Charlie Carter of Carter Creative, an English filmmaker from London shot a film that won awards in Europe a year or so ago...on a Panasonic GH3. A GH3. If a camera has produced gorgeous work before, it still will, just as the GH4 has and continues to do. Great video, I'm glad you managed to pick yourself up another GH4. Remember everyone, cameras don't make films, people do.
This is so awesome. Appreciate the honesty and true thoughts. Better than any review. Gh4 was my first video camera and it changed my life, and been lumix since.
I shoot everything on a GH4 still too! It's a great camera. I wish taking stills was as fast as a DSLR, but the quality is still even better than my Canon 6D.
i have gh4 from when it first released. I currently use fx3 and fx6 for most of my professional work (I rent). But there are some jobs that the budget is not that big, and I'm back on gh4, and this camera is really outdated in term of quality. do you think I should sell the gh4 and get a used gh5, or buy atomos ninja v, for 4k 10 bit output in my gh4? i have vlog l on my gh4. Thank You.
I started with Gh2 and when later on my GH4 gets old, I bought an Atomos Ninja V for my GH4 and used it in 10 bits. That was the reason I never used the GH5. Instead, I switched to GH5s just for low-light performance. Now I do own a GH6 and again as an A-cam. The GH5s is still my B-cam. The GH4 and the DVX 200 are for special cases only. What I'm really missing, is such a tiny thing like my GH2 in 4K, just for gimbal work. The GH2 with a 14mm 2.5 has a weight of about 450 grams. 🤣 So in 1080p, I can shoot on a Crane 1 a whole day long 💪🤘
Awesome video! The GH4 has a special place in my heart! I keep wanting to grab one but I just can't justify it but maybe someday...I'll find just right reason to get one.
Honestly, something about the image is really compelling to me. I don’t know if it’s the OLPF or just the way the noise performs but me images of really solid still. The lack of 10 but hurts but what are you gonna do?
Hi Rhett. My first step into 4K was a GH4 from a Sony EX1R. Loved the picture and the weight difference. Not sure I would go back to a GH4. I love my GH6 and 2 GH5S's.
Unfortunately, a single card slot is one of the downsides of the GH4 but yeah, I would assume the image quality would be similar to the GX8 may be slightly better. I would’ve tempted to get a GH5 though it’s a lot better in a lot of ways.
Funny you speak about nostalgia because I still use the GH4 despite I have the GH5, GH6 and S5II, I thought it was because nostalgia but it's not, I just like the rendering of this camera, it's not perfect at all but I still like it.
I am trying to create a budget video podcast setup. Everything will be installed and using studio lighting. Would you think that the GH4 is the best option at its price point in 2023?
Honestly there isnt a lot more modern cameras would do better. If the lighting is good and the focus is set in advance then yes these have unlimited 1080p and 4k video recording and can be powered by a dummy battery and if not that have incredible battery life. Of course they are only 8 bit but I doubt you would need 10 bit for a podcast anyway. I say yes for sure! Something like the GH5s definitely has some benefits but is significantly more expensive.
Looking to replace my G7 because the mini HDMI port went all sad. Either GH4 or G9 likely. C cam. Would be really nice to go with full sized HDMI. Still have the ZV-1 as overhead and ZV-E10 as main cam. Once Panasonic goes PDAF in M43, Sony's gone. It's good, it's easy, just not anywhere near as good as the M43 gear for so many reasons
@@RhettThompsonFilm There are currently 3 good quality cameras in operation and the G7 can still record to a memory card so it's not like I'm hurting or anything, just there's always the want for more :P My M43 lenses want to get used!
@@RhettThompsonFilm Im asking if it was AFS, or ASC, what AF mode, what metering, what lens, face tracking, this kind of settings, not about editing :)
Yeah, I vibe with this. It's not quite as capable as any of the GH cams but I have probably broken up with and taken back the ZV-E10 like four times. Familiarity is what it is. I know where all the buttons and settings and quirks are hiding.
I don't think a pro should still be using a GH4. I have it; I can't really justify, based on my use, an upgrade right now. But a pro needs, at the very least, dual memory card slots. Using the GH4 as a backup or second camera for an assistant is obviously a great choice. I used to shoot wedding stills back in the film days and you could keep legacy equipment forever. I had a '70s or '80s era Hasselblad into the 2000s and it got terrific results. Heck, until the last few years, I could still have made a living with mid-2000s Canon DSLR equipment if I had to (again, stills). But I've been out of that game for a while. Video is just an entirely different thing. I keep thinking I'm going to dump my GH4 and go to Sony or get out of it altogether and just shoot with my GoPro, but then something comes up that I need it for. As you said, at the price it commands, it isn't worth selling.
I am a professional, but typically don’t have the resources. We need to upgrade to the newest camera equipment. In a situation, where I occasionally need three, four, or five cameras it’s certainly more than capable of being a camera, capturing a wide shot or something along those lines
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The gh4 will continue to be part of my team. If you want to cover an event with light hd only, there's no other camera for the job. It is small, powerful, cheap. I would say that to do interviews and record a conversation there is nothing that beats it in price quality.
That’s tough. GH5ii is a decent upgrade but the GH6 is even better with a few exceptions. No 6k photo, no pre burst, no live cropping and no live view comp and also no fancy live streaming but other than that the 4k60-4k120 is fantastic. Depends on what you value
@@RhettThompsonFilm i love panasonic. If i have enough money i will own a gh6 and a s5x . To me for video gh6 is the best option as it can do everything you will ever neeed. S5 is great for video too also but i dont want to give up the 4.3 and no crop in 4k60 , s5 will be for fotos and videos i dont need higher framerates
Charlie Carter of Carter Creative, an English filmmaker from London shot a film that won awards in Europe a year or so ago...on a Panasonic GH3. A GH3.
If a camera has produced gorgeous work before, it still will, just as the GH4 has and continues to do.
Great video, I'm glad you managed to pick yourself up another GH4.
Remember everyone, cameras don't make films, people do.
I still use a gh2
Great camera. What hack did you use?
This is so awesome. Appreciate the honesty and true thoughts. Better than any review.
Gh4 was my first video camera and it changed my life, and been lumix since.
I shoot everything on a GH4 still too! It's a great camera. I wish taking stills was as fast as a DSLR, but the quality is still even better than my Canon 6D.
It’s not bad but not quite as snappy, still the results are great! My brothers images from Japan are amazing
It's a GH4 festival! Man, I've done the same thing before with the GH5S. Awesome stuff :)
It’s my version of the G7! Haha although I’d love to play with one of those someday
i have gh4 from when it first released. I currently use fx3 and fx6 for most of my professional work (I rent). But there are some jobs that the budget is not that big, and I'm back on gh4, and this camera is really outdated in term of quality. do you think I should sell the gh4 and get a used gh5, or buy atomos ninja v, for 4k 10 bit output in my gh4? i have vlog l on my gh4. Thank You.
I started with Gh2 and when later on my GH4 gets old, I bought an Atomos Ninja V for my GH4 and used it in 10 bits. That was the reason I never used the GH5.
Instead, I switched to GH5s just for low-light performance. Now I do own a GH6 and again as an A-cam.
The GH5s is still my B-cam. The GH4 and the DVX 200 are for special cases only.
What I'm really missing, is such a tiny thing like my GH2 in 4K, just for gimbal work. The GH2 with a 14mm 2.5 has a weight of about 450 grams. 🤣 So in 1080p, I can shoot on a Crane 1 a whole day long 💪🤘
Quite the history! If you don’t count tapes I started with the GH4 myself.
My tiny cam these days is the g100 but doesn’t see a ton of pro use
Really cool to know the gh4 is still a potential extra camera. How well does it match up to gh5 and gh5s?
Planning to buy used gh4. Thanks for ur opinion. Btw what is the lens are u using in this video? Like the boke
Amazing! And I think it was the Mitakon 17mm T1.0/F.95
Awesome video! The GH4 has a special place in my heart! I keep wanting to grab one but I just can't justify it but maybe someday...I'll find just right reason to get one.
You almost got me wanting to pick one up 😉 they’re really hard to find though here in the Netherlands
Honestly, something about the image is really compelling to me. I don’t know if it’s the OLPF or just the way the noise performs but me images of really solid still. The lack of 10 but hurts but what are you gonna do?
Sounds like you are breaking up with your girlfriend and then you started dating her again immediately! Stop it!
Hi Rhett. My first step into 4K was a GH4 from a Sony EX1R. Loved the picture and the weight difference. Not sure I would go back to a GH4. I love my GH6 and 2 GH5S's.
Ihave 5 GH1,10 GH2, 2 GH3 and 1 GH4 love these camera's!
Wow! I really wish I had used a GH2 or 3 but I started with the GH4
hi, which lens are you using for this video? thanks!
This would be the XYOptics Mitakon Speedmaster Cine lens (although the photography version is basically the same) 17mm T1.0
gh4 can u dual card video on it ?
and would the lowlight be the same with this to Panasonic gx8 ?
Unfortunately, a single card slot is one of the downsides of the GH4 but yeah, I would assume the image quality would be similar to the GX8 may be slightly better. I would’ve tempted to get a GH5 though it’s a lot better in a lot of ways.
Funny you speak about nostalgia because I still use the GH4 despite I have the GH5, GH6 and S5II, I thought it was because nostalgia but it's not, I just like the rendering of this camera, it's not perfect at all but I still like it.
I am trying to create a budget video podcast setup. Everything will be installed and using studio lighting. Would you think that the GH4 is the best option at its price point in 2023?
Honestly there isnt a lot more modern cameras would do better. If the lighting is good and the focus is set in advance then yes these have unlimited 1080p and 4k video recording and can be powered by a dummy battery and if not that have incredible battery life. Of course they are only 8 bit but I doubt you would need 10 bit for a podcast anyway. I say yes for sure! Something like the GH5s definitely has some benefits but is significantly more expensive.
Hi, why focus needs to be set in advance? I thought gh series have good autofocus for video?
How can I transfer video pictures to my phone from the gh4?
I love the GH4 for more angles. I have 4 of them. Along with a G9 and GH6. For some shoots I just want to have 4 to five angles. They work great!
For getting into events and weddings a GH5 and a GH4 or two might be the best and cheapest combo out there!
how are you color matching the GH4 and GH6
Looking to replace my G7 because the mini HDMI port went all sad. Either GH4 or G9 likely. C cam. Would be really nice to go with full sized HDMI. Still have the ZV-1 as overhead and ZV-E10 as main cam. Once Panasonic goes PDAF in M43, Sony's gone. It's good, it's easy, just not anywhere near as good as the M43 gear for so many reasons
Hmm might be worth waiting for the first MFT PDAF cam but until then the GH4 GH5 or GH5s will be a massive upgrade.
@@RhettThompsonFilm There are currently 3 good quality cameras in operation and the G7 can still record to a memory card so it's not like I'm hurting or anything, just there's always the want for more :P My M43 lenses want to get used!
What setting did you use when recording this video?
Not sure, why?
@@RhettThompsonFilm coz they look good on the screen. You don't know what setting you use for a vlog??? C'mon ;)
@@elwirastadnik I think it was CineD or a tweaked natural profile w the contrast turned down
@@RhettThompsonFilm Im asking if it was AFS, or ASC, what AF mode, what metering, what lens, face tracking, this kind of settings, not about editing :)
@@elwirastadnik ah I see, just manual focus for this one!
Yeah, I vibe with this. It's not quite as capable as any of the GH cams but I have probably broken up with and taken back the ZV-E10 like four times. Familiarity is what it is. I know where all the buttons and settings and quirks are hiding.
I don't think a pro should still be using a GH4. I have it; I can't really justify, based on my use, an upgrade right now. But a pro needs, at the very least, dual memory card slots. Using the GH4 as a backup or second camera for an assistant is obviously a great choice. I used to shoot wedding stills back in the film days and you could keep legacy equipment forever. I had a '70s or '80s era Hasselblad into the 2000s and it got terrific results. Heck, until the last few years, I could still have made a living with mid-2000s Canon DSLR equipment if I had to (again, stills). But I've been out of that game for a while. Video is just an entirely different thing. I keep thinking I'm going to dump my GH4 and go to Sony or get out of it altogether and just shoot with my GoPro, but then something comes up that I need it for. As you said, at the price it commands, it isn't worth selling.
I am a professional, but typically don’t have the resources. We need to upgrade to the newest camera equipment. In a situation, where I occasionally need three, four, or five cameras it’s certainly more than capable of being a camera, capturing a wide shot or something along those lines
The gh4 will continue to be part of my team. If you want to cover an event with light hd only, there's no other camera for the job. It is small, powerful, cheap.
I would say that to do interviews and record a conversation there is nothing that beats it in price quality.
i really love my gh5 but a gh4 is just do far away now. 10bit4k50 is what i want at least, this means gh5 2 or gh6 next.
That’s tough. GH5ii is a decent upgrade but the GH6 is even better with a few exceptions.
No 6k photo, no pre burst, no live cropping and no live view comp and also no fancy live streaming but other than that the 4k60-4k120 is fantastic.
Depends on what you value
@@RhettThompsonFilm i love panasonic. If i have enough money i will own a gh6 and a s5x . To me for video gh6 is the best option as it can do everything you will ever neeed. S5 is great for video too also but i dont want to give up the 4.3 and no crop in 4k60 , s5 will be for fotos and videos i dont need higher framerates
A good D or E camera or Z, geez
Ahha what?