Comments on: Slight Panasonic GH3 Delay and 5 New Videos: 0.5 Firmware Update, Moire, Menu Interface, and More

By: Panasonic Officially Starts Shipping the GH3 (Plus New Test Videos) - NoFilmSchool

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:43:50 +0000

[...] waiting for this since the camera stat rumors in September, and others since the GH2 was hacked. Despite earlier news of a slightly delayed release date, it looks like Panasonic has officially begun shipping the GH3. If you’re just now learning [...]

By: Vance

Vance — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:44:43 +0000

Well, my GH3 has been ordered. I already have a hacked GH2 but want a 2nd camera for live music shoots and also with 4 lenses so far, having two micro 4/3s bodies will save lens switching time. Also, for those concerned with the moire issue of the GH3, why not use a hacked GH2 for the scenes where this would be an issue! Owning each model would solve this problem and is the biggest bang for your buck!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:17:19 +0000

simply, WOW !!! a great review. The poor girl’s darling. if there is some better lowlight, stop, I’ve just placed my order. With all the old wonderfull glasses, all the adapters, it stick to line, GH3 you are soon mine. All out below a Aaaton will have some shortcomings, the Aaton will be a dream on the horizon. Since generations, in film, video it was to adapt to the limits all the time,to push them further. It is not a matter where you start, If you believe and are in Love with a GH3 u will do the very best..

By: MoonLitNite

MoonLitNite — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:23:48 +0000

WOW – awesome review! Many thanks and I don’t care what the wildlife think, the GH3 is NOT simply for the birds ;-P

By: Slight Panasonic GH3 Delay and 5 New Videos: 0.5 Firmware Update, Moire, Menu Interface, and More by Justin Minich (5 videos) | Digital Cinema Tools | Scoop.it

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:21:45 +0000

[...] Posted by Justin Minich on November 9, 2012"As some of you might be aware, the Panasonic GH3‘s release date has been changed from November 30th to December 13th. B&H currently lists an earlier date, but the 13th is the official Panasonic release date — though that could still change as the camera nears release. This slight delay is probably so that Panasonic can make needed improvements to the camera before it’s released. You can see some of those improvements in new test footage shot on cameras with the 0.5 firmware, though as you might expect there are still some lingering issues. In addition, more in-depth reviews of the preproduction cameras are coming in, and we get to take a look at the structure of the menu interface:"…NoFilmSchool.com [...]

By: Anthony Marino

Anthony Marino — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:20:01 +0000

Certainly an upgrade, video looks real nice, weather sealed. Though the question I ask myself, does the GH3 really excite me that much? I just started to get use to the work arounds on my GH2. It’s hacked with nebular, It has a Nikon adapter and I’m falling in love with my vintage Nikkor 50mm 1.4. When things go right the image is simply beautiful, It softens it so nice, proving to be a great little Doc tool for me. I don’t mind it one bit. There’s a lot of cameras out there i’d love to have but I still love my GH2. And It’s still new (Aug 2012) ha…or the truth is does anything these days without “K” attached excite us much anymore? Lol. Perhaps. Happy shooting friends.

By: Blah

Blah — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:55:10 +0000

I agree. Andre Reid had reported it to be 8-bit 4:2:2 in his blog post, but then later admitted in the comments section that we would have to wait for the final firmware release to know what the actual quality of the HDMI output would be….
It would certainly be nice to have that “upgrade” option with regards to the quality of footage.

By: Blah

Blah — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:51:28 +0000

Yet the BMCC seems to have at least as much moire as the GH3. Of course, there are plenty of other reasons to go for the BMCC, but then again it’s also more than double the price and almost requires some sort of extra support equipment.

By: RebelPhoton

RebelPhoton — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 03:52:00 +0000

There are a lot of advances in this model but they all become irrelevant for me when Panasonic takes a step back and allows moire to creep into the picture. Low light can be fought adding light, color vibrancy can be fought against in the grading room, but moire can’t be fought anyway. It must be dealt with at the sensor/olpf/downscaling level. The GH2 was one of the best cameras at this job, and I can’t forgive Panasonic for this. The GH3 doesn’t seem worth it now, with the BMCC just about to come out.

By: Swested

Swested — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:43:26 +0000

Only AVCHD. Not weathersealed.

By: [•] InFrame

[•] InFrame — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:39:34 +0000

Will be interesting to see how the GH3 records out to HDMI onto SSD…

By: Quobetah

Quobetah — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:04:35 +0000

VG20. VG30.

By: cows

cows — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:38:40 +0000

Is the GH3′s effective resolution lower than the GH2′s? From looking at the samples I can’t shake the feeling that it is but I have nothing to back that up. Obviously it’s still better than most DSLR’s but the question is whether it’s comparable to or better than cameras like the FS100, which I believe was the case for the GH2.

By: animal_264

animal_264 — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:24:17 +0000

I’m not a big fan of the preorder trend. Way too much time between order and delivery, offering ample time to consider other options. GH3 specs looked good in September, still seem OK, but currently weighed against new products announced and/or released since then. Nevertheless, Panasonic was wise to include all-i 72mbps and 1080p60, which might preserve longevity* in the GH3.

(* in the digital world, longevity means won’t be obsolete in two months).

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:02:10 +0000

Still committed to the GH3 – unless somebody else comes out with a large sensor interchangeable lens camera below $2000 with a headphone jack, 1080/60p, high bit rate non-AVCHD codec options, a power zoom and weathersealing.

By: Swested

Swested — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:45:53 +0000

I love the GH2, mostly for its easy of use vs. the Canons. But am I the only one never really impressed with its footage, or apparently out of the GH3 either? It always looks just…fine.

Still, I’ll probably get one, if for no other reason than 1080/60P and weather-sealing.

By: Jay Windland

Jay Windland — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:45:16 +0000

Canon does not upscale 720p to 1080p. That is an old myth. They just suck so bad at downscaling the full image sensor to 1080 that you end up with 720 (or less) of actual resolving power. GH2/3 does so much better in this regard, but to me the inflexible picture profiles is a bigger issue than the low light. If GH3 ships without a flat profile or at least a Canon neutral equivalent (that you can dial down contrast and sharpening on) I feel they will have wasted a lot of otherwise great work “listening to filmmakers”.

By: JR

JR — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:32:57 +0000

That would be my ideal combo, a BMCC with (future) smart MFT mount for big jobs in controlled environments and the GH3 for everything else. And of course the hacked GH2 would still have a place in my bag for good measure. :)

By: JR

JR — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:25:07 +0000

I was a little nervous after hearing the GH3 has more moire than the GH2, but John Twigt’s test convinced me it wouldn’t be a big deal in real-world shooting. Got one on pre-order now!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:27:34 +0000

I think I might grab this when it comes out, then the BMCC MFT if/when they make a smart mount version.