Absolutely. Other companies are bragging about features that have been in the GH5 for years. And there’s still some features most don’t have - like waveform and vector scope.
I can’t stop using the GH5. I have other cameras, but there’s something about the GH5 where it’s just more fun to use and I always get my best results using it. Love it.
Man... so inspiring... on day, i can buy this camera... it's just so spontanous cinematography than other camera on a market, for me indeed... I just love it and all the features...
I subscribed as soon as you talked about the term "cinematic", it is also a pet peeve of mine. The term is chucked about all the time with no real thought as to what actually makes a "cinematic" image. Keep up the good work!
Just a thought. You should try using a higher ISO on sunny days. It sounds counterintuitive but a higher ISO on a bright scene can actually make the highlight roll-off smoother. And if you get a colour shift when you use this technique simply set up a preset in your NLE to deal with it and save it with all of your other cookbook recipes.
I believe there is a misconception regarding cinematic sensor sizes. The standards for cinema and photography are NOT the same. The 35mm film used in cinema (which is the standard) is equivalent to an APS-C sensor, not a Full Frame sensor. Using a 50mm f1.8 lens on a Super 35mm classic cinema camera is the same as using 50mm f1.8 on an APS-C sensor camera. In that regard, the crop factor of MFT is not that bad for cinematic purposes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS-C
I'm a Panasonic G9 & Canon R shooter. Lots of helpful tips in your video. One thing I really like, is you do things your own way. You don't care how everyone else edits, or what lenses they shoot with, you do your own thing. Had to sub. PEACE from ATL ✊🏾📸
Nice work, I use the G7 with the samyang cine lens t2.2 and I love it, most is shot at 24FPS anyway. I'd love the the GH5 just not quite got the funds yet
Good info video, Have you made any other video about those vintage lenses, their focal length etc. Many people might have missed this information. Regards
Your video is special! Having 'more' knowledge than money has benefited you greatly. I learned a few things and a few thing were confirmation. Where is the short film you mentioned?
I love my Sigma 18-35mm lens with my GH5 & GH5s, another option is to use the Panasonic 10-25mm lens, focusing is better with that lens. Voigtlander make some beautiful primes as well. Love your light bulb light, where can I buy that from?
TL:DR Version: Yes. Yes, the GH5 can absolutely achieve a cinematic look LOLZ It's amazing how capable this almost 4 year old cam is in 2020. It packs features that most NEW cams STILL don't have. Great video. #Subscribed
I subscribed now :) gh5 is also mine Tool. Dude so much good knowledge here I just added this video to my knowledge list in CZcams. One of the best explanations of cinema movement and cinematic footage.... I will watch a ton of your videos now. Very good knowledge here and greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Great vídeo bro ... a lot of info ..I am coming for g7 (3year ) I keep my lens (Panasonic 7-14 , sigma 16 and two Russian lens Helios 42 and mirA10 28mm) and preparing for get this camera ..while I learn more..thanks
Those Sirui lenses look great, definitely on the list! Also very keen on getting the ZCam too. Likely to get the M4/3 version so I can stick with the same lens mount system as GH5.
@@PhaseDriveVlogs Get the Super 35 6k. There is an optional lens mount for Micro 4/3rds. You can use the EF Mount for any Canon lens you may have. But, when you get the optional Micro 4/3rds mount you can use all the native Panasonic lenses plus things like the Meike Cinema 🎥 Lenses or the Sirui Anamorphic lenses. I'm still keeping the GH5s, great B Cam...
I've moved away from CineD to Hybrid Log Gamma, mainly because I refuse to pay the Panasonic Tax but more because I want to up my game. And going Rec 2020 seems a good way to go. 😁 Quite a big learning curve. However I have only ever made one solitary attempt at a cinematic look filming a Medieval Re-enactment using the Industry Standard DJI Osmo Pocket. 😁
HLG is on my radar for sure, but I'm a man of habit and don't tend to switch things up unless I feel particularly compelled to 😝 Also yes, Panny Tax is a pisstake 😂
@@PhaseDriveVlogs I'm just a punter, "All the gear no idea" sort of chap. I used to own a GH4 which came with V-log out-of-the-box, as a promotion. As the camera was 8bit, even I could tell pushing the flat log profile caused problems so I left well alone and stuck with the CineD colour profile. This served me well till I killed my beloved GH4 filming the best-ist storm to hit the prom of my home town this century. Did you know that being slammed repeatedly in the face by twenty foot waves would destroy the weather sealing? Thankfully my Home Insurance saved the day, which is why I'm now sporting a GH5 and rocking the HLG colour profile and loving it. If its good enough for the BBC then I'd be a fool to buy a Colour Profile. BTW I captured the wave that nearly knocked me over, and killed my camera, in 96 frames a second goodness. The GH4 went out in a soggy blaze of glory.
Hi, I hope you're still replying to comments. I just got a GH5 and am lost on what first essential lens I should get for filmmaking. What vintage lens do you recommend and with what adapter?
If you haven't already got a 12-60mm kit lens, get that and just get out filming! But if you wanna take it to the next level, get a few cheap vintage primes (24, 28, 35, 50 etc.) either with something like a PK or M42 mount and get a focal reducer that can adapt it to m4/3
@@PhaseDriveVlogs Thanks so much for the quick reply! Is this the 12-60mm kit lens you're referring to? www.amazon.com/PANASONIC-12-60MM-F3-5-5-6-MIRRORLESS-H-FS12060/dp/B01C56V72Q?th=1 Also I would be interested in eventually getting cheap prime lenses. Whats the difference between a PK, M42 mount, and a focal reducer? Can all these lenses mentioned (including the 12-60mm) be used for narrative filmmaking in your opinion? Sorry for all the questions, I very much appreciate your information!
@Andrew Jimenez that's the one! Get that first, film to your heart's content and get really confident! Then start looking at more specialist lenses and really hone your craft.
Not neccessarily... Digital cameras don't naturally produce film grain. So if you want your film to have that film grain, you need to add it in yourself during post.
@@PhaseDriveVlogs I see, it' sounds to me like inserting tape hiss into music recordings to make them sound vintage. I guess all the rest (color, dynamics etc.) need to follow suit, or the effect will feel fake.
Great video bro. I see you are building the channel. I will subscribe. I am about to put more energy into establishing mine as well. I love your delivery btw.
Do you think if you adapted one of these vintage lenses on Panasonic LUMIX S5 Full Frame body there would be vignetting? I see a lot of adaptors to L-Mount. Great video by the way, thanks for this info.
Hard to say, I think even though they cover full frame, I imagine there would be some level of vignetting (varying depending on the quality of each lens) But I'm not a full-frame shooter though, so I can't say for sure
I have a G7 - M43 has benefits however... Shooting wide is very hard. Investing in M43 glass doesn't feel wise and you want the best glass not the glass that fits. Low light performance is noticeably worse. The crop factor IS ANNOYING - TRUST ME. If you arent Mr Money bags then you will probably want to buy older or even vintage lenses and it is so frustrating not being able to use them at the actual focal length OR APETURE. Tighter, slower and totally frustrating. These were the lessons I learnt. Think abou the glass you want FIRST. Don't let the camera dictate the glass - I learnt the hard way
I get that for the price and for photo/video purposes thats probably best camera in the price range but I just cant get over blackmagic film look. I think that no matter what you do gh5 just cant get there and you have to really put lot of work into it to just get close.
I certainly won't deny that cine-cams like the BMPCC and Z-Cam producer a much more film-like image without much need for creative grading or specific use of lenses. However, I'm definitely of the opinion that you should make the best of the kit you have. I would much rather do more work with the camera I have to get the result I want instead of buying a whole new camera system. That being said, if I were to delve a lot more into screen fiction work, then I probably would look at Blackmagic or Z-cam...
@@PhaseDriveVlogs to you guys, funny enough, I've arrived to the same conclusion with the gh5 having that I'm-not-sure-why not convinced about the video results, aaaand funny enough, I've solved it with analogic lenses. I've seen your reviews of the lenses. I believe that you may (should? just kidding) do a video-essay of sorts considering this as a rather new way to approach filmmaking (in an era of super computational photographic stuff). Just an Idea. Cheers!
Hi Isaac, tried the link on a few devices and seems to work on our end... However if it's still not working, try this direct link to the LUT www.dropbox.com/s/i5qtsa0j4e6dy84/Dare.cube?dl=0
@@PhaseDriveVlogs Hey, thanks for responding!!! Whenever I try to open it up in dropbox, it says ".cube files cant be previewed." Then when I try to download it and open, my mac tells me there is no download to open
@@tetsuwaan you have to load .cube files directly into software such as premiere - it's not a file extension can't be opened natively Mac OS or Windows
Why do so many youtubers who know about film making have really poor lighting in their own videos? Man your video has great content but you have a lamp in the frame that just annoys the eyes and your colouring/lighting is just very poor. Come on, you know better, it matters bro!
Why would your own to camera shots be so flat and dully lit, it’s not a big deal but if you’re reviewing a camera as a professional I kinda subconsciously expect the to camera talking parts to look well shot and lit
Indeed. What does a Pocket 4k offer over a GH5? Mebbe a tad better on image quality. But ergonomics, battery life & stabilisation - er no. In real life use the trade off of useability makes more sense for us...
@@35mmdigitalcinema I mean, that's a fair argument But this is still a video on how to achieve a film/cinematic look with the GH5 Would be a pretty pointless video if I just said "if you want to achieve this look, buy a different camera" 😂
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The gh5 is ahead of its time. Other brands are just catching up to it. Gh5 is still relevant.
Absolutely. Other companies are bragging about features that have been in the GH5 for years. And there’s still some features most don’t have - like waveform and vector scope.
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis Exactly Gh5 is the truth.
Just bought one 3 Weeks ago, totally surprised by the excellent sharp video quality. Its Amazing :)
I can’t stop using the GH5. I have other cameras, but there’s something about the GH5 where it’s just more fun to use and I always get my best results using it. Love it.
Man... so inspiring... on day, i can buy this camera... it's just so spontanous cinematography than other camera on a market, for me indeed...
I just love it and all the features...
I subscribed as soon as you talked about the term "cinematic", it is also a pet peeve of mine. The term is chucked about all the time with no real thought as to what actually makes a "cinematic" image. Keep up the good work!
Just a thought. You should try using a higher ISO on sunny days. It sounds counterintuitive but a higher ISO on a bright scene can actually make the highlight roll-off smoother. And if you get a colour shift when you use this technique simply set up a preset in your NLE to deal with it and save it with all of your other cookbook recipes.
I believe there is a misconception regarding cinematic sensor sizes. The standards for cinema and photography are NOT the same. The 35mm film used in cinema (which is the standard) is equivalent to an APS-C sensor, not a Full Frame sensor. Using a 50mm f1.8 lens on a Super 35mm classic cinema camera is the same as using 50mm f1.8 on an APS-C sensor camera. In that regard, the crop factor of MFT is not that bad for cinematic purposes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS-C
I'm a Panasonic G9 & Canon R shooter. Lots of helpful tips in your video. One thing I really like, is you do things your own way. You don't care how everyone else edits, or what lenses they shoot with, you do your own thing. Had to sub. PEACE from ATL ✊🏾📸
Much appreciated 😊
Watched this a few times...great vid. Very educational ..thank you!
You shared great information about the GH5, and all your footage looks awesome and very cinematic.
Nice work, I use the G7 with the samyang cine lens t2.2 and I love it, most is shot at 24FPS anyway. I'd love the the GH5 just not quite got the funds yet
Good info video,
Have you made any other video about those vintage lenses, their focal length etc.
Many people might have missed this information.
Regards
Your video is special! Having 'more' knowledge than money has benefited you greatly. I learned a few things and a few thing were confirmation. Where is the short film you mentioned?
Check it out here 😀
czcams.com/video/z3rDQ1CifYU/video.html
Man, a whiteboard and marker caption no longer cut the mustard.
I love my Sigma 18-35mm lens with my GH5 & GH5s, another option is to use the Panasonic 10-25mm lens, focusing is better with that lens. Voigtlander make some beautiful primes as well. Love your light bulb light, where can I buy that from?
I was quite impressed with the 10-25mm lens when I tried it out, but the cost is a bit steep
@@PhaseDriveVlogs, yeah it is expensive. Have you tried Voigtlander 42.5mm f0.95 MFT Nokton Lens?
TL:DR Version:
Yes. Yes, the GH5 can absolutely achieve a cinematic look LOLZ
It's amazing how capable this almost 4 year old cam is in 2020. It packs features that most NEW cams STILL don't have.
Great video. #Subscribed
I subscribed now :) gh5 is also mine Tool.
Dude so much good knowledge here I just added this video to my knowledge list in CZcams. One of the best explanations of cinema movement and cinematic footage.... I will watch a ton of your videos now. Very good knowledge here and greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Awesome, thank you!
Great information. I learned a lot watching this.
Glad it was helpful!
Great vídeo bro ... a lot of info ..I am coming for g7 (3year ) I keep my lens (Panasonic 7-14 , sigma 16 and two Russian lens Helios 42 and mirA10 28mm) and preparing for get this camera ..while I learn more..thanks
Thanks for sharing
Many good tips here, you got a new subscriber from Norway
Welcome! Thanks for the sub from all the UK team!
I learned a thing or two. Nice job ! Subbed.
Thanks for the sub!
Thank you great video
Great video.
I have the GH5s and Z Cam S6 with the Sirui 35mm and 50mm Anamorphics... good enough for me...
Those Sirui lenses look great, definitely on the list!
Also very keen on getting the ZCam too. Likely to get the M4/3 version so I can stick with the same lens mount system as GH5.
@@PhaseDriveVlogs Get the Super 35 6k. There is an optional lens mount for Micro 4/3rds. You can use the EF Mount for any Canon lens you may have. But, when you get the optional Micro 4/3rds mount you can use all the native Panasonic lenses plus things like the Meike Cinema 🎥 Lenses or the Sirui Anamorphic lenses. I'm still keeping the GH5s, great B Cam...
I've moved away from CineD to Hybrid Log Gamma, mainly because I refuse to pay the Panasonic Tax but more because I want to up my game. And going Rec 2020 seems a good way to go. 😁
Quite a big learning curve.
However I have only ever made one solitary attempt at a cinematic look filming a Medieval Re-enactment using the Industry Standard DJI Osmo Pocket. 😁
HLG is on my radar for sure, but I'm a man of habit and don't tend to switch things up unless I feel particularly compelled to 😝
Also yes, Panny Tax is a pisstake 😂
@@PhaseDriveVlogs I'm just a punter, "All the gear no idea" sort of chap.
I used to own a GH4 which came with V-log out-of-the-box, as a promotion. As the camera was 8bit, even I could tell pushing the flat log profile caused problems so I left well alone and stuck with the CineD colour profile. This served me well till I killed my beloved GH4 filming the best-ist storm to hit the prom of my home town this century. Did you know that being slammed repeatedly in the face by twenty foot waves would destroy the weather sealing?
Thankfully my Home Insurance saved the day, which is why I'm now sporting a GH5 and rocking the HLG colour profile and loving it. If its good enough for the BBC then I'd be a fool to buy a Colour Profile.
BTW I captured the wave that nearly knocked me over, and killed my camera, in 96 frames a second goodness. The GH4 went out in a soggy blaze of glory.
How can I make it look soft like the BMPCC video?
Cine D is a great look sometimes it doesnt even take grading
It definitely needs grading, the skin tone is off
It doesn't require much, but it does look a little "lifeless" without at least a small amount of grading
Great vide! how did you make your voice overpower the bg music even though it sounds like it's quite loud?
Just a bit of a vocal enhancer EQ preset
newbie question: If I'm already using an adaptor to mount chinon k mount to gh5, can I also use a speed booster / focal reducer on same build?
Great video. lots of good tips
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, I hope you're still replying to comments. I just got a GH5 and am lost on what first essential lens I should get for filmmaking. What vintage lens do you recommend and with what adapter?
If you haven't already got a 12-60mm kit lens, get that and just get out filming!
But if you wanna take it to the next level, get a few cheap vintage primes (24, 28, 35, 50 etc.) either with something like a PK or M42 mount and get a focal reducer that can adapt it to m4/3
@@PhaseDriveVlogs Thanks so much for the quick reply! Is this the 12-60mm kit lens you're referring to? www.amazon.com/PANASONIC-12-60MM-F3-5-5-6-MIRRORLESS-H-FS12060/dp/B01C56V72Q?th=1
Also I would be interested in eventually getting cheap prime lenses. Whats the difference between a PK, M42 mount, and a focal reducer? Can all these lenses mentioned (including the 12-60mm) be used for narrative filmmaking in your opinion? Sorry for all the questions, I very much appreciate your information!
@Andrew Jimenez that's the one!
Get that first, film to your heart's content and get really confident!
Then start looking at more specialist lenses and really hone your craft.
Glad i found you man. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed!
my gx85 pulls off cinematic, just lacks software and audio jack
I though film grain is only used in compositing to blend the CG elements with camera footage...
Not neccessarily...
Digital cameras don't naturally produce film grain. So if you want your film to have that film grain, you need to add it in yourself during post.
@@PhaseDriveVlogs I see, it' sounds to me like inserting tape hiss into music recordings to make them sound vintage. I guess all the rest (color, dynamics etc.) need to follow suit, or the effect will feel fake.
Great video bro. I see you are building the channel. I will subscribe. I am about to put more energy into establishing mine as well. I love your delivery btw.
Thanks so much! Good luck with your channel
Do you think if you adapted one of these vintage lenses on Panasonic LUMIX S5 Full Frame body there would be vignetting? I see a lot of adaptors to L-Mount. Great video by the way, thanks for this info.
Hard to say, I think even though they cover full frame, I imagine there would be some level of vignetting (varying depending on the quality of each lens)
But I'm not a full-frame shooter though, so I can't say for sure
I have a G7 - M43 has benefits however... Shooting wide is very hard. Investing in M43 glass doesn't feel wise and you want the best glass not the glass that fits. Low light performance is noticeably worse. The crop factor IS ANNOYING - TRUST ME. If you arent Mr Money bags then you will probably want to buy older or even vintage lenses and it is so frustrating not being able to use them at the actual focal length OR APETURE. Tighter, slower and totally frustrating. These were the lessons I learnt. Think abou the glass you want FIRST. Don't let the camera dictate the glass - I learnt the hard way
YOU are wrong about not using native lenses to get a ciname look
Meike ,,,, voigdlander are just a few
That's a fair point
Probably should have specified, I'm mainly referring to the Lumix and Olympus lenses
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Thanks ✌️
Honest video ... subbed
thanks man!
I get that for the price and for photo/video purposes thats probably best camera in the price range but I just cant get over blackmagic film look. I think that no matter what you do gh5 just cant get there and you have to really put lot of work into it to just get close.
I certainly won't deny that cine-cams like the BMPCC and Z-Cam producer a much more film-like image without much need for creative grading or specific use of lenses.
However, I'm definitely of the opinion that you should make the best of the kit you have. I would much rather do more work with the camera I have to get the result I want instead of buying a whole new camera system.
That being said, if I were to delve a lot more into screen fiction work, then I probably would look at Blackmagic or Z-cam...
@Phase Drive Vlogs absolutely. gh5 is much better if you don't make films or if you do many different types of work
Thanks for a Nice vid. Could you let me in on your opinion for adapter choice between chinon and gh5 ?
If you can find one on ebay, the Pixco PK to M4/3 Focal Reducer Adapter is a great choice
@@PhaseDriveVlogs thanks man.
Heiooo! What lends you use for the wedding shot 11:23?
It's a Chinon 50mm f1.9 vintage prime (PK mount)
GH5 is the winner! just put promist and there you go, you have cinematic look =)
and here I am still with the GH3 lol
Hey, no shame in that at all!
GH3 is still a brilliant camera!
The gh3 actually did better in low light than gh4
Just curious as to what focal reducer you are using or if you could recommend one?
My one is Pixco branded, but I think it's more or less the same as the generic ones on ebay
@@PhaseDriveVlogs sounds good! Thanks!
Thank u sir
Well well well.... liked and suscribed.
Thanks! Much appreciated
@@PhaseDriveVlogs to you guys, funny enough, I've arrived to the same conclusion with the gh5 having that I'm-not-sure-why not convinced about the video results, aaaand funny enough, I've solved it with analogic lenses. I've seen your reviews of the lenses. I believe that you may (should? just kidding) do a video-essay of sorts considering this as a rather new way to approach filmmaking (in an era of super computational photographic stuff). Just an Idea. Cheers!
Can you list the vintage lenses you use? I can catch only few.
They're all Pentax PK mount ones :)
Vivitar 24mm f2.8
Vivtar 28mm f2.8
Hoya 35mm f2.8
Auto Chinon 50mm f1.9
Pentax 135mm f3.5
@15:42, what was that gross uncouth action the teen kid was trying to show ?
He's 26 😂
@@PhaseDriveVlogs > Thats even worse !!! LOL. What a perv.
the free lut lens link doesnt work
Hi Isaac, tried the link on a few devices and seems to work on our end...
However if it's still not working, try this direct link to the LUT www.dropbox.com/s/i5qtsa0j4e6dy84/Dare.cube?dl=0
@@PhaseDriveVlogs Hey, thanks for responding!!! Whenever I try to open it up in dropbox, it says ".cube files cant be previewed." Then when I try to download it and open, my mac tells me there is no download to open
@@tetsuwaan you have to load .cube files directly into software such as premiere - it's not a file extension can't be opened natively Mac OS or Windows
Solution for your clinical sharpness pet peeve: Drop your sharpness down to -5 on your picture profile.
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I’m been trying to get the film look with my YT channel, if you can tell me what I’m doing wrong you’ll have a sub for life.
Why do so many youtubers who know about film making have really poor lighting in their own videos? Man your video has great content but you have a lamp in the frame that just annoys the eyes and your colouring/lighting is just very poor. Come on, you know better, it matters bro!
you want soft "filmic" look, shoot in 720p😂
Why would your own to camera shots be so flat and dully lit, it’s not a big deal but if you’re reviewing a camera as a professional I kinda subconsciously expect the to camera talking parts to look well shot and lit
get a pocket 4K
Why?
Did u just asked y??? 😂😂😂😂
Indeed. What does a Pocket 4k offer over a GH5? Mebbe a tad better on image quality. But ergonomics, battery life & stabilisation - er no. In real life use the trade off of useability makes more sense for us...
@@PhaseDriveVlogs u forgot RAW and colour science, also better DR and a more cinematic feel
@@35mmdigitalcinema I mean, that's a fair argument
But this is still a video on how to achieve a film/cinematic look with the GH5
Would be a pretty pointless video if I just said "if you want to achieve this look, buy a different camera" 😂