The crazy guy named Kai reviewed the GH4 including also the shortest Still Image Quality test ever seen 🙂
Also Photofocus posted their GH4 review and writes:
The images are great. The interface is intuitive and quick and out of the way. The features are valuable, not bloating. The weight is half. The price is half. The cost of keeping heavy DSLRs will tell over time on your body and your hard drive. I think it’s really a winner
North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Ritz Camera and Panasonic. Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek.
GH4 camera with interface unit at Adorama and BHphoto. Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. 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.
Asian preorders, shipping date and price:
Digitalrev and Digidirect Australia.
4K cards
Kingston 16-32-64 GB SDHC UHS-I Speed Class 3 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Sandisk 16-32-64 GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II Memory Card at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Transcend 64-128 GB High Speed 10 UHS-3 at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Panasonic 16-32-64 GB SDHC-UHS-I U3 Card (90MB/s) at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
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Wow .. amazing video , referring to the last scene with a man keep shooting with a shotgun .
I want that 4K in the next GX series .
Now what is next for Kai ?
Leica DG Nocticron review , please .
Australia now in Asia??? WTF?
Seems like in the coming decades the hole World will be Asia…
it always has been and will be.
No, Asia is mostly north of the Equator while Australia and New Zealand are well south of it. Australia is in Asia in the same way France is in Africa.
“The crazy guy named Kai reviewed the GH4 including also the shortest Still Image Quality test ever seen :)”
Let’s face it. Most stills quality reviews these days are so desperate: there is so little difference in the day light IQ while everybody knows what to expect from the low light IQ. Kai spared us from another hair splitting exercise.
I disagree completely. This camera has been reviewed to death on the video side. There is much more to a good still camera than just good light & low light image quality. One example is the ANY cameras ability to perform accurate Predictive AF. That has been an issue with all mirrorless cameras. So that’s what I recently shot for my first test with this camera. It’s light years ahead in this department than any mirrorless or micro four thirds camera I’ve eve shot to date including the GH3. The Gh3 and the GH4 don’t even seem to be from the same company, the GH4 is so much better. There are lots of other things I’m excited to test on in the Gh4 from a still photographers perspective and I’ll be putting 2-GH4’s through their paces in Italy for twelve days starting in about a week. Stay tuned for a review based on a still photographers needs who sometimes shoots video. Kai is certainly an interesting character but he most assuredly does not have all the answers nor is he often times interested in finding them, even if they are there, He’s a video guy who enjoys being in front of the camera probably more than behind it. You can read more about the GH4’s Predictive AF capabilities on my Blog at http://www.naturalexposures.com/panasonic-lumix-gh4/
“One example is the ANY cameras ability to perform accurate Predictive AF.”
Nobody reviews that. Because there is no standardized test. There are simply too many variables: the subject, the movement of the subject, the background, the lens, the lighting.
“That has been an issue with all mirrorless cameras.”
It has been the issue with ALL cameras. Most of the “DSLRs are better at tracking” is just a fairy tale which got repeated so often that everybody believes it. I still have relatively fresh memory of buying my first DSLR 7+ years ago. I also have friends who done the same at about the same time. And also body upgrades. Getting AF-C work on DSLR is non-trivial and requires not only suitable lenses, but also lots of practice. The amount of constant whining about poor tracking simply doesn’t correlate with the number of the people who actually have the skill and experience and patience to learn it. IMO AF grew sufficiently fast so that many users think that their cameras can track well. While in reality it is not the AF-C, but the AF-S which does the job. And even then, few know how to create best conditions for AF to perform fast. (Heck, I just discovered that many do not even know location of the cross AF points on their cameras!!! And do not know what are these “AF point of cross type” I’m talking about.)
CDAF would remain slower, because it has to move lens always and at least twice, while PDAF potentially can AF with a single lens move.
I want to hope that Pana’s DFD works. But honestly, I don’t hold my breath.
“I’ll be putting 2-GH4’s through their paces in Italy for twelve days starting in about a week.”
Post your impressions here!! 🙂
I’m really interested how DFD would work in practice.
Dummy00001,
I’ve been performing my speeding pooch test since the mid 90’s when Nikon was trying to get finally get their AF in the digital bodies right. The test isn’t perfect but I can tell you it’s without a doubt the best way I know to get a feel for quality Predictive AF. I think Panasoinc has really changed the way mirrorless handles Predictive AF with the new DFD system. What’s equally amazing is they heard our complaints regarding this issue on the GH3. The GH3 was useless in Predictive AF. The GH4’s Predictive AF is like it came from another planet. Keep in mind I’ve run this same test with the speediest AF systems designed including the D4 and all the other top Nikons before it. It’s a good test and very effective at showing what a camera can or can not do. That said, not everyone can even keep the dog in the viewfinder but I’ve been shooting fast action for almost 40 years and I’m not perfect at it either. From your comment above it seems you didn’t see my Blog post on the GH4’s Predictive AF capabilities. Take a look at this address: http://www.naturalexposures.com/panasonic-lumix-gh4/. Not having more people looking in to these capabilities is a big part of the problem. In many ways video is easier. A good buddy of mine who is an accomplished still photographer with a brother who shoots for big Hollywood productions has a an appropriate saying. “If you can’t make it interesting, make it move” There’s a lot of truth to that. Video people get away with a lot less quality light, less action, less arresting images because they can add interesting elements in post production with music, narration, editing etc. I’m here to help folks understand the GH4 from a still camera perspective. Don’t miss the Speeding Pooch Test if you want to see what this camera can do. http://www.naturalexposures.com/panasonic-lumix-gh4/
Man, I’ve read your blog post twice already 🙂
“Keep in mind I’ve run this same test with the speediest AF systems designed including the D4 and all the other top Nikons before it. It’s a good test and very effective at showing what a camera can or can not do.”
You mean the running dog test?
The most interesting thing is, if DFD can really deliver (even “good enough”) results, it can potentially track in *any* place on the sensor, not only where the good AF points are. And it is literally software (not hardware) based meaning that it can be applied to a lot of cameras. For fixed-lens cameras the DFD could be really magical.
Super, thanks for such good conversation. These new photo tools are just the beginning. I appreciate you wanting to discuss this since it’s important for others to understand how good these smaller system are getting in BOTH Stills and Video.
Hi Daniel,
Just curious if you ever tried your running pooch test with a phase detect enabled Mirrorless camera (Oly E-M1, Nikon 1, or Fuji XT1 – so many 1’s)…
No, I have not. Might be something to consider although it’s not easy to get my hands on all these particular cameras. The other problem I run in to is finding fast dogs and willing owners. I do like the idea however. Maybe I can make it happen. Will post it here on 43Rumors if I do.
Anybody else feeling like upgrading ASAP from gh3?? This new model is much more of a step fwd than expected. I really want to have that 1080 crop ability!!!!
I’m not earning enough to upgrade to the GH4, I’m not earning enough to upgrade to the GH4, I’m not earning enough to upgrade to the GH4…
same :/
The Photofocus review is pretty stunning! Video is one mentioned in passing!
It’s well worth the read.
what a moron ? I hate this Kai guy. disgusting to look at his ugly face and as I see him on , I can’t help but want to hit his face, so I never watch his vids. I am a fan of Chris from TCS, but I really hate this Kai guy. That said , almost all youtube reviews are craps and plain useless as bad as Kai’s. Do your own testing and ignore all morons like this idiot.
Nice to hear you base your faith in reviews on the looks of the reviewer. Absolutely, Chris from TCS is better groomed, and has a fab accent. If Chris says the GH4 is great, it must be, if Kai says the GH4 is great, it must be crap. Oh, wait, they both like it, it must be great crap?
Anyway, my 3 year old daughter agrees with you, she is always right. I really wish all the reviewers would make their own face the first image of every camera review. Save us the hassle of actually analysing what they are saying.
It’s your Barbie sweetheart, it’s not your daughter.
Please enlighten us more on how to properly test equipment without spending thousands of dollars, weeks to order and return them and years to understand all the concepts in depth.
When you are better than someone, you wouldn’t hate him.
You are clearly a closet homosexual.
Just a wee bit angry there…now aren’t we jk?