New Panasonic zoom to be sloooow, but still groundbreaking with motorized zoom.

John Griswell · August 30th, 2011, 10:30 AM

Yes and yes. But it does have a large sensor :)

Bryan Coleman · August 30th, 2011, 01:32 PM

So the zoom control is the little slide buttons on the side of the lens? I doubt is these would give you much precision in the zoom. And the image seems as though it would drift out of focus until the software can catch up. I've shot some live events with the GH2 using a B4 adapter and putting a 2/3" lens on the body. It works great if your on sticks. If your not, you'll need a different setup.

Jeff Harper · August 30th, 2011, 01:39 PM

You are absolutley right Bryan. Useless for most of us, but who knows, maybe it's fine.

Bottom line for me is these cameras are consumer gadgets that happend to shoot great video. I really need to get a regular video camera to supplement these things, they are so much work.

Bryan Coleman · August 30th, 2011, 03:24 PM

I think they are tantalizing. I see them along the same lines as the Red Camera where you have the record module and can build out from that. Unfortunately it may take Panasonic another generation of these cameras to get there. When I talked to Panasonic about the GH2 at NAB I was told they considered these cameras as consumer cameras and not to expect much more in lens development.

Paulo Teixeira · August 30th, 2011, 09:35 PM

But then there's the AF100 which uses the same lenses as the GH2.

Joe Ogiba · September 2nd, 2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Harper

I just wish someone would come up with a $3500 videocamera with a 35mm sized sensor and fixed zoom lens.

A $3500 videocamera with the same 35mm/FF sensor as the Canon 5D MKII with fixed zoom lens will not happen IMHO. The NEX-VG20 has the same APS-C sensor as the NEX-5N APS-C mid-range mirrorless compact.

Sander Vreuls · September 3rd, 2011, 04:31 PM

Hmm the message says to contact Panasonic if you have an idea.. I can't seem to find an emailaddress suitable though.. anyone have one?

I would desperatly want the composite out to be enabled for live viewing, especially since I can't downconvert the HDMI output to composite..

August 30th, 2011, 10:30 AM	#16
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August 30th, 2011, 01:32 PM	#17
Bryan Coleman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2002 Location: santa cruz CA Posts: 47	Re: New Panasonic zoom to be sloooow, but still groundbreaking with motorized zoom. So the zoom control is the little slide buttons on the side of the lens? I doubt is these would give you much precision in the zoom. And the image seems as though it would drift out of focus until the software can catch up. I've shot some live events with the GH2 using a B4 adapter and putting a 2/3" lens on the body. It works great if your on sticks. If your not, you'll need a different setup. __________________ Bryan Coleman Santa Cruz CA

August 30th, 2011, 01:39 PM	#18
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: New Panasonic zoom to be sloooow, but still groundbreaking with motorized zoom. You are absolutley right Bryan. Useless for most of us, but who knows, maybe it's fine. Bottom line for me is these cameras are consumer gadgets that happend to shoot great video. I really need to get a regular video camera to supplement these things, they are so much work. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

August 30th, 2011, 03:24 PM	#19
Bryan Coleman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2002 Location: santa cruz CA Posts: 47	Re: New Panasonic zoom to be sloooow, but still groundbreaking with motorized zoom. I think they are tantalizing. I see them along the same lines as the Red Camera where you have the record module and can build out from that. Unfortunately it may take Panasonic another generation of these cameras to get there. When I talked to Panasonic about the GH2 at NAB I was told they considered these cameras as consumer cameras and not to expect much more in lens development. __________________ Bryan Coleman Santa Cruz CA

August 30th, 2011, 09:35 PM	#20
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September 3rd, 2011, 04:31 PM	#22
Sander Vreuls Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hilversum, The Netherlands Posts: 184	Re: New Panasonic zoom to be sloooow, but still groundbreaking with motorized zoom. Hmm the message says to contact Panasonic if you have an idea.. I can't seem to find an emailaddress suitable though.. anyone have one? I would desperatly want the composite out to be enabled for live viewing, especially since I can't downconvert the HDMI output to composite..