GH4 Totally unscientific test between GH4 and Epic

Camerapilot

Camerapilot

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I was on my way for a job in Miami with my Epic, when on the way I decided to stop at a pier in Dania Beach.
I drug my gear out to the pier, which was under very windy conditions, hence why the Kite boarders were having a great day. Now, nothing matches lenswise between the 2 cameras. On my Epic I only had my 17-50 RPZ and for the GH4 I had a Rokinon 24mm and the Lumix 14-140.
So, take it with a grain of salt. Later that evening I put this little clip together at my hotel room with my Macbook air and Final Cut X and did a very slight color correction/matching, and uploaded in 4K to Youtube.
The GH4 is definitely "sharper" but the Epic seems a lot more "filmic". This is all very subjective, but goes to show that the GH4 is an excellent camera. But then when you realize that 30fps is the slowest you can go on the GH4, the high speed options of the Epic are very welcome indeed.
I feel like the GH4 is a little more "video'ey" much like Sony cameras, and the Epic and Alexa have a more "film'ey" look.
Now one thing that surprised me the most was the usability of the GH4's viewfinder. I was having a little hard time seeing the shot with the screen, when I decided to peek through the VF. I was blown away with the picture quality! all you see in this clip is handheld, so a little shaking from the high winds was unavoidable.
Again, very unscientific comparison, kind of Apples to Oranges...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwjG...vzh5wuws3wpi04&google_view_type#gpluscomments
 
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no side-by-side footage, not even the same shots with both cameras, how do you want me to... then WOW
this GH4 thing is sharp as sharp goes
amazing
 
Epic shoots RAW which has no in camera sharpening of the material. GH4 likely had a certain level of sharpening added. What was your sharpness setting? Even at -5 it may still be a bit higher then a RAW camera. Electronic sharpening makes the image appear more detail at the expense of making it look more electronic like a video camera. That is the trade off with sensor technology. You have soft natural looking or sharp detail electronic looking. Both probably resolve an equal amount of natural detail. Just how it was processed when you viewed it. Sharpen the Epic material in post and you will likely come up with a similar look.
 
If you used the 14-140 on the GH4 its probably one of the sharper / videoy-er of all the lenses for micro four thirds.
 
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