Panasonic finally joining the 4K revolution

[Bob Gundu]

I grew up a Panasonic guy. Even before the DVX100 (which is still one of my favourite cameras) I had a Panasonic SVHS camera. I then moved onto the HVX200, then AF100 before having a RED. The blackmagic cameras never excited me because of their inexperience in the camera arena. But.... panasonic jumping into 4K with a GH4 camera??? I'm intrigued!

http://www.eoshd.com/content/11371/detailed-panasonic-gh4-rumoured-specs

 

[Matt Doane]

I've always loved Panasonic gear too. This could make for a really great b-camera.

 

[L. Langer]

Like I said in the other thread about this, I'll believe it when I see it and the battery isn't busted after 4 minutes of recording and compressing 4K video with smoke wafting out of the lens barrel.

 

[Bob Gundu]

Somehow I don't see Panasonic, a very conservative company, releasing a product that would have this danger. Plus, I don't believe this camera will be in a still camera format. They're going after the C300 market.

Like I said in the other thread about this, I'll believe it when I see it and the battery isn't busted after 4 minutes of recording and compressing 4K video with smoke wafting out of the lens barrel.

 

[Sergio Perez]

Also another Panasonic lover. ( i suspect the Scarlet uses a certain color because someone likes them too.)

I see this as a 1DC competitor. I felt really tempted to get one as a B camera, but if panasonic are getting in... I'll wait. Love the "Modjo". Even with all these years of color grading, flat shooting, Panasonic got the colors and feel right. Just loved shooting images with both my dvx and HVX... Shame for that terrible LCD. Going from my Red monitor to it I feel surprised how I could pull focus on that thing!

 

[Wayne Morellini]

The previous thread:

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?107293-The-wheel-turns&p=1275038#post1275038

I was hoping to say the pricing was right, but then I noticed it was limited to 30p, a major failing that might cost them half of sales to pro video/team sports people. If you also look at the way the specs dance around the Sony AX1 specs. Honestly, 200mb/s long GOP at p50 would not have killed them. Ohh well, maybe BMCC 4k will drop to $2k and introduce p50, but the can't with their lineup the way it is (they would have to drop the prices and maybe the 2.5k models) , they would also need that $2k profit. what the will probably do is drop it to $2999, introduce a p48/p50 mode if they can, and call their cameras the "Real Thing" a real cinema camera, and hope for the best.

 

[Wayne Morellini]

To put it into perspective, we are talking about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phone tablet being made to do 4k 90mb/s 24 fps mode on the other thread.

 

[Wayne Morellini]

http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-full-panasonic-gh-4k-camera-specs/

 

[Wayne Morellini]

But does this mean the consumer GH5 version will be $1500 without SDI?