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@dak20 Raw will be released tomorrow.

Hello! This is have Raw or Hack soon????????????

@woodybrando That is exactly what I am planning for! BMPCC for raw footage (i.e. most shots, especially for chromakey), GH3 for superwide shots and slow motion (60p).

I had the 5d iii after the raw video announcement and sold it for gh3, bmpcc, 12-35 f2.8 and 35-100 f2.8. I can wait till the bmpcc comes to get raw. Then for $2100 I'll have both the gh3 and the bmpcc which is less than the $2600 I paid for the 5diii. For me it's about those m43 lenses. Canon EF doesn't have an i.s. 24-70 f.2.8 and their 70-200 f2.8 is a monster. All the wide to normal zoom EF lenses are like 6+ years old with very noisy I.s. and constant f4.0 at best. I don't understand how canon regards EF as their flagship standard and neve update the EF lenses. The ef-s lenses have quiet I.s. I had an 8 hour shoot yesterday that would have left me exhausted and sore shooting with my old 5diii kit since it weighed 3x's as much as my m43 kit now. Also, if i do need more weight on my rig, I can have the gh3 and gh1 and both the 35-100 and 12-35 on at the same time for about the same weight as the 5diii.

It would be great to get higher bitrates for the gh3 codecs but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Panasonic to improve the gh3 via firmware. I think their most memorable gh firmware upgrade to date was when they made the gh2 unhackable (atleast for awhile)

Guys, it's a little early to freak out... Still plenty of possibility for Panasonic to make some fixes in firmware, or guru Vitaliy to hack it and make some improvements.

@ghostlayer I'm sure the hacked 5D mk3 is giving superior footage, but you are in all fairness comparing it to a camera that costs less than half of that. The other downside with the Canon is that if you go Canon, you pretty much go full in, having to buy lenses etc. For a EF mount camera, certain other mount lenses can not be adapted etc. With m43 you have a lot more flexibility. I agree though - if my budget was much much higher, I would pick it too.

Now just give me a hacked GH3 with better intra mode. The build in one suck. Small artifacts for grass and tree shots is unuseable even for 24P I can still notice it. Raw is off the chart but better debayer and color sampling should do. It does not seem like it is happening soon thou. Still I am with the GH2 most of the time.<

I fully agree

Same Request... Could we have raw footage out of GH2/GH3 ?! I am a huge fan and ambassador of GH's (since GH1) yet recent breakthrough on 5DMIII Raw seems like the Holy Graal for indie/pro users. A friend of mine juste told me, he sold all his GH3 gear and lenses to get 5DM3+Raw and he seems more than totally satisfied with it ! He was speechless watching the quality of his own footage. I was considering BMC Pocket but I now consider going for 5DM3 ...

Now just give me a hacked GH3 with better intra mode. The build in one suck. Small artifacts for grass and tree shots is unuseable even for 24P I can still notice it

Interesting... I haven't had any problem with the Intra-mode yet. I'll have to shoot some comparison stuff. What lenses are you using? Maybe it's again, only something that happens with the Panny glass?

I think what's important is not actually to achieve uncompressed raw capabilities in the GH series but rather a more sophisticated codec in these cameras like AVC-Intra or even AVC-Ultra. Having either codec (but preferably the latter) would open doors for 10-bit or 12-bit 4:2:2/4:4:4 at 100 Mbit/sec or higher in these cameras; plus would make for a much easier workflow as opposed to dealing with the workflow that's currently in the ML hacks. Uncompressed raw looks good on paper but it's not ideal. Why do you think there's Redcode for the RED cameras and the new Sony XAVC for Sony cameras to handle high resolutions and bitrates? On a side note: I'm interested in how Blackmagic managed to squeeze all that information in their pocket cam.

What about some kind of motion jpeg format at higher resolutions, similar to 1D C? It's already capable of 20fps with the electronic shutter enabled for 80 images. Is there no way to extend that amount, and wrap it in a video codec perhaps? A 4k 24fps option would be pretty nice even if it's a less workable format.

Really 10bit workflow will be enough for all tasks. RAW itself is very heavy and $$$ but if the will be no way other than RAW - if will be ok too.

i own gh1, selled somedays ago af100 (a f104 edition) and bought canon 50d for RAW testing, and you know - RAW really ROCKS!

I've worked with different workflows (all my camera upper) and at work with sony ex1r and with nanoflash recorder, and also tried RED one mx workflow, on which I am working on right now at work, and also tried sony ex1r on HD_SDI with BM DeckLink 10bit, and RED looks really amazing but ALL I really need and (and all that cover all my needs) is 10bit 422. everything that is more than that - is redundantly data. It is very good to have ability to use 12 or 14 or 16 bit and have more than 1080p but for most cases 1080p (maybe 720 because of internet videos?) with 10bit is enough for most tasks...

10bit log.. that's all I need!!! if gh3.. or gh2 could do it I would cancel my blackmagic mft reserve