Monthly Archives: June 2017

Unlock CineLikeD and V for GX80/GX85

The Panasonic GX80/GX85 are great cameras for photographers, but now they might find some usefulness for cinematographers willing to go through the trouble to perform this hack. The reader that sent this in warned that this is less than ideal and obviously it can be risky. First you’ll need this file in order to connect […]

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Laowa 7.5mm f/2 Reviews

The Laowa 7.5mm f/2 is an exciting lens for m43 users offering an extra stop or more of performance at the ultrawide end. It’s not a perfect lens, but not many ultra-wide lenses are. This is an extremely wide lens and it has some flaws, but nothing that can’t be overlooked if you need to shoot this […]

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Apertus AXIOM Beta Interview by Cinema5D

Cinima5D recorded a lengthy interview with AXIOM project leader Sebastian Pichelhofer. AXIOM is an open source camera project that lets you assemble your own camera. You can build an APS-C, 2/3, and 4/3 camera from their kit, but they are only beginning to deliver some of the promised stuff from their crowdfunding now, so it might take a […]

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Panasonic GH5 Reviews and Tips

The Panasonic GH5 is second to none at its price point for videographers and cinematographers, but it benefits quite a bit from an Atomos Ninja Inferno. While the Panasonic GH5 won’t replace a Sony FS7 the quality is really good. Of course, shooting log comes with its own problems and some might have difficulty exposing properly […]

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Reviews

Maarten Heilbron released his lengthy Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II review and it is very positive but exposes a few flaws that might matter to people interested in purchasing one. Below camerahorder compares the OM-D to the Panasonic GH5, Fujifilm X-T2 and Sony a6500/6300. The only real complaint from both reviews seems to be the menu […]

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Zacuto Panasonic GH5 Cage

The Zacuto Panasonic GH5 Cage has been finalized and is now available for preorder. This looks like an incredibly well thought out cage. The features are Form Fitted Aluminum Cage Removable Wood Handgrip with Cold Shoe Unobstructed Battery and SD Card Access Camera’s Hot Shoe Remains Available Camera Mounted HDMI Cable Clamp Zacuto VCT Pro […]

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Lok’s Panasonic GH5 Review

The Panasonic GH5 is a great camera, but it’s actually heavier than the Sony a7SII is basically the takeaway from the video Lok is calling a Review. Once you add a lens the GH5 setup is a little lighter, but there are a lot of variables to take into consideration. Pretty typical Lok video. I […]

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