Why I bought a Micro Four Thirds Lumix G7 in 2023
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- I love my Canon 5D MKii, look I know this is about a completely different camera, but bear with. My Canon 5D MKii has a 21MP Fullframe high end raw files format. This camera is an absolute beast and should give me better image quality than the Lumix G7 any day of the week. So why did I buy the Lumix G7 then?
Now I own a MFT there's a huge range well designed lenses at a good price. The MFT body is incredibly lightweight making it so much easier when I go on Hikes and other adventures. Having an articulating LCD screen makes photography twice as fun being able to work angles you can't normally get.
Please subscribe to the channel and help me be even more motivated to create videos like this one.
Also... I hope you like the intro as much as I do :)
#lumixg7 #firstimpressions #lumixcamera
00:00 - 00:19 - HARDCORE Intro
00:19 - 00:32 - WHY haven't you hit LIKE or SUBSCRIBED after that Intro?
00:32 - 00:49 - My Other Camera
00:49 - 01:01 - Why I want a M43
01:01 - 01:38 - Reason 1
01:38 - 02:02 - Reason 2
02:02 - 02:43 - Reason 3
02:43 - 04:21 - Reason 4
04:21 - 03:44 - Image Quality
03:44 - 04:22 - You Should Definitely Subscribe 
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Micro four thirds is not to be underestimated. It can even be superior in a few situations and genres.
I have the G9 and G85 with a couple Olympus pro lenses, which I have used in commercial architecture work.
Seriously, 90% of photographers don't need any more than a G7 or G85 can do.
I do think they get overlooked. That's another amazing thing, mixing and matching lenses 😉
I bought a second hand G85 and a GX8 and they are AMAZING !!!!
I have G5 and G80 (which is G85 for EU market). There are some major differences, but not in the image quality (with exception of IBIS). Weather sealing, in-body IS. And then build quality. G5 next to the G80 feels like a toy, on the other hand G80 is heavier and somewhat bigger. And last difference is that G5 touch screen is somewhat weird and it needs applying certain pressure, whereas G80 screen feels like a phone and view finder on G5 has worse colors. Then there are minor things, like tripod plate blocking battery and card door on G5. Also I'm not sure if G5 has wifi which is handy as a remote shutter, video is worse, image bufer is smaller, i'm not sure if it has a timelapse.
M43 at 16mp or later 20mp is more than adequate for professional work. Two page spreads on high end periodicals easily obtainable with that amount of resolution.
G7 for landscapes, manual focus with peaking, ISO 200, tripod for low shutter speeds if required, more than good enough!
Just pulled the trigger yesterday on a G95. Glad to see this video's additional confirmation - that my choice of camera and format was the right one.
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Cool video man. I have the Lumix G7 too, and still love it!
Nice video, love the effects and lighting effects of the silver G7. I miss mine.
Maybe manual focus is your friend though, through no fault of your own, the telltale sign you're using the G7 is the periodic focus hunting. I'm sure you've noticed it but not a deal breaker. Great content so far, look forward to seeing the next one.
Haha thank you Dale, yes that is one thing that I noticed 🤣 me bouncing in and out of focus lol. MF next time for sure ☺️
A few years ago I bought the Lumix G7 as my first professional camera. A couple of years later I upgraded to the G 85 and a couple years later I upgraded to the G9 now I’m waiting for them to come out with a G9 Mark 2
I have heard from a couple of people that they really like that particular sensor for the results that they get as they maintain that it has a unique rendering of images.
This is the camera I've used on my channel for years now. I've attempted to "upgrade" to a few other cameras a few times and always ended up sending them back (either the video quality wasn't good enough, or such a miniscule improvement that I couldn't justify the cost.)
When I do my talking head shots, I set the camera in manual focus, and tap to focus on my phone with the Panasonic app. It eliminates the focus jumping, but for photos, I've never had a single problem with autofocus.
And i like the intro Ben :)
Haha thank you very much, it means a lot 🙏
You have totally convinced me to buy a Panasonic Lumix G7 ,i have the G6 which is one of my all time favourites but will now invest in the G7 .
I got the G7 as a second M43 camera to my GX85, really like shooting with it. Found a second one used but in mint condition, great cameras.
The G7 is know to have shutter shock. In the menu there is a setting that if it detects shake it will auto switch to electronic shutter.
My G7 video did crash with camera movement.
I love the weight of my G85 and GH5 and their lenses. Hopefully the GH7 will be out soon with PDAF.
That's a great camera I went for the Lumix GX85 and use it with the first version of the Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm F1.4 it is just awesome
The G7 is my grab and go camera along with the 14-140 lens. While a great camera and among my favourites for handling and ease of use, it does have certain limitations that can, usually, easily be worked around. Firstly you have continuous autofocus engaged for your filming and it tends to hunt a bit. Use manual focus for that kind of work.
Then there is shutter shock which manifests with certain lenses at certain shutter speeds. I use auto shutter selection to avoid this and it is very effective. There is no minimum shutter speed available for use in Aperture priority mode with auto ISO. This often results in too low a shutter speed for the scene at hand.
Otherwise it’s a lovely camera even today. I had it out all day today on a farm tractor, just in case I saw something interesting. Not lucky today though and no time to play around.
Thanks for this video I know not to use this camera for video using its auto focus! You can see it constantly hunting even after it locks focus. But I like the photos it produces and the light weight is definitely a welcomed feature.
People do use the G7 for professional work. Particularly good for product shot and street. The Canon 5D MkII is quite a bit noisier than the G7, which may surprise you. The reason for this is a small sensor generates less heat that causes noise, and the Lumix sensor is mounted on a heat sink.
The FF will have a wider angle of view for the same magnification, which gives a different look that cannot be replicated with a 4/3 and can be preferred for landscape. But FF lenses are a lot bigger and heavier.
I love my G7 it’s a low light beast with my 50mm 1.1 lens😊
Your intro did look cool. That was the first thing I thought when I started the video. Thought this guy is talented and it must have not took him to long to make it. Guess I was wrong on that assumption.
Haha thanks Omar 🙏
I miss my G7 to, so now i gonna Buy me a used one :)
God I loved my G7, I had it for about 5.5 years before it randomly died on me in the middle of a shoot during one of my college projects. I ended up borrowing one of my friends a7si, my first time using full frame and I absolutely fell in love with the full frame look. I just ordered an s5, but I'll never forget how absolutely amazing the G7 is especially for the price.
How did it die?
good choice man :) subscribed
Thank you so much ❤️
@@benwootton you’re welcome dude! Thank you for the video I always enjoy watching these videos about mft cameras. I own still the Lumix Gh5 mft and was close to buy a full frame before I started this channel. And I’m still happy with the mft system for videos. :) Ist like a micro cinema camera 😃❤️
Autofocus works well in avchd 1080 and 4k! Never experienced focus hauting in that format
I just subscribed. Thank you.
Welcome to the m43 family! I too had many Canons and divorced my 6D and three "L" lenses for Oly m43 almost 3 years ago. I love the system and the weight (like you). I also love the affordability of the lenses as well as their insane quality, IBS, and image quality. I am glad I looked into the system, rented one, and converted.
would love to hear what your in depth thought about this, im a beginner so sometime (almost everytime) i blame the G7 itself lol. maybe some tips and trick to overcome the weakness of this camera!
The G7 sells for $500 in the USA at B&H. The only thing that stopped me from getting one was the G95 for only $200 more. The 20MP sensor, the 12-60mm lens, and the IBIS were well worth the extra cost. Both are great cameras.
Get Panasonic G100
@@Jimmyageek The G100 is a very good camera, but the G95 which costs a bit more, have more features. I considered the G100, but felt the extra features of the G95 were worth the extra cost. Both are great cameras.
which should i get for vlogs n videos g100 or g7, which one is better
@@stevievlogs_ Right now at B&H Photo, the G7 costs $597.99 with a 14-42mm lens. The G100 costs $547.99 with a 12-32 lens. The G100 has 5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabilization and the G7 does not have that. The G100 has a wider angle lens (12mm) than the G7 (14mm). The G7 has a few extra video modes, but the G100 has the key video modes you'll need.
Even if the price were higher for the G100, it is a better camera for Vloging than the G7.
@@BobDiaz123 ok thanks bro, buying it soon.. so the g100 fits more for vlogging and producing videos. im also gonna be doin small music videos and shooting videos in general
I knew you were recording this on the G7 right away due to the autofocus 😅
Yeah, nice intro! You may notice that one of the weak points for Panasonic M43 is the autofocus when recording pieces to camera! I always set my G80 to manual focus for talking head stuff. Otherwise M43 (Pana or Olympus) is a great compromise for most photography / video.
Haha I did bounce in and out of focus a little, next time I will set it to MF for the headshot ☺️
@@benwootton With the G80, even with it set to MF, I can tap the screen to get it to automatically focus. So it's a kind of auto-manual focus! Really useful. I suspect the G7 can do that too.
Had mine going on 7 years and I will own it for another 7 I’m sure
I love how the camera just loose focus , refocused, even when you sit still , classic Panasonic performance
Good video! Great intro! Almost didn't recognise you without the reverse baseball cap 😄 Regarding 4K software - Davinci Resolve! All you need is the free version. It does EVERYTHING you'll need. Trust me!
Hahahhaa the trademark backwards cap hahaha when I look in the mirror I think the same 😂🤣 I'll have to look into that thank you mate
@@benwootton There are 2 versions; Davinci Resolve 18 (free) & Davinci Resolve Studio. Studio is the paid version (albeit a one time payment). But I guarantee the free version will blow your socks off! 😆😂
I went for a M43 camera as well. With the sensor being half the size of a 24x36mm sensor, a truly equivalent lens weighs in at around 1/8th of its miniature format (nowadays called 'full frame'). I went for a different camera but the features on these things are astounding. I don't know if yours has a 'post-focus' function on it (image stacking to get greater depth of field) but that is pretty good. Also, the ability to process RAW images in any number of ways to produce whatever jpegs you want and the wireless comms with your smartphone to an app so that you can not only d/l the images but also, you can take pictures or video like this so you can place your camera somewhere and retire to a safe distance and see what it is seeing and take the shots you want. The only real reason to go above around the 16-24MP range is if you are going to be doing deep crops. One thing that these cameras are especially good at is the fact that they can do a software upgrade. My camera is on firmware version 2.0. I am eagerly awaiting the inclusion of converging verticals 'correction' that would use the camera's levelling sensors to produce a starting point. Like you say, M43 isn't quite 'compact' but it certainly doesn't weigh as much as a miniature format camera. Mine is a D-Lux 7, by the way.
Absolutley, Paul. The range of lenses you can choose from via the MFT's is great too. I was blown away and it is my first mirrorless too so the autofocus system feels soooo fast. I'm looking forward to having more of a play with it because there is so much going on within it. but at the moment it is definitely a 10/10 buy.
Have the G7 and love it, well did 'till broke it, use an olympus OM-D thing now but looking for another G7 to buy as loved it. Can you love an inanimate object . You know what I mean
Yes it has post focus and lots of stuff that full frame has and the wifi is easy, it also comes with a basic flash and hotshoe, which olympus didnt, the menu is straightforward
I completely agree the functionalities are so straightforward. I'm very satisfied with it. ☺️💪
Considering how good the image quality is what would you say if I told you the sensor is 1/4 the size of full frame? It's true! A full frame sensor is 864 square mm and the m43 is 221 sq mm. I originally thought it was half the size too but in total area the full frame is actually 3.9 times larger. Just another example of how good the system is!
Just a tip when filming on a fixed point turn off auto-focus and manually set the focus.
Simple. It’s still a great camera. Same goes for the older Olympus MFT bodies, Canon EF-M bodies, other older Panasonic MFT bodies and Sony NEX series of cameras. I love the deluge of new bodies from Panasonic, Canon and Sony. It just means prices are gonna drop on the used market and make awesome gear, like this, more affordable.
You should get a better autofocus lens. I recomend 12-35mm Panasonic one.
Hey...My lumix g7 has a defective viewfinder: all you see is blurred. I coudn´t fix it. Do you have any idea how to fix it? maybe the humidity.
If you're going to use autofocus make sure it's in 50/60p mode as there are more frames and it's easier for the camera to lock on to you. Also you didn't need autofocus in this specific situation. You could have used your phone as a monitor and the panasonic imaging app to lock on to focus. All in all the G7 is a great camera I own one since 2017. I prefer the GX85 though (which I also own), only caveat being no flippy screen but makes up for it with IBIS.
A trick with the movie AF for talking head is to switch recognition off, use a central focus area, put AFC and Continuous Focus on, along with Quick AF, and aim the camera at the subject. Now if its view is interrupted it will refocus on the product quickly, and then back to the subject when removed. This only works if the subject is stationary not running about, it is easily distracted, which is the point.
Hey Jeff, you're the kind of person the internet needs more of. Thank you for your comments, Ben
When I am behind the camera, I often disable the continuous AF, and half-press the shutter release button when I want to enable AF. The same works when continuous AF is on: half-press on the shutter release button tells the camera to refocus as soon as possible.
For a just little bit more, you can get g85 or gx85, which have non issue about shutter shock and much better build quality.
I have both. Prefer to use the G7 even though the GX80 has a much nicer shutter. My son in law was lent my GX80 to record his two week trip to India, coming home last week. He fired off some 4000 exposures but could have done with some more pre-trip practice than the week he had to get to know it before flying.
can u do a photo session with this camera plz? like portraits with a model, in bright or low light condition. We would love that, almost everyone who has this camera only say something about video capabilities, so we definitely gonna appreciate it... Thank you so much bro!!
I'll get a photo session done, no worries what so ever! Cheers for your support 💪
Thank you bro!!! I'll be waiting for😊@@benwootton
Are you usually using yours with a 25mm 1.7? I just bought mine body only with a 12-60 kit lens and it feels heavy to me. I have ordered a 25mm and will see how that feels. I am a small woman and not so young.
I would say it's a pretty light lens, however the other camera I own is a canon 5d mkii and that thing is a bit of a tank
Great video! G7 doesn't have IBIS. How do you mitigate that?
A steady hand helps, also in my post production software "movavi" this has stabilization in the post process. Hope this helps.
ironically, your video assured me not to get a G7 due to focus breathing! thank you.
The GX8 is 20mp and a bit lighter with IBIS. The GX85, GX9 as well. The G100 too…
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Would you necessarily recommend it for RUclips video shoots? A lot of times my video is me interviewing people following them around so I need something that has good auto focus as well as can record for long periods of time because sometimes I’ll be shooting people in different clips for about two hours or so.
I don’t necessarily have the biggest budget, so I’m curious if this might work for what I need at least for now
I’ve been shooting on my iPhone, but the battery on that die so quickly and it’s embarrassing to have to go and charge it to continue shooting
It depends really, if you're walking around vlogging yourself, I wouldn't recommend it as it doesn't have image stabilization. If it's going to be on a tripod, definitely get it.
@@benwootton I am vlogging myself and other people but I also keep my phone on a gimbal device while recording so I guess he tripod or gimbal would be suitable for that camera?
Yea unless you have an incredibly steady hand haha. Sometimes the camera shake is good for broll but for what you're filming I can't imagine it would be
@@benwootton okay any other cameras you’d be able to recommend around the price of this one for what I am trying to do content wise ?
@@joetriesitall would be hard to pick up a cheap IS camera. If you have good software for post process you'll be able to get rid of some shake
M43 awesome format
Thank you
@@benwootton I just got back into m43 and picked up a g95. Watch out these cameras get addictive :). I’m already eying a g9
I bought one too.
Enjoy it!
i just subscribed
And what about af for vlog
I have one for years. Yes, its nice, just one thing: forget autofocus for video. Cheap, 4k, decent iq, etc. Af for video is not on the list, that's the feature this gear does not have. (As this video shows it crystal clear.)
What's your lens for G7? Most preferable
I only have one lens for it... The 25mm 1.7
Had high hopes for G7 but after about 1000 photos and many video. ediited to the highest content I could create. My S21 Ultra and iPhone 13 performed better in all comparison test. Without post editing. And 10X easier to use on a daily basis. High end Camera struggle to compete with new flagship phones
The price of the phone will probably come in at triple the cost of this camera... Also a phone doesn't have interchangeable lenses. There's an argument to be had here
Y not G85..
I am looking to buy this camera, but i am confused between this and canon 1500d which one would you recommend
Panasonic g7 with dof adapter
@@travelfoodandnature4782 dof adaptor?
@@thehimalayan959 also called as speed booster ....it gives u some Bokeh effect and increase ur light gathering capacity of lense
@@travelfoodandnature4782 is lumix g7 worth buying in 2023 for photography
@@thehimalayan959 for serious photographers who have budget no ...
But if u are a casual photographer and want a micro third system then its a great camera at a great price with good video functionality too
From a video perspective the 1080p is ugly, the 4K is excellent tho, and not being able to use a monitor is an absolute struggle. Definitely things to consider
cameras with full frame sensors are superior in low light conditions.
But for me, the problem of low light can still be solved with lights when using an MFT camera, even a full frame sensor camera still needs light to build depth and composition.
That's why I also bought the GH5 in 2022. Low price, high end features. I only feel the constraints if I want to shoot in a landscape frame, I need a lens with a focal length range of 7-12mm which is expensive.
But i still didn't regret have an MFT camera.
If you get a $35 remote and set your focus to single, you will be in focus and you will not get that focus hunting.
I was also considering this camera but went with the G85 for it's waterproofness and a bevy of additional features and not that much bigger.
Light but quite bulky
A lot of focus seeking......🤦♀️
I like the g85 more than g7 but g7 will get you 4k
I forgot - the intro is about as bad as they get.
Haha cheers Paul, it's not for everyone but I like it so that's all that matters I guess
That intro... with all the same one angle of the camera with slight crops to it? Yeah, that definitely does not deserve a Like ☠️
Thanks for the comment it means so much
Masochism?
Please elaborate
Want likes? Just jump in without burning a full minute of lead in.
Cheers John!
Wow, very very bad focusing on your video.. so much breathing..
Fully aware of this, there have been many comments 😂
crap
🤣 thank you mate 👍
My G7 stutters when the camera is moving (24FPS)
I don't know why... no smooth image movement😮💨
There is a way to fix this... I'll come back to you. There is a setting where it doesn't affect what you see
@@benwootton This means your G7 is shuttering too?
@@harrybrown7680 it's not but I'm pretty sure there is a way to fix it
I'm still using G85. IBIS worth it