Bill Bruner
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…and the viewfinder still blanks out in video mode. Not to mention the mirror slap when you take a still. They should have added a high quality OLED EVF to the EOS-M instead. Fail.
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Sorry – meant to say, “bang for the buck” 🙂
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travis, one thing I forgot to mention above was price. The GH3 is the least expensive camera on your list. Since a couple of people have mentioned the 5D Mark III, I thought you might be interested in seeing side-by-sides between the $1300 camera and the $3000+ camera:
Turn the captions on to see which camera is which:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLJ5Oc5adM
This one is labeled:
In my view, the GH3 gives you the most bang for the back.
Cheers,
Bill
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travis – It would be preferable to be able to use your existing lenses, but I would be concerned with the A99’s susceptibility to moiré:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jUgG-apUVo
I would get the GH3 – unlimited video clip length, reduced susceptibility to moire, truly articulated LCD, a useful wi-fi function, plus multiple 1080p codecs, bit rates and frame rates make it the best video value for your money, in my view.
It you don’t like looking for functions in menus, just program one of the 5 function buttons 🙂
The only challenge is that they are still sold out everywhere 6 months after the camera was introduced. If you don’t need the camera immediately, you can backorder a new one for $1300.
If you don’t mind paying a premium, you can get one on eBay for a little more.
Or, if you don’t mind buying used, you can get one from Amazon Warehouse Deals for $1197.
Hope this is helpful and good luck with your decision!
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Hi Brian, if you get the Tamron and a Tokina 11-16 f2.8, you’ll be all set at the wide end.
Here is what the Tokina can do with the 6D:
Indoors(watch in 1080p): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etbHa7zCSVw
Outdoors: http//vimeo.com/18924002
Hope this is helpful!
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I have this camera, and I plug powered XLR mics into it all the time. You have to match impedances though. The problem with a straight through adapter is that pro mics are at about 600ohms, while consumer cameras and camcorders are at about 2500ohms.
Joe – I hope you’re not getting “hum” with Eric’s DIY solution – but if you are, you may want to invest $17 in a Hosa XLR to 3.5mm impedance matching adapter.
Here is my GH3 with a battery powered Audio Technica AT835 and the Hosa adapter. Works like a champ:
Hope this is helpful,
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Hi Curtis,
Nikon and Canon are both adequate for video. One brand is not really any better than the other. The best brand for video in the DSLR/DSLM form factor is Panasonic. One major advantage for me – like camcorders, Panasonic GH cameras have viewfinders that continue to work in video mode, for example. Canon and Nikon do not, forcing you to buy a loupe or external monitor.
Panasonic cameras also have silent, autofocusing lenses that continue to work in video mode, while even the quietest Nikon lenses are noisy by comparison and Canon only has one camera where autofocus keeps working in video mode (the T4i). I came from film cameras and camcorders with autofocus to a Canon DSLR. The lack of autofocus in video mode was a shock to me, so I sold it.
Canon and Nikon DSLRs are also subject to a shot-ruining phenomenon called moire (as seen here and here), except for the $3000+ Canon 5D Mark III and the $12,000 1D C.
In addition, Canons are limited to 12, 22 or 30 minutes of continuous video before you have to restart the camera. Nikons are limited to 20 or 30. Again, coming from camcorders, this was a shock. Panasonics can shoot continuously for hours.
The GH cameras not only have superior video features, they also produce superior video images. Here is what the $1300 Panasonic GH3 can do:
Narrative: https://vimeo.com/49420579
Narrative: https://vimeo.com/59543338
Doc: https://vimeo.com/54076272
This camera also shoots 1080/60p, and features built-in wi-fi for phone or tablet control, a splashproof magnesium alloy body, a headphone jack, and a fully articulated LCD.
This camera is backordered at Amazon, but there are a few in stock right now for $1299 from Kenmore Camera via eBay
and for $1298 at Adorama.
The GH cameras were designed from the ground up for video starting a few years ago. It is part of their DNA. It really is an “add on” capability for Canon and Nikon still camera designs that date back almost half a century.
Hope this is helpful,
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Sandy – it sounds like you’re looking for the 10x zoom £2103 JVC GY-HM150E, or its big brother, the £4025 JVC GY-HM600E with its 23x Fujinon zoom. Both record directly to .mov for compatibility with FCP. The 150 has 3 smaller 1/4″ CCD chips (no rolling shutter – important for fast action), while the 600 is JVC’s first 3 x 1/3″ chip CMOS camera. Both get very good reviews. The 600 has been especially well received.
Here is what the 150 can do: https://vimeo.com/33537124
Here is what the 600 can do: (please watch at 1080p): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXFKKPkOISg
Hope this is helpful,
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Hi Alaa – I saved a lot of money by buying a battery powered professional XLR mic for my GH3. Neither the Rode nor the DMW-MS2 can compete with the sound quality from a real professional microphone. Here is a picture of my setup:
I run the balanced XLR output from my $75 (used on eBay) Audio Technica AT-835 through a Hosa MIT-156 XLR to 3.5mm line matching transformer to match the mic’s impedance to the camera’s and, using the camera’s preamps, the sound is great.
If you don’t want to buy used, you can get a brand new $216 Audio Technica AT897, a $17 Hosa MIT-156, a $30 Campro Deluxe Shock Mount shock mount and a $29 Pearstone windmuff for less than the cost of a $299 DMW-MS2.
The frequency response of the AT897 is 20-20K Hz, the MS2’s is 80-20K Hz; the signal-to-noise of the AT897 is 77dB, while the MS2’s is 70.
Panasonic doesn’t publish charts or numbers for rolloff or dynamic range, but the MS2 is unlikely to match the numbers for the AT897 (AT897 specs here, DMW-MS2 specs here).
Worse, if you ever want to boom the “prosumer” mics and run a long cable out of them, you can’t – because their output is unbalanced and susceptible to RF interference. I really don’t understand how Panasonic can sell these mics for more than the cost of a real microphone.
Hope this is helpful, and congrats on the decision to buy the GH3. It’s a fabulous still/video camera.
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A lot of the Canon “soft look” is lack of vertical resolution at 1080p (about 600 lines versus the Panasonic’s 800). If your image is “too sharp” compared to Canon, it may simply be that your GH2 is simply out-resolving the Canon images you’ve seen. Perhaps you can try shooting a few scenes at 720p before buying new lenses?
Cheers,
Bill
