4k was really only the start of the megapixel war for video and Panasonic has been open about this since the GH5 Launch here. Now that the HDMI 2.1 standard has been announced, 8k and 10k video is right around the corner and I imagine we will see TV’s and monitors that fully utilize the standard shortly. These technologies will be amazing for image quality, but they are going to begin killing off 24MP images since 8k starts at 33MP. Technology is advancing more quickly than you can imagine.
The Panasonic GH5 has amazing video quality, but can you use frame grabs from vlog recordings to replace raw images? Joo.Works gets pretty close with his workflow, but obviously RAW has more resolution and less compression than vlog so there is only so much he can do, but his use of look-up tables to create a comprobale image is quite novel. Hopefully, he releases these LUTs sooner rather than later, because I’m sure many videographers will benefit greatly from them, especially if they aren’t into photography.
Panasonic GH5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic GH5 Film Maker Kit: B&H Photo
The Panasonic G9 looks like a slight step up over the GH5 in DPReviews studio scene, but the Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark II seems to be king of the hill for m43 cameras still when it comes to low light performance. None of these cameras rival the Fujifilm X-T2, but Panasonic and Olympus would like you to believe they can keep up. Maybe the Panasonic GH5s will blow everything away but the a7S. Of course, there are very few instances where you should need above 6400 ISO or even 3200 ISO if you have nice fast glass, which m43 cameras have plenty.
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Panasonic Lumix DC-G9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic Leica DG 200mm f/2.8: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic GH5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic GH5 Film Maker Kit: B&H Photo
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Amazon / B&H Photo / Adorama
Olympus
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II (Save $200): B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II (Save $300): B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III (Save $100): B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II (Save $200): B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic
Panasonic Lumix GX85 (Save $200): B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic Lumix GH-4 (Save $600): B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic Lumix G7 (Save $200): B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Rokinon
Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS (Save $100): B&H Photo
Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS (Save $150): B&H Photo
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS (Save $70): B&H Photo
Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 (Save $50): B&H Photo
Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC (Save $155): B&H Photo
Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 (Save $120): B&H Photo
Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS (Save $70): B&H Photo
Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC (Save $70): B&H Photo
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz (SAVE $500)
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 (Save $500): B&H Photo
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz P58 58mm f/1.9 (Save $500): B&H Photo
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz P75 75mm f/1.9 (Save $500): B&H Photo
Mitakon Zhongyi
Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro (Save $50): B&H Photo
Software
Luminar 2018 & Aurora HDR 2018 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2018
Kickstarter is a great place to find and support unique new lenses if you are looking for something different to shoot. The new Pinhole Pro S-Series wide angle lenses by Thingyfy look like a lot of fun and they are inexpensive.
