Budapest Cityscape from Joe Simon Films on Vimeo.
Many readers told me that their Gh4 preorder has now been shipped via Amazon US (Click here). And the camera is still marked as in Stock at Amazon (via Cameta), BHphoto (Click here), Digitalrev (Click here) and Cameta (Click here). For now I have no reports from European or Asian stores having the camera in Stock. And here are the first new owner reports:
Eric Naso writes:
The EVF is so very nice. It’s OLED and really sharp. it doesn’t have the distortion in the corners like the GH3 did. At least I feel it didnt. I did do a rolling shutter test and it’s better. I scratched the surface and shared a few of the features I like. Is the GH4 worth upgrading to from a GH3? I think so. The internal 4K alone is such a big deal and image is very good.
Noam Kroll writes:
All of the issues that I had with the GH3 have largely been resolved with this new camera, most notably the terrible LCD and LVF that desperately needed updating. Overall I definitely recommend this camera if you’re doing any sort of narrative, documentary, or small broadcast project that requires an extremely high quality image with a small footprint, not to mention the fact that you can also get some incredible stills on this camera makes it even more versatile as well.
North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek (Click here).
GH4 camera with interface unit at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,998
Europen preorders, shipping date and price:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
France at Photocineshop.
Spain: Fotoboom.
11 Responses
I am holding my GH4 right now. Just received it from Amazon. The battery is charging. I used it very briefly before trying to charge the battery. It’s way beyond any camera I’ve ever used. People who had a GH3 might not be as impressed, but I’m coming from a GF2.
If you’re coming from a GF2 then a GH1 would likely impress you. (it was an impressive camera)
I’m curious to hear from GH3 owners-users as to whether it’s worth the upgrade, 4K not withstanding.
I’m a GH3 owner (love it) and got the chance to play with the GH4+YAGH at a Panasonic presentation last week in London.
It’s a wonderful camera, and the image coming from it, straight to a 4K tv set up, was lovely and crisp. I knew my way around the camera automatically because it’s almost identical to the GH3,and the extra features (peaking mostly) were fab.
Will be getting this camera later on in the year, and I’m not even bothered about 4K right now (will be eventually!).
It’s definitely been worth it for me. The huge, crisp viewfinder eliminates any need for an EVF or VF attachment while shooting video. The 4K & AF performance also make the GH3 seem a bit lacking by comparison (AF tracking is really a huge improvement). Granted you must also pay a $700 premium over the current GH3 street price, but it is worth it if you’re a filmmaker or working photographer that will make some ROI in the near term.
GH1 is my usual camera for my jobs and short films, and yup, it surely is an impressive camera!
So you haven’t got much camera experience? Or whatever are you trying to say? What cameras have you used before?
Just got the shipping notice…mine (Pre-order) is on the way from B&H
Panny did good job this time to have sufficient amount of GH4s on the market. It was long waiting for GH2,3
Dislike the new RSS feed, BTW – making me click through out of my RSS reader just means I’m going to read far, far fewer posts here.
“…an extremely high quality image…”
????? really???
EHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMM!!!!!!
lovely , where is my gh4 ? Waiting is killing me .