Budget Lumix Cameras for Filmmakers in 2024?

[@_tographer]

GH5 was and is a powerhouse! 4K24, 422, 10bit, 4k60, ibis, open gate… I’d still recommend the GH5 as the one to get if you’re on a budget and want to get the absolute most bang for your buck.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Crazy how much you can get for as low as 500-600 dollars today. Sure the IBIS and images from the newer cameras is better, but it isnt THAT much of a jump with simple things like lighting and composition which will make any camera look great.

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Awesome video, Rhett! Thanks for having me (and everyone else) contribute to this video. Fantastic stuff!

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Couldn't have done it without you! Everyone seems to be really enjoying seeing everyone in one place!

[@GriffinHammond]

Thank you for letting me share my old GH4 footage!

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Thanks for sharing it with us all and being so generous with your time!

[@lukewestwood]

Great to see you in this Griffin. You had to be the first creator appearing in this. Especially as your initials match the camera name ;)

[@GriffinHammond]

@@lukewestwood Ha ha, that's right-I'm the OG GH!

[@sbeckmesser]

One of your best-produced videos. It's also great that you could gather many of my KZbin Lumix mentors in one place.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Thanks that means a lot, I figured these guys could say it better than I could and they're the same for me so its always great to see them or work with them.

[@zaddy6960]

This was a terrific and generous idea to feature these other KZbinrs.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Collabs like the ones these amazing creatives let happen with this video are why I say Lumix has the best camera community!

[@MatthewDangyou]

Thanks for having me as a little guest! 6:03 I promise my broll isn't bad anymore this is 3-4 year old footage of mine when I was a big noob😂

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

We're our own worst critics out here! Thanks for being a part of this!

[@Filmmaker809]

Thanks Rhett for making this homage for the GH cameras. I'm an award-wiinning filmmaker here in the UK and I still use the GH5 and GH5s for my films. For me the GH5s is incredible for my work. I can't wait to see the GH7. Alpaco hit the nail on the head with GH5s battery life, EVF over the BMPCC4K. I tested the GH6 once, its lovely but the battery life is awful and I told Lumix about it at a trade show this year here in London. My A Camera is GH5s, B Camera - GH5.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

The GH5s will never leave my kit because of the low light and the lack of ibis for mounted shots. A one of a kind camera that hasn’t been replicated since. The GH5 and mkii also hold their own even with all the advancements and I don’t want people to forget about them! My favorite projects and footage I’ve ever got was shot on those things.

[@Filmmaker809]

@@RhettThompsonFilm totally agree with you. Will be using this weekend for filming B-roll. :)

[@Bigcookfilms]

Even though I moved on from mft the GH5 is still legendary and a great camera. I'd get one or a GH6 if I could adapt my S Pro lenses to mft

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Maybe someday!

[@RedFrameTech]

Great video Rhett! Good use of my long-term review footage 🙂 Thanks for having me

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Of course! Thanks for letting us see your work and I hope anyone who is considering that camera will check out that video.

[@EmeraldAudiovisual]

I've had every single GH-series camera from the GH4 and onwards apart from the GH5s ... (i do have a BGH-1 one though). Oh wait .. I STILL have all of them. And while I also shoot other brands, my GH5-II, BGH-1 and GH6 do still get used regularly.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

They just are so good and putting in the work. Start them up and they won’t quit

[@EmeraldAudiovisual]

@@RhettThompsonFilm You know, what the issue with the GH4 and GH5 is ? Once we moved to the updated menusystem (first one for me with that was the GH5-II), it's really hard to move back to the old one :) ... but that's really the only thing, that bugs me.

[@matttheking1655]

This is some M43 Avengers Team Up👍

[@joestrahl6980]

For video: A cam G9 often with P Leica 12-60 and B cam G80 often with Lumix 12-60. For photography: A cam with G9 and B cam GX9. Why two cameras photography? If you don’t want to switch lenses so often or use the GX9 for one specific use like quasi-macro and the G9 for the rest. I think my next camera might be a GH5 ii (?)

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Sounds like a great photography setup! I liked the GH5ii for photos since it had some new features like the live view composite and other stuff like that.

[@blake_n_mtb]

super helpful video for sure looking at getting a gh5 mark II for mountain bike action shots!

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Maybe consider a G9ii if you’d need autofocus!! Otherwise the GH5ii is really good!

[@blake_n_mtb]

Sounds like a better option then 😂👍

[@Kawaiivisualcreative]

Great Video !!! thank you!

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@seberus123]

I’m still using Lumix S1 and S1H. The quality is good with your lighting skill you share to me. Thank you !!!

[@dawnd9222]

What? No Emily??😜 Loved this video. Gonna watch it again!! Thank you!!

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

I cant call her up for EVERY video idea I have haha.

[@heliojohan]

Hey thanks for the video !! You didn’t mention about heating cameras !

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

I don’t think anything on this list suffers from overheating so I didn’t mention it!

[@the_black_douglas9041]

The cutoff and the mad Miami Vice vibes sting got me belly laughing in late 2024 😂😂😂

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Thank you! Haha I’m really proud of this video

[@benjirexx]

Loved those cuts, brother. 🤣

[@carlosmarin6169]

Until last year I had the GH5M2, but this year I upgraded to the GH6 (I was attracted by the option to connect a hard disk, the ventilation and the rotation of the screen) and I bought a G9M2 more oriented to photography (but with the option to record video).

[@adidabax6809]

One of the benefit as are the deals. I got a g9 in december from amazon, 3 year warranty, new, $650 w kit 12-60. IDK what I want to do with it, but at that price it's almost a webcam level lol...

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Either used or if you’re patient yes 100% there’s some insane deals on these slightly older cameras

[@NeroMC]

Can you explain what you said about the image difference between s5 and s5ii?

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

It’s been tested by others and the S5ii has slightly more noise reduction and sharpness applied by default and the S5 original has a little less noise and a little better dynamic range.

[@ReelFilm2016]

Great video. Thank you. You have a new sub.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

Welcome! Hope to see you around!

[@Thehackerguy2000]

S5 and s5ii 20-60mm kit lens is also insanely sharp.

[@filipmichalsaffray441]

Hi Rhett, Great content you put here with my favorites KZbinrs... Personally because I am in the middle between Black Magic and Panasonic love the P4K and P6K for image quality,OS hate them for the rest (actually gyrostab since last resolve update is working really great so). Pana GH5,5s S5 for ergo,battery life. S5 org image is really something close to BM kameras specially with the video assist 12 and Braw V log (except I got some strange Magenta Cast with Cinematch but easy to correct) But lately I want to travel light and the footage 10 bit 422 long GOP with 30 min limitation is really good...because I do mostly live event coverage I went the intervalometer road and I can record 2h15 until the battery dies with the S5 org...I got each time 10 second gap in the clip but in a multicam setup it is not critical... The intervalometer could be the road to go with 5.8K prores HQ (unfortunately the 2 TB SSD limit is a problem) for long shot at least for me the so Panasonic S5 is crippled from the start or with very conservative heat managment... For me to be on pair with S5iiX or S5ii a S5 with intervalometer for 20$ should do the job as B,C cam in interview

[@ruff1draft]

The Panasonic GH5s is on my list

[@V7StudioProduction]

thanks man!

[@denzelkhonje3327]

Do a review of the g100d, is it okay for a hobbyist film maker who wants to take the leap from procrastinating to the real thing ?

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

I wish I had access! I have the old G100 though

[@denzelkhonje3327]

@@RhettThompsonFilm cool. I'll take a leap soon and dive without knowing the depth of the waters 😄

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

@@denzelkhonje3327 I am working on a review of the g100 which I believe is very similar!

[@denzelkhonje3327]

@@RhettThompsonFilm will watch out for the video

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

@@denzelkhonje3327 good! It’ll be coming up soon maybe. Also will include lenses I enjoy with the system which I think is just as important to the experience

[@ZackTrunzo]

Is there still a HDMI latency on Panasonic? I want to switch but it’s the only thing holding me back.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

It seems to be on the S5ii and G9ii but it’s not terrible for me with the audio disabled. All the cameras on this list are better though.

[@ZackTrunzo]

@@RhettThompsonFilm thanks! I just wish the would update or fix somehow with firmware.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

@@ZackTrunzo if your camera allows it turn off the audio like I said, and it seems to nearly cut the latency in half but it’s definitely still there. I don’t think it’s terrible but other brands sometimes handle it a little better it seems.

[@ZackTrunzo]

​@@RhettThompsonFilm Thank you I had a G7 before but the S5iiX is very enticing. Especially with L mount.

[@rigersdomi3885]

Hello i watched you videos and i need to make a questin what camera you suggest for social media for hotel and restorant photo video in 600 dollar range 🙂🙂Thank if you replay 🙏🏻

[@adidabax6809]

I go back to the GH5 and still consider myself a total amateur newb, but the more I look into Panasonic the more I think I need. The s1r/s1/s5 have one of the highest rated sensors by class... with no one similar in price range. s1h, etc., they are all excellent and the same. i haven't gotten myself to s5iix/pdaf, but the features on those are amazing... there's still so few cameras that even do usb-c output, let alone the new output to cloud???

[@heliojohan]

How long these cameras can shot videos without stop !?

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

As far as I know only the S5 original and G9 have record limits

[@daytad]

Never got to own the GH5. Shot all my early pro work with a GH4, then jumped to a GH6. And what I love about them both is that they still have the same feel and character, though I miss how tiny the GH4 feels compared to the GH6. They're both rugged. The GH4 (my B cam) really complements the GH6 (my A cam) a lot in my work! I don't really see a need to upgrade the GH6 very soon. It's too much of a powerhouse. Notwithstanding, I think the GH5 had a long influential reign as one of the best MFT cameras, perhaps due to the prolonged hiatus between its release and that of the GH6. For whatever reason, it's a very loved camera by many. It seemed to have a good bit of all the good stuff filmmakers needed. GH5 refurbished bodies still sell for a almost the price of a used GH6 here. They're that good and in demand compared with others in the Lumix MFT bunch. The GH6 lost value so fast, especially when the G9II came in. But I so much prefer the GH6 over the G9II. Moving to the G9II would oddly be a downgrade for me as a filmmaker compared to sticking to the GH6.

[@Arkadiusz4321]

13:26 s5II has slightly better image quality than s5ii and the s5iix, what did u mean?

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

I meant to say S5 has better image quality than the S5ii.

[@MatthewDangyou]

14:19 HAHAHAHA

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

I cant believe the editor kept cutting me off with those title cards. So rude.

[@MatthewDangyou]

@@RhettThompsonFilm so rude can't believe he done that

[@neobluepill6051]

what Alpaco and you say about is a complete IBIS non sense. I'd rather have ibis camera, because you can always deactivate it if needed, but a camera without ibis especially for M43 is dumb advice. Sure GH5s low light perform is a big asset, but the lack of Ibis makes it a very niche camera in m43 world, and the lack of it can not be define as an advantage in any regards.

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

This is not true. I have an example of the sway and jitter and that occurs with IBIS off or ON. The sensor just cannot be held in place for car mounts and other situations and there’s a reason nearly all cinema cameras forego IBIS. Look at the sample footage in the video I included!

[@AlpacoFilms]

Sure it's fine if you're using it handheld. But have you ever strapped it on a truck or jeep that's going off road? Even when it's OFF it shakes! Because you can't lock the sensor!

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

@@AlpacoFilms I agree, even in the footage I provided a car traveling well under 30 mph is swaying really badly and thats with IBIS on or off. Because of the fixed sensor I'll always keep the GH5s around.

[@silverlightphotoco]

Hi! You can’t deactivate the IBIS (it’s how the sensor is built.) I do agree that it’s super-duper important to have IBIS…unless you want intentional camera movement (ICM)…so that might be what Alpaco was referring to?

[@AlpacoFilms]

@@silverlightphotoco that is exactly what I'm referring to! Thank you for putting it into much better words.