GH2 Just got a GH2! This camera is just R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S !!

It all depends on what one is shooting for. Big screen, small screen, Heavy Color Grading yada yada.

Personally the hacks help with MUDD (yes...the non-hacked GH2 can get that with high motion...not as bad as the GH-1 though) and it (some of them) also help with Color Grading/Corecting (whatever the correct term is).

The latest hack does wonders with Panasonic lenses which up until now were not good for cinematic type work due to its excessive oversharpening within the camera. Now they look smooth while retaining the detail.

IMO stock is great for home videos etc.
 
I recommend just picking one patch and testing it for yourself. I haven't used any patch that I would call bad, they all seem to produce good results.

To play it safe, I would start with Lee Powell's FlowMotion ver 2.02 and just start shooting with it. Use it for a couple of weeks and see if you are happy with the results.

If you want to shoot long form video like me ( with takes longer than 6 minutes at 100 Mbits/sec ) then you are going to have to invest in a couple of 64 GB SDXC UHS-I memory cards. Right now I'm using a pair of SanDisk 95MB/sec 64GB SDXC UHS-I cards ( currently about $137 each ) and one Patriot EP 64GB SDXC UHS-I ( $45 each at NewEgg.com ) to shoot with. I plan on picking up another Patriot EP card when I get a chance. The Patriot EP cards seem to be very compatible with FlowMotion, but the SanDisk are higher performance cards, which you might need if you want to push the bleeding edge of things.

Also make sure you use USB 3.0 card readers, as they are much faster, even when connected to USB 2.0 computer ports. I own four of these cheap little IoGear readers ( Iogear SuperSpeed USB 3.0 SD/microSD Card Reader : $13 at B&H Photo ) which feel kind of flimsy but they do a great job. I also bought a HoodMan reader ( Hoodman USB 3.0 UDMA Reader : $50 at B&H Photo ) which is built like a tank, but seems to be no faster than the puny little IoGear reader.
 
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Kholi said:
I've never invested in M4/3 glass, I could see the 12/1.6 being the right combo of fast, solid, and affordable for someone that's used to using PLs.
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I've got quite a number of m4/3, & a couple of 4/3, lenses. They're useful for documentary, & B-Roll, but I prefer others for controlled work, in no small part because the focus is not linear, rather the fly-by-wire ramps up, or down, depending how fast the ring is rotated, making repeatable pulls impossible.
 
Kholi said:
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This literally just showed up today... I'll do my own report on it, but in the first five minutes of having it and toying around... it may not be Olympus 12/2, but it sure is freakin' sick (first impressions.) It also doesn't cost Olympus 12/2 money and IMO, I like having manual control--read:smooth focus and iris transitions, across the board.

ANyway, there are options. I'll start a new thread on it later.
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When did SLRMagic release a lens gear ring for the 12mm? I've had this lens for almost half a year now and it's almost impossible to use with a FF due to its diminutive size and location so close to the body.
 
Did some more tests with the camera today, properly set up. Really incredible. Thinking of ordering a second one. But maybe I should just wait and get a GH3.

I think I will start with Flowmotion as Driftwood has more versions than a pimp has hookers. Also I have seen way more complains about Driftwood than Flowmotion. So I will give Flowmotion a try. It seems to be the most reliable and stable by far and the best bang for your buck if you know what I mean.
 
Welcome to the club. I felt just like you did the day I got my GH2. I was actually a bit speechless. Here was a tiny DSLRish camera that I'd never heard about a few weeks prior- blowing away the other Canon offerings and even the iq of other much more expensive cameras. It has that hint of "filmic" magic we like about DSLRs, but remaining sharp with very little aliasing / rolling shutter. Still, 2 years later I prefer the image over most cameras way out of the GH2's price range.

The interesting thing about the GH2 is how much a lens will affect the look of the image. With the hack, the GH2's sharpness and clarity bring out the distinct qualities in all kinds of different lenses that weren't all that apparent with other DSLRs / cameras. The difference between a GH2 with a standard prime lens or a regular panasonic lens and the voigtlander 25mm is bewildering. They look so different it's hard to believe that they're the same camera.
 
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