At NABshow in las Vegas Panasonic will show the new 4K camera module, which has a Super35-sized sensor and a PL mount. And a new 2/3” HD camera module, which has a 2/3” sensor set and can shoot FullHD up to 240fps (Source: Panasonicprovideo).
There is still no sign (or rumor) of a possible 4K Panasonic AG-AF100 successor yet 🙁
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I really hope Panny has an AF-100 successor in the works. I have $6-10k at the ready. Build it already.
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Its already out.
Gh4 is the successor to the GH3.
The GH4 plus YAGH is the new AF-100.
And this is the step up from that.
So you have three nice options in various price categories and quality.
I’m afraid GH4+YAGH is the AG-AF replacement…
Yeah, the GH4 and DMW-YAGH kit is actually listed as the “AG-GH4U” on Panasonic’s professional AV equipment website: http://panasonic.biz/sav/gh4u/
Admin linked to it in a post a couple weeks ago.
Edit: English version of the site: http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/gh4u/
I think your right, but Im not afraid about it 😉
What I really fear about this YAGH is that since it is a module, they design the GH5 to be used with this again… means another intern 8 bit camera…
so i hope the GH4 will be a succes… but the YAGH may flush the toillet..
It is most likely that panasonic will put something in the gap between the GH4 – 3k$ and Varicam ~ 25k$… something probably around 8k… question is, will it have an m43 or s35 sensor…
Well, I hope Panny builds NDs into the GH5…
Interesting, but most of us will be out shooting with their M43 cams – or Canon FF if they can afford them.
This puts them into direct PL competition with Sony, Red, Arri, etc… Why? A M4/3 version of this camera would have been much wiser. All the great glass out there with a dedicated video sensor to take full advantage of it. A camera like this would come very close to S35 sensor cams in IQ and be a third the cost and weight. Blackmagic has already proven the essential thing that distinguishes video IQ from still photography- you do not need a big sensor.
These are $30K+ cameras, so they are light-years away from low-cost m4/3 consumer cameras. A completely different financial ballgame.
Call them consumer cameras if you like, but the GH4 and BM are hardly light years away- they can already produce video that rivals these high end cameras. Numerous comparos have shown this ever since the first hack of the GH1 appeared. And now with lens like the Nokton’s and new Panny 50mm 1.2 you’ve got the glass to go head to head with them as well. There’s a big niche to fill here- much lower cost, size and weight- these are crucial advantages for many professional videographers like myself. Its somewhat equivalent to the trade off between 16mm vs. 35mm film except that I would say the difference in IQ is even less pronounced.
This is a completely different quality level. These cameras should be very competitive with the ARRI Alexa, RED Epic, Sony F55 range of cameras that deliver state of the art video imaging.
I strongly suspect these new Varicams are delayed until the Fall because the Panasonic/Fuji organic sensor technology won’t be ready until then. ( this tech was planned to arrive in 2015 )
I’ve been shooting with GH2s and GH3s for a few years now, and will definitely upgrade to the GH4 this summer, but I don’t expect to see the same level of image quality as these Varicam cameras. The GH4 will likely be outstanding for a $1700 camera, but it’s not going to perform like a $30K+ camera with new state-of-the-art sensor tech.
If we are lucky some of this organic sensor tech might make it into the GH5 in 18-24 months from now, but a lot will depend on what is going on with the rest of the market at that time.
what is,why, they release new PL-mount ,i need to know
Another sad attempt at looking professional…
Actually these look pretty good compared to the c300 for example. Those perform great but look like toys. These look purposeful.
The design looks a lot like the Sony F55 camera with a RED “bomb” EVF attached to the side.
At least they turned up I wonder if they be a no show at Melbourne again?