LUMIX S5IIX 5 MONTHS LATER...

[@urbangunreviews412]

I plan on getting this camera, thanks for your review & thoughts. Dope video

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@urbangunreviews412 thanks a lot. You won't be disappointed at all. Excellent camera

[@photoventureselp]

And that's something that we don't see often on KZbin. Great review and very useful info. Thanks, man! I also have to point out that you have a voice that suits a radio producer.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@photoventureselp thank you very much for watching and commitment. I greatly appreciate it.

[@DenBlendaman]

One of my favorite types of video! And the info on Crucial is VERY useful.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@DenBlendaman thanks for watching and talking time out to comment. It is greatly appreciated.

[@Manukant]

Great video, mate! Panasonic actually has a list on their site showing which SSDs are compatible. If an SSD isn’t listed, you’d need to check its read/write speeds to see if it’ll work. I personally use a Sandisk and haven’t had any issues. I've been using the Lumix S5iiX for a year now, both for paid work and personal trips. My only complaint is the startup time. When traveling, there have been moments I wanted to capture quickly but missed because it took too long to power on Keep up the great work, and keep those videos coming!

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Manukant thanks a lot for watching and commenting. I greatly appreciate it. Yeah I had the SSD before I bought the camera . I was just hoping it would work because it's pretty fast . It's ok though I got a great deal on a T5 2 TB SSD . Works great and has so much space. All in all a great camera . I wish they would work on the start-up time and the monitoring delay on video and audio.

[@brianjackson3894]

@@TwoTimesRmedia thanks for the video...I'm new to the S5iix but enjoying learning the camera and new system....I've been shooting to a Crucial X9 (2TB) and had no issues...however, I did have 2 different Sandisk Extreme SSD's fail on me shortly after their initial use. I guess everyone's mileage may vary. Nonetheless, keep the content coming!

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@brianjackson3894 thanks for the comment. Thanks a lot for watching. I'm glad to hear those new crucial drives are working.

[@TerenceKearns]

Good information. Thanks for the heads-up. I'm hoping to acquire this unit very soon. I will keep those limitations in mind.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@TerenceKearns there are definitely settings for better audio and video monitoring. So those 2 can be easily helped out quite a bit. Someone mentioned them in my comments. All in all the camera performs beyond what I could ask for .thanks for watching and commenting . Still learning the camera but, it makes for a great A cam.

[@TimBrownTown]

What's up man! Thanks for your honest take on this. I was looking at the S5 II but I definitely think it's too much for me and what I do. I love that stab though! You should do more of these. I think the budget cinema lines could use some non-sponsored, authentic content like this! I remember when I was looking at it I watched a ton of reviews and none of them mentioned what you just mentioned. I think the reviewers are afraid to say something that could jeopardize sponsorships or getting gear early and for free. I've seen it in my niche and I have this like burning desire to show people the truth. I just wish I had more time to show them LOL because these videos are time consuming! You know the deal man work. Kids work. Kids sleep be work kids okay? You got 13 seconds to film and edit your next video. LOL

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@TimBrownTown that is very true. Kids and work make it very hard to create . Thanks for watching and commenting. I think the S5ii and X are excellent. These issues I mentioned are mostly quirks more so than issues . The image I get out of it is amazing . It is highly capable. Stabe is definitely a big thing with this , also the SSD recording. With the right SSD of course. You can get so much record time . I'll work on one saying all the stuff I love about this camera soon. Thanks again for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it.

[@josevillarreal2476]

Wow never a ssd problem i used the samsung t7 shiled been good i also used it on my bmpcc6k , used the blackmagic assist 7 is great small latency autofocus is great with lumix native lenses

[@muanngaihte]

Regarding the battery life, for me the battery life is great , compared to canon its miles ahead, my t7 and Sandisk ssd is working flawlessly, the only downside is there is a lag when using HDMI with external monitor

[@BassDad-TV]

One more thing, as crazy as it sounds Sigma isn’t a third party lens maker for L mount, they are a first party lens maker because of the L mount alliance

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@BassDad-TV thanks for watching and commenting. Although they are part of the l mount alliance. People treat them as if they are 3rd party . A lot of people asked me why would I buy 3rd party lenses ( talking about the sigma ) instead of buying the Lumix version .

[@BassDad-TV]

@ I get why they would say that for sure but they just aren’t 3rd party which is a good thing. It’s probably why yours works so good. I imagine we will see a lot more non Panasonic lenses since the Pyxis seems to be doing well.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@BassDad thanks a lot yeah. It definitely works amazingly . I love that they do that and it is not considered a 3rd party especially for the price. I love that about L mount .

[@sardanapalos]

@@BassDad-TV there are many sigma lenses there that struggle to focus... like the 50 1.2....so calling it a first party lens is just hilarious, sorry

[@BassDad-TV]

@ I’m not “calling” it anything it is a first party lens. Sigma makes l-mount, first party lenses because they are part of the l-mount alliance. Please look it up. I didn’t name it nor do I care. It’s just a fact. You can hate it and I can’t say that I like it either but acting like it’s me who came up with it is what’s ridiculous. I have 0 say on what any of this stuff is…..

[@hoodaffairstv]

I got a extra set of batteries when I don't want to carry around my v-mount for this camera and those crucial ssd's I wouldn't trust. Had problems with those, while trying to save a dollar 😢

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@hoodaffairstv yeah I have 2 extra batteries. None of these are deal breakers just a little annoying sometimes. I've had the crucial SSD for years with no issues besides this ( knock on wood) Sorry you had that issue. Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.

[@hoodaffairstv]

@TwoTimesRmedia yeah I have the crucial X9pro

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@hoodaffairstv so that's a definite one I won't buy. The Samsung T5 seems to be working great for me. I have a t7 rugged for my editing also.

[@DroseMr]

🎉Thank You

[@AI3Dorinte]

Crucial SSDs aren't compatible with a lot of stuff, I had issues on mac and iphone. Samsung is just the best for compatibility...

[@Eric.mov_]

Very confused on the battery thing. I’ve never felt the battery life to be an issue. For video I can shoot on and off 4k 10 bit 422 for like 2 hours. Is that bad? I don’t think so. What are you expecting it’s a tiny battery compared to like the S1 batteries for example

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Eric.mov_ maybe it's me. I don't get 2 hours of recording. I was hoping for at least that long. Maybe I have a setting wrong or something . I am comparing it to my X-H2s and my A7IV which for me seem to get longer recordings. I feel like I'm changing out the battery or having to charge it a lot more often than I do with my other cameras. I may have to do a side by side to see if it's in my head. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Eric.mov_]

@ I noticed the other day when I have more things enabled the battery drains faster, like bluetooth for example. At least it felt like it was dying faster. A test definitely seems like a good idea

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Eric.mov_ that is definitely part of it. I have Bluetooth on and I don't realize sometimes .

[@BassDad-TV]

Literally every ssd I use isn’t on that list. Also the hdmi latency is bad but if you turn the hdmi audio off it gets much much better

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@BassDad-TV you don't have the same issue with your SSDs? Also, thanks for that suggestions with the HDMI . I will try that. I appreciate it.

[@BassDad-TV]

@ no man, I really haven’t I was shocked when you said that. I haven’t used the one you had though but I even bought a m.2 enclosure and just have been sticking random drives in there with 0 issues

[@BassDad-TV]

@@TwoTimesRmedia hey are you formatting the drive with the camera? That can make a difference if you aren’t.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@BassDad yes I am formatting the drive in camera. I get the error I demonstrated and then I'm not allowed to format it in camera again until I format it on my Mac then I connect it and it works which at that point I format it again in camera. Then the next time I disconnect to download the files to my computer and I connect it back to the camera it gives me this error again. I don't get the error with my Samsung drives.

[@test43913]

Let me preference this by saying im coming from an older sony mirrorless body and I primarily shoot photos and wanted to get into video work. I rented the Lumix S5iiX with a Sigma 50mm 1.4 DG DN L mount. Overall the camera felt pretty cheap the buttons were weirdly squishy and the flipping out the monitor the hinge its on was very wobbly made me feel like if it got bumped while out it could break off easily. it did great for photos colors were easily manipulative in Capture one. Video how ever i was trying the 120fps and not sure if it was the lens or if the camera was defaulting to DFD auto focus rather than the new PDAF but the focus was not great in slow motion at all in my opinion compared to a canon R6 i rented previously. May have chose wrong but decided to go with the Canon R6 with EF to R adapter and use EF glass. Iv never used Panasonic cameras before so that's my hot take.

[@test43913]

I chose the R6 mostly for the auto focus. It is so so so good at tracking my subjects im also primarily a portrait photographer. Also hated the crosshair or whatever you want to call it while using eye af in the lumix system. I wish it was just a box around the eye.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@test43913 thanks for watching and commenting. There is no PDAF In 1080p 120p for some reason.

[@technodronesogxl9783]

Do you miss Fuji....lol. i switched my XH2 for a Z8. Seems like the Z6 III would have been a good match for you. I love my Z8 and the Nikon lens selection. I agree about certain 3rd party lens. I love the 70-200mm F2.8 VR S and the 180 600mm Nikon lenses. However, I bought the Viltrox 16mm 1.8 lens and the Tamron 28-75 F2.8 G2 lens. I may end up getting the newly launched Viltrox 135 1.8 FE lab lens. Camera and a great lens selection as well as autofocus for wildlife and landscape sent me to Nikon. No open gate is all that was missing. Good luck with your acquisition.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@technodronesogxl9783 I do miss my X-H2s. That camera is awesome. I'm just holding out hope that they really fix the AF with the coming update like they promised. I will be making a video about that soon

[@mex5341]

first time hearing this: " Overall the camera felt pretty cheap the buttons were weirdly squishy and the flipping ... " looks like we have different cameras . It feels like a tank , as much bulletproof as old Canon 5dm3/4

[@WesKriesel]

Sick looking setup! What are you shooting with that?

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@WesKriesel I'm building up in hopes to shoot higher production videos for anyone. Thanks for watching. I guess I'm just preparing and hoping for something substantial to come my way. It is a lot of camera for talking head videos. I'm pulling an MKBHD it seems. 🤣

[@Ddubmedia.content]

I’m on the S5ii and the sigma 24-70 seems to struggle at times with auto focus. It can lose focus randomly and struggle to find itself. Does anyone else have this issue?

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Ddubmedia.content I have similar issues with the 20-60 kit lens. I can't say it's fully the sigma lens unfortunately. Do you have the mark 1 or 2 version? I have the 2.

[@Ddubmedia.content]

I have the mkii. It’s so odd. It never happens with the 50mm lumix lens so guessed it’s didn’t like 3rd too much. It’s quite annoying. 😢

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Ddubmedia.content sorry about that man. Yeah it sucks when you have to deal with stuff like that. The lens is not a cheap lens by any means. The Lumix version is so far out of reach just too much to spend on a lens so I get your frustration.

[@Ddubmedia.content]

@@TwoTimesRmedia thanks bro. It’s madness. The cost it’s crazy. It doesn’t stop with just camera and lens or I might have considered going all in for a 1st party. I’m still the beginning or my journey trying to go full time content/video creator and the cost to just get a semi pro level is a madness. 🥲

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@Ddubmedia.content there is definitely a learning curve to the AF settings . I will say that I had issues even with the kit and the 50mm at first due to finding the exact setting I needed.

[@DynamicLearning4u]

Thank you for sharing.

[@Arc1tek]

There is a way to make it 2 audio channels

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Arc1tek please help me with this. I couldn't find a way . Thanks

[@ProjectLabz]

Wait so you’re saying every external monitors will have that delay? Thats horrible 🙈

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@ProjectLabz yes I have 3 different ones they ask exhibit the same behavior

[@ProjectLabz]

@ damn… that would make it unusable for filming moving objects?

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@ProjectLabz it does for me. People in my comments are saying there are work-arounds. I haven't tried them yet though so I can't confirm them.

[@ProjectLabz]

@@TwoTimesRmedia apparently if you switch off the audio recording through the hdmi. It decreases delay massively.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@ProjectLabz yeah that's what they say I have to try it for myself. I hope to get a chance to test this out soon.

[@Trchamberlin]

Monitor from the external display not the camera and you shouldn’t have any lag

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Trchamberlin even on the camera display by itself without an external display there is a lag . Are you saying to turn off the camera display and only have the external on ?

[@Trchamberlin]

@ yep that’s been my experience so far. Also for some reason on my cameras the headphone out doesn’t work when I have my HDMI plugged in. That’s why I started plugging into the monitor.

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

@@Trchamberlin that's weird . My headphones port works but I can't use it because the delay gets to me . I'll try turning off HDMI audio I think someone suggested that I do. I'll try that this weekend. I will also try what you suggested. Thanks for watching and commenting. It's very much appreciated

[@jimgiraffe5253]

isnt it funny how all the big lumix shill channels only briefly touch on some of these issues or totally avoid them altogether. almost like the lumix marketing guys steer them to gloss over the bad parts and push the latest thing, like the s9, the real time luts and the silly app I unsubbed from all the lumix channels as i no longer trust a single one of them.

[@bobbecker2046]

Umm they are very up front about battery life.. I consistently get 90min of 4K24 IBIS and AF-C, however in AF-S i get 100min because the lens isn't refocusing all the time. You want more record length, get the Battery Grip or V Mount duh... Lag happens on almost all cameras on HDMI, turn off HDMI audio and the lag is half or less, you have a headphone jack. Make sure all your lenses have newest firmware, second the KZbin videos bragging about AF speeds running up to and away from the camera are using Single Point AF regardless of brands so of course it will be accurate and fast...

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

Yes I understand about the v mount. I pointed that out in my video. The lag is the worst on this camera vs my A7iv and my Fujis. The audio monitoring also lags . That too I pointed out in the video. Thanks for watching and commenting. I don't use single AF. I am always using constant for my videos. Thanks for watching and commenting . I will definitely try the HDMI audio off .