Photographing Wildlife at 25,600 ISO w/ the S5II

Panasonic's new S5II finally includes phase-detect autofocus which was a much needed upgrade for Panasonic users. This camera provides shocking value for it's price tag of $1,999, and in this video, I'll show my experience out in the field with the S5II as well as talk about who this camera might be a worthwhile upgrade for.
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[@jettysplash]

Thank you for your video! I just picked up the G9 II. Love the phase detect auto focus and I could swear I actually get better focus on my stills going manual. Nice American Coots shots. My favorites.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Awesome to hear! Hope you enjoy that G9II :)

[@itsclee]

Thanks bro. I just placed an order for sigma 150-600mm. Don't tell my wife. 🤣

[@JeremyNeipp]

Lol, enjoy! :)

[@timberlinegoldprospecting2358]

Very spectacular captures! Very impressive with the low light captures at that speed!

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thank you! I’ve been amazed by this low light performance. Truly the best I’ve ever used.

[@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography]

Some great results but I ain't switching from my Sony :) Nice work man

[@JeremyNeipp]

Haha for sure 😂

[@urbansoban2669]

Amazing!

[@MrTmiket0007]

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always 🐦👍🤗

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thanks Miguel!! Glad you enjoyed it! ☺️

[@germancreatives88]

Wow

[@magnusjonsson1316]

I have no dout that it is a fantastic camera, but, the whole L-systems fails in the lens department.No long pro grade primes are availible and therefore it fails for wildlife. The Sigma 150-600 is a consumer lens, with consumer quality. I like Panasonic, I shoot with the G9 and love the camera. I wish you would meantion the lack of long telephoto L lenses in your reviews so that people are not tricked in to the system. The lens lineup from Nikon and Canon are miles ahead of any brand, therefore 90% of all pro wildlife photographers use either one. The body might be great, but a 6,3 at 600mm zoom lens as the only availible option, it just not good enough.

[@JeremyNeipp]

I think a lot of the statements you made are fair, but very dependent on your goals in wildlife photography. Something I like about a zoom lens at tight focal lengths is the flexibility in composition which you completely lose with a 400mm or 600mm prime. The days of only shooting tight shots are slowly moving out of style in wildlife photography. And while they are still nice, they are on the decline artistically amongst many pros (myself included). I shoot backed out towards 300, 200, or even 135 sometimes and love those results in the right scenarios. F-stop is undoubtably nice in a lot of scenarios, but not always worth the sacrifice of being locked into a tight composition. Also, as someone who shoots video, being fixed in towards 600mm is actually a downside. You need to capture establishing shots, context, action at wider scenes, etc. so for someone like me, the zoom lens feels almost essential. And I’ve taken polls with my audience before, and the 90% statistic you said doesn’t ring true with my audience at least. I get typically more like 30% Sony, 30% Canon, 20% Nikon, and 20% other brands as my audience results.

[@lewcehjitl3282]

Sony a7iv has way better lens options for wildlife. Also better AF has bird eye AF.

[@JeremyNeipp]

The S5II has bird eye AF as well it's just a hidden feature

[@J-Young_photography]

Would it be a perfect match with the latest firmware for the S5II with the pre capture feature + the sigma 500mm f5.6 L mount combination?

[@JeremyNeipp]

It would be great! The newest S5II update is great

[@wuidzeit_simon]

When someone is good the tool becomes just what it is: a means to achieve awesomeness.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Haha thanks for the hype! :D

[@TheDka1]

Thanks, this is a very informative video. I've already pre-ordered my S5IIX which I'm eagerly awaiting in May. It looks like the low light autofocus is quite capable on the S5II, how does the photography autofocus compare with Sony? The video AF looks very close to Sony's but I've not heard very much about the photography AF, thank you.

[@JeremyNeipp]

You’re gonna love that new camera. The low light is no joke! And this upcoming Saturday I’ll be talking more about the autofocus in an in-detail review, so I’d encourage you to check that out more when it comes to see how I compare it to Sony 👌

[@TheDka1]

@@JeremyNeipp Thank you man and yeah I look forward to the video.

[@007silverwings]

Have you tried this lens with the 1.4x or 2.0x teleconverters on the S5 or S5ii. Please keep the S5ii content coming! 👍🏻

[@JeremyNeipp]

I have not tried it with a TC! And I should have at least one more video with the S5II coming ☺️

[@ExploreThroughMe]

Hello Jeremy I thought about Sony FX3 but my budget don't allow me for that so I was in between Canon R6 II or Sony A7 IV but after watching this i thought for Panasonic S5 II X I used Panasonic S5 and i loved it but video auto focus was slow so decided to sell Now it's time for Panasonic S5 II X can you Please recommend me some lens I thought for Sigma 24-70 f2.8 and Sigma 100-400 or Tamron 50-400 TIA

[@JeremyNeipp]

I’d recommend the Sigma 24-70 2.8 like you said. For a super telephoto I’d recommend the Sigma 60-600 if you can afford it, but if not then the Sigma 100-400 is good too.

[@ianfalck]

What af settings are you using for birds ? I have found the animal detection being quite unreliable at times...

[@poulabhiz5121]

hii.. im lumix s 5 user ..im sing 20-60 kit lens and 35mm 1.8 prime lens L mount.. yes lumix s5 afs system is slow compare to other sony or cannon cameras..but i love this camera for 10 bit 4.2.2 footage.. now i need a wildlife lens for bird shooting.. sigma 150-600 cannon ef lens is worked in lumix s5 ? please reply

[@davidcebulla]

Cool video, very interesting! Do you use Warp Stabilizer at some of your video shots? Sometimes there is a lot of wobbling going on in the background and I was wondering if it comes from the camera stabilization or incorrect post processing?!

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thanks! Yea those clips are probably like that due to FCPX stabilizer. Not sure which specific one's you're talking about obviously but I do use that on 30-50% of clips

[@tahmidhassanbarbhuiya]

It was so good to see you back with such amazing photos

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed

[@Ulisesdimensiondelarte]

Colibrí photos was amazing 👏 the colors. it's hard to choice between z8 lumixs5ii😅

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thank you!! 😍 yea that is hard! Bang for buck I still think the S5II is better. But overall quality regardless of price it’s close, but I think the Z8 will take it

[@Jimmiehammarstrom47]

well, can't complain on that performance! really like how good the af was in video! is it the camera that is good or the person holding it? 🙌

[@JeremyNeipp]

It was awesome to see, a huge adjustment from their past models! And I promise you it definitely wasn't me that was good lol :D

[@farawayhere]

Hey man awesome video! By the way i think your style is just crazy good with that outfit, may i ask where you got that cap from maybe?

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thank you! 😎 it’s actually a cap I designed and used to sell, but I’m no longer selling it at the moment… most likely will start up a new merch line in a few months though so if you stick around you’ll catch it!

[@farawayhere]

​@@JeremyNeipp ohhh thats too bad... how much did it cost?

[@JeremyNeipp]

@@farawayhere I was selling them for $27 at the time ☺️

[@farawayhere]

@@JeremyNeipp not bad. Thanks for telling me. Keep up the good work!

[@richardmeftah2569]

Many thanks for such an informative review. Ive been shooting with a Canon 5D mkiii for years and looking to make the move to mirrorless.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Glad to help! :)

[@yellonight]

Hi Jeremy just watched other videos as suggested amazing job bro! May I ask for optimal best autofocus on bird through herbs or brunch do you use more pinpoint or area or simply animal tracking ? I’m back from 14days Botswana safari and had some troubles for having sharp subjects.. got the same tele lens. thanks a lot 😊

[@JeremyNeipp]

For sure! I usually use animal detection in combination with MF assist to correct when it doesn’t work. I find manual focusing takes me just as long as relocating my autofocus target anyways so if animal detect doesn’t work I just go straight for manual

[@harrison00xXx]

Not too bad for out of camera/not denoised images I had for long the Canon RP and later the R6 shortly, but i decided in the end for the R7 - even Iso 25600 works not too bad, but its generally advised to not go over 12800, better even 6400

[@JeremyNeipp]

It's pretty amazing! And yea the R7 is a great mid-tier choice for wildlife photography. 32 MP and APS-C makes it geared towards wildlife photographers.

[@koolkutz7]

Looks a great al-rounder for stills and video. Is the animal detection AF good for both video and stills?

[@JeremyNeipp]

It really is! Yes it is. I’d recommend checking out my official review of it on my channel to see details on the AF

[@koolkutz7]

@@JeremyNeipp Thanks, appreciated :-)

[@al404]

As far as I know Panasonic did not add eye af but only animal recognition. Does the camera tries to to focus on the eye or just on the closer poit?

[@JeremyNeipp]

It’s a hidden feature, but they actually do have eye detection for animal subject mode but it’s not obvious, check out my latest video on this channel if you want to see the part where I talk about it or check out Richard Wong’s review on it to see it in further detail ☺️

[@paulpantorilla6121]

This is for sure my next camera, gonna be a few years till I upgrade to it though. Really liked your photos in this one. Really pushing the creative captures.

[@JeremyNeipp]

It’s a great one, best for the price imo! Thanks for the compliment! Always trying to push myself

[@highwayman1224]

Awesome video, that camera is pretty awesome! We have killdeer out here in Arizona and I love taking pictures of them, their eyes are neat looking.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thanks! Yea it’s pretty phenomenal. Killdeers are always so cool, I love their eyes too 🙌🏻

[@dev-das]

Hello sir what is the lens you're using?

[@JeremyNeipp]

This one I reviewed below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5nRnJJ5iZqZbrs

[@enigmabletchley6936]

Great video. What lens are you using with the camera. I can't quite work it out.

[@JeremyNeipp]

The same Sigma 150-600 Sports version linked in the description!

[@enigmabletchley6936]

@@JeremyNeipp Thanks. I figured it was but with the camo it was hard to tell. What a great combination but a bit too heavy for me. More interested in the G9II+100-400 you reviewed,

[@mikedavis6107]

can you share your settings in the s5m2. i have the same combo . my results. keeper rate isnt great for moving subjects. Thank you

[@wildvandieren]

Olympus cameras can also do this up to 25600 I have one myself

[@JeremyNeipp]

Most any camera in the past 10 years can go up 25,600 ISO, but that doesn’t mean it’s good at it, on any MFT currently available I’d avoid 25,600 unless absolutely necessary

[@borabora7344]

S5II can use canon lens?? some lens for canon(Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens for Canon) Let me know. thank you

[@JeremyNeipp]

The lens in this video is an L Mount lens ☺️ it’s the Sigma 150-600mm Sport (new mirrorless version)

[@patwon]

Amazing video thanks!! The autofocus is impressive! Especially when the two birds fight. I don't understand why there is so many reviews saying AF is not as good as R6 ii or a7 iv Your video shows that s5 ii as a same level AF than these two

[@JeremyNeipp]

Yea I think it’s a hard call as autofocus is so finicky across so many situations and you can never exactly replicate it… but I think the S5II is definitely in the top 10 cameras that are currently released in regards to AF. Photo wise it might be very similar to the two you mentioned and I can’t personally say if it’s better or worse, but in regards to video AF it’s some of the best if not the very best I’ve ever used 🙌🏻

[@FernandoVetaProductions]

@@JeremyNeipp I have the S5IIX and my partner the R6II and both in video and in photography the AF is much better on my S5IIX, congratulations on the video I had not seen the S5II in wildlife on the entire network and less with the 150-600 thousand thanks crack. Greetings from Córdoba, Spain

[@gbwalther3198]

Hey Jeremy! Take the mask off your face! U are in the wilderness, nicht wahr? We do not need your camo-muted sound while u try to talk and convince us of the Lumix-S5ii! Were u one of those who got the free trip to Japan with camera and many lenses thrown in to boot? Maybe, the forthcoming S1H11 will have enough pixels to justify shooting birds-in-flight and birds-in-water, however, the lack of editing room with the 24 megapixels makes me hesitate about this camera as far as BIF shots are concerned. By the way, if u really want to see lots of golden eagles, bald headed eagles, etc.. come up to Alaska. We have way too many of them, will be glad to ship them down to you-wherever you are at--via Bird Express 😎😎