GH3 Cliché racking focus video by me, but with the GH3

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Stab

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Just took the GH3 to the park for an hour to do some tests.

Here it is:
Vimeo, download the original file for real 1080p:
https://vimeo.com/55682998

I'm fairly satisfied with the footage at the moment. It resolves much more detail than my old 60D. I do experience much less moiré than with the 60D, but unfortunately it is still there. With shots on a tripod it is pretty minimal though. I shot on 'natural' with contrast at -4. Flat enough for these kind of shoots. Most shots were on .mov 50 mbps, but the last 3-4 shots were on 72 mbps all-intra. Tbh, I dont see much difference.

The only thing I don't like (yet) is the fact that the camera is so small. The lenses I have are even worse. The 14mm 2.5 looks like a button of my jacket. It feels 'toy' like and it does not give a professional appearance imo.
In the end, what matters is image quality and nothing else, so I will probably get over the this soon as I'm sure this is a great cam.

Will do more tests soon in different environments and will keep posting as I think there are enough people interested in what the GH3 can do and how it looks in in the hands of different operators.

Feel free to ask any question.
 
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Looks pretty good, keep at it.

For the next one I would be careful with handheld shots and autofocus as it looks like it was hunting. Keep shooting and getting feedback!
 
J.F.R. said:
Looks pretty good, keep at it.

For the next one I would be careful with handheld shots and autofocus as it looks like it was hunting. Keep shooting and getting feedback!
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Thanks. Yea I used to shoot with a shoulder rig and will use that again on the next shoots. Handheld doesnt work with this camera. I'm just experimenting with the autofocus to see what it can do. In 2 years I have only used manual focus, so I gave it a go :)
 
Stab said:
Thanks. Yea I used to shoot with a shoulder rig and will use that again on the next shoots. Handheld doesnt work with this camera. I'm just experimenting with the autofocus to see what it can do. In 2 years I have only used manual focus, so I gave it a go :)
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I also came from using a 60d and I can tell you the GH2 us a lot worst than GH3. Also I noticed the GH3 seems more cropped than the GH2.

I think these cameras shine when used on a shoulder rig, slider, tripod etc. Not really good at all for handheld work. I might be buying the battery grip to see if it can help. Regardless I feel the beauty of creating art is just to have no fear and do it.

Good luck
 
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