Great video! I bought this camera 2 months ago, and have just started making videos on youtube with it. Did a weatherproof video test to see how weather sealed it really was, and I got to say I was really impressed! 2 hours in the pouring rain, and it still works.
Martin Velsvik Didn't think the GX80/GX85 was weathersealed the GX8 is the only Panasonic camera in that style that is weathersealed. Even the new GX9 is not. You must have just been lucky. I've used Sony Broadcast Betacam camcorders in the rain and got away with not blowing one up and they are not weathersealed supposed to use a rain jacket.
I am glad you guys posted this video :) I commented in your last video asking you guys to review this camera... I am a happy subscriber... Thank you so much guys.
TCS videos are the only ones on CZcams where I put a thumbs up before even watching the video. I know I won't be disappointed :)
Great review as usual, I binge watch you guys because your content is A+. Panasonic needs to give you commission because I purchased the G85 and left a 10 year relationship with Canon due to your review here. Obviously there are pros and cons to moving to Panasonic but overall I love the G85 and do not regret the change. For anyone using micro 4/3, get the Panasonic 42.5mm f1.7 lens. It is one of the best value portrait lens I have seen, amazing results for about $300! The 12-60mm kit lens is also very impressive and probably the best kit lens I have seen.
Chris and Jordan. Just wanted to wish you both a Happy New Year! Looking forward to another year of great reviews and informative TCSTV videos!!
Ordered one of these yesterday. That IBIS on 1/4sec absolutely floored me, I can't wait for this thing.
You guys make the best reviews, love them, informative first, but with just enough humour without going into cheesy territory! On that Panny, i actually wish more camera manufacturers would go more into the function over form territory, for me function is everything.
guys I really wanted to meet you in Cologne! I was there with another youtuber for Photokina and we did tried finding you guys but had no luck! Nice to see you enjoyed your visit to Cologne. I did a little video from my photokina trip as well... so sad not to have met :(
Jordans season greetings Jordan thank you brother you're another one who knows their cameras thank you again you and Chris are my friend
Great review guys. Photokina has bought out a lot off varied and great cameras this year.
Both Panasonic cameras are on my shopping list.
Love your review. Can't wait for the FZ2000 one. More in depth for video capabilities please. Thank you, guys.
Hi guys,
Your reviews are definitely the best !!! (in my opinion)
Your complementarity is heartwarming, and Jordan without his beard is too cute ...
Warmly, Phil
YES I've been waiting for this!!!
The quality of the content you guys are producing is top notch! Keep it up!! You need to come to Sydney, Australia tough :)
GH5 announcement hype! Also, welcome to Germany! Hope you enjoyed your trip.
Chris Nichols thank you for sharing the Panasonic g85 you're awesome brother when it comes to cameras you're the man to look for thanks again
Great to see you guys in Germany - hope you had a good time :-)
This review helped me a lot. thx. and so funny to see you in my good old germany.
Those Pentax pin buttons...fantastic.
Also, it was great seeing you in Cologne! It's a shame you didn't stay with us very long, but now I know why ;-)
Awesome review thanks, so pleased I held off on the GX80 now, as I am buying this ha
i've been waiting for this review!!
Beautiful work guys, really like your street photos especially Jordan @ 11:30 cool shot . as for the fz camera , it looks like the 1 inch sensor has the same issues with dynamic range even in relatively low contrast situations people's faces were belown out.
you guys are the best, doesn't matter on which continent you're shooting.
I think your camera reviews are some of the best on CZcams. Love your relaxed presentation style and unbiased opinions.
PS: What is your opinion on the 42.5 F1.7.
"I Love Pentax" Buttons. Nice touch. Great initial review. Look forward to getting my hands on a G85. I have the GX8 and a great lens collection. So I might like a G85 as a second body. This camera looks like such an improvement on the G7.
Great job, you both are naturals and very knowledgeable
I liked the ibis hotel! Haha awesome video guys! Great to see the cameo
Another wonderful review, actually 2 in 1. Love it. You should travel to more photo & camera shows.
Hi I am from Detroit, I love your reviews and I always look forward to you guys for every review. I currently use Panasonic G7, Fz1000, and A6300. I shoot from Africa to Toronto.
Music video, Tv shows, Documentary, and International Films.
You the GoToGuys for my equipment.
Was deciding between G85 and OMD EM5 MKII, stoked I went with the G85. Super crisp video and the IBIS is awesome.
The Laika Experience actually im a little unsure on which path to take.. haha.. what made u decide on the g85?
Hey Chris hello from Atlanta Georgia really enjoy your videos thank you for sharing the g85 beautiful camera thanks again
Thanks to you guys, i bought one!! G80 it is and i love it.
1:21 That woman's reaction when he swore was amazing xD
Viel Spaß noch in Deutschland und mal wieder super Video.
8:58 The most Canadian "Sorry" I've ever heard in my entire life haha. Great review guys! Love seeing all these cameras coming out of Photokina, Micro 4/3 really held their own against their Medium Format rivals. Any word on when we'll be seeing stuff about the GH5 and EM1 II?
Pure Canadian blood in that "Sorry". It's not even in the accent, it's just that he REALLY sounds sorry.
This review came in fast!!! love it! I'm buying the g80
well done.. Really entertaining stuff. Both your acting skills are quite amazing
Great cameo by Chelsea and Matt in the ISO tests.
It's always handy to know what ring your hand is on. :) Great review, thanks!
Really looking forward to seeing you guys tear into the final production FX2500.
Did I hear Jordan right, this is all on the "standard" picture style? Looks great!
Great reviews guys, thanks.
I was a bit surprised to hear Chris mention Touchpad AF as if it was a new feature on this camera. Touchpad AF has been around for quite a while, at least since the G5, if not earlier. Glad to hear it mentioned, though, as it's a fantastic feature that's often overlooked in reviews and discussions of Panasonic cameras. FWIW, Olympus included something similar for the first time on the E-M10II.
I don't even care which camera you guys are reviewing, just enjoy watching the show!
Absolutely best reviewer out there. Should review other products also.
My favorite part was the IBIS Hotel lol! and Jordan's Pentax button. Keep up the good work guys!
Great video guys!
the best camera review channel on the tube.
The G80 is a very good all around camera for under 1000 indeed, but I'm in love with the new E-m1 MkII, i really hope the 1 stop improvement in the sensor is real.
Amazing cameos of Chelsea and Matt btw :)
Nice video, you guys. Can't wait to see you test out the new Olympus E-M1 II. :)
Thank you Chris thank you Jordan great video seasons greetings
Nice review as usual guys. But I'm holding out for the GH5. My GH3s have been great cameras. When I got them I planned to skip a generation to upgrade. So I'm hoping the wait will be worth it, at least to upgrade one of my GH3s. Chris, I can't believe you aren't putting your lens hood on. One of my GH3s fell off the tripod when I was using a new head in a rush shoot in South Africa recently. I had the lens hood on and camera came out completely unscathed, bouncing on the concrete end over end as it fell from four or five feet! Definitely worth the time to always put the lens hood on frontward.
Thanks Chris
Wow I loved the incredible Review G-85
Really good review. Covered all bases.
Great video guys-thanks for the info and review. I am gonna get the G80 (UK). As you say, a couple of minus points (no headphone jack, no slow motion video & grainy at high ISO), but still should be a brilliant camera (weather sealing & the grip is a good thing).
Schmetterlingtasche :-) Genau! Man you are so lucky to take those street photography shots in my homeland. Here in Germany you're not allowed take street photographies of people and put them on the internet without their permission and you can be sued by them if they find out. It's a sad thing to street photography. Only thing that is allowed, if the people are only accessories and not the main motive. Like pictures of the Dome with all the people in front of it.
Thank you for the great review, the G80 seems to be a very interesting alternative to the E-M5 Mark II I guess.
Great reviews - level of detail is just right for enthusiast and novices alike! The humor is a bonus.
Do you by any chance remember any issues with the in camera mic picking up a hissing sound from the IBIS when not using a remote mic?
The camera is starting to ship in Europe and some of the people who received are saying the camera is NOT usable for video because of poor audio and hissing noise in the background. I hope it is an isolated case and not a design flaw. It seems like a great all around camera with the right combination of size and features for the price.
Great vid(s) guys, thanks!
Only thing is in future reviews could you please do 100% screen grabs of the pics out the cameras for the low light shots please as watching through here makes most shots look good.
Love your reviews guys...nice video and i hope you enjoied the photokina and the city of Köln
I shoot Fuji, but that GM5 (with the 42.5/1.7 and the compact 35-100) is my on-the-fly, and I love it. Chris, make sure Panasonic keep that line going!
Superb video, thank you ----- considering this for an all around - volg / travel / outdoor camera
I love these guys for reviews :)
The ibis joke was KILLER...
Jordan does great Dad jokes - if it really was Jordan. I reckon Chris was simply passing the buck...
The joke was lame. The "don't put it in the video" line (knowing full well it was going to be in the video) was hilarious.
Great video guys...
I really like all of your videos - always interesting and entertaining! The photokina was very interesting but I found the city of Cologne (except the really impressive "Dome") rather dull and the local beer (Kolsch) nearly undrinkable. Our group took a train to the the city of Dusseldorf (a few miles down the Rhine river) end enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere at the "Dusseldorf Rhine Terraces" :-)!
I have the fZ1000 and GH4, you get the best results with Cinelike D over V-log any day. Not sure how the noise will be on the FZ2500 with V-log I'm guessing bad. Try Cinelike D in the next review too and rock that M.F. Cine D ( Con -5 Sharp -5 NR-2 and Sat -5 ). Also put the camera in picture mode (M) and change it to 1/3 ISO increments then go back to video. 1250 ISO is as clean as 800. Red Giant Colorista works really well for the grade. People complain about skin-tones but I have never had a problem. Can's wait for the FZ2500 full review =)
Again, thank you for a great honest review. I have the G7 and love it. I was wondering what the difference is between it and this new G camera. Now I know thanks to your excellent review. I can't wait for a more detailed review (is there one planned?) on the release version including it's 4K with CineD and CineV (it is still there, yes?).
Again, as always, an excellent review. BTW, was that Chelsea Northup in there at 11:45?
Wanted to complement my gx85 with a larger weather sealed body. Tried the om5 ii om1 ii, fuji xt1 and xt2 and finally went with a g85. The user interface, dual is, fastest focus, amazing video quality and the lenses available make it very hard to go back to olympus or fuji. The build quality is really amazing for the price too, taking a fuji after handling the g85 make the fuji feel like a cheap plastic body. The 12-60 is surprisingly usable too. quite hard to beat for the price. Will use the gx85 for prime lenses and the g85 for larger telephoto and my 7-14mm f2.8.
Great video! I just hoped that Jordan would say something about the video capabilities of the G80 e.g. the available color profiles
Thank you for this great video
I ordered the FZ2500, so I hope I made a good choice since the camera just came out. I shoot a lot of video and want a good still camera also. I can't wait to see more details on this camera from your site.
I laughed really hard at that joke. Keep them up, Jordan :D
Saw you at photokina, was funny :D hope you enjoyed you're stay in Cologne :) come back to carnival!
I'm no interested in this camera but you always make interesting videos ,Chris.Very nice the city,by the way.
I hope you'll come one day to Spain to record a video.
A warm hug!
Awesome review 👍
Are you making review Panasonic FZ2500? I´m big fan of your reviews. They really useful. Thanks.
Schmetterlingtasche :D
Very cool! Greetings from Germany :-)
Although less noise is always better, the noise of this camera at high ISO is clearly visible but quite pleasing to the eye, especially in black and white. In the old film days, we also didn't mind the grain (remember Kodak Tri-X?)
Chris you have a great presentation on this camera is Panasonic Lumix g85 is the camera to buy there's no question in my mind I love that it's dustproof I love that it's rainproof I think it's awesome thank you for sharing Chris
Wow I'm very impressive with the G80/G85. Cannot wait to see the new GH5
Thanks guys.
bigger sensor means more light, so good in low light? or is it about bigger pixel size individually.
A bigger sensor doesn't give you more light but it can handle higher ISOs. Allowing you to take pictures that are less grainy looking or not as 'noisy'. Having bigger pixels allows for more light per pixel and will help also help with high ISO pictures.
Chris, I love your Schmetterlingtasche. You should rock it more often! :)
Yes! Its definitely the official TCS bag of choice from now on.
Chris@TCSTV
Great vid! Does the FZ2500 inherit the same awesome IBIS from the gx85 and g85?
love your models at 11:50
i m still using my gh-2 for stills and videos and happy with it
Excellent reviews as always. Chelsea Northrup and Matt Granger! Personally I don't mind the look of Panasonics cameras. For me its not what they look like, its what they do that is important. How is the video autofocus on both of those cameras? I know on some of Panasonics other G/GX/GH cameras it can be hit or miss at times.
Also...Hey Canon, you see the FZ2500? That is how you make a hybrid 4K camera! I am sure this will sell more than the XC10/XC15 does given the specs. The only real downside to it for me was the crop, I like the long zoom, but its not good that it suffers by not being wide enough for normal shooting. Would have liked the sensor to have been a little bigger though and the crop to have been less. Its nice that it has 10-bit 4:2:2 output, but I can't see V-Log L being useful on a camera with a 1 inch sensor.
Hello the stabilizer of the Lumix G80, can be disconnected to put it without stabilizer (normal mode without stabilizer) ... ??? Thank you.
I'll never see IBIS Hotels the same way again. Good one. :D
Nice "I ❤️ Pentax K-1" button on Cris. I have the same button too (;
What's better for photography - the GX8 or the G80?
Cheers
How does the autofocusing of the Panasonic G7 & G85 compare to that of other mirrorless cameras like the Sony A6300 or the Fujifilm X-T2? I have heared very positive things about Panasonics AF, but I want to be sure and have something to rely on.
Yep, I want the G85... already thinking about selling my GX85 for it. Great review! Thanks for sharing :)
Full disclosure I don't know your name (now I do) because I always go by the profile pictures but my first thought was "damn that is some excellent video quality, bet the girl that runs will comment about it". I was right lol
Lol, yeah :) I'm loving the GX85's 4K / IBIS for the price... but I reeeeeeally want a fully articulating screen 😊
I'm waiting for the omd-em1 2 because I want the articulating screen and the touchscreen. Once that camera is out I'll know what brand I'll go with.
Camera companies are really masters at getting us to keep buying stuff aren't they? :) But honestly I love my GX85 but just with it had a better grip. It isn't a big deal until you start putting on heavy zoom lenses and your forced to hold the lens, because it's too front heavy and awkward to hold the body. Don't care for the added bulk of weather sealing and a mic input because standalone external mics are better anyway and staying somewhat small is what m43 is all about.
Thank you for your excellent review.
I saw that there are problems with af taking pictures, mostly portraits.
Instead focusing on the eyes, it can focus on hat or other accessories.
Do you know about that or any way to solve it?
Now I'm watching you do the Panasonic Lumix g85 now that's the camera I like / over Canon M50
I really hope Panasonic will consider providing 120fps 1080p and V-Log to the G85. It'd be about the ultimate package (-low light) at that point.
Great review,did you gain any insight as to its possible ability to do things like birds in flight (stills),ime talking in relation to the GX8s ability
Excellent job as always. Jordan mentioned that Vlog would be available for the FZ2500 as a secondary purchase. Do you know if Panasonic will offer such an option for the G85?
is it possible to use a australian firmware for this camera...the european model, g80 is restricted in software because it can shoot maximum 30 minutes of video!
Can Jordan answer please :)
Wich Panasonic have better video quality, FZ2500 or LX100 (4k) ?
Two camera reviews in a week? This is too much, this is heaven! I need to calm down! Great job guys!