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Thanks for the correction =)>It is AVCHD and not lite (lite is for 720p in other cameras). It is crippled by:
Yup, absolutely true. Like I said somewhere before the GH1 looses out in every test. It's only two good points (compared to big name DSLRs) are price and flange distance - that's it.OK, I'll read more.
The Zacuto clips; the bathroom scene, maybe from part 3?, showed very well that the GH1 had the worst DR of all the tested cameras. The big jump was between film and digital though.
From what I have seen (untrained eyes though) this far the differences between the GH1 and the GH2 aren't that big. I'll have to go back re-check some samples. The high ISO noise speaks for the GH2 though as I really dislike banding.
Yeah, but if you read his review he has a definite agenda and a horse in the race. Why people do that is beyond me but I don't trust anyone who says total BS like "[the gh2's] Resolution is simply amazing, makes still frame video grabs look like the 60D's stills..." and then rates such things as "Street Cred" in-line with the rest of it. Heh! No way... That's just a dorky user review full of totally unqualified and unquantified opinion.There's at least one review that seems to have a different opinion on a number of your talking points.
http://www.eoshd.com/content/465-Canon-60D-versus-Panasonic-GH2-Full-Review-Part-2
i've got to wonder if this is referring to the moire issue of the 60D video.>"[the gh2's] Resolution is simply amazing, makes still frame video grabs look like the 60D's stills..."
This is BS even if exaggerated.
thanks for the pointer!!I have to disagree about the video quality of the GH2 compared to the Canons.
At slashcam.de they see it as a reference in DSLR video quality even in lowlight compared to 60d and Nikon D7000: http://www.slashcam.de/artikel/Test/Panasonic-GH2---der-kompakte-Ueberflieger.html
I have written about my personal experience 2 days ago.
No. He was comparing the camera grabs during video recording of the GH2 with the standard still camera abilities (non-video) of the 60D. Which is not only BS it's completely absurd! I think this sets the tone for the entire review myself. But whatever... is seems anyone with a keyboard these days can become an instant expert - even in Germany.i've got to wonder if this is referring to the moire issue of the 60D video.
i've seen references both at that review and on philip bloom's blog on having to deal with this moire when downrezzing from 60D FF to 1080P video output.
I don't agree with the "massive" CA observation. My copy, which I recently sold, had at worst moderate CA (minimal when used on a Pana body with default Lightroom processing used)I like the 7-14mm lens for it's FL. But perspective buyers should be informed: The lens displays a massive amount CA that the camera's "correction" is unable to completely remove.
That's nice. Thanks for showing this. OK, but I still think that "massive" is the correct term given the price of this lens. At $900 there should be none. Also your tests are too kind IMHO. Go ahead and give it something difficult. Here's some 100% completely unprocessed crops from the last few images I took with it:I don't agree with the "massive" CA observation. My copy, which I recently sold, had at worst moderate CA (minimal when used on a Pana body with default Lightroom processing used)
If you count 24mm and wider as ultrawide in 35mm format, then I have owned at least 10-12 of them, mostly zooms, and most costing about as much as the Pana 7-14.GH1, Firmware 3.2, RAW, ACR demosaicing.
How many other UWA lenses have you used?
Can you post one of the RAW files? I would like to open it in ACR or LR. A Panny lens on a Panny body is very well corrected (from my observation and every review). I've never seen anything from that lens similar to what you are posting.GH1, Firmware 3.2, RAW, ACR demosaicing.
How many other UWA lenses have you used?