IBIS worth the upgrade, and in other hand, slowmo and vlog worth the GH4 keeping
@Imackreath I agree I had a GX85 and sold it to buy a G85 to get a mic input and weather sealing as it was important to me. I like the sounds of the GH5 but it's a significantly larger investment. If I start making more money with my camera I can justify it maybe but the quality on the G85 is impressive enough for me for now. I suppose I might add that maybe selling the GH4 is not a bad idea considering what a G80/G85 goes for and the benefits of the newer model
If I bought the G80 I could in theory keep my GH4.... as spending £600 and keeping the gh4 is more attractive right now than selling the gh4 for £700 and forking out another £1000 for the GH5...
@Imackreath I think you will see a difference going from a G80 to a GH5 just not as dramatic as from the GH4. I think the big differences are in slomo and potentially auto focusing mainly. Or at least as I see it for what I do or would like to do. Than there are also a bunch of incremental improvements that people have to weigh against there personal needs.
@tylerknight Superior?...wow..need to think about this then...dont want to spend £1700 on gh5 and see no visable benefit compared to the g80...
In all honesty, I haven't touched my GH4s since I got my GX85 and G85.
The image quality in 4K is far superior to the GH4 plus isbs
So all in all how are people feeling about this camera in comparison to both the GH4 and GH5? I have the GH4 and am looking to move to the GH5, but I think the main reason I am wanting to move is for the Dual IS which the G80 will already give me? I dont think for the type of work I do I am going to need dual sd card slots, 10 bit video, 4k 60p....vlog...ect...I also dont want to downgrade though from the gh4 to the g80 if I am going to lose picture quality in my day to day 4k stuff...
so should I save myself 1k and go with the G80?
I've been looking around for examples of moire issues with this camera, and haven't found much online besides the one posted here earlier of the pond with reeds. Could anyone point me to some?
Does the G80 supports plug in power like the Gx8?
Thanks Yiannis! Yeah, I guess GH5 will do the same...
yiannis: any example of that?
the camera when used with anamorphic lenses creates a mesmerized effect that destroys image.
my worst fear is that GH5 will have same exact issues with stabilazer too...
Here's a test I did with the Lumix G80/G85 (whatever!) plus Metabones Speedbooster 0.71x and Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC Lens. In short - IBIS is working great with it now, but no Dual IS. When used with this camera, the VC (Vibration Control) is disabled to allow the IBIS to function properly. At least that is my understanding of it. The VC works perfectly with my GH4 + SB
PV Deals price dropped
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ISO test
All the later cams like the G7 and GX85 have noticeably better ISO performance than the GH4. The grain is finer, and there is less of it.
@Vesku "It is strange that GH4 has the best sensor and the best iso score but still worst high iso video." Do you have a source for this "worst high iso video" comment?
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