Panasonic Lumix 70 300mm F4 5 F5 6 Macro lens No tripod great OIS

I took this lens out for its first outing, filming a folk festival in Cleckheaton.
I was keen to see if I could hand hold at 300mm without the footage looking too unstable. The answer is what this video is all about.
I was very pleasantly surprised at how well the combination of OIS (optical Image Stabilisation) would be between the Panasonic S5 camera and the Lumix 70-300mm F4.5 - F5.6 macro zoom lens. They both have OIS and working together they nail the image stability.
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Gear used:
Cameras, Lenses & Aquisition:
Panasonic Lumix S5 full-frame camera
Panasonic 20-60mm F3.5 / F5.6 lens
Panasonic 35mm F1.8 lens
Panasonic 70-300mm F4.5 - F5.6 macro zoom lens lens
Sony PMW-350 broadcast camera with
Fujinon HA18x7.6BERM-M6B ENG Lens with Digi Power Servo
DJI Mini 2 Quadcopter
DJI Pocket 2 4K camera
GoPro Hero 9 Black action camera
Atomos Ninja V recorder/monitor
iPhone 13 pro
Audio:
Sennheiser 416 Shotgun mic
Sennheiser MC2 lavalier mics x2
Rode Wireless Go 2 mics
Zoom Livetrak L-8 portable mixer/recorder
Lighting:
Flo Light 4 tube soft light fluorescent
Viltrox L116T portable LED light
Viltrox r50 RGB light
Godox XT1 trigger for flash photography
Godox TT350 Flash unit
Godox V860 flash unit
GODOX 80x80cm Foldable Flash Softbox kit
Portable Octagon Softbox Umbrella Brolly Reflector for Speedlight
Grip:
Vinton Tripods with Vision 8 and 3 heads
Hague Universal Tracking Dolly
Manfrotto tripod with 500 fluid hed
Manfrotto BeFree tripods
Forrest Slider
Editing:
Black Magic DaVinci Resolve 17 Studio full version
Black Magic Speed Editor
OBS Studio
Final Cut X

[@CameraCombo]

That was some nice cutting and audio work. Well done.

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

Hi John, thanks for watching and for your nice comment. Best wishes, Mike.

[@CameraGeeks]

Cracking collection of shots Mike! I've just ordered this lens but have found it hard to find a good collection of footage from it...until I stumbled across your video. Great work!

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

Hi, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm pleased the episode was of some use to you. All the best Mike. P.S. Your channel looks great, I have subscribed, not that I do weddings now as I am retired but I will find it interesting....

[@jaspercaelan4998]

I like the look of this lens, both the 70-200 and sigma 100-400 are too big and heavy. The only issue is the lack of a tripod collar which might be an issue but there is a 3rd party collar you can get.

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

Hi Jasper, yes it’s a very good lens and not too heavy. I’ve been using it today for product pictures. Thanks for watching and all the best….mike

[@cOcOmOo92]

Nice video. What profile did you use recording this on your S5?

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

I used the natural profile no grading.

[@daliamosesp]

Thanks for doing this video!

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

Hi Flower Bees, you are most welcome, thanks for watching. Best wishes Mike.

[@philgreen3376]

Hi Mike, thanks for your comment on the 90/180 day rule, I enjoy landscape photography and I shoot with Nikon Z7, just wanted to know if you do photography days whilst in Torrevieja?

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

Hi Phil, thanks for watching and for your comment. No, I don't do photography days in Torrevieja but I always bring my cameras when I go, mainly to film the "Between the Lakes" videos and I also enjoy taking pictures as a hobby when the mood takes me. I am retired from professional camerawork now having spent the last 30-plus years as a media creator and live events camera operator and producer.

[@OntheBrightSide-kn8qp]

I ordered the 70-200 F4 for $892 US and the 70-300 F4.5-5.6 for $814 US. I'll compare them when they arrive, but which do you prefer?

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

Hi, I haven't used the 70-200 so can't comment on it but I would prefer to have the longer focal length, especially with the minimum being 70mm. Thanks for watching

[@MichaelSchagen]

I get the impression you had IS Boost on all the time as the shots were rock-steady when you were not panning. This would explain why movement got jerky the moment you tried to pan. IS Boost should only be used for shots where you are not panning or tilting. With IS Boost disabled, hand-held shots always have a bit of remaining motion in them giving them a hand-held look, or at least, that is my experience.

[@MikeWalkerCamera]

Yes Michael I did have the boost on all the time and was not intending on panning but describing what the effect of it was if done. Probably not very well explained or lost in the edit. Thanks for watching and your constructive comment, most appreciated, best wishes, Mike.