@Vitaliy_Kiselev frankly I don't expect anything from Canon anymore, even from a Nikon user that has bought a 7d for video. Sincerely without any fanboyism, I would not like to be a cannon user nowadays. There photo have been more of a rehash of their older 5d2 technology with a better jpeg engine. On the video side the barely if not lower rez 720p video and I am not even talking about uncompressed hdmi output.

@HillTop1 Yeah, fortunately, I've been able to generate enough business to pay off the costs of all that gear, although I'm selling my D7000 and Olympus PEN to be able to afford the BMCC. While the AF100 is an inferior camera in terms of IQ, it's just good enough for a lot of interviews for web sites.

I'm really conflicted about the GH3 -- I like what I've heard so far, but the GH2 is so awesome with the patches that I can't really justify replacing it yet. I don't need the XLR, weatherproofing or some of the other features when my AF100 or D800 can handle those needs.

Another clue to those that the gh3 live in some vacuum market, I am prepared to bet to see which camera from the gh3 or the Canon 6d will have more coverage tomorrow in the press, blogs and forum.

My felling about the strange leaked gh3 video and the Philip Bloom short movie has to do with the 6d announcement suppose to be on the same date. I think that Pana was afraid that this launch would overshadow the gh3 one. With the 6d and Olympus announcement tomorrow and last week Sony and Nikon. The best was to leak/announce the camera unofficially during this week-end.

Is there any indication that the GH3 retains the Ex-Tele function? I can't find any thing regarding this so far. If they have deleted it...well that's just plain stupid.

@TommiH I think that my views are from someone who is looking at the dslr/hybrid as a whole and just not gh2 users that already know about the gh line. I won't go as far as fanboyism but many times its like this also in the gh2 community. What I mean is that I want the gh line to succeed but not looking through rose tinted glass. The reality is that unless you are really into dslr level filmmakers, people barely know this camera. How many time have I tried to persuade people to buy gh2 compared to a Canon camera and fail even if it was cheaper or about equal to the model they wanted. Now tell me how those gh3 are suppose to sell against $ 300 to $ 600 cheaper canon t2i or Nikon D7000.

Now some in there ivory tower will say, let those fool go to hell. When someday they will be alone then they will see how much money Pana will dedicate to there beloved camera model. I seen many clearly superior technology fail even with dedicated user group like the Amiga computer, how many years did people wait for the Fuji S3, the high dynamic range camera with nikon mount!!!!!!!!

@svart It looks to me like the effect is synced to the fan rotation, i.e., like some light is being reflected or blocked by the fan blades. The shadow to the left of the TV stand is where this seems most noticeable; it darkens and then lightens as each fan blade swings past. Then there are a couple of possibilities for why the tint might change: one is that there are different color light sources (either because of source temp or because of what the light has reflected from) and the relative balance is being changed by the fan. The other is that the luminance alone is changing and that the grading or picture style is introducing a "hue twist", similar to many Adobe camera profiles. Anyway it's not obvious to me that it's a codec issue.

@svart--first thing I thought when seeing the vid was the icky pulsing junk in certain areas. Let's hope it can be done away with, but I have a sinking feeling.

The other thing is of course the sensor. I mean, when you shoot vid with an Olly, it just letterboxes. The GH2 gives you the real deal. So if they chopped those extra pixels off, well, Oy. Plus for stills I like my wide lenses to have the option of being wider just by changing the sensor size. It's like having a wide angle adapter built-in, and makes a huge difference on the 20mm and 14mm primes.

Looks like the GH3 jello effect is about the same as the GH2. It is not an issue for most people but might be for some.

GH3 Jello Affect attached picture. The edge of the train should not be slanted.

GH2 Rolling Shutter Effect

@RRRR

Yes they are from the original file. I've seen this same thing all over GH2 footage. I've done the same thing myself, even at mid ISO. The easiest way to produce it is have a large area of smooth color and then underexpose slightly in that area. Overall exposure is not important, neither is shutter speed.

@svart

Those screengrabs (I assume they were taken from Bloom´s original upload file?) makes me think that shot was shot with a fast frame rate. It looks almost like upscaled 720p footage from the gh2. The following shots from the same scene are far more detailed. However, there is noise there, too. The noise / darkness in the end scene seems like it could be bumped up iso + fast shutter speed in what seems to be a very well lit situation. (if watching the behind the scenes shots from bloom)

@oscillian,

It's slightly wider than my D7000 but shorter(D7000 5.2 inches wide, 4.1 inches tall) (GH3 5.3 inches wide, 3.68 inches tall)

@danyyyel just buy a Nikon camera dude and be done with it....