Panasonic's next GH mirrorless camera with 4K to arrive late February for under $2000

jogiba · 05-08-2014, 06:23 AM

jogiba · 05-09-2014, 01:22 PM

4K UHD 2160p video of the Moon with Panasonic GH4 #2 . Youtube converted the first video from 4K to 1080p after I used their edit program to trim the last 13 seconds.

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jogiba · 05-10-2014, 08:45 AM

Screen capture off the GH4 4K video :

Original .MOV file (3840x2160 / 246MB) available for download on Vimeo:

View in 1080p, 1440p or 2160p on youtube:

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kenyee · 05-14-2014, 03:58 PM

@Jogiba: Could you tell me what you think about the dynamic range of the GH4 (pulling a black cat out of a black frame), noise at long night exposures, etc.? I know these are stills questions, but I'm seriously thinking of going the GH4 route from my K20D for stills as well because of the K-3 lockups issues for interval shooting (the GH4 electronic shutter for timelapses is just a bonus on top of that :-)
And can you confirm focus peaking works when you're shooting video? Would make a DP7 external monitor less necessary if so, so that gives it a big edge over a used GH3 which really should have had focus peaking :-P
What K mount adapter did you end up getting? And did you consider the Lens Turbo or Speed Booster instead of the Nokton?

jogiba · 05-14-2014, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by kenyee

@Jogiba: Could you tell me what you think about the dynamic range of the GH4 (pulling a black cat out of a black frame), noise at long night exposures, etc.? I know these are stills questions, but I'm seriously thinking of going the GH4 route from my K20D for stills as well because of the K-3 lockups issues for interval shooting (the GH4 electronic shutter for timelapses is just a bonus on top of that :-)
And can you confirm focus peaking works when you're shooting video? Would make a DP7 external monitor less necessary if so, so that gives it a big edge over a used GH3 which really should have had focus peaking :-P
What K mount adapter did you end up getting? And did you consider the Lens Turbo or Speed Booster instead of the Nokton?

I have not shot any stills or long night exposures with my GH4 yet but from what I have seen it has great dynamic range. Focus peaking does work when shooting video . I have the standard PK-MFT adapter by RainbowImaging and the Fotodiox PK-MFT adapter with aperture ring for lenses like the Pentax mount 10-24mm Tamron. I have a PK-NEX Lens Turbo but I have not seen a PK-MFT Lens Turbo yet only Lens Turbo for Canon and Nikon lenses so far.

Here is a photo of the 10-24mm Tamron with Fotodiox PK-MFT adapter with aperture ring :

Here is a 4K GH4 video by Philip Bloom using the following lenses :
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Nikon mount with Metabones Speedbooster
Voigtlander 17.5mm and 25mm F0.95
Lumix 7-14mm F4
Lumix 12-35mm F2.8 OIS

kenyee · 05-14-2014, 08:32 PM

Thanks jogiba.

And I've never been a fan of Philip Bloom....he spends way too much time pimping his own gear instead of filming well.
I wish Vincent Laforet would do a short w/ the GH4 but he's Canon sponsored so that'll never happen :-P

I'm leaning heavily towards a GH4....feels odd to defect from Pentax for a while :-)

RyanW · 05-15-2014, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by jogiba

I have not shot any stills or long night exposures with my GH4

Hilarious. I'm just the opposite. I owned the Canon 5d3 for at least 6 months before I bothered pushing the video button.

I too am looking to hear about the stills as it does look like a very nice camera.

Update: Here is a first impressions type writeup
http://www.mu-43.com/showthread.php?t=64316

Last edited by RyanW; 05-15-2014 at 06:19 PM.

jogiba · 05-16-2014, 05:05 AM

I use my 24mp full frame Sony VG900 for stills and the GH4 shoots cinema 4K with 8.8mp in each 4096x2160 frame that you could use for stills.

deadwolfbones · 05-17-2014, 12:15 PM

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jogiba · 05-18-2014, 05:41 AM

My 4K UHD display could be used for more than just playing my 4K GH4 videos since it has 4x the desktop space of a 1080p monitor I could view four 1080p browser windows on the desktop at the same time.

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jogiba · 05-23-2014, 01:39 PM

Quick 4K UHD 2160p test of the GH4 and Tamron AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical IF Macro that is from the film days @ about 200mm F11 in Cine D.

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Original .MOV file (3840x2160 / 1007MB) available for download on Vimeo.

I received my Nikon-MFT adapter for my 24-200mm and monopod with fluid head for video today so here are photos of my GH4 with 24-200mm @200mm and 24mm on the new monopod.

@200mm

@24mm

jogiba · 05-27-2014, 06:36 AM

I still have not shot any stills with the GH4 since I could get thirty 8.3mp frame grabs each second off the 4K UHD videos such as the following from the 50-mile Kugler-Anderson Memorial Tour of Somerville Pro bike race yesterday.

Quote:

Congratulations to Adam Alexander for winning the 2014 Men's Tour of Somerville and to Erica Allar for winning the 2014 Women's Open!

The Tour of Somerville Cycling Series is an exciting three-day event of competitive cycling for professionals and amateurs over Memorial Day weekend. The event culminates on Monday with the 50-mile Kugler-Anderson Memorial Tour of Somerville, known as the "Kentucky Derby of Cycling." The Tour is the oldest major bicycle race in the United States and a legend in the lore of bicycle racing.

Tour of Somerville

Quote:

This wasn’t the normal Tour of Somerville finish since there wasn’t a winner — for awhile.

Apparent Kugler-Anderson Memorial 50-miler winner Deivi Capellan was disqualified by top race official Dorothea Abbott since he was denied a request of a free lap to repair a loosened gear shift. He jumped back into the race after the free lap and continued like the rest and won a field sprint, but he was actually one lap behind everybody.

The decision made Adam Alexander of Trinidad, a first-time Somerville champ. Benjamin Renkema of Greenville, South Carolina was runner-up followed in third by Randal Perez.

Tour of Somerville

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RyanW · 05-27-2014, 11:54 AM

So Jogiba, how is the video compared to your other video cameras?

jogiba · 05-27-2014, 12:21 PM

Originally posted by RyanW

So Jogiba, how is the video compared to your other video cameras?

The GH4 4K videos are the best I have ever seen from any DSLR or mirrorless camera. My full frame Sony VG900 is better in low light and has higher resolution 24mp jpeg/raw stills but 4K is far better than 1080p since it has 4x the resolution in each frame. Also the GH4 came out on top in the Camera Store AF test.

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osv · 05-27-2014, 04:49 PM

those are the best looking video stills i've ever seen.

have you tried down-rezzing 4k to 1080p... it's supposed to look really good, noticeably better than when it's shot at 1080p.

05-08-2014, 06:23 AM	#61
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491 Original Poster	screen capture from the 4K moon video taken with the GH4

05-14-2014, 05:06 PM	#65
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491 Original Poster	Originally posted by kenyee @Jogiba: Could you tell me what you think about the dynamic range of the GH4 (pulling a black cat out of a black frame), noise at long night exposures, etc.? I know these are stills questions, but I'm seriously thinking of going the GH4 route from my K20D for stills as well because of the K-3 lockups issues for interval shooting (the GH4 electronic shutter for timelapses is just a bonus on top of that :-) And can you confirm focus peaking works when you're shooting video? Would make a DP7 external monitor less necessary if so, so that gives it a big edge over a used GH3 which really should have had focus peaking :-P What K mount adapter did you end up getting? And did you consider the Lens Turbo or Speed Booster instead of the Nokton? I have not shot any stills or long night exposures with my GH4 yet but from what I have seen it has great dynamic range. Focus peaking does work when shooting video . I have the standard PK-MFT adapter by RainbowImaging and the Fotodiox PK-MFT adapter with aperture ring for lenses like the Pentax mount 10-24mm Tamron. I have a PK-NEX Lens Turbo but I have not seen a PK-MFT Lens Turbo yet only Lens Turbo for Canon and Nikon lenses so far. Here is a photo of the 10-24mm Tamron with Fotodiox PK-MFT adapter with aperture ring : Here is a 4K GH4 video by Philip Bloom using the following lenses : Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Nikon mount with Metabones Speedbooster Voigtlander 17.5mm and 25mm F0.95 Lumix 7-14mm F4 Lumix 12-35mm F2.8 OIS Vimeo

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05-14-2014, 03:58 PM	#64
kenyee Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, PRofMA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,026	@Jogiba: Could you tell me what you think about the dynamic range of the GH4 (pulling a black cat out of a black frame), noise at long night exposures, etc.? I know these are stills questions, but I'm seriously thinking of going the GH4 route from my K20D for stills as well because of the K-3 lockups issues for interval shooting (the GH4 electronic shutter for timelapses is just a bonus on top of that :-) And can you confirm focus peaking works when you're shooting video? Would make a DP7 external monitor less necessary if so, so that gives it a big edge over a used GH3 which really should have had focus peaking :-P What K mount adapter did you end up getting? And did you consider the Lens Turbo or Speed Booster instead of the Nokton?

05-14-2014, 08:32 PM	#66
kenyee Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, PRofMA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,026	Thanks jogiba. And I've never been a fan of Philip Bloom....he spends way too much time pimping his own gear instead of filming well. I wish Vincent Laforet would do a short w/ the GH4 but he's Canon sponsored so that'll never happen :-P I'm leaning heavily towards a GH4....feels odd to defect from Pentax for a while :-)

05-15-2014, 06:08 PM	#67
RyanW Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 583	Originally posted by jogiba I have not shot any stills or long night exposures with my GH4 Hilarious. I'm just the opposite. I owned the Canon 5d3 for at least 6 months before I bothered pushing the video button. I too am looking to hear about the stills as it does look like a very nice camera. Update: Here is a first impressions type writeup http://www.mu-43.com/showthread.php?t=64316 Last edited by RyanW; 05-15-2014 at 06:19 PM.

05-16-2014, 05:05 AM	#68
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491 Original Poster	I use my 24mp full frame Sony VG900 for stills and the GH4 shoots cinema 4K with 8.8mp in each 4096x2160 frame that you could use for stills.

05-27-2014, 11:54 AM	#73
RyanW Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 583	So Jogiba, how is the video compared to your other video cameras?

05-27-2014, 04:49 PM	#75
osv Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: So Cal Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,080	those are the best looking video stills i've ever seen. have you tried down-rezzing 4k to 1080p... it's supposed to look really good, noticeably better than when it's shot at 1080p.

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