Comments on: Panasonic GH2 at Sundance and Slamdance: Carruth's 'Upstream Color' and Orbegoso's 'Musgo'

By: Jay T

Jay T — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:56:04 +0000

So I’m assuming both films were shot on hacked GH2s at 24p. One thing the GH3 can’t do (at this point).

By: Tyrannosaur

Tyrannosaur — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:28:42 +0000

lol!

Trolls gonna troll…

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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:55:12 +0000

[...] have been based on how much money the production had. Shane Carruth did a great job with this during Sundance with his film Upstream Color, and it seems like being quiet about money and production equipment has kept most of the focus on [...]

By: David

David — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:19:37 +0000

Yeah, I saw upstream color at the Sundance Film Festival last January and I have to say this film is visually stunning. Audio, editing, music, performance, cinematography is fantastic (in fact, I’m listening to the soundtrack right now). The script is strange, but definitely works with the setting its being presented in. Whatever camera lens he was using, it worked effectively. Try to see it in April when it comes out!

By: cimage

cimage — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:19:44 +0000

This might sound… well I don’t know… but does anyone know if the gh2 can shoot video on format 4/3 (versus fomat 16/9)?

By: Raphael

Raphael — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 03:30:58 +0000

“Take a few moments to browse through the blog and look at which articles generate by FAR the most community involvement – it’s the tech-focused ones hands down. Other topics don’t get near as much love.”

Tech is so much easier to talk about. It’s pretty difficult to talk about an art like acting and script writing in real time, partly because it really depends on what your going for. Everybody here is aiming for a good looking film on a cheap budget. Plus technology changes so quickly that it’s so easy to talk about the new camera that just came out or the new camera that x director just used.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:17:01 +0000

Seriously, who really cares THAT much about the camera, jesus.

By: Joe Sugo

Joe Sugo — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:43:23 +0000

Another short shot on the GH2: http://vimeo.com/59881658

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By: Chris H

Chris H — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:58:15 +0000

+1!

By: Jeff Dolan

Jeff Dolan — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:10:51 +0000

From watching the trailers online, and with the success of Primer, I completely assumed he shot on RED. Incredible results and humbling to know that if you cannot get a good result with your camera it’s not the camera!

By: Joe C

Joe C — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:57:24 +0000

I think the quality of the audio and sound design went a long way to give Upstream Color such a great look.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:33:12 +0000

I think that even with five-figure budgets, the cost of the camera (usually rented) becomes something of a non-issue compared to the cost of lighting, locations, props, grip, costumes, wages, post production, marketing, distribution etc.

It’s only on really low budget projects (four-figure) that ‘which camera can I afford?’ becomes an overriding concern, and people start to obsess about pixels.

By: JR

JR — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:46:24 +0000

I felt the same way from shooting with the 7D for a long time. Last year I picked up a cheap used GH2, hacked it, and fell in love with the image. This year I finally sold my 7D to get a GH3. I don’t think I’ll be looking back at Canon anytime soon.

By: Jason De Ford

Jason De Ford — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:00:14 +0000

I’m selling my 60D and buying a GH2. I got so sick of the muddy images coming from the Canon. I get double the clarity of image from the GH2. In combination with a Canon FD 28mm f2 and 50mm f1.4 I am very happy.

By: Alien Astronauts

Alien Astronauts — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:16:27 +0000

Great article. I plan on buying my first dslr camera within the next couple of weeks, and was set on the t3i, but after seeing these images I’ll have to do more research. The GH2 might be the way to go.

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:20:32 +0000

The T2i is a great camera, but I recommend leaving it behind sooner rather than later in favour of a GH2.
I may have over invested into my T2i gear in retrospect, once I moved to the GH2, i never looked back. Though the T2i is a wonderful tool for it’s price point, mine is just gathering dust on the shelf since I started shooting on GH2.

By: Ally Mchume

Ally Mchume — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:19:26 +0000

I’m getting Gh2 no doubt about it

By: Joe Sugo

Joe Sugo — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:47:53 +0000

Just saw he posted screengrabs of the settings he used – and yup, Pop was slid all the way to 54: http://www.flickr.com/photos/musgo2012/sets/72157632395556788/

By: JR

JR — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:59:49 +0000

I haven’t seen any official numbers either but it doesn’t matter to me anymore. I own both cameras, so I can tell you from experience that the that highlight roll off is noticeably smoother on the GH3 and there is less noise in the shadows. If comparisons are what you want, here’s just a couple:

http://www.noamkroll.com/gh3-vs-gh2-and-initial-thoughts/
http://vimeo.com/55060120 (this one pits the GH3 vs the 5DmkIII)

There’s more subjective things I like about the GH3 image over the GH2 too, like how much more organic the grain structure is in the ALL-I mode. That’s a difference you feel more than you see. As for the physical upgrades, these make the camera far more versatile for a greater variety of real shooting situations. The GH3 is an incredibly comfortable and easy camera to handle, and that counts for a lot when the pressure ratchets up.
But if you’re perfectly satisfied with the GH2 then that’s great, stick with it. This article is proof of how great a camera it still is. But what you’re saying about the GH3 not being a significant upgrade, even in terms of image quality alone, is just not true at all.