GH5 Panasonic camera, from anticipation to love or hate

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Manual

https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/dscoi/DC-GH5/EG_EC_EF_EB/DC-GH5_DVQP1121ZA_eng.pdf

lmackreath

Thats the third post for the manual....

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@lmackreath

I also added it to title post, does it count? Or we need one more for 5 as round number?

lmackreath

Manual

https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/dscoi/DC-GH5/EG_EC_EF_EB/DC-GH5_DVQP1121ZA_eng.pdf

;-)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@lmackreath

I hoped for Chinese version :-)

lmackreath

ok...back on topic...so I am still annoyed about this LUT issue. I have purchased the vlog code for the camera and was looking at shooting in vlog but using a LUT overlay to help exposure when shooting. Panasonic provide a rec 709 LUT in the correct required format for this (.vlt) but ideally I would like to use my own set of LUTs in the .cube format.

I cannot see any obvious conversion software online, except for something called 'Lattice' which retails at around $200 which Is a bit out of my price range. Wondered if anyone has experince with lut conversion and possibility of using .cube files on the GH5?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@lmackreath

I think best idea to write author of https://cameramanben.github.io/LUTCalc/

lmackreath

@Vitaliy_Kiselev Thanks, have reached out to him through his vimeo channel, will update on here any response I get.

nobbystylus

I'm wondering what kind of colour depth enhancements we should expect when downsampling the new 10 bit 422 DCI 4k to 2k in post? Will we be getting approaching 4444?

Walkaboutcamera

@imackreath have a look at lutcalc i believe it can do conversions, way cheaper than lattice

caveport

These Vlog and LUT documents may be useful.

inqb8tr

@lmackreath

You can export .vlt LUTs from Davinci Resolve. To convert your .cube LUTs, I suppose that you could load them to a node in Resolve, and then export that look as .vlt, and even do some tweaks if needed.

lmackreath

Thanks everyone. Lutcalc seems to be easy to convert .cubes to .vlts, need to understand better thought the input and output ranges as they can really effect the image...getting a lot of 109% and 100% questions which i am not sure about...might try an export from resolve instead!

lmackreath

my resolve is crashing out...if anyone can assist in converting a lut to a vlt for me would be much appreciated!

matthere

GH5 available with a nice little £150 cashback deal in the UK at Mathers..

http://mathersoflancashire.co.uk/category.aspx?cid=0&id=173

lmackreath

ok update my davinci resolve and cdu drivers and thats working now- can now easily convert any cube luts into the required vlt format for the gh5! thanks everyone!

FabLopes

http://www.eoshd.com/2017/03/panasonic-gh5-starts-shipping-next-week-hows-180fps-quality/

Apparently the gh5 starts shipping this coming Wednesday (22nd), also a good review here:

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fvideodslr.pl%2Fpanasonic-lumix-dmc-gh5-test-trybu-filmowego%2F

Vitaliy_Kiselev

GH5 MB again

MikeLinn

Eno

@FabLopes That "good review" you've shared was made with a pre-production Panasonic GH5 with firmware 0.4 (very early stage firmware).

Vesku

One interesting use for FN-buttons would be driving video focus directly in/out by pressing FN buttons or joystick. Also sensor zooming with FN-buttons or joystick would be nice. GH5 have these features but only with pre-programming.

FabLopes

@Eno where is that information in the article, couldn't find it

Eno

@FabLopes Of course the guy who made the tests wasn't kind enough to specify that "little" information on the article, but he wrote it in the m4/3 rumor site after some AF debates: http://www.43rumors.com/new-detailed-gh5-test/#disqus_thread

matthere

AKED

Superb GH5 stabilization: Quote about the video:

I was holding the GH5 with one hand only (my other hand holding onto the rail so I won’t get throw off the boat) and held the camera up above my head so I can get a clear view. The jet boat ride was extremely bumpy and it was really windy as well. As you can imagine, I wasn’t holding the camera steady at all but the output footage seems really quite stable

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