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GH2 for wedding videographers.
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  • brianlucebrianluce

    @Artiswar That looks good! And the bride is hot. Maybe GH2 is fine for weddings if you have the right accessories. I'd say, good shoulder mount, battery pack, ND fader for starters. And since wedding shoot are so f'ing long, Cineroid would be something I'd invest were to I to decide to be wedding shooter all of sudden. I still think the GH2 shines brighter in controlled environments

  • bwhitzbwhitz

    @woodybrando "In our opinion xf100 footage was on par with a good camera phone, no joke, really, no joke. We were pissed when we realized we'd just spent 3000 dollars on a camera phone with xlr inputs."

    +1000 everything you said. The XF line looks horrible. I thought I was the only one. I cut a bunch of weddings for freelance work and going from 7D or 5D footage to the XF master-shot looks like hidden security camera footage...

    "canon how hard is it to put a $800 60d sensor in a $3000 xf100 body. oh yeah, $16,000 dollars hard i forgot."

    Yep. Canon can go *@!& themselves. And even the C300 has a video look to it. The processing is just old and crappy. I don't like the look of that 50mb/s 4:2:2 codec at all. It's just numbers and smoke/mirrors. Although, people won't shut up about how "broadcast approved" and "professional" it is. They're most likely just in denial about dropping $16,000 on 4 year old technology and desperately want a camera that's going to make them feel special and "pro" again. But, those days are gone-zo...

  • woodybrandowoodybrando

    @oscillian please don't anyone ever recommend the Canon xf100. my partner and I went in on one and sold it the very next day after watching the footage next to gh2 and 60d footage. In our opinion xf100 footage was on par with a good camera phone, no joke, really, no joke. We were pissed when we realized we'd just spent 3000 dollars on a camera phone with xlr inputs.

    And that mxf 4:2:2 they love to tout as pro was embarrassingly bad. gave us the worst greenscreen key of the 3 cameras by faaaaar.

    And the most annoying part, is that if u put the 3 cameras in front of a client, they'll ask u to use the xf100 cause it costs more.

    canon how hard is it to put a $800 60d sensor in a $3000 xf100 body. oh yeah, $16,000 dollars hard i forgot.

  • brianlucebrianluce

    I discovered another oddity with this shoot. One GH2 kept stopping -- right at the critical moment btw, during vows. I changed media card, problem persisted. Never ever happened before. My rigs aren't even hacked. I thought maybe too many in-cam card formats had caught up to me. The offending GH2 had the Zuiko 14-54mm 2.8 which uses a Panny smart adapter. All my GH2's have about 1/16th of play when the lens is attached. Running around the ceremony, one hand on lens causes a little movement in the lens, just enough to confuse the GH2 to shut down. This is the only lens that does it. Absolutely horrifying experience.

  • artiswarartiswar

    GH2, @shian 's ColorGHears, and After Effects. Fader ND and a shoulder rig. Incredibly manageable. Long cut coming together right now.

  • Mark_the_HarpMark_the_Harp

    I agree with all you say - having posted elsewhere on this forum that I've used older camcorders in situations where I need to be sure I waste as few frames as possible. And that focus-half-press thing is a royal pain in the ass when it stops the camera. Even using the 14-140 that thing is just too slow to focus. I think there are great places to use the GH2 but I'm really not convinced I'd use it on something continuous / important. I love the image of the "stealth" videographer.

  • brianlucebrianluce

    The fader ND's fade all the far to clear? I've never seen one, I assumed they went from ND1 to 4 or whatever. I love monos, but would've limited me, I was crouching and ducking behind the alter and in the bshes like some sort of combat videographer.

  • itimjimitimjim

    I'd use an FS100 with a Mattebox and ND set for weddings as a bare minimum. FS700 with built in ND better, but mega bucks.

    5D would be a nightmare. But it's all doable to be honest, just the risk of messing up starts to get much more possible.

  • oscillianoscillian

    Sure, a Canon XF100 would be ideal. But where's the fun in that? ;)

  • oscillianoscillian

    I've used the GH2 on a couple of weddings. Sure, it's a pain to get it perfect but I've found out a couple of solutions.

    1. Fader ND.
    2. Protect your highlights. Bring up shadows in post. Driftwood settings works for me.
    3. Manfrotto 560 monopod with Velbon PH-368

    Or use ISO 160, Aperture priority with legacy glass outdoors. ISO 800, Shutter priority indoors (if you get troubles with light frequency) Save them to C1 and C2. Cheap monopod (Velbon UP 400 DX) with belt pouch and neck strap. I removed the handle and used it like a still camera with the EVF.

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