Not sure if it's been mentioned here, yet. Has anyone tested to see if the latest firmware fixes the horizontal band issue that seems to occur at higher ISOs and low light?
that would be cool. i noticed it was a bit hot, even at the lowest level with just a self-powered stereo microphone plugged straight in (AT822). I'll test this too.
Wow! It seems that after fw upgrade, GH2's external mic sensitivity is finally correct. Fed from H2n headphone/line-out works fine at Audio Level set to 2. Previously (before fw update) I had problems with same settings on GH2 and H2n, as described there: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1152/gh2-audio-hacks#Item_64
@britco - yes, that is set. Looking at one adaptor (don't know if it's the iffy one) there's a little hole that engages with the pin next to the lens release on the GH2 body. I think it's that hole that's not deep enough on one of my adaptors, which is making the GH2 think the lens isn't properly attached. So I'll attack it with a drill (the hole, not the GH2!!).
Guys, just a word of warning about updating with various manual lenses attached because occasionally I get a warning from my GH2 (when using manual lenses) that "The lens is not attached". This seems to appear randomly when using my various manual lens mounts (possibly one particular one, but it doesn't happen often enough for me to work out if it's associated with a specific mount). It goes away if I fiddle with the mount.
I tend to keep the camera somewhere very stable and safe and keep well away from it when it's updating, but until @Clermond@valdi99 and @Matt started talking about the various lenses they've had on the camera while updating, I never thought about this potential danger. I'm sure if I got this random "the lens is not attached" issue during a firmware update it would be serious / fatal for the camera (I guess because the camera might think I've pressed the lens release button).
It might be just my camera, but worth letting you know about in case you've ever seen a similar warning when using manual lenses on your GH2. @Vitaliy Am I right in thinking this would turn my GH2 into a very expensive doorstop if this happened during firmware upgrade?
EDIT: Just did a search on that message, and it appears it's to do with the adaptor not having a deep enough hole at one point for the GH2 to detect that it's locked into place. I'll look into that - and will keep them away from my camera during updating!!
Has anyone done a test on the high Iso noise improvement. Looking at the video below it seems to be very good for a stock bitrate for the v1.1. Now a test with someone who is going to do the hack with the same subject at night with the same lighting would be very nice. If there is some improvement we could at least see it.
or HBO Mode :) One thing that is better on Canon is the way video modes are named, + this ability to switch between PAL and NTSC framerate without going through a hack ! Yet I really prefer to shoot on GH2 than 7D.
Any lens will do. I just updated mine the past hour with an old FD lens on, and it was fine. You just need to make sure you have 3 bars of battery (ie fully charged) or else it won't let you update.