GH3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 preliminary high ISO test + new Canon CN-E prime lenses

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Filippo Chiesa

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https://vimeo.com/54254269

I filmed this very short preliminary high ISO test at my house with one of my cats.
No professional lights added (only the artificial light sources of my living room).
New and accurate test in the next days.

Recording mode: ALL-I 25p
No color
Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
 
1600 isn't all that high. I'm routinely using 3200 indoors due the the slow-as-molasses Lumix zooms. And sometimes higher.
 
Thanks for watching guys!
I made this non-accurate test in 15 min. putting the camera on my sofa.
More in the next days.
;-)
 
Your cat has a great form factor .....;-)

Looks good to me, will wait impatiently that you give the camera a go. Thanks.
 
Thanks Filippo, does look really encouraging. Noise/grain @ 1600 looks in line with the RAW files I've seen so far. Look forward to your other tests
 
Just a quick peek on Vimeo - want to download the file later but this looks like very good news. I guess my Neat Video plug-in won't get so much exercise in the future. :happy:
 
Filippo Chiesa said:
If you use high speed lenses
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As soon as someone makes an affordable high speed zoom with autofocus and IS, I will be. But for now, such a lens doesn't exist. So a lot of us who need a zoom with autofocus and IS are stuck with a 5.6 lens, which means we're also stuck with much higher ISOs than 1600.

Hell, I'd love to get down to 1600 for my indoor work.
 
Jim Simon said:
As soon as someone makes an affordable high speed zoom with autofocus and IS, I will be. But for now, such a lens doesn't exist. So a lot of us who need a zoom with autofocus and IS are stuck with a 5.6 lens, which means we're also stuck with much higher ISOs than 1600.

Hell, I'd love to get down to 1600 for my indoor work.
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What about the 12-35 and the 35-100? I think you will find it isn't just m4/3 that has this problem. DSLR cameras in general have very slow zoom lenses outside of spending $1,500.00 or $2,500.00 for a single lens. Even then the reach isn't great and the options are slim.
 
Jim Simon said:
But for now, such a lens doesn't exist.
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I believe such a lens will not exist for a long time to come - the construction of a "speedy" zoom lens (with autofocus, IS and vanilla sauce) will always be very, very complicated .... and this is reflected in the price.
 
Thomas Smet said:
What about the 12-35 and the 35-100? I think you will find it isn't just m4/3 that has this problem. DSLR cameras in general have very slow zoom lenses outside of spending $1,500.00 or $2,500.00 for a single lens. Even then the reach isn't great and the options are slim.
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Key word is affordable. Fast and cheap isn't going to happen.
 
tipota said:
I believe such a lens will not exist for a long time to come - the construction of a "speedy" zoom lens (with autofocus, IS and vanilla sauce) will always be very, very complicated .... and this is reflected in the price.
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Here are the specs of Panasonic's, & Olympus', fast 3:1 zooms. And below those are the specs of 12:1 & 10:1 cine zooms.

Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 Power OIS
Price: $1,300
Dimensions: Approx. 2.66 x 2.91" (67.6 x 73.8 mm)
Weight: 10.76 oz (305 g)

Olympus 14-35mm f/2.0 (4/3 & non-OIS)
Price: $2300
Dimensions: Approx. 3.39 x 4.84" (8.61 x 12.29 cm)
Weight: 1.98 lb (900 g)

Lumix 35-100mm f/2.8 Power OIS
Price: $1,500
Dimensions: Approx. 2.7 x 3.9" (6.86 x 9.91 cm)
Weight: 12.7 oz (360 g)

Olympus 35-100mm f/2.0 (4/3 & non-OIS)
Price: $2500
Dimensions: Approx. 3.8 x 8.41" (9.65 x 21.35 cm)
Weight: 3.64 lb (1.65 kg)

Angenieux Optimo 24-290mm Zoom Lens
Price: $70,000
Dimensions: Approx. 8.41 x 17.2" (162 x 440 mm)
Weight: 24 lbs (11 kg)

Canon 30-300mm T2.95-3.7 Cinema Lenses (EF Mount)
Price: $45,000
Dimensions: 6.58 x 13.78" (167.1 x 350 mm)
Weight: 12.7 lbs (5.8 kg)
 
Bern Caughey said:
Here are the specs of Panasonic's, & Olympus', fast 3:1 zooms. And below those are the specs of 12:1 & 10:1 cine zooms.

Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 Power OIS
Price: $1,300
Dimensions: Approx. 2.66 x 2.91" (67.6 x 73.8 mm)
Weight: 10.76 oz (305 g)

Olympus 14-35mm f/2.0 (4/3 & non-OIS)
Price: $2300
Dimensions: Approx. 3.39 x 4.84" (8.61 x 12.29 cm)
Weight: 1.98 lb (900 g)

Lumix 35-100mm f/2.8 Power OIS
Price: $1,500
Dimensions: Approx. 2.7 x 3.9" (6.86 x 9.91 cm)
Weight: 12.7 oz (360 g)

Olympus 35-100mm f/2.0 (4/3 & non-OIS)
Price: $2500
Dimensions: Approx. 3.8 x 8.41" (9.65 x 21.35 cm)
Weight: 3.64 lb (1.65 kg)

Angenieux Optimo 24-290mm Zoom Lens
Price: $70,000
Dimensions: Approx. 8.41 x 17.2" (162 x 440 mm)
Weight: 24 lbs (11 kg)

Canon 30-300mm T2.95-3.7 Cinema Lenses (EF Mount)
Price: $45,000
Dimensions: 6.58 x 13.78" (167.1 x 350 mm)
Weight: 12.7 lbs (5.8 kg)
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I'll take two of each :shocked:
 
Erik Naso said:
Key word is affordable. Fast and cheap isn't going to happen.
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How exactly is $1,200.00 per lens not affordable? These are half the price of Canon or Nikon equivalent? I would call that a pretty killer discount on the same FOV. You can buy a GH3 and both lenses and still be around the same price or cheaper then most pro level video cameras. I'm sorry if they don't cost $15.50 but lets be realistic here please! These lenses are engineering treasures. This stuff isn't easy to make and they should cost what they are worth. Do we see Canon having trouble selling their $2,400.00 lenses for a 24-70?
 
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