Why I DITCHED Sony for Panasonic

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Nice work, Arber. I feel the same man. I sold my A7SIII as well. Deciding if I sell the other two coming up now. The lumix stuff is a lot more fun to use as well. It's kinda motivating to use. :)

[@ArberBaqaj]

Hi my friend, thanx! Im kind of downgrding my production to be able to make more videos. I made two more in just a couple of hours =)

[@intheblues]

@@ArberBaqaj haha I noticed the influx of videos, great stuff. :)

[@hhankx]

Left lumix recently because the image quality out of the S5 Mark 2X was garbage, the moire was bad, and the HDMI lag was unusable. Currently waiting on new cameras to release. Honestly, the S1 H and the S5 Mark one kick the shit out of the current Lumix lineup in terms of image quality

[@videomakerlucasw2878]

Sorry friend, my english is terrible, i'm think tô buy Lumix S5 mark 1, whats your opnion about the image quality?

[@Bigcookfilms]

I left the A7Siii and came back to Lumix with the S5ii.

[@ArberBaqaj]

Same here, i Use two s5 2x

[@DigiDriftZone]

What would you say the advantages were for you personally?

[@pureheartvisuals]

Same here, now on 4 - S5 II

[@amirleon996]

Welcome to the "We just like Cameras alot club." Truth is, we don't have to ever switch, every major company does extremely well these days, but I'm sure we will get "This is why I left this and that..." videos for eternity. Interesting points though! Keep up the vids!

[@9adriano21]

Left the a74 for the S5ii, best decision

[@DigiDriftZone]

What would you say the advantages were for you personally?

[@9adriano21]

@@DigiDriftZone The better IBIS, is a sole reason to use LUMIX, is just so smooth. Sony’s works…until it doesn’t then it jitters and ruins a shot. V-LOG is so much easier to work with (exposing in camera) then S-LOG. The video monitoring Frame Markers, Waveforms. Open Gate, literally allows me to charge for both Vertical and horizontal from the same shot and same edit. Shooting hybrid, photo and video, with shutter angle is so easy to switch between frame rates without needing custom modes. The user experience of the camera, the Sony just feels to clinical and not inspiring to shoot, the S5II just feels so good to handle and control, menus and customization are great

[@DigiDriftZone]

@@9adriano21I agree the IBIS is near enough useless on Sony. Open gate would be super useful too. The reasons I'm still on Sony are much better rolling shutter, 4k120, 4k60 with no crop, the compact options like the ZV-E1 is a joy to travel with, cheap second hand lens options, amazing size to performance ratio especially with certain lenses, far superior low light performance (ISO12800 is incredible on the E1/A7S3), on the E1 and latest firmwares it's trivial to expose SLOG3 as you have several preview modes including user LUTs and of course the AI autofocus, it's fantastic: it can predict where your subject will emerge if obscured and prefocus there, it can focus on only specific faces you register, it works in low light and from far away, it's game changing. But I agree, the S5II has some incredible pro features at an amazing price, very enticing camera I keep looking at with interest :)

[@intheblues]

@@9adriano21 100%!

[@BillNessworthyPhotography]

I'm about to do the exact opposite - going from the Lumix S5 to the Sony A7iv. I shoot stills more than video though, and I want to use the Zeiss primes Sony has (I used to love the 55/1.8)

[@Ngojohnny_dp]

I sold my S5II for the A7S3, The S5II has too many quirks, the a7s3 is still the cheapest only of its kind (besides the ZVE1), I do need the clean high framerates with minimal crop and it's still the only camera that offers it, however if the S1H2 does come out with similar specs but 6k! I will buy it. I love VLOG more than SLOG3, I like the IBIS more, but alas, the camera gets me paid based off the specs, and having 4k 60 crop to 1.5x and 1080 60 to get around that crop not having ANY new PDAF autofocus is just rather sad.

[@dellfonic]

Thanks dude... came from M43 with Olympus E-M5 in 2012 ... then camera hire then production in 2018 with GH5, A7 III and so on. M43 will never die, it's an essential tool. I've been looking recently at the Fujifilm 50R feverishly for a different look. Forgive me for my sins but I bought the X100V to understand the hype and now I get it... I think GH9 taps into it too, from my POV, it's about less post process on desktop and more about in camera or phone tweak and release. Take it easy man!

[@nickalot]

i do know that weather sealing rating requires payment to the "cert". so there's a chance the s9 is "sealed" but just not certified. 😊 i'm just sold my g9ii and pre ordered the gh7, getting the s9 next week! very excited for a fun full frame and a powerhouse m43

[@ArberBaqaj]

Aha! That could be the case! Now that’s a stellar setup

[@TopshelfJunior]

Whew, your setups are gonna be so fun.. GH7 + S9, wooooooooo !!! Gonna be so fun !

[@nickalot]

@@TopshelfJunior yeah i can't wait!!! hehehe

[@shae_sterling]

I dont think the A7siii has enough cpu power to handle some of the new features perhaps?

[@shae_sterling]

I used to shoot everything on my gh5, really miss that 4-3 sensor and decent ibis.

[@Democratiser]

Arber - I wholly agree with your description of MFT and FF as great companions. All I hope for now is an updated GX9 to take full advantage of current LUMIX tech and the small form factor of MFT lenses.

[@joepolite4673]

I am thinking hard -upgrading to the GH7 from the GH6, already have the lenses especially the twin kings 10-25mm and the 25-50mm f1.8..

[@AllThingsFilm1]

I've always preferred the color science and the skin tones of Panasonic. And yes, being able to use shutter angle is a huge time saver. The GH7 is a good reason to switch back to Panasonic for me. I have the Sony FX30, and it's a great camera. But, the features of the GH7 is great for my narrative film work. I do think the AF is at Sony level in the GH7. I'm not able to switch to the GH7 yet, but, it is on my wishlist. Plus, for Sony to have a "cinema" line of cameras without shutter angle is kinda weird. Anyway, thanks for your commentary.

[@ArberBaqaj]

Same here, you can get good colors on sony as well but its a bit harder =)

[@angeloplayforone]

I like to see your video you always explain your decisions and also with some footages. Which Sony camera of Sony where you are using? Did you use the FX3 and FX30? Panasonic misses powered lenses, which Sony does have in both APS-C and Fullframe.

[@ArberBaqaj]

thanx a lot, im gonna see how much b-roll im going to put in from now on but i need to make these videos faster than ive done before =)

[@dutch4motion662]

Well I stay with my sony fx30 it's fine camera. It does everything what I want. My happy sony user. I can change every year to a different brand.

[@TopshelfJunior]

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY !!! Panasonic + Lumix are REALLY cooking right now ! LOVE my S5ii. Just shot w/ it the other day, video on my page. New video dropping tomorrow.

[@TopshelfJunior]

Also, SUBSCRIBED sir !

[@andresgonzalezcerda7635]

And the fill light? ;-) Good points.

[@ArberBaqaj]

in the next video =) =) =)

[@DoubleTheDom]

I feel like next gen Sony cameras will be out soon anyway

[@JS_Leger]

of course! it's a terrible decision to be honest...Sony has a much better cameras line up that Panasonic..And are much faster at releasing new products..

[@seasideshutterworx]

Yup absolutely done with Sony and their bs! One of the reasons was having terrible ibis and then having the nerve to demand a monthly payment via a subscription to use their software for 10bit I mean wtf?

[@mecfc]

Agree with these points. Was tempted by the FX3, but sticking with the S5 until S1H Mk II/S2H/Whatever.

[@BarefootMediaTV]

if i could snap my fingers and have all my sony gear swapped for panasonic gear i would. but id lose too much money selling and rebuying.

[@matsolsson53]

Bra video. M-H

[@ArberBaqaj]

Tack Mats!

[@brugj03]

Must have been done in a lapse of temporal insanity. Just look at the video .

[@JS_Leger]

Does Panasonic has a camera as good as the Venice or the Burano, or even the FX9? The answer is no! So if your goal is only small budget production, why not use a Panasonic, but otherwise, if you planned to evolve in your filmmaking career, don't waste your time and money and stay with Sony...or Red or Arri (that's the 3 best brands to invest in filmmaking gear right now). Sony has one big advantage compared to Red and Arri: their cameras line up! you can find a camera for every stage in your career. If I tell you that, it's because I made the same mistake, I switched brands so many times, and lost so many money... Right now, I own a FX3 & FX6, and do I think I have the best cameras? Absolutely no! I almost sold them last week😅, but I realized it was a big mistake for the reasons I said earlier. And one other advantage wit Sony, is working with other productions. In my country almost 90% of video production compagnies own Sony gear, so they prefer to work with people owning the same gear as them. I had a Blackmagic and Canon before and sometimes I lost projects for this exact reason.

[@alvincamera]

then that's depend on every country production no? many production house and a serious film production in my place using panasonic for budget stuff or just rent alexa or red for highend stuff.

[@ishansadwelkar]

Varicam is fantastic.

[@JS_Leger]

@@ishansadwelkar I agree; and I never claimed that Panasonic doesn't produce quality cameras; it's just that at the moment they are rarely, if ever, used by the movie industry or high budget productions.

[@JS_Leger]

@@alvincamera yes for low budget projects, that's my point.