The GH2, holy price jump batman!

ChristopherArter

ChristopherArter

Wow,

I remember looking at this camera right around Thanksgiving of last year, and since then it's nearly doubled in price. Why? I recently read about the Lumix G6 being a good competitor to the GH2? Thoughts?
 
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Holy batman!! Just wait until Robin finds out!
Wow cow poop!

:woohoo:

Probably because it's a great camera and has been discontinued.
Ok I don't know but am curious too...

I bet it's because of stuff like this. Shot on GH2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdYO3KWmcv8
 
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gebo said:
Holy batman!! Just wait until Robin finds out!
Wow cow poop!

:woohoo:

Probably because it's a great camera and has been discontinued.
Ok I don't know but am curious too...

I bet it's because of stuff like this. Shot on GH2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdYO3KWmcv8
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Wow. I have a feeling these things will end up being classics. Looks like I'll just have to dish out the $700+ for the body alone. Yay!
 
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The price spike is the reason I ended up with my t3i instead of a gh2. Had I abandoned Nikon a few months ago I would have a GH2 right now. If the GH3 wasn't so expensive, then the GH2 might have dropped in price instead of increasing. Nobody wants to spend $1300 on a body when an older and cheaper GH2 can produce similar results.
 
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I've been pretty dissapointed with the GH3 footage as well. Just doesn't have the same 'look'. I'd prefer the GH2 far more than the GH3 (call me crazy). As a musician, this sort of reminds me of what happens with classic guitars.. they just had that 'sound'
 
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brunerww said:
Christopher - the $750 (with kit lens) G6 looks like it will be the true GH2 replacement. Same sensor, no moire, same "look" - with the addition of 1080/60p and focus peaking. Here are a couple of side-by-sides between the G6 the hacked GH2 (please watch at 1080p):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oahjBtejyAk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgDtaJHCeb4

I have a GH1, a GH2 and a GH3 - but I may just have to pick one of these things up :)

Cheers,

Bill
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Bill, thanks a ton, given that its using the same chip, it looks like the G6 will be my next camera, and at a price that I can keep using my Nikon for stills. Fantastic.
 
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I picked up my GH2 from B&H in December for $499 and am loving it. I already had a cheap zoom for it and picked up the 17mm pancake which is very fast. I'm thinking about the Panasonic 12-36mm zoom. I own an Panasonic AF100 too so I can share the lenses.

Scott
 
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Yeah I was recommending cameras to a friend and went to grab a link on the GH2 and was left scratching my head and questioning my sanity since I had no memory of it being that price. Geez.
 
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Checking out some of the preview footage of the G6 ungraded from camera, and it doesn't seem to have quite the same look as the gh2 :( The g5 had the same chip as the GH2 correct? And that footage isn't even on the same planet as the GH2.

Ugh, I think I may just need to bite the bullet and buy the real McCoy.
 
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I bought my GH2 a year ago, and am quite happy with it, though I'm no D.P.

Has anyone checked the personal-view.com site to see if the G6 can be hacked?... Headed there now.
 
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The folks on the personal-view.com site indicate the hackers must wait for a firmware update by Panasonic to hack the G6. Beyond that, I don't know enough about the differences, GH2 v. G6, to give much of a comment-- but there's some footage and other info on the site thread if you search "G6."

I plan to buy a set of Rokinon cine lenses for my GH2 this summer, and have me some fun...
 
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ChristopherArter said:
Checking out some of the preview footage of the G6 ungraded from camera, and it doesn't seem to have quite the same look as the gh2 :( The g5 had the same chip as the GH2 correct? And that footage isn't even on the same planet as the GH2.

Ugh, I think I may just need to bite the bullet and buy the real McCoy.
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Have you seen this preproduction G6 footage yet?

Anamorphic: http://vimeo.com/66013180

Anamorphic 720/50P: http://vimeo.com/66573235

1080/50p in MP4: http://vimeo.com/66666327

I don't understand why people are posting video shot at 720p or why they're using the horrible MP4 codec, but the G6 still seems to have better straight-out-of-the-box color than the GH2 did - and it doesn't seem to blow out backgrounds the way my GH2 does.

We have a few weeks until it ships - I recommend waiting to see more properly shot footage before making a decision.

Cheers,

Bill
 
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