วีดีโอ

Dude appreciate your thoughts. I own a gh6 & g9ii. I do think the gh6 has a more “cinematic” image but I’ve noticed there is a lot of color noise. Idk if that’s just my gh6 or if it’s in general. The g9ii having an iso of 500 is easier to use for me when outdoors. I won’t say g9ii having pdaf is the most important feature to me. I still feel like I use MF & AF about 50/50 of the time. I will say in photo the af comes in handy. I was on board with ditching my gh6 and preordered the gh7 to match my g9ii but now I’m not sure if I should buy another camera lol I have an s1h/bs1h/eva1/s1/gh6/g9ii Thinking of keeping my s1h & bs1h and selling my Eva, s1 & gh6 to fund the gh7. Thoughts?

Do you shoot primarily MFT?

Great video, with some excellent points. However I do feel that the GH7 pro's outweigh the cons, AF performance was a big factor for me as I'm trying to take a turn into wildlife filmmaking, but still have photo clients. I 100% agree about having that 2000 ISO point as an optimal spot too.

Nice job! Just stumbled on your nearly hidden channel. It finally came up when I searched GH6 vs BGH1. Subbed.

I wonder if the olpf is the difference, and whether that it effects autofocus somehow? Also I wonder if you can you just process the image to make it look, lets say, less digital. It will be interesting to see the results of upcoming footage.

Why i follow your channel you seem to stay based and not hype

Great comments. Gerald undone also said after not being invited to japan he wanted to make a video trashing panasonic in some way. Guy has zero credibility. Another user who was pro-gh6 suddenly started trashing it about 2 weeks ago (now we find out he had a gh7 in his hands). Hopefully firmware support for gh6 adds some features.

As a GH6 user, and photographer primarily who does some videography, my immediate reaction to the GH7 was a question: What is the image quality like? After discovering that it was the G9II’s sensor, I felt an instant disconnect on Panasonic’s part. I don’t favor the G9II’s image quality for the same reasons you share here. The new features highlighted for the GH7’s release left me feeling hollow. It seems now apparent to me that the heightened fixations on PDAF were more of a cultural pressure, a trending mob-like criticism that was more interesting to play into than the GH6 itself, and a missing component of the GH6 that should have been incorporated from the initial release; this controversy clouded any accuracy on assessment of the camera and its capabilities. Panasonic has been veering into some kind of attempt into reflecting on selective criticisms of their camera releases and the following reception. I don’t believe they know entirely what to do or how to go about doing it in appealing to their targeted demographic. I am pleased with my choice in the GH6, and I have no interest in the GH7.

“…like it was filmed in an old barn, while discussing advanced audio capabilities” Brilliant 😂 I’m also noticing the not so smooth autofocus. This could just be due to speed settings. But looking at the performance of cameras with pdaf from other brands, it almost seems like it’s a property inherent to pdaf. Thanks for sharing your take on the GH7. Very valuable

Hey, great take. Panasonic have a history of pretty awesome trade in deals, so fingers crossed. I can definitely see the discontinuation of the GH6 sucking if you're invested. However, I feel the GH6 failings in terms of sales were a reflection of Panasonics stubborn refusal to adopt PDAF. It was a necessary failure in order for Panasonic to listen, hence the relatively quick turnaround time between models. There is always an anxiety that MFT is on its last leg's, i don't like that feeling, but I do really want the GH7 so I hope it revitalises market demand 🤞

You spoke of something that nobody does discus is this discontinuation of the GH6. You spoke from the point of someone who brought the camera and that concerns will be created by those who brought it. I dont know that is the main issue here. Many times manufacturers intrroduce stop gaps in their lines. This products has not long production life. An example was the Ipad 3 from Apple. Many who were technically aware, knew that the processor used whas not the one Apple want. But they needed to inroduce a product that meet the release schedules, so not loosing marketshare. At that time the website AnandTech said that the processor in that Ipad 3 was a new design produced on the wrong node, Hence that Ipad becaome very hot. Within a year Apple introduce an new Ipad 4 with the same processor but manafacturer on a smaller node. AnandTech correctly pointed months before that the Ipad 3 looks like a stopgap due that Apple has problem getting the higher yields needed for the new processors. GH6 was introduced around 5 years later then GH5, which was to late as many lost confidence in the m43 line. This pushed a lot of pressure on Panasonic to release a cameras. The camera missed the most important feature that anyone wanted, PDAF. Besides this the camera had a new gain functionality that caused streaking. After the G9II was introduced and confirm that the dail gain functionality has been extended and streaking issues was solved, I know Lumix will introduced a new GH7 with PDAF, dual gain from ISO 100 up and also high speed shooting and bigger buffer. Simply GH6 was a stop gap that also did not selll wel as his price dropped from €2200 till €1600. Never ever I have seen such drop in price within one and a half year after introduction. This pointed that the camera was not selling well due the missing of PDAF. Nobody was buying it. The most important issue is that Lumix is killing a €1600 camera and push a new one with PDAF back to €2200. But now they have G9II at €1800 and €GH7 at €2200, leaving the pricespace of €1000 till €1799, completly empty without any, If this is the case then m43 is dead as Gerald Undone said. There is no any camera for letting new young people buying into the m43 system. They S5 is 3 years old and cost €1300 so more cheaper for the person who does not have anything and want to buy their first camera. The above action of Panasonic proves that what Gerald Undone said, m43 is dead to me. Panasonic knows that and only worries that the actual m43 owners, who have lot of lenses, and wants to upgrade will buy a m43 camera. There is no growing path more for m43. This is the actual concern. Sony never kills their old cameras like a7II and a7III and selling them at lower price to let new user entering their E-mount. Lumix does this only with the L-mount and not m43. That is the biggest concern that need to be talked. This dead house consctruction for m43.

Wonder if they will bring out the GH7 and provide significant software upgrades to the GH6 to those of us still using it

GH6 will become a collector item

For me the GH6 was rushed. There was such a demand for it that Lumix rushed it. It should have came out last year with PDAF. Lumix tried to make it better by adding a different screen and a new memory card but it just didn't feel right. I was happy when it came out as i wanted a GH5 , so it meant that their would be a massive price drop when the GH6 came out. The GH7 is will be what the GH6 should have been. What I'm noticing is that Lumix has just throwing out cameras now. This will please the new gear junkies but in the long run it will just be camera after camera. The new cameras will lose there magic after a few months.

Panasonic don’t know what they’re doing, sorry.

Don't waste your time with GH7, buy a S5ii instead

I definitely think they are just trying to get their whole lineup on PDAF. Hence the rush to ditch the GH6.

I bought the GH6 for 1350$ 9 months after its release. I know how Panasonic works, I will never buy their camera at full price again, waiting for the black friday is the right thing to do. The GH6 has excellent colors and good details in 5,7K but the AF with some frame rates or in open gate, the DR at low ISO and the 4K quality are not great.

Lumix is getting away from the shoddy Sony sensor which is in the GH6. The L2 partnership with Leica is now in full production and the GH7 will have the L2 sensor like the G9ii and S9.

Different take - Best Buy has had GH5, GH5M2, GH6 on clearance. Lumix is trying to move on to PDAF. Lumix has a great warranty in the US, no fears from me on my GH6. They also often will give whatever features they can to cameras as they age.

Definitely! And also a lot of TH-camrs skim over the bad points, so reckon waiting 3 or more months after launch makes sense...

Great take! You’ve crystallised my thoughts on this. I started out on the GH3 and it served me many years. The GH6 is a good camera but you can’t help but feel like you’ve been taken for a ride. They’re selling them off for half price now. I’ve moved to an FX6 for most of my work but a GH7 would potentially make a good b cam as well as for photos. I’m just struggling with a distinct lack of trust!

True

I hope so !

No no no! GH7 is Fine. No one feels hesitant about Sony! That pretty much cannibalized their cameras like every 6 months.

"Only two years"? The GH6 should have been discontinued 1 year ago. And BTW cameras are not an "investment" where you get a profit down the line.

for people who shoot cinematic stuff with the GH6 it doesn't matter that much as they don't use autofocus lens

Got your point, but Ido not think that this is gonna happen. The brands have all high cost pressures and there will just be some general cash backs later.

As someone considering this system, this would be a game-changing feature.

The GH6 looks stellar!

The insane levels of preorders for the the Pyxis create a strong narrative of emerging cinematographers that are excited to capture and tell their stories. My Pyxis is on preorder.

Hi Thx for the reflexion. Personally I am still happy with older last gen Bodies P4K,GH5s image specially GH5s prores RAW converted to CDNG. S5 org has as well a nice image which is better for certain Jobs. But about IQ if you record prores RAW, or BRAW with any camera it is already at very high level...of IQ after composition,light motion etc it makes it special but IQ is +- comparable for most in 24,24,30 fps and native base ISO, above it you can have variation in quality for sure...and in High ISO as well...

There is no hipocracy. Just the pushing of product as it should be. Everyone does the best with what they have, where they are at. Having a case of GAS is a personal issue.

An interesting thought provoking speech, thanks! Regarding micro four-thirds, I think part of it is just the movement of technology, and Sony are starting to push way ahead of everyone else, which changes the landscape a lot... The goal was always full frame for most people, but M4/3 was smaller and cheaper, I used a GH5 for years, though often with a speed booster to be honest to make it APSC. But now, if you look at just how small Sony are able to make a full frame camera, an example being the ZV-E1, that really damages the main legacy argument in favour of M4/3: the small size. The ZV-E1 is smaller than the GH6 and weighs nearly half as much and is far better in low light, though it's very much video focussed. If you go with Sony APSC, the A6700 is also smaller and lighter, plus adds in the photo features missing from the ZV-E1. It also allows you to digitally zoom in on the scroll wheel and get an even-smaller-than-micro-four-thirds crop, getting equivalent reach and DOF for telephoto shots. The E-mount lens selection is unrivalled TBH. As a user of the S1H and S5 ii now, as well as an A6700 for gimbal and doc use, I can't see a reason to go back to such a tiny sensor in a big body. If the Panasonic S1H ii inherits a nice autofocus and loses the terrible HDMI delay, it'll be an endgame camera for me as it's almost perfect for most jobs. But I always keep a Sony around for the tiny size as it does that quite uniquely! In short I remember micro four-thirds fondly, and loved my time with it, but do sadly see it as somewhat anachronistic...

Great content my guy.

The youtubers dont care about the camera, they want content and views. This camera is just fine.

Thanks for sharing more insights on Lumix cameras. I am interested in the BGH1s and BS1Hs for livestreaming and multicamera productions.

Gh5s is amazing , same sensor of the bgh1

The bgh1 noise level i think is quite high in low light when recording braw. Do you find this to be the case?

Bgh1 was a little a head of its time we it was first released

lol come on at least gotta compare the BS1H. Even though the bodies are the same

Agree, just show more enthusiasm please 😊

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I’m have same camera and lens (have 17.5 and 60mm). I’m love lumix and Voigtlander)

So simple that is genius! This is still my favourite camera so far, and for the same reason you mentioned I stop bothering shooting raw.Hope Lumix is listening

You got the GH6 looking awesome!

I don't remember how I first found this video but I'm back. You have really got my attention. Why this video only has 700 views is amazing. Why there are not 1000's of comments, I do not know. I own a Lumix S5IIX and a Red Komodo. Why isn't AVC Intra 444 in the S5 & S1 series of cameras? If Panasonic made a EVA2 with the S5 sensor, internal ND's, Leica L mount, that used the AVC Intra 444 12 bit codec recording open gate 6k, they wouldn't be able to keep them in stock. I know I would own one. What is going on with Panasonic? Is Panasonic owed by Blackmagic, Apple, Red, etc. etc.?

I’m a fan of your work! Keep it going!

(0:54) A versatile companion… It would easily suffice for primary duty as an (A) CAM for professional projects… (1:13) They have not abandoned Contrast Detection, as the Lumix G9II still has 315 CDAF points, in addition to 779 PDAF points, which would imply that it has 1094 Total AF Points, and 41 more than the OM-1… 🤔