even though it's not the best 4K, it's still 4K recorded internally in such a small and inexpensive body, very practical, Metabones for GHx and external recording for both cameras are coming very soon, so the best tests are still ahead, but no matter what i'll keep GH4, it is a very capable camera, it matches Epic and Canon C series perfectly.
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GH4 GH4 vs A7s
- Thread starter Fahnon
- Start date
True North
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Yes, it's very bad. But if you a) slow down and be deliberate in your moves, b) get a metabones adapter to c) mount your Canon IS lenses... it's controllable. If you shoot in APS-C crop mode, it's better still - close to what you get out of a C100/300. The GH4 is better as well - even in 4K - though not quite as good as in 1080 mode (rolling shutter wise).
It's about as bad as the 5D Mark II's RS, and we all worked with that. So yeah, it isn't great - but it's something to work with. $2500 cameras = compromise somewhere. I just happen to think at this point that the GH4 compromises a lot less for the $$.
However every time I go to box this A7s back up and send it back... I shoot something in very low light, or something that has a high DR. And it performs very very well. I am so torn...
My primary camera is a C300 and will remain that way for a long, long time - even when a 4k version comes out. It's a down sampled 4K image that looks fantastic, and it's an amazingly well built and easy to control camera for most mid-level productions. I have a C100 as well as a b-cam, but am selling it as I usually hire a 2nd shooter anyway and they typically own their own c300 or c100. The GH4 and A7s thus become for me cheaper cameras to use as alternate angles with no extra shooters, or as cameras to use when I need to be discrete and steal shots. They are so small that I can bring them along when shooting with the C300 in the kit as a no brainer vs lugging the C100 around too. I just have to decide which one to keep....
Basically, they give you all the advantages and disadvantages of DSLRs - but better. Images that match up well with the mid tier pro cameras well, easy 4K for shooting stock, and so on. It's wonderful. But don't shoot an action flick with them.
I was and still am so tempted to get the A7S but a big part of the reason I like the camera so much was for its compact which would allow for a good handheld experience. I am happy to hear that the Canon IS truly makes a difference through a Metabones adapter as I already own a metabones adapter for my FS700.
I am glad to hear APS-C makes the camera usable. I am assuming your crop factor changes but do you also lose some depth of field in the mode as well? I am sure it's nothing that some fast primes can't help compensate for, just curious.
I see C300's everywhere. I have never used one but it seems likes its a great choice for so many things. I hate it when Canon gets it right.....as they tend to over charge for features IMO....but they seem to get it right a lot.