The Panasonic G1HD | GH-1 Video Mode : A Real Video Mode

maybe a firmware update down the road for live hdmi output? that way you get full raster 1080p live out? and i'm sure there will be work around, more of a pain, but the community is smart and will figure out ways. even if it means attempt the shot and watch playback to see if u have the shot.

does anybody have still galleries other than what's on the panasonic site up yet? i really want to know how the stills compare to the original g1, and even a 5d in low light and so on.

and i'm not 100% sped up on how 4/3 lens system works. it's stock lens covers a broad range, equivalent in 35 mm to a 28-280 zoom. but it's a slow lens, with it being a smaller sensor does it lose more light, gain back more light, or it's the same?
 
I'm with Mr. Castle on waiting. Although many of the menus can be navigated and optimized easily enough even in Japanese...for the finer tuning it can be a pain in the ass. I've been here (Japan) for near on 10 years and my wife/translator service ( :) ) is Japanese so help is almost always at hand...(can you believe she is actually pushing me to buy the damn thing tomorrow!!! What's up with that!!!?)
 
SonicStates said:
...(can you believe she is actually pushing me to buy the damn thing tomorrow!!! What's up with that!!!?)
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Must be nice having a wife that supports your film/photo endeavors. I'm still trying to figure out how I can sneak this purchase in without mine knowing about it....(sigh)..
 
Ian-T said:
Must be nice having a wife that supports your film/photo endeavors. I'm still trying to figure out how I can sneak this purchase in without mine knowing about it....(sigh)..
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Ian, if you have enough other gear to sell that you will come out ahead so you can have extra cash to take her out for the weekend...that usually works for me ;)
 
Perhaps it's the lure of "You can use it any time you want..." which has her convinced she might, even for a nano second get her grubby mitts on it....A-hahahaha. How we laughed! :)
 
Zim said:
Can you use Nikon lenses like the 70-200VR or the 17-55 2.8 with the GH1?
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Yes, there are F-mount adapters. But keep in mind that any lenses without an aperture ring will require you use an adapter that has a aperture ring plunger.

Nikon made a Nikkor lens to a C mount for movie cameras that had an aperture plunger. The only way currently to use a Nikkor without an aperture ring with the GH-1 and still be able to control aperature is to buy that adapter, and a u4/3rd to C-mount adapter and stack them. I'm sure soon there will be u4/3rds adapters that have the aperture ring control so the need to stack-them won't be necessary.
 
Kholi, forgive me for my ignorance, but can you tell use what the 2x crop of the GH1 does? What happens to the FOV or DOF when using Nikon lenses for example?
 
octopi_films said:
Ian, if you have enough other gear to sell that you will come out ahead so you can have extra cash to take her out for the weekend...that usually works for me ;)
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....hmm...you just reminded me...next month is the last payment on one of my automobiles....:happy: Good lookin out!! :)
 
squig said:
mine threw a maracca at my head cause I was spending too much time here!
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I guess that's one of the benefits of living here. It's too late for the lady to be up but the rest (almost) of you are just waking up, or somewhere in between. Damn, I feel privileged. :thumbsup: And cheers for allowing me to soak up the vast wealth of expertise found at DVXUSER....group hug
 
RaviSun3D said:
Why Barry haven't got this camera?
I was hoping for GH1 BootCamp Training DVD before release of the Camera...:evil:
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After playing with it at NAB, I made two decisions:
1) I will get one of these
2) I will do a book and maybe a DVD on this.

This thing is going to be huge. I'm very encouraged by Kholi's experimentation.
 
Texanite said:
Thanks for those links Steve, but FWIW, you can't order the GH1 from Amazon Japan to be shipped to the US. I tried last week or so and it tells you that it can't be exported to the US.
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Right, you'll need to use the service I linked to.

With the service you can have the product sent to their address, pay for it using your credit card, and they will send the product to you from Japan. If you do it that way they will only charge you 7%, if you have them pay for it first they will charge you 14%. Amazon.jp is good because you can order in English and pay with a credit-card.
 
ydgmdlu said:
Thus, 1/60s 60p played at 24 fps should look more film-like than than 1/120s 60p at 24 fps. But I've never done this myself, so I can't say for certain.
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Unquestionably incorrect, and easily proven so.

If you want your footage to look like a film camera shot it, you want to use 1/120 shutter on 60fps that's intended to play back at 24fps. That's the speed that will match the exposure (and motion blur) that a film camera would.
 
Oedipax said:
Kholi, how'd you swing the import? Did you have someone you know in Japan mail it?
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I was actually SUPPOSED to be IN Japan at the time of the camera's release on a RED gig shooting a Japanese Pop Star (Yuna Ito) but a series of unfortunate events grounded me in the US.

Some of my friends/Co-workers were still there visiting family and I asked if they could shuttle to a camera store for me. They were nice enough to do so and brought it back on the plane the next day.
 
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