welcome back folks my name's Shane I just got back from Perth in Western Australia shooting
an episode of my show over at Mega Music it's an awesome guitar shop with the help of
Rhiannon behind the camera we use the Panasonic S5 Mark II and the GH6 I thought I'd take these
two cameras just away on a trip and I ended up shooting an episode over there it was a really
great experience shooting with both of these cameras now for those with keen eyes yes this
is the original S5 the S5 Mark II has gone back to Panasonic well I await a retail boxed version
if there's any changes from that to my original review I'll talk about that in a follow-up video
using the pre-production Panasonic S5 Mark II along with the retail version of the Panasonic
gh6 gave me excellent results the gh6 and S5 Mark II complement each other perfectly
one would be each other's A or B cam without any questions so I'm going to talk about the overall
shooting experience how little post-production I actually had to do and how great these two
complemented each other in terms of color science one of the reasons why I want to put this video
together was to show off the attributes of the gh6 and the S5 Mark II both of these cameras
excel in different ways I saw a lot of people who commented on my S5 Mark II review video feeling a
bit bummed that they bought a gh6 you shouldn't this is an absolute Powerhouse of a camera sure
it doesn't have the new face hybrid autofocus I really wish Panasonic had put it in but it
hasn't got it and at the time of getting the gh6 I'm sure everyone was also aware of that but the
DFD works so good on this and the way that I use this camera really complemented the S5 Mark II
let's cover the strengths of the S5 Mark II which will lead us into the strengths of the gh6 so the
things I loved about this camera was being able to give it to Rhiannon and she could shoot the
show without having to worry about the autofocus for the first time using Panasonic cameras how
great is that right so the phase hybrid autofocus works great if you plan on getting an S5 Mark II
or the X get it with the kit lens we shot the entire episode as the a cam with the kit lens
and it was great F 3.5 to 5.6 doesn't sound that exciting but that 20mm Field view on the wide end
is awesome at 3.5 and it also gives you enough background separation without getting excessive
I made the big mistake of shooting a series overseas in Florida last year and I shot it
all at F 1.4 or 1.8 it was the biggest mistake I could have made I should have stopped down to at
least F 3.5 or F4 to Showcase more of what was going on around me the auto white balance paired
with the auto exposure worked a treat on the S5 Mark II I didn't have to go in after the fact
and adjust all of the exposure settings in Final Cut so it did a great job all on automatic mode
additionally the stabilization system in the S5 Mark II is amazing it's by far the best full frame
one I've ever used and after shooting with the Sony FX3 and A7S3 overseas last year I had to run
a lot of that through Catalyst browse this looked great straight out of camera while I run the shoot
I asked Rhiannon what she thought of the S5 Mark II after using the Sony FX3 and A7S3 while we're
overseas last year as you said I much prefer this it's way more comfortable and also feels lighter
so there you go that's from someone with hands-on experience all right I've just changed cameras let
us know if you can see a huge difference while we talk about the Panasonic GH6 this is an absolute
Powerhouse of a camera if you've just purchased one of these you have one of the best cameras on
the market I don't care what anyone says about this particular camera it's exceptional I own
a Sony FX3 Sony A7 S3 and the slow motion out of the GH6 is every bit as good except we get all the
great filmmaker tools that Panasonic have given us for years it's a much better camera overall
minus the autofocus that's the one thing that a lot of people don't like about it now when it
comes to low light performance it's very capable and if you pair it with an F 1.7 lens or even a
2.8 you're going to get very good results F 1.7 or faster is better but even with 2.8 you can still
make it work pair the GH6 with this little 25mm F 1.7 and you've got yourself one of the best b-roll
cameras ever this is a really great combination the reason why is we get F 1.7 light but we get
the depth of field of f 3.4 which gives you more in Focus which is what you want anytime you're
shooting products the last thing you want to see when you're overlaying product b-roll is
the corner of something so that's where micro four thirds really shines Additionally the GH6
even paired with this cheap little 25mm lens allowed me to get right up close to a lot of
the products the minimum focusing distance on the micro four thirds camera gives us the
advantage to get in there close and to also show more in focus at any particular time the GH6 had
no problems even in irregular lighting conditions maintaining super crisp and clear images at 4K at
100 or 120 frames per second so if you're looking for a great b-roll camera this is one of the best
secondly the Ibis system in the GH6 is the best micro four thirds Ibis I've ever used even after
using Olympus cameras so this is on a whole other level it's much better than the original GH5 and
GH5II which I've owned so the IBIS in here is crazy good and thanks to the is boost mode which
locks it off like you're on a tripod handheld you get some really great product b-roll and again
the image quality paired with the Ibis paired with that minimum focusing distance and overall
usability gives this the big thumbs up thirdly the gh6 gets the advantage when it just comes to its
straight up usability I love the fact we get more custom function buttons but the best thing of all
is this flippy tilty screen having it flip up like this is far better for just overall ergonomics you
can be much more centered behind the camera as opposed to just having it off to the side and
tilting your head to the side that was slightly exaggerated but you get the point right so the
gh6 has my favorite implementation of a flippy tilty screen I really love this and it really sets
it apart from the S5 Mark II maybe the biggest workflow advantage to the gh6 is that there's
no additional crops sure we get that micro four third sensor with a two times crop but that's not
a digital crop that's just it's native format so I don't regard that as an actual crop because the
lenses are made specifically for micro four thirds the S5 Mark II can't shoot 4K 60 without cropping
in and it doesn't do any higher frame rates than 60 frames per second in 4k so just keep that in
mind this is where the gh6 really shines you can use one lens switch modes switch frame rates and
the field a view will be identical again this is where the gh6 has a massive Advantage let's
talk about the end result because this is what matters most you can get great results with either
of these two cameras if you work towards their strengths if you need that face hybrid autofocus
the S5 Mark II is a no-brainer but if you need 4K at 120 frames per second the gh6 absolutely
wipes the floor with the S5 Mark II as good as the slow motion can look up to about 120p in HD
it's not 4K and there's a noticeable difference on the timeline especially if you have a 4 or 5K
monitor for your editing workstation thanks for watching folks my name is Shane I'm gonna wrap
this video up by just talking about the Practical example that you've seen on screen so while this
isn't the most professional shoot it's total Run and Gun right so that's what it's all about this
isn't with any fancy lighting we just go in and we shoot the show the gh6 did an exceptional job and
outperformed the S5 Mark II in some ways and the S5 Mark II outperformed the gh6 in other ways but
the great news is both of these cameras complement each other extremely well and whether you've got
one or the other right now you've got an absolute Powerhouse of a camera learn to use the camera
to the best of its ability and you'll get great results thanks for watching catch you soon see ya