Great video and good tips, do you think the GH5 is still good in 2021. Im a hobby creater and are looking for a good camera. You got a new subscriber from Norway
I think that if you are using the gh5 as a hobby camera you are gonna be more than happy. The videos and even photos still blow my mind sometimes with that powerful little camera. I genuinely plan on buying my 3rd gh5 this year because they are becoming so cheap and they are perfect for long recording and run and gun shooting. Overall it’s an amazing camera at a great price. Also a new fan from Norway 🇳🇴. Cheers 🍻
@@LowellProductions Thank you! It's a simple Panasonic 12-60 lens. Very basic stuff, but for now I will definitely go by that :D My main use case is recording my face against a green screen for TH-cam tutorials.
Great Video @ Lowell Productions. I know that many Professionals like you, use Metabones speed boosters; but for video Makers on a budget like me; what do you think of the Viltrox EF-M2II Auto-Focus 0.71x Speed-Booster MFT Converter for Canon EF Lenses, paired with the GH5? I have a Canon 80D, and been thinking of the GH5 paired with the Viltrox, as I have an extensive array of Canon Glass already. Thanks.
It's never going to be fixed based on how Contrast Detect and DFD works. Until Panasonic puts PDAF into their sensors, don't expect video AF. Existing DFD autofocus already runs at about 400-500hz and it's still not reliable enough. You would probably need processors powerful enough to run it at 2 or 3 Ghz for it to ever work.
@@a9dproduction64 Dude you will love the 25mm f1.7 for nice depth of field, also I find that the AF woks rather well on the 25mm as long as exposure is correct or just not completely under exposed.
@@LowellProductions Wow, not that question! I have about 9 Lumix lenses, the Sigma 18-35 f1.8 lens (w/ metabones XL .64 adapter), 25 Russian vintage lenses, 5 Zeiss lenses, 15 c-mount lenses, 3 Yongnuo lenses, 30 full frame vintage film lenses and a few I'm forgetting. ALL adaptable to my GH5 & G7 (Sony A7 & A7R). Why so many? I got a little carried away on one hand, and on the other hand have a passionate obsession for distinctive optics . (After reading Carl Zeiss' bio I've been hooked on the optical / image rendering values of various glass). I follow in the style of this TH-camr: th-cam.com/channels/za1hvHVZmCh0Bzk3jl5NSw.html
@@MH-ir7ep dude, im so jealous of all the glass you own. I'm guessing with all of that gear you at least do some photographer or videography for work?? Also love that channel link that you send, def. subbed. cheers for the positive vibes dude.
What adapter if there is one that I can use my sigma art prime lens (F mount) with the GH5? Planning to get the Fuji XS10 but the Ibis seem not that good compare with GH5
Really nice video. I am waiting to see what happens with the GH6, but I think that there is a GOOD chance I will end up buying the GH5. I learned several things from your video, but my favorite was about the custom settings knob on top. That is very nice. Thank you and subscribed!
The GH5s for my preference is the better camera. It has a larger multi aspect ratio sensor, better colour science, lock down sensor which I preffer, better low light performance. If you stick a Voigtlander, 10.5mm F/0.95, 17.5mm F/0.95 , 25mm F/0.95 , 42.5mm F/0.95 or Pentax SMC-A 50mm F/1.2 lens on this camera you will get very close to the full frame look and if you go one step further (which I don't bother with) with a metabones adaptor, you have literally turned your MFT GH5s into a full frame camera. I own 17 lenses which I use on my GH5s. I have tried the S1 H and it is too heavy and for me not worth the extra expense because I am happy with MFT
I agree with what you said, my next purchase most likely will be a gh5s, especially now that Panasonic has released another new camera I can only Imagine the gh5s will be getting a little cheaper
The G9 is a few hundred cheaper but does a lot of Gh5 video stuff. You don't get 4096 4k but you get up to 150M 10 bit 3840 4k, and full sensor internal 8 bit 4k60. No 400M video and some of the video features like shutter angle? I think are taken out.
So I found it works pretty well, but you get some crop when stabilizer is added and I found that typically I had to turn the lens stabilization(on the lens) off when turning the camera on. Once the camera is turned on I click on the lens stabilization and it seems to work pretty solid. Sorry to hear you were having issues. But maybe this will be a solution. Please keep me informed, I would love to help you get it setup better. If that doesn’t work for you I can send you a quick video of my settings to see if that would help as well. Cheers 🍻
Thanks. I think I’m going to go for it. I’ve been debating the xt4 but I already have Panasonic glass and at the price you can grab it used the GH5 just makes sense.
I have a g9 and g7. I personally think ill be in the m43 system for awhile. Especially with all the lens combinations I have a g9 and g7.... I got a good amount of native lenses and plan on getting more but there are a few lens combos with adapters or speedboosters i want to try. Which I haven't seen many others do
@@Superz3ro honestly man there is tons of good m43 glass..people on youtube are just bokeh freaks for some reason... I only do it 1 to get vintage glass and 2 ya some lense you could get more bokeh but just having the choice of any lens is pretty cool
my favorite all around cheap lens is the lumix 14-42mm you can get its super cheap and honestly its wide enough and with it being a native lumix lens the AF is usable. Start with that lens as its like $100 used.
@@tidusfantasy yes it is. I have used it sitting in a car across a car front seat filming the person in the driver seat and at 14mm(28 full frame) is pretty wide. Wider would be better but it works. To see what I am talking about, trying simulating that you are in a plane and film ur cubicle using your phone, that roughly 28mm full frame.
I agree with you it’s def wide enough. I recently purchased the Meike 12mm and what I can tell I really enjoy this focal length as well a wide angle option if it’s in your budget for the gh5
Can any camera experts help me here are my options Xt4, gh5, g9, blackmagic 4k, A7s iii I'm looking to use them for all around Videography, like car broll, real estate video, basically a good broll camera with possibly vlogging and photo features. I know the Sony is too expensive for me but would he a great perfect option. Xt4 was solid untill I saw its stabilisation which is terrible. Black magic is a beast but lack autofocus which might be annoying, no stabilisation (but I could in the future buy a vlogging camera and have a good video camera that doesn't need autofocus, so blackgamic might be a good idea) G9 has decent autofocus, good quality, great stabilisation and pretty good video features. Gh5 has unlimited recording, older and not as good sensor, worse autofocus, good stabilisation aswell. I need help because I can't decide! Hopefully somone can help. (if I'm gonna get a Xt4 the blackmagic is cheaper and is a much better option so I don't think I want the Xt4)
I was in the same Situation and bought the xt4. The ibis isn't terrible at all, in fact it's the second best behind Panasonic, by far not on the same level but especially if you pair it with a stabilized lense, it's pretty awesome. For video production i would nevertheless go for a gimbal like the weebill s, which costs around 300$. I find ibis is the most overrated thing. If you solely want video, i would probably consider the blackmagic 4k or the G9. Blackmagic has no AF and the G9 AF is bad. If you want to also shoot photo and don't have the money for 2 cameras (which was my situation) go for the XT4. It can handle both photo and video on a very capable level. The A7s III is like 3 times the price of an XT4. Considering you still need lenses for that, that's gonna be expensive as hell.
@@xUnleashed167 yea I'm just deciding if I want autofocus or just immediately learn manual. Still can't decide its so annoying. Its like pretty much no autofocus = black magic, decent autofocus =g9 or good auto focus Xt4. Do you think for everything manual would be OK?
I had the g85 before and honestly having a bad AF and doing all in manual mode was pretty annoying for me. That's one of the reasons i switched. Especially for Gimbal use i want autofocus. I know how you feel because i was very confused as well. Every single camera has its downsides so thinking too much about it won't help you. If you think you can work with manual focus, go for Panasonic. If you don't do photography at all, go for blackmagic (keep in mind that you need a strong PC to work with RAW video Files). If you want a good hybrid, go for the XT4. If you have enough money (at least 5k for only body and lense) go for Sony. You could also consider the sony a7iii, which sells around 1500$ nowadays. It's full frame and you could buy lenses and use them again when buying an A7siii when its dropping in price. The A7iii is pretty good for video as well, just doesn't have 10bit colors and 60p in 4k. But AF is awesome. Just an idea.
@@xUnleashed167 yea thanks i still gotta weight out the positives and work it out. I might also hire a black magic and see how I feel with it. Its just annoying because in my country you literally can't hire cameras like the g9 which is the camera I'm most interested in
@@xUnleashed167 like the Xt4 is a bloody expensive camera. G9 was like 1.4k not long ago, 1.7k gh5, black magic 4k is 1.8k and then you got the Xt4 that's a whopping 2.1k just for the body.
I was thinking of getting a GH5, or a GH5s. I plan to use the camera more for video than for photography, and I will be out in the field shooting tourism style video, so often I will be using it handheld. I know the GH5 has stabilization, but the GH5s does not. The GH5s works better in low light, comes with V-log, and some better specs on video. If I get a lens that has stabilization, will it make the GH5s good enough in regard to stabilization? If so, what lens do you recommend for that purpose? Someday I may get a Ronin gimbal... but not in the near future. Or... Should I get the GH5 and then a sigma lens with a viltrox speed booster? Will that handle the low light issues of the GH5 and thus make it the better choice? Based on what you have been saying in this video, a lot of the video features and profiles cannot be used on the GH5, when shooting in low light. Seems to me that sort of negates the camera as an all-around useful video camera... UNLESS - you tell me that the sigma lens with speedbooster will make it possible to use all those features... Will it? P.s If I get a GH5s, and a stabilizing lens, will it still benefit me somehow to have a speedbooster, or will I no longer need that item? Sorry for all the questions. Thank you for the help. I am new to all this and want to get the best tool that will support my needs, a few years into the future, before I grow enough to need (and can afford) another camera (like maybe the GH6 that's overdue to be released).
Unless you need to shoot in pitch black with no light available above ISO 3200, GH5 gives great lowlight shoot. Handheld in GH5 will change your game by a lot..
Sorry about that totally forgot 🤦🏻♂️ I use the metabones .071x speedbooster for ef-mount lenses and I use the commlite .071x speedbooster if your looks to save some cash go with the commlite
Thank you for this informative video. I just purchased a gh5 w vlog for pro shooting. Question; do you have experience shooting anamorphic w the Siuri 35? My other glass is M.z 12-45 & low end 40-140.. Recc settings? Thanks again and please checkout my film here free on vimeo - www.alaskalonghunters.com All the best, Mark
Great video and good tips, do you think the GH5 is still good in 2021. Im a hobby creater and are looking for a good camera. You got a new subscriber from Norway
I think that if you are using the gh5 as a hobby camera you are gonna be more than happy. The videos and even photos still blow my mind sometimes with that powerful little camera. I genuinely plan on buying my 3rd gh5 this year because they are becoming so cheap and they are perfect for long recording and run and gun shooting. Overall it’s an amazing camera at a great price. Also a new fan from Norway 🇳🇴. Cheers 🍻
I will use the gh5 for 10 years before I upgrade it’s a beast!!!
Heck ya 📸🎥📹
Just got a used GH5 - it's gonna take me a good while to use all of it's potential :D
Welcome to the gh5 family my friend. 📹🎥cheers. What’s glass are you using?
@@LowellProductions Thank you! It's a simple Panasonic 12-60 lens. Very basic stuff, but for now I will definitely go by that :D My main use case is recording my face against a green screen for TH-cam tutorials.
Nice that’s a perfect setup to get you started for sure
Great Video @ Lowell Productions. I know that many Professionals like you, use Metabones speed boosters; but for video Makers on a budget like me; what do you think of the Viltrox EF-M2II Auto-Focus 0.71x Speed-Booster MFT Converter for Canon EF Lenses, paired with the GH5? I have a Canon 80D, and been thinking of the GH5 paired with the Viltrox, as I have an extensive array of Canon Glass already. Thanks.
Did they fix the AF? PS. great vid. If they fix the AF i'll upgrade from my GH3 :)
It's never going to be fixed based on how Contrast Detect and DFD works. Until Panasonic puts PDAF into their sensors, don't expect video AF.
Existing DFD autofocus already runs at about 400-500hz and it's still not reliable enough. You would probably need processors powerful enough to run it at 2 or 3 Ghz for it to ever work.
I think if its from GH3 its night and day for its many feature, budget is different problem
I just bought mine this month and did my first shoot and I’m not disappointed, good video
What glass were you using? And also congrats on the GH5
Lowell Productions Thank you, I used my G7s 14-42mm...but I also have the 25mm 1.7 I have not used that one on the Gh5 yet.
@@a9dproduction64 Dude you will love the 25mm f1.7 for nice depth of field, also I find that the AF woks rather well on the 25mm as long as exposure is correct or just not completely under exposed.
Nice vid bro. I agree. Yes, I'm a GH5 owner (and G7, and Sony A7 & A7R) ... just different tools for different applications . Subbed.
Nice to meet another gh5 shooter. What kinda of glass do you shoot with on your gh5 and g7?📹🎥
@@LowellProductions Wow, not that question! I have about 9 Lumix lenses, the Sigma 18-35 f1.8 lens (w/ metabones XL .64 adapter), 25 Russian vintage lenses, 5 Zeiss lenses, 15 c-mount lenses, 3 Yongnuo lenses, 30 full frame vintage film lenses and a few I'm forgetting. ALL adaptable to my GH5 & G7 (Sony A7 & A7R). Why so many? I got a little carried away on one hand, and on the other hand have a passionate obsession for distinctive optics .
(After reading Carl Zeiss' bio I've been hooked on the optical / image rendering values of various glass).
I follow in the style of this TH-camr:
th-cam.com/channels/za1hvHVZmCh0Bzk3jl5NSw.html
@@MH-ir7ep dude, im so jealous of all the glass you own. I'm guessing with all of that gear you at least do some photographer or videography for work?? Also love that channel link that you send, def. subbed. cheers for the positive vibes dude.
What adapter if there is one that I can use my sigma art prime lens (F mount) with the GH5? Planning to get the Fuji XS10 but the Ibis seem not that good compare with GH5
Good to hear this!
Thanks. Cheers 📹📸🖥💻
Really nice video. I am waiting to see what happens with the GH6, but I think that there is a GOOD chance I will end up buying the GH5. I learned several things from your video, but my favorite was about the custom settings knob on top. That is very nice. Thank you and subscribed!
Thanks Robert, I’m with you in excited to see what the gh6 has in store fingers crossed 🤞🏻 it’s what we all want. 📹📸
The GH5s for my preference is the better camera. It has a larger multi aspect ratio sensor, better colour science, lock down sensor which I preffer, better low light performance. If you stick a Voigtlander, 10.5mm F/0.95, 17.5mm F/0.95 , 25mm F/0.95 , 42.5mm F/0.95 or Pentax SMC-A 50mm F/1.2 lens on this camera you will get very close to the full frame look and if you go one step further (which I don't bother with) with a metabones adaptor, you have literally turned your MFT GH5s into a full frame camera. I own 17 lenses which I use on my GH5s. I have tried the S1 H and it is too heavy and for me not worth the extra expense because I am happy with MFT
I agree with what you said, my next purchase most likely will be a gh5s, especially now that Panasonic has released another new camera I can only
Imagine the gh5s will be getting a little cheaper
@@LowellProductions Great news when prices start to fall
Its the only thing i can afford. So... Gh5 is still my go to
Love it 📹🎥🔥🔥
The G9 is a few hundred cheaper but does a lot of Gh5 video stuff. You don't get 4096 4k but you get up to 150M 10 bit 3840 4k, and full sensor internal 8 bit 4k60. No 400M video and some of the video features like shutter angle? I think are taken out.
I have the same lens and the GH5 IBIS doesn't work well at all. So bad that I had to disable IBIS. How's it working for you?
So I found it works pretty well, but you get some crop when stabilizer is added and I found that typically I had to turn the lens stabilization(on the lens) off when turning the camera on. Once the camera is turned on I click on the lens stabilization and it seems to work pretty solid. Sorry to hear you were having issues. But maybe this will be a solution. Please keep me informed, I would love to help you get it setup better. If that doesn’t work for you I can send you a quick video of my settings to see if that would help as well. Cheers 🍻
@@LowellProductions just tried, didn't work - same issue. I'm using a viltrox speedbooster ef-m2 II.
I think you just had a bad copy, i have my used GH5 a couple month ago and it makes me use gimbal less in some cases
@@yoginwidhi6676 You're right. It ended up being the lens stabilization didn't work below 35mm. It was a faulty lens.
@@OpenFilmmaker tbh in my leica 8-18 the stab is really weird jittery in the corner but great in the middle
Thanks. I think I’m going to go for it. I’ve been debating the xt4 but I already have Panasonic glass and at the price you can grab it used the GH5 just makes sense.
I have a g9 and g7. I personally think ill be in the m43 system for awhile. Especially with all the lens combinations I have a g9 and g7.... I got a good amount of native lenses and plan on getting more but there are a few lens combos with adapters or speedboosters i want to try. Which I haven't seen many others do
A1Bokeh I am curious, which adapters and lens combos and why..? Also, which native glass comes close, and why is it not adequate..?
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@@Superz3ro honestly man there is tons of good m43 glass..people on youtube are just bokeh freaks for some reason... I only do it 1 to get vintage glass and 2 ya some lense you could get more bokeh but just having the choice of any lens is pretty cool
Nice! Which cheap wide angle lens u recomend for gh5? And which is the cheap all rounded lens u recommend for gh5 also?
my favorite all around cheap lens is the lumix 14-42mm you can get its super cheap and honestly its wide enough and with it being a native lumix lens the AF is usable. Start with that lens as its like $100 used.
@@LowellProductions cool man, thanks for ur info. Do u think its wide enough for let say sitting in the plane and u wanna film ur cubicle?
@@tidusfantasy yes it is. I have used it sitting in a car across a car front seat filming the person in the driver seat and at 14mm(28 full frame) is pretty wide. Wider would be better but it works. To see what I am talking about, trying simulating that you are in a plane and film ur cubicle using your phone, that roughly 28mm full frame.
@@lovefirst6157 thank you so much man!! looking forward to ur next video
I agree with you it’s def wide enough. I recently purchased the Meike 12mm and what I can tell I really enjoy this focal length as well a wide angle option if it’s in your budget for the gh5
What do you guys think of the GH5 in 2020? What cameras do you guys still shoot 📹 with and what cameras are y’all keeping an eye on?
Can any camera experts help me here are my options
Xt4, gh5, g9, blackmagic 4k, A7s iii
I'm looking to use them for all around Videography, like car broll, real estate video, basically a good broll camera with possibly vlogging and photo features.
I know the Sony is too expensive for me but would he a great perfect option. Xt4 was solid untill I saw its stabilisation which is terrible. Black magic is a beast but lack autofocus which might be annoying, no stabilisation (but I could in the future buy a vlogging camera and have a good video camera that doesn't need autofocus, so blackgamic might be a good idea)
G9 has decent autofocus, good quality, great stabilisation and pretty good video features.
Gh5 has unlimited recording, older and not as good sensor, worse autofocus, good stabilisation aswell.
I need help because I can't decide! Hopefully somone can help. (if I'm gonna get a Xt4 the blackmagic is cheaper and is a much better option so I don't think I want the Xt4)
I was in the same Situation and bought the xt4. The ibis isn't terrible at all, in fact it's the second best behind Panasonic, by far not on the same level but especially if you pair it with a stabilized lense, it's pretty awesome. For video production i would nevertheless go for a gimbal like the weebill s, which costs around 300$.
I find ibis is the most overrated thing.
If you solely want video, i would probably consider the blackmagic 4k or the G9. Blackmagic has no AF and the G9 AF is bad.
If you want to also shoot photo and don't have the money for 2 cameras (which was my situation) go for the XT4. It can handle both photo and video on a very capable level.
The A7s III is like 3 times the price of an XT4. Considering you still need lenses for that, that's gonna be expensive as hell.
@@xUnleashed167 yea I'm just deciding if I want autofocus or just immediately learn manual. Still can't decide its so annoying. Its like pretty much no autofocus = black magic, decent autofocus =g9 or good auto focus Xt4. Do you think for everything manual would be OK?
I had the g85 before and honestly having a bad AF and doing all in manual mode was pretty annoying for me. That's one of the reasons i switched. Especially for Gimbal use i want autofocus.
I know how you feel because i was very confused as well. Every single camera has its downsides so thinking too much about it won't help you. If you think you can work with manual focus, go for Panasonic. If you don't do photography at all, go for blackmagic (keep in mind that you need a strong PC to work with RAW video Files). If you want a good hybrid, go for the XT4. If you have enough money (at least 5k for only body and lense) go for Sony. You could also consider the sony a7iii, which sells around 1500$ nowadays. It's full frame and you could buy lenses and use them again when buying an A7siii when its dropping in price. The A7iii is pretty good for video as well, just doesn't have 10bit colors and 60p in 4k. But AF is awesome. Just an idea.
@@xUnleashed167 yea thanks i still gotta weight out the positives and work it out. I might also hire a black magic and see how I feel with it. Its just annoying because in my country you literally can't hire cameras like the g9 which is the camera I'm most interested in
@@xUnleashed167 like the Xt4 is a bloody expensive camera. G9 was like 1.4k not long ago, 1.7k gh5, black magic 4k is 1.8k and then you got the Xt4 that's a whopping 2.1k just for the body.
I was thinking of getting a GH5, or a GH5s. I plan to use the camera more for video than for photography, and I will be out in the field shooting tourism style video, so often I will be using it handheld. I know the GH5 has stabilization, but the GH5s does not. The GH5s works better in low light, comes with V-log, and some better specs on video. If I get a lens that has stabilization, will it make the GH5s good enough in regard to stabilization? If so, what lens do you recommend for that purpose?
Someday I may get a Ronin gimbal... but not in the near future.
Or...
Should I get the GH5 and then a sigma lens with a viltrox speed booster? Will that handle the low light issues of the GH5 and thus make it the better choice?
Based on what you have been saying in this video, a lot of the video features and profiles cannot be used on the GH5, when shooting in low light. Seems to me that sort of negates the camera as an all-around useful video camera... UNLESS - you tell me that the sigma lens with speedbooster will make it possible to use all those features... Will it?
P.s If I get a GH5s, and a stabilizing lens, will it still benefit me somehow to have a speedbooster, or will I no longer need that item?
Sorry for all the questions. Thank you for the help. I am new to all this and want to get the best tool that will support my needs, a few years into the future, before I grow enough to need (and can afford) another camera (like maybe the GH6 that's overdue to be released).
Unless you need to shoot in pitch black with no light available above ISO 3200, GH5 gives great lowlight shoot. Handheld in GH5 will change your game by a lot..
What kind of adapter do you use to be able to use the Canon Lenses? I think it's odd that you don't mention it above or below. Do tell?
Sorry about that totally forgot 🤦🏻♂️ I use the metabones .071x speedbooster for ef-mount lenses and I use the commlite .071x speedbooster if your looks to save some cash go with the commlite
Thank you for this informative video. I just purchased a gh5 w vlog for pro shooting. Question; do you have experience shooting anamorphic w the Siuri 35? My other glass is M.z 12-45 & low end 40-140.. Recc settings? Thanks again and please checkout my film here free on vimeo - www.alaskalonghunters.com All the best, Mark
Good stuff, welcome to the GH5 family. I have not had any experience with anamorphic glass on the GH5.
Also picked up the new Laowa 10mm 2. Will do some comparing soon. Appears to be great on the corners.. Mark
I like you video and I subscribe on yours channel
Thanks dude cheers