GH2 Is the hacked Gh2 seriously not blowing people away!!?

L1N3ARX said:
Since I got this camera a few weeks ago, I feel as if I have this secret weapon that nobody knows about. Talking within the "cinema" realm of planned / scripted shots, where achieving the "cinema" look is definitely on your short list, this camera is absolutely unreal. I showed a couple friends and family who are film buffs raw footage with a Sigma 30mm 1.4 and 176bit hack, and they thought they were actually looking something shot on film stock. I am so oddly satisfied by the GH2, that I find myself smirking when I see people spending 5-10k on higher priced cameras and arguing which one looks more like film (totally subjective of course). I can't help it, this camera is just too good, and it's not even a price thing, I could see myself trying to buy this camera at around 5k if I saw what I'm shooting now. Obviously, the right tool for the right job, and many people need a real camera and not a picture camera that makes amazing video, but seriously... after seeing some of this footage.. good lord. You'd almost think people would be chomping at the bit, to get close to what this camera is doing now that it's hacked. Maybe I'm just way too excited about the the potential of my new toy, anybody feel the same?
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+1

I don't have one yet but I am amazed at what this camera is capable of. I am going that route too.

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AdrianF said:
That looks really nice. Nice choice and consistency with the colours in particular. I might finally cave and go for a GH2, 25p or not.
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it is somewhat rumored that 25P will be encoded in the new Panny firmware (still, not native 25p but through interlace).
but still, who knows how they'll try to cripple the hack once you upgrade.
 
This from eoshd.com -

I contacted a source at Panasonic about what the ‘new video mode’ is on the official GH2 firmware update that is coming in December. It is a 24Mbit 1080/25p output stored in a AVCHD 50i wrapper, meaning you can finally extract a clean high bitrate 25p (progressive) feed from the camera for PAL broadcast work.
This makes the camera suitable for professional work in Europe and other PAL regions.



 
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It is a 24Mbit 1080/25p output stored in a AVCHD 50i wrapper, meaning you can finally extract a clean high bitrate 25p (progressive) feed from the camera for PAL broadcast work.
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Fingers crossed that it will still be hackable. I'm looking at the GH2 as a b roll camera along with GH13, so sync wouldn't actually be too big an issue, but having the option to use it on interviews and music/performance shoots would be icing.
 
Just got back from a trip to Utah. I am previewing 66mb hack footage on a ghetto Hackintosh that can't play it back smoothly in VLC. Can't wait to get on my Mac Pro and 23" monitor to preview this stuff. It looks freaking insane.

This feels like what I was waiting for Scarlet for...
 
This compressed screengrab doesn't do it justice...but watching the native files is amazing. I think its the highest quality video I've ever shot.
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SuperSet said:
You're right, that looks insane! What lens are you using?
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14-42 kit. It can only go up from here...

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EDIT: Although...I do need to preview these on a 1080p monitor. Scaling the video does help it...
 
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You may have to host your image on Photbucket or somewhere similar, Ryan, so that it'll show up.
 
right click on the broken embedded link and open it in it's own tab. I can see it that way and it does indeed look very nice, I'm surprised that is the kit lens, nice composition
 
thanks. couldn't see it for some reason.
however, at least from the upload, those areas seem a bit limited with the bitrate.
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