GH2 Hacked : better than AF 100?

GH2user said:
Actually the GH2 has been tested to have less aliasing/moire and slightly more resolution that the AF-100. It's just better down-sampaling. Better tech in the GH2.

And there is just no comparison to the all-I 175mb/s hack. It's just amazing. The AF-100 is probably a better "production" camera. But the image is nowhere near the hacked GH2.
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i own both and i would beg to differ. i do think they're both the same quality with the af100 looking softer due to the OLPF. i do much prefer af100's control over gamma and color.
 
dcloud said:
i own both and i would beg to differ. i do think they're both the same quality with the af100 looking softer due to the OLPF. i do much prefer af100's control over gamma and color.
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I have to agree. We shot a commercial this week with both cams (hacked GH2 w/ new driftwood patch), and the shots from the AF (straight to SD) were almost always the better ones- softer but more cinematic colors and gamma, great handling of the blacks and completely noise free. This was a studio shoot with stylized lighting and mostly black backgrounds. Every production is different but I still prefer the AF for 90%+ of the work I do.
 
I just did a shoot with a hacked GH2 and and a af-100 and I can't see any reason for spending $4200 more for the AF-100... the hacked gh2 blew it away.... any color deals could be fixed in post.... I don't care WHAT panasonic did, 17 to 24mbit is NOT enough for real time avchd.
 
GH2user said:
Actually the GH2 has been tested to have less aliasing/moire and slightly more resolution that the AF-100. It's just better down-sampaling. Better tech in the GH2.

And there is just no comparison to the all-I 175mb/s hack. It's just amazing. The AF-100 is probably a better "production" camera. But the image is nowhere near the hacked GH2.
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Not in the test I was part of. The GH2 showed aliasing in situations where the AF100 did not. Me and mpgxsvcd did the test together with his GH2 and my AF100.
 
Kindredmachine said:
I'm very impressed. No grading?! Wow.
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JeremyNelson said:
Okay, on one hand, I'm sorry, the 176mb driftwood hack rules. It just does. It may not have the latitude of an alexa, it may not have the richness of a 5D, but it has a very high quality, distinct and compelling look that, in the right hands, is incredible (And I'm not even saying my hands are that good, but I'm pretty happy with http://vimeo.com/29930815).
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After a day use of my GH2 (still unhacked), what I like about the look is that it has a resolution and sharpness (I know some people don't like this because it looks too video-ish) similar to an EX-1, but you can also achieve dramatic shallow depth of field if you want. Although I appreciate the aesthetics of the video that comes out of my 60D, I feel sometimes its "warm" and "organic" feeling is just a result/cover-up of low resolution/muddy images.
 
I just shot a black and white short film using a hacked GH2 and I was very pleased, especially in shots that I know my Canon would have completely fallen apart with (in relation to aliasing/moire). The resolution is very nice, and I'm very curious to know how close I could get an AF-100 with an outboard recorder. The AF-100 would definitely be worth more just for the SDI out and more video camera capabilities alone.
 
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