GH2 Is anyone waiting on the GH3 before making a decision on their next upgrade?

i guess some of us coming from the ENG / video world just cant get our heads around rolling shutter. i mean a decade or more of shooting and not having to consider these things is a hard thing to get over.
i mean historically, when you dropped $3k, $5k, $10k on a camera, you didnt have to worry much about your camera being suited to the things youd be asked to shoot.

for you primarily creative / indie-feature guys, it may not be a big deal. but for the guy who shoots tv spots one day and sporting events the next. it can be a major concern...
 
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but yes. i need to buy a good multi-use DSLR. and im personally waiting to see what the GH3 has in store... if it doesnt significantly improve its stills behavior. i'll probably just continue to rent as needed for DSLR video and buy an old 5dll for stills.
 
dustylense said:
All cameras for the professional should be treated as an investment in yourself.
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Not knocking down anyone who has, but I've never used the GH2 in a professional environment except for occasional B-Roll. But as a B-Roll/personal camera it's fantastic.

It will never pay me back financially, but as an "investment in myself" it's been superb.

And my GH3 Pre-order is in place for whenever it is released.
 
mpgxsvcd said:
However, a Global Electronic Shutter isn't the only way to reduce/prevent the rolling shutter effects. A rolling shutter without the jello effect is much more likely to arrive before a true affordable Global Electronic shutter with a high megapixel sensor.
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“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck”.
 
Gh2 with the Hack is providing amazing footage for me, if the Gh3 is better then that is amazing. I see life with the cup half full, so I learned to appreciate things.........
 
Agreed - I don't care what method they use to achieve killing the "jell-o" effect. Just get it done!
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that kinda sums up my feeling on the subject. eventually a scene calls for a whip pan. and im sorry if this makes me old fashioned but streetlights turning to spaghetti = NOT groovy
 
I still say camera makers should just go back to using superior CCD technology. No more jello, no more flash banding. Great looking footage.
 
wgzn said:
i guess some of us coming from the ENG / video world just cant get our heads around rolling shutter. i mean a decade or more of shooting and not having to consider these things is a hard thing to get over.
i mean historically, when you dropped $3k, $5k, $10k on a camera, you didnt have to worry much about your camera being suited to the things youd be asked to shoot.

for you primarily creative / indie-feature guys, it may not be a big deal. but for the guy who shoots tv spots one day and sporting events the next. it can be a major concern...
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Watch storm chasers on Discovery channel sometime. Whenever they show the Dominator go whizzing by it always skews. Discovery Channel doesn’t seem to care though.

If the content is compelling enough then it won’t matter if the video isn’t perfect. I know we should always strive for that. However, sometimes it just isn’t possible.
 
wgzn said:
that kinda sums up my feeling on the subject. eventually a scene calls for a whip pan. and im sorry if this makes me old fashioned but streetlights turning to spaghetti = NOT groovy
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Have you tried doing a slow Pan and speeding it up in post?
 
Jim Simon said:
I still say camera makers should just go back to using superior CCD technology. No more jello, no more flash banding. Great looking footage.
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Yeah but I certainly don't miss the vertical streaking those sensors produce either. Sooo...... :)
 
Have you tried doing a slow Pan and speeding it up in post?
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interesting idea i guess. but no.
1. that would probably result in a noticeable speed up in all the action.
2. im not interested in workarounds, im interested in a sensor design that doesnt mess up my footage in the first place.
its just an unacceptable "feature" in my opinion.
 
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