony a7 battery charger. I got the cheapest compact one and it works fine charging Sony and third party batteries.
This is one of the best camera reviews and comparisons I’ve ever seen! Because it is based on actual usage! Many reviews are based on maybe a couple of days with the gear. Sometimes it feels like the reviewer is just listing all the specs and that’s a bout it. But this goes into depth about all the small quirks you’ve found and how it actually is to use in real life. It’s so much more useful than many other reviews. Thanks for making this.
(Yes, this is the second time I watch this... look, it just popped up in the suggestions okay! :P)
I love my A7sii and it's the perfect camera for me. That being said, every negative point you stated is very true, and man I wish Sony would figure out better menus and ergonomics
So would you say that the GH5's low light performance is considerably worse than the A7Sii, or GH5 still performs fairly well? I'm upgrading from a t3i so I think either camera is going to be an upgrade in the low light department.
This was a really fantastic review. Incredibly thorough and I love the emphasis on usability over straight specs. Can't wait to pick up a Gh5 soon and I'll probably hold out and see what the A7sii successor looks like.
Best camera review that I've seen on UA-cam. I've wandering around for days to find an on-field review. Despite the documents from the manufacturers, we only know if it fit our need on each case. I'll go for the GH5 for cinematic purpose since the price dropped recently.
Great review. but please don't oversaturate your footage.
I like that better than washed out, ungraded shades of grey...
it looks oversaturated even on my sRGB monitor.. please don't to it that much :)
Maybe it`s just a unbalanced monitor you have there.
Sepehr Atefi yeah it's so bad.. especially the basket ball 180p slow motion.. that looked sooooo bad it's unbearable to watch
nope, it is oversaturated
Really great product review. The narration is great and keeps flowing without dead-air or useless chatter. I look forward to watching your other videos. There's been a lot of press regarding the poor auto-focus of the GH5. You mention in a comment below that the GH4 was worse. Do you use the GH5 auto-focus, and if so, what did you think of it? That's about the only thing that is keeping some folks from giving the GH5 a try. Thanks!
Very good review! A camera being water resistant is a huge plus at that cost.
Great format for reviewing the pro and cons of cameras. It is completely objective with real evidence provided from the past episodes, brilliant!
Can you please make a video on how you make the time lapse videos?
Thanks.
I got the GH5 because of your videos but without watching this first, and I'm so glad I did. I got it for $1200 and I feel like it is such a steal. Thank you!!
What a great review. Showing actual footage shot by the cameras, as well as your own personal views of both units. If I had the money, you've 'sold' me on the GH5
I love how concise you are and how you aren't repetitive. You keep the video entertaining with beautiful shots too! Great review!
Oh also the full frame as well as apsc mode is such a great feature of the A7 series (also buried down in the settings)
DUDEEEEEEE This was THE most helpful video for me right now weighing up GH5 vs GH4 vs Sony vs Canon and you just answered it for me in such a contructive and helpful way! Thanks so much, new subscriber over here!
+ChrisSearle thank you so much! Glad it helped
The focusing (fly by wire) depends on the lens not the camera body. Part of the issues your having with the peaking and focusing on the A7sII is because it is a full frame camera, there is actually less in focus. Focus will always be more difficult on a larger sensor. The menu system is strange but I don't have a problem finding what I need. Record time nightmare? I shoot professionally and yes the record limit is not ideal I guess all my years of using both motion picture cameras with say a 10-12min run and older high end video formats with 30 minutes tapes the limit here isn't much of and issue for me. There’s always a need for a subject to take a break or find space between interview questions. It’s usually recommend you not use any stabilizer when on a tripod but I guess if it works on the Panasonic GH5 then use it, but I wouldn't expect that to work with any other camera. The Panasonic GH5 produces awesome video aesthetic images. The A7sII's images more rival the look of film and more higher end cinema cameras. It is frequently used as an B or C camera to be intercut with higher end cinema cameras where things like auto focus are not an issue. What's most important to your production, run and gun ergonomics or when carefully shot and graded very cinematic images at a comparatively low cost for the delivered aesthetic.
I will forever be grateful to your review....for the likes of people like me who are weighing up buying choices between black magic cinema cam...zcam...sony a7s2/3 and switching up from gh4 of old days.....this is a review ive always wanted to seek.....yes ive seen caleb pikes reviews....phillip bloom yada yada....but here you are comparing the gh5 to the sony and this is a blessing to many of us......i shot a documentary on the land speed records in the uk on the gh5 and was pleasantly surprised with the 4k stock....it was superb rich in colours....yet i do need to shoot in low light conditions....and well....m4:3 often struggles until say we add on the metabones speedboosters and sigma art lense say for expamle.....so genuinely thankyou for your lovely review....the footage bye the way looks really fab...and i look forward to watching your travel vids....best wishes and forever keep rolling.......thanks. Uk crew.
Good video! A couple of really good things about the GH5 you didn't hit on are the new joystick button which FLIES around the menu system and is great fro moving the focus point, and also the "My Menu" customizable menu folder. Keeping all your most used menu items here really speeds things up.
Ok lets do this. 7 years had passed and im still rocking both cameras and a gh4.
One thing th a7s lineup and any sony is the ability to zoom in while under recording, something i wish the panasonics do.
Its not the cameras fault that the fpcus ring on your lens is bad. Take the 50 1.8 G OSS apsc. Thag is a bad focus ring. Use the full frame equivalent the 50 1.8 the cheap one, and the focus ring is smooth and fast and accurate.
Good call - agree - they work well together as a set of business tools for a variety of shooting.
This was an amazing review!! Thank you so much. I have been struggling between these two since I will be going into real estate content. Now l believe l can buy the GH5 first to get 90% of the work done and save up for the a7sii for all the special projects.
By far the best review I've seen on this subject! Thorough but not long-winded, well organized, and tons of useful *real world* experience and info. Extremely useful and valuable. A+ Thanks!
Best real world dual camera review out here. Love the objectivity. But, honestly, man you should at least try to learn the advantages of 10 bit & color grading even if you wouldn’t use them. Additionally, I understand saturation is your preference, but damn dude. Some shots were so saturated that it looked like a cartoon
Great review, I have been choosing between A7s and GH4 and as someone that colour grades I way prefer the A7s but I can imagine without grading it would suck.
Nicely done and well worth watching and your opinion counts... thank you!
Single np-fw50 weights 45 grams, even if you took 10 of those, they would practically add no weight in contrast to other equipment you're carrying anyway. Split that to three people and its ~160g a person. If the battery charging is a hassle, get a battery charger with more slots, or just add many of those in a extension cord.
Changing batteries still sucks, but getting a battery grip would help much, eventhough its adding bulk and a little weight.
Hopefully allot of the issues such as display brightness, record button placement, battery life, autofocus etc will be addressed in the upcoming a7s3. Currently own the a7r3 and it's a miracle camera and possibly the best all purpose camera.
you can use the metabone speed booster which will give you similar result as the full frame camera. I use it for my GH4, but you will have to use manual focus in my case as I am using Nikon mount.
You did a fantastic job with is! I see you got the older 12-35mm. They updated that lens with modern internals to take better advantage of the dual image stabilization. Maybe something to look into the future.
I just ordered the gh5 a few hours ago then came across your video. Nice to see I made the right choice after a full day of research. I needed the Image stabilization and weatherproofing for my hikes. I almost got the A7III but decided not too. The flip view screen is super important because I am always alone. Hope to make some great stuff with it. Thanks for all the great videos. Kevin
Sony shooter here, so many good points made in your video. Sony needs to build on these complaints. Thank you for this.
Stupid tip: You can set the camera to Viewfinder-only before entering the time-lapse app and then it's a pain in the ass to set up the time lapse, but this drastically improves battery life. I've gotten up to 7 hours of time lapse on one charge doing this and turning airplane mode on.
30 minute record time can be very easily removed by installing sony-pmca.appspot.com/apps TWEAK app on the camera.
I do have a question, on the GH5, that fancy button to immediately switch between LCD and EVF, can both the LCD and EVF be turned entirely off to save battery life?
Thannnnk you haha I'm a film student and have not only preferred the Panasonic platform in similar ways but was still struggling with finding palatable comparison between the Sony line equivalent. This is the best explanation for video shooters I have found thank you!!
This was really amazing Robby! So much better than anything else I have seen on the GH5. My wife has one order to upgrade her GH3 and can't wait for it to come in.
I wish people would test these cameras through more than just vlog stuff instead focus on more controlled lighting situations.
GH5 wins clearly.
For low light, buy a speed booster ultra + Sigma 18-35mm f1.8
"Just spend another 1500$"
Of course.
Patrick Hinlopen doesnt matter, thats still cheaper
Exactly
Does it have to be of a certain mount? canon, Nikon? I think I saw somewhere that Nikon with the speedbooster doesn't auto focus while the canon does? Asking because I use Nikon for pictures but looking at gh5 for video
Oh, I forgot to mention the in camera image stabilization on the A6500, making any lens stable, and you sill prefer steady-cam over gimbals? The Zhiyun Crane M can handle action cams, point and shoots, up to an A6500 with certain lenes.
one thing im aware of is that the gh5 has a max 400 mega bits per second as oppose to sonys max of 120 mega bits per second. and to really make the gh5 a real killer is to use a metabones speedbooster. that kills all the alpha series lineup.
the gh5 with metabones speedbooster with a sigma 18-35mm f1.8 (ef mount) is a beast. and still not as expensive as the a7s
The metabones speedbooster does reduce image quality. So if you are using cine pl lenses shine away from it.
Do you have any articles or videos with examples of the reduced quality? I'd be interested in checking them out!
if you need now light then look at the Voigtlander or SLR Magic CINE lenses like the T0.95 50mm. amazing low light capability. a micro dour thirds f2.8 is a 35mm equivalent of an f4 so you need to take that into account.
Love the review as I was on the fence about both cameras. Thank you! What lens do you recommend for the Panasonic GH5 for wide shots. I shoot a lot of things that need a wider view/
that was a great hands on comparisson! ive seen quite alot a7sii reviews, but this one is the best by far! thank you so much for the video, it really showed aspects i did not know, regarding the use of an a7sii. cheers from Norway :)
As someone who has shot with a GH4 and a Sony A7s fairly extensively, this video is right on. The Sony will get a you a small number of advantages over the Lumix, but overall it's not nearly as pleasant to USE. Horrible ergonomics, mediocre screen, awful battery life...
Just goes to show that you really have no idea how good a camera is until you actually use it. Specs on a page won't ever give you the full picture.
Great real world review. Probably the best GH5 review I've seen. Although I wonder if simply using an extra LED panel or practical light for the dark campsite shots would make more sense than carrying an extra body and lens. I know sticking to available light streamlines the process somewhat, but a light just outside the shot can help a ton.
Everyone seems to forget the about the crop factor. It affects the aperture as well. Therefore the Lumix 12-35 f2.8 is the Full frame equivalent to the 24-70mm f5.6!!! Not and f2.8 like the manufacturer would like you to believe. If you use Speed boosters or get a faster lens that has an equal T stop closer to the Sony lens. Then the Gh5 will see much better in low light!
yes. I was hoping that you guys would make a video like this.
thank you.
It's nice to see a review that is done very professionally. You switched me back to my original choice.
Great thorough review. I really enjoyed it. I'm a Sony guy myself who also bought the GH5. I've done a few mini reviews on the GH5. I just happend to subscribe to your channel about two months ago when I found your Yosemite video. Anyway I loooove what you're doing with your channel. Oh and don't listen to commenters who say you oversaturate your footage. I think it looks completely lifelike and awesome . Don't change a thing. That faded washed out look is the 2016 trendy beard of the video world. Anyhow keep up the awesome work.
HOLY SCHNAPPS CRACKLE AND POPS!!!!. FANTASTIC REVIEW FROM THIS GUY. so based on this wonderful guys review of these two barbaric beasts of a machine. His conclusion is @ 19:35 ............... 90% of his work comes from GH5 and 10% from A7Sii? Both machines deliver extreme professional results but dude invested like almost $8k on camera body and lenses alone. It's worth it if you have the clients who need and pay for your services i see. He's right, depends on what and why you need the type of camera you decide to invest in. Amazing review, I'm a GH3 GH4 owner and shooter so this review leads me in the right direction. Thanks Bruh!!! I throw my right fist up and hold it high in the air as a sign of respect because you just don't talk about it you be about it. 5 star review this guy is.
I wish I could appreciate all of the things the GH5 does well, but my main gig is weddings and low light performance is just too important. You do need the battery grip on the Sony though, not only does it hold 2 batteries it really improves the ergonomics. And then you have the luxury of getting to run one battery down all the way and change it without worrying about the camera dying because it automatically switches to the next battery. I also noticed that the field of view on the GH5 was pretty bad. Like when you were bouncing the basketball. It was 2 feet away and the trees down the street were still in focus.
+Ethington Productions god man, I would love to just get sonys user experience people in a room and show them what is actually needed in a camera when you're using it. If I could somehow combine the two cameras I would be a happy camper.
I love the GH5 but theres afew key things to me that makes the a7sii better which could easily be fixed w software update.
I like how the A7sii can punch in to check focus while recording. GH5 cant do that..
I prefer changing ISO on the A7sii as its a one finger operation compared to the GH4.
I hope panasonic sees ur video and make this changes
just being picky: the gh5 is crop sensor anyway, so with equivalent lens for slo-mo crop on Sony, the A7sII will still likely have a wider FOV, so it s really not viable criticism for comparing the cameras objectively. although it does make sense in the *expectation* category
Regarding GH5 files 10 bit not working in Premier.
If you change to MP4 instead of MOV it will work in premier, and from what I understand you will not get any real quality loss
That's what I've heard, but I am using MP4. It works, but they lag horribly compared to the 8-bit. I haven't tried them on the latest update yet though.
1:30 A shallow depth of field is no good if it's out of focus. And what's with the super saturated footage? Perhaps it's time to calibrate your monitor?
Thank you for the video , it was really really helpful!
I was thinking to get the Sony a7sii because of the low light performance,but because of the fact that I’m a backpacker and a beginner with cameras, you showed me that the gh5 would suit me much better for lots of reasons I didn’t think of before!
awesome comparison. love your focus on usage instead of pixel peeping.
I was trying to help my 14 year-old son find a good starter camera to shoot video and practice with After Effects. A straight up video camera seemed more practical to me because he does not want to take stills, but he wants to have manual control over focus and ISO, features that only seem available on a more conventional looking camera like the ones you have reviewed. No such thing as a regular video camera with those manual controls??? I ended up getting him a Nikon COOLPIX P530 16.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 42x Zoom NIKKOR Lens and Full HD 1080p Video which, for $250, seemed a reasonable starter camera for a teenager just showing interest in the hobby. I'm not sure what I'm getting at here, but I will show him this video and he can start to think about what he might need in the future. You're definitely in your element talking about cameras!
+Rugged Camper ah very nice! I don't have any experience with that camera but I always recommend the canon t3i for beginners. You can usually get a used on with a lens for around 300 and you can learn everything you need to know from that camera. But sounds like the one you picked will do the same so good choice!
You wanna get your son a 1800$ camera with another 500-1000$ in a lens? Lol wtf
Seriously great review. Not interested in Sony, but like the low light shots! You didn't mention the issue with the GH5 autofocus, wonder if you feel its a problem or not. Currently looking at the GH5 vs the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, both 4/3rds cameras.
This hand down the best camera review on these two cameras I've watched - well done.
Having been using the a7s and gh4 for years now I agree on almost everything you said here.
Minor disagreements being the lens release button on gh5/4 I actually much prefer that to the a7s.
And your comments on the flyby wire focus.
That's just a lens choice thing. So strange you mentioned it a body review.
Ps you will get much better low light performance with a speed booster/fast lens.
If you want to learn more on that subject I did a video recently called "depth of field and crop sensor misconceptions." It covers all u need to know to get the same noise levels/DOF/FOV on both a FF and M43. :)
+biscuitsalive oh thank you for that! I actually didn't realize that was a lens thing (in retrospect though of course it's a lens thing haha). Just to my knowledge though they don't make any lenses that aren't fly by wire for the full frame Sony cameras, though, right?
And I will look into that video! I actually had a speed booster xl for the gh4 for a while but sold it to help afford the a7s ii. Maybe I'll look into it again. Thanks for the feedback!
AdventureArchives sure LUMIX lenses are FBW. But one of the main selling points for mirrorless is the short flange distance. Which means you can adapt almost any lens to them pretty easily. Not to mention all the Olympus and 3rd party and other M43 types that pop straight on. And the majority of these will not be FBW focus. (More likely completely manual. )
But I get where your coming from, the kit lens they bundle is fly by wire. :)
I make a few travel videos, especially of my climbing trips. I've subscribed to your channel because I know that I can learn a lot from you because you explain things really well. So, have you got yourself a drone yet?
Hey there! Awesome footage on your channel. And thank you for subbing! We do actually have a drone - a DJI Phantom - but we only get a couple of shots with it for our videos because A) it can be a hassle to bring on backpacking trips and B) we don't want to disturb the wildlife or wilderness experience, so if we do take footage it's often outside of the boundary of the area we're hiking and camping in. Cheers! -Andrew
Great review. Glad to hear from someone who has actually used the 2 cameras vs a few labs tests
I still don't get the fuss with low light performance on the A7SII, so little shooting I've done has been at night. Also in my experience if you want your night footage to have high production values you generally have to light it, even a little.
Thank you! i was so stuck in between these because of all the focus negativity on the gh5.
+Bduffey10 haha it's funny because he gh4's focus is even worse. I think it's just that focusing technology has advanced a lot and the gh5 didn't advance in that area so people are focusing (haha) on that a lot. My suggestion is wait till after this weekend and see if they add dual pixel auto focus to the a7s iii (assuming they announce it) and then make your decision.
This is my favorite review I have ever seen. I use the gh4 and am waiting for the gh5 here in Philippines. I would probably get a Sony as a second but the overheating in tropical climate I can't risk. I also put a second gh4 into the hands of second shooters and they can learn it in an hour. Thanks again.
One of the best comp reviews of these two cameras! great job.
Smart video. Very well edited! Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the great video!! It's refreshing to hear someone who doesn't claim to be a pro with a "know it all" attitude. I'm seriously considering the GH5 for small setup rng work. Just not a fan of MFT mounts.
So useful, because unlike a lot of other people you talk from experience. Thank you so much for this video, it made my decision easy :)
I think the best example of the A7SII's low light performance is footage in Japan. Jawdropping. I don't know if you've had the opportunity to see that footage on an OLED monitor/phone but it's just incredible.
Another good video is not yours, but lifewhereimfromx's "Japan by train". A7SII with the 16-35. Absolutely insane.
Where’s the footage?
@@byronetmedia helluva Necro post; the adventure archives Japan video, Robbie's first set of J-Vlogs IIRC
You don't need 1.8 in the middle of the day though. Having bokeh just to have it is not something you want to do. The A7 is great for low light. You can get 1.8 bokeh on GH5....just get a voigtlander or noctitron...boom, bokeh. You can also get a Sigma with 1.8 and a metabooster for 1.2 effect.
I appreciate the insight! I don’t have either camera but I have heard the GH5 is great for video with the option it has. I tried shooting a Sony once, the menu and the buttons make no sense to me. It seems like such a hard system to learn. I shoot canon, and I find it crazy easy to use; although some of the terms in the menu are definitely odd and probably a bad translation 😂
Instant subscribe. This review is just amazingly detailed and very helpful. Im just about to buy my first cam to get into video making, and the GH5 and A7S was the 2 contenders, but after seeing your review i think im gonna go for the GH5.
it has actually been very helpful to me....... i will still strongly go for the lumix GH5
12:05 that actually seems like a more normal placement for lens removal. Most, if not, all dslr's use that position
4:31 How about using an external battery pack? Connect it If you aren't using a gimbal, it would work out well for you.
I think that's why you need both. However, I think the Lumix is a win win! Now I'm good with my D3300, even though and I won't admit this anywhere (lol..), I wish I would of bought a early Alpha 5000 just because of weight, but I'm happy with the D3300, plus I learned on Nikon (a fm2n, shot a lot of tracking or stills), so I'm fimiluar with its format unlike shooting Med. Format.. So I'm good with my decision, even though the GH5 is a Maserati to my Pinto!... But like you said, I need to experiment with it!... Great run down Robby!! Mark...
I used a G5 and a GH2 for most of my film projects. I've ordert the GH5 two months ago and I should have it for two weeks now.. but it didn't arrive yet do to the big demand for the camera.
I'm really looking forward to work with the camera but at the same time I'm a little bit sad about the not so perfect low light performance. I could have also bought the A7sII but my biggest argument against it is probably that I already have so many MFT lenses that I can't afford to get new lenses for a fullframe camera. ( I think I spend at least 3500 on my lenses) And I also love slow motion and I really want to have the 60 fps at 4k.
But at least I have a friend who is using an a7sII as his main camera and he came already along for a few times when I shot a night scene :)
And yes I have some of my work on my channel :)
To each their own! Not having knowledge in colour grading and picture profiles GREATLY reduces the fact that you like the GH5 more
3:30 You know, I picked up a set of screw on closeup filters pretty cheap that eliminate the need for a separate macro lens. It's a nice gadget to have if you find yourself stuck with an a7s and want to do a super close shot. ;)
Just subscribed after the Yosemite film and then this. Great footage and (possibly) even better audio. Do you ever do how to style videos on your filming?
I was looking at a GH4vs5 video and wondered how the GH5 would stack up against the 7S II. Then I see your video in the list next to it :D
Thanks for the comparison!
You're welcome!
Wonderfully helpful review. I’m still rocking my GH4. Articulating display is so helpful. Does your GH4 get any more use since the GH5 showed up?
This are the prices i can get right now. Any thoughts? GH5 14-140mmVario F3.5-5.6 O.I.S €2549 / GH5 12-60mm Vario F2.8-4 O.I.S. - €2449 / GH5 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 Lumix G Vario ASPH O.I.S - €2069 / 7S MK II + 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 FE - €3149
11:24 it is weird that you guys couldn't change the lens with gh5 release button placement.
Im using 5dm2 and the button placement is the same with gh5.
I could change lens with only my left hand. just grip the lens with your hand on top of the lens, thumbs facing your body and press the button using your thumbs. sometimes I just used the side of the thumb if i need extra grip. even changed 70-200 with this method.
Great video. The things you touched on are things others haven't touched on. I learned a lot watching this, the little things and tweaks in the menu that you mentioned blew my mind. Have a song a6000 and I've had it with the screen and battery life. Thank you for piecing this together
I cannot wait to see if you look into the A9s whenever that comes out.
Cause they have fixed 2/3 of those issues with the A7sii
Please do more camera reviews in future! Best camera review ive ever seen!
Great review! I was wondering about your battery solution...
I've used a folding solar panel but the reality is that it takes up more space and weight than a pile of batteries and it's not much of a cost saving either. Plus you are limited by how much power you can get, and the conditions.
Obviously your short-term, high-demand scenario would be beyond it's charging capacity but it was useful when I was off grid for 2 weeks. It kept my phone, camera and GPS tracker/beacon charged for the whole journey without any issues, with only 1 small USB powerbank operating as a buffer.
I'm still stuck in that mindset but spare batteries are probably the more practical solution. :/
Great review , it really helped me to decide what camera I finally want to buy which is the GH5. Thanks a lot
this has been the best comparison video for these cameras ive seen. very well thought out, and reviewed in a manner that is suitable for my purposes as well. great job! And thanks for your input and opinions.