Thanks for the honest review. I appreciate reviews like yours - where you are sharing your experiences from out in the field - much more than reviews that just list specs. Thanks, and I am now subscribing to your channel.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that! I try to be as honest as possible

These are the type of reviews I like. You know when someone uses the camera for more than 1 or two weeks and actually gets a sense of the true strengths and weaknesses. I appreciate your candor. Right now, I have an FX30 that I really like. However, the added low light performance and better IBIS of the S5II are appealing, but the focus issues you mention, tell me if I want to go the Panasonic route, it would be wiser to rent it first. I rely heavily on AF. Anyway, this is good stuff. Thanks!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words brother! I would say renting it might be good but you really won’t get a feel for it’s AF until about a week of use. It is reliable! Just slightly quirky

@hamroz1

Жыл бұрын

How did you go at the end?

The footage you got off the S5ii looks so damn good. I gotta get it. Thanks for making this review!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

💪🏼 thanks for that!

wow I like this honesty. We miss this kind of mindset now which was the original value of KZread. Keep up the great job. I will watch your video about phantom LUTs

@AnthonyRodriguezz

5 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

hey, great video. Regarding the AF issue you were facing at 6:50 , where the camera shifted the AF to the other people in the frame. You have to make sure you click on the screen again after you have chosen the person to focus on. The yellow box around the selected person will then change to have 4 crosshairs around the box. That locks in the AF to that person only. Now even if other people enter the frame the crosshair yellow box won't change focus

@ov1lord

Жыл бұрын

Good point. It's a little bit counterintuitive but it works

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah… that’s still a bit counterintuitive and for me for some reason it’s a hit or miss. The AF will either track or just turn into spot focus

@carlossousa1316

Жыл бұрын

If you press the joystick after chosing the face you want, probalably it will work too

@masbass1011

10 ай бұрын

wow!

@Pacheenee7

7 ай бұрын

This doesn't work

Thank you for this vídeo, that really helps me to decide before buying my next camera!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Ofcourse!

100% agree!! I’ve had this camera for about the same amount of time and the multiple subjects in frame gives the camera some issues. Doesn’t want to select or confirm the subject you select like the old S5. The tracking is definitely in need of help as well, like you said, you should be able to just touch and track what you wanted, regardless of tracking mode. But again, like you said, these are annoyances that should be able to be ironed out with firmware updates. Looking forward to that for sure!! Thanks again for a great video 🙌🏼

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support brother! Yeah… I’m sure they are going to iron these things out!

@hamroz1

Жыл бұрын

So has this been fixed yet?

@ThisIsAnExperimentpodcast

3 ай бұрын

Also curious @@hamroz1 @anthonyrodriguezz

@SirGregoryFamilyYouTube

2 ай бұрын

@@hamroz1 And there was silence.

Changing the Panasonic to eye detection rather than human detection works perfectly for me. Human detection is where I got it focusing on my hands a lot. Eye or face only is the way to go.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I was on face/eye and it was jumping to my hands! Even my latest video it did. I was using two angle so it didn’t matter and could jump between the two but still… very annoying

@chrisreeves8359

10 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezzdid you confirm tracking by clicking on the box? (4 cross hairs appear on the orange box). You have to confirm the AF tracking.

@chrisreeves8359

10 ай бұрын

That seems to ignore the hands when it has confirmed on my face.

Really great point about the Autofocus 🤔🤔 Waiting for my S5IIX test it out, so thanks for sharing 👍🏾

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! It’s still a GREAT camera

@VyasjiTales

11 ай бұрын

Hey, how's the s5iix in auto focus? I'm thinking to go for that instead of sony a7iv

Just got mine and I love it ❤

@AnthonyRodriguezz

8 ай бұрын

It’s sooo good!

One real life review, finally! :) Thanks for sharing all these practical issues that you have encountered. Else there's no way to find out about these things before you buy the camera, and then you realize if you've made a mistake or not :D

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating it brother!

WOW. This was a very great review. I too hope P. fix those issues on their next firmware update. Or hopefully, the S5IIx will come out already corrected. Thank you.

U covered all the prespectives of deficiencies of Panasonic PDAF. Good job!!! And thank U for sharing this.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hopefully it’ll be fixed!

Thanks for the useful honest info , subscribed . 👍

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support! Glad it was helpful 🙌🏼

Good channel, good info. Subbed. Keep up the good work. Future s5iix user.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

Completely agree with everything you’ve said! The af is very fast (which is great) but in real world use I find myself having to use the joystick and manually move the af box to keep it where I want it. While the speed improvement is a massive step forward I actually think the implementation of the af system took a step back from the s5, especially when it comes to groups of people. Hopefully they’ll listen and make these fixes soon. Even as-is I’m still really enjoying shooting with it though.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input! 🙌🏼

thank you very much for making this vid and for talking about its autofocus problem. Good autofocus and IBIS are very important features for hybrid cameras to focus on (pun intended)😁

@AnthonyRodriguezz

11 ай бұрын

The IBIS is the best in the biz. The AF is not the best but really good

I agree with your assessment too and bought the camera with a lot of excitement and enthusiasm and sold all my Lumix m43 gear to buy into the full frame environment mostly for still photography. But I have a hard time controlling where the autofocus locks in groups of people like others who have commented. I use the joystick to have the yellow box select the right subject in full screen human detect continuous autofocus mode and it quickly moves off to other subjects. I'm not sure if single point is the way to go in those instances. It's frustrating and much more complicated than I think it should be. I'm taking more time thinking about which autofocus mode to use than focusing on the subject and composition. I'm hoping firmware can fix these issues. Thanks for your honest assessment.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input! I’m hoping it’s all fixed as well!

Thx for the info. I will buy S5iIX anyway. Mostly for open gate anamorphic shooting and IBIS, both normal and anamorphic modes.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

💪🏼

Very helpful. Thanks!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏼

Great to see this experience shared Anthony, and yes it's totally OK to love a camera and still be aware of where it's limits are. Amazing bit of kit for the price. One more issue I've had with the AF is performance when shooting 60fps for S&Q. The cropping is disappointing at 60fps, but more importantly the AF looks like it reverts back to DFD. I get humming and it frequently drifts off my subject during a take. When there's too many subjects in the frame, it just panics - it doesn't pick one person and hold. Even worse when I'm lining up a shot and grab focus before rolling video, using the half shutter, when I hit the shutter to begin recording THAT is the moment the AF suddenly jumps off base. Not only do I miss the critical moment I was aiming for, but once recording at 60fps the AF is super slow to realise it's missed. I get five seconds of bokeh instead of the subject. Only an issue at the higher frame rates, but that's where I do a lot of my stuff.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Interesting feedback on other AF issues

@YashvirGaming

9 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz what camera did you use for recording this video in 4K ? And what lens also

Liked and comment for the Algo. Also thanks for your honest oppinion!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support brother!

Thank you for a really useful review.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@richardmeftah2569

3 ай бұрын

@AnthonyRodriguezz Most definitely. I've been shooting with a Canon 5D mk3 for the last 10 years and looking to upgrade to the S5ii and this was really helpful. Thank you 👍🏼

I rented it recently and I totally agree

Great video. I just preordered the s5ii as my new bcam specifically for using in certain interview situations where I'm operating another camera and need decent AF. Your findings are interesting but don't scare me away, I guess that for simple talking heads the AF is good enough

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

They don’t scare me away either! 😏 I love the s5ii and am not selling it anytime soon!

Love it bro! Sounds like they have come a long way but still have a way to go. I really don’t understand why a face only AF is so hard 🤷‍♂️

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah… there’s a bit more to it than just face only AF but YES they’ve come a looooong way! Thanks for the support 💪🏼

Good thing is that most of these things can be fixed via firmware and Pana is know for lots of firmware updates. But man, you have the awesome ability to create a big comparison video between the Komodo, C70 and S5! And I wouldn’t be surprised if the S5 would be a very close competitor.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

@officialyashvirgaming

10 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz hey so what camera you using to record this video i see its 4K rez so which camera was it ?

I shot a wedding recently and experienced EVERY SINGLE ONE of these problems...man I wish Panny got it together, quality amazing tho...

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

They will bro!

@dlam1

Жыл бұрын

What did you do and how does it perform in low light like the reception?

Thanks again. How does the autofocus do in just talking head situations like this video? Is it flawless?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say flawless! But it works 9/10. If your hand is in front of your face long enough it’ll grab that

Thank you for the video and the amazing quality. I love how the Panasonic s5ii stands right next to the c70 and I don't see a huge difference in image quality. I was dead set on getting the s5ii this week but this video has planted a seed of doubt in my mind as I'm planning on also shooting a lot of weddings with this camera.. Currently debating this over the Fuji XH2s.. Thank you for the video and the food for thought, would value your opinion!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I would still get the s5ii!

@moishelande-se6sf

Ай бұрын

they say fuji autofocus has alot more to be desired than panasonic

Super helpful video. Thanks. Thinking of buying the S5II x specifically for anamorphic, but was going to use the SIRUI 1.6x, but I’m worried about not having a 1.6x anamorphic stabilisation mode. Have you tried this combination?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Hey man! Thanks 🙏🏼 It’s definitely not something to worry about! Should be perfectly fine! Most camera don’t even have anamorphic ibis 😂

The look of this footage is 🔥

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

Remember it is new to Panasonic. Im sure they will have firmware updates like they did in previous cameras. enjoy

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I’m confident they will as well!

@iustitiaepervenit

6 ай бұрын

They didn't 😂

@geovannyl.2801

6 ай бұрын

@@iustitiaepervenitthey haven’t for real?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

6 ай бұрын

Nope…

@SirGregoryFamilyYouTube

2 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz Any updates in the past four months?

Great video! I have the S5II and totally agree. Still an incredible camera for the price and I don’t regret buying it. But would love to see some firmware updates to the auto focus. My main issue is it will just randomly jump to the back of someone’s head even if I have a face clearly in the shot that was in focus. Even if I put a single area box around the head it still jumps sometimes which makes no sense.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input!

everything you said is true and correct, I hope that panasonic will do a software update in the future

@AnthonyRodriguezz

10 ай бұрын

Same…

Agreed with the touch tracking. Used it all the time on sony. I dont even bother using it anymore on the s5ii. Hope lumix updates this in a firmware update

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I hope so too…

As an S5II hybrid shooter, I agree with your assessment. These issues also extend to photo which is quite annoying, but I’m putting up with it because it is a vast improvement over the original S5, and because Panasonic will address these issues via firmware. The image quality is on par with the A7IV in video, but the photo quality and the easiness of editing raw photos is great. The A7IV would start to break apart at ISO 1,600 and I have to push the S5II to ISO 3,200 to get the same results grain-wise, but it somehow still looks cleaner. The S5II will be coming out next month, so I expect that there will be a massive firmware update to put the S5II on par with the S5IIX (AF-Wise, of course).

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input! 💪🏼

@osman9946

Жыл бұрын

Boss I’ve been stuck between the A7IV and the S5II. Out of the two which one would you recommend to buy? I had my eye on the Sony but a Panasonic ambassador slightly convinced me to get the S5II. I would take pictures for the most part but I know I would take video more serious after investing into either of these. I know lumix is more affordable especially with accessories and lenses but I don’t want to make a bad choice. So what do you recommend. Would really appreciate some help

@AbdonPhirathon

Жыл бұрын

@@osman9946 Man, it’s hard to recommend which camera will suit your needs as it will all depend on your needs, and what you value the most in a camera. If you want focus right now is stills then either one will do great, but the AF on the A7IV will be snappier. That said, if you’re trying do extreme sports or fast-paced action I would pick the Sony A7IV. If you’re trying to get into filmmaking, both will do the job just as well. If you wanted to get the most out of your camera for filmmaking then the S5II is the way to go as it is more geared towards video. If you have the time and patience, I would rent them out and see which one will fit your style and needs. That alone will save you thousands, and the headaches that come with buying and returning gear. I hope this helps you find the camera that works for you.

@osman9946

Жыл бұрын

@@AbdonPhirathon thank you so much for the in depth answer. I’m going to rent them out. I’ve experienced the a7iii and the a7IV before, I was surprised how easy and amazing the quality of the IV was in the setting I was using and the autofocus however the lumix S5II is more affordable and seems to be on par with the IV. Plus the extra features and the LUTs makes me want to get the lumix. It seems like a good first camera

@hamroz1

Жыл бұрын

@@osman9946how did you at the end?

It almost sounds like you’re describing the auto focus in the original S5. This is exactly why I’m happy I didn’t upgrade. :-) I hardly ever use auto focus anyway, but I have these exact same issues in the S5. And I actually think the auto focus is pretty good in the S5, even without phase detect auto focus. Sounds to me like they made it more powerful, but just didn’t implement everything properly yet, I’m sure it will improve. Great video, thanks so much for sharing.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Ofcourse no problem! If you have the s5 already and dont need AF, id hold off

@RockWILK

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz oh definitely, I really have very little interest in the s52. I'm actually about to buy a second S5 because they're so cheap now. :-) I shoot a lot of anamorphic, and so this camera is awesome for me. :-) opengate would be awesome to have, but the aps-c mode in the S5 is amazing, so shooting anamorphic with this camera is really brilliant.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

@@RockWILK open gate is the only useful upgrade over the s5ii and I would say to choose that over the other s5 as that camera is not too beneficial for anamorphic

Thanks for this video! I'm currently filming on a 5dmkii :D and have been debating where I go next... canon, sony, panasonic. With my current setup as a comparison I think the s5ii is an easy choice now! Cheers.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

2 ай бұрын

Good choice!

As a owner of the S5II, I agree absolutely with you.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

5 ай бұрын

It’s a bummer…

Completely agree. Really hope #panasonic can fix or at least improve this soon!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure they will!

Thanks for all the Informations!! One question: Which Picture Profile do you recommend? Thx😊

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I only shoot in v-log

The AF issues sound like something that can be fixed with firmware updates. I'm not an early adopter, so I wait at least a year before a camera is out to get into the system (also leads to better deals on the market, tbh). Thanks for the feedback though! The S5II X seems like where I'll be going, especially with that Kondor Blue SSD handle

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping 🙌🏼

It's only through being objectively critical that things can improve. Explaining away faults doesn't benefit anyone. It's in Panasonic's court now to fix the AF.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree 💪🏼

Thanks for the update. The a7iv looks great because of the autofocus, but this camera has so much to offer. If I turned off the autofocus, do you think I could use this camera to shoot skits with multiple people moving in and out of frame and waving things around? I'd be in the shot, so I wouldn't be able to control the camera. I'd set it for a wide aperture for deep depth of field, I guess. Would that work?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

10 ай бұрын

A lot of factors here but yeah as long as the focal length is wide enough and the DOF isn’t shallow you should be fine.

Nice to see a KZreadr confirm my frustrations. I had so many issues with it across a few shoots I just returned it and stuck with my Sony stuff. I can see they’re close, hoping they get there with firmware

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure they will! But yeah… definitely frustrating

Nice review man.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙏🏼

Nice review and appreciating your sincerity. I still think I'm holding out for S5iix based on all indications. I've been living with panny m43 for years, so this is a step forward.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Just a heads up, the s5iix doesn’t have a more advanced AF system and updates that happen with that camera will happen to this one!

I think it could be helpful if you mention the lenses or lens system you are using. I remember CVP or ProAV (If I'm not mistaken) find that using EF lenses with MC1 adapter resulted into more success when comes to PDAF than using native L mount lenses. If you have access to both lens mounts please share your findings to this. Also, I tend to be a bit forgiving for Panasonic as we all know how bad first generation PDAF of other companies were before they managed to nail them. So, as much as AF goes, I still believe the only way for Pana is to get better. It might take a while but I believe the S5II is already good take when considering that it's their first generation. Thank you and great content. Automatically subbed.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

It’s actually not better results using adapted lenses but I did try both and these issues were with both adapted lenses and native l mount lenses I do think they will improve the system though!

Im waiting for the s5llx i hope they fix the auto focus problem ,

Angry button mashing arrrggg. lol. Honesty it's a great point about the AF. Canon Nikon and Sony have had a few generations of phase AF to finetune their algos. I'm sure Lumix will make adjustments in their firmware as they go. I use tap to track on my Canons all the time. It's great that when you tap the screen it overrides whatever subject the camera is set to track. I bet next year this time Lumix will have that feature too.

Thank You!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

🙌🏼

GH5 have open gate 6K in h.265 and 200 bits. My favourite profile to use. Dropping HLG on top of it and you are ready to proceed top video projects.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

7 ай бұрын

It’s a solid camera! Not a fan of its sensor size but regardless is solid!

pretty much what we discussed after filming the fx30 comparison haha

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Haha! Pretty much! I’m still stoked about the camera though 😎

Random question - When you're using this camera with an external monitor, are you able to change the Output resolution(ex sending a 1080p or 4K signal when you're shooting in 5.9K)? For some reason when I plug a monitor in that feature gets greyed out and @Lumix USA does not respond to their support emails apparently...

@AnthonyRodriguezz

9 ай бұрын

Honestly idk the answer to this question… I would say to post your issue on the Lumix Facebook group. Someone will for sure get back to you there

I love the human selection and I'm surprised more cameras dont have that. I'm looking for to this as I just ordered my S5ii. Too bad it doesnt stay on the subject you choose. I like my A7IV but this camera truely has some advantages over it and the sony just has a couple of advantages such as lens selection.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

The struggle is real

How is the moire on the S52 for video? I have the original S5 and shoot Braw to the video assist because it practically eliminates rainbows on highly detailed shots because of the 6K. Are you using diffusion for this reason? Love the new autofocus options, but want to see if they do an S1H refresh with an OLPF before making any upgrades. And I asked in a Lumix live Q&A recently and they confirmed there will definitely be no OLPF for the S5 line. Great video, thanks for sharing!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

So I have noticed the moire a couple of times. It’s not bad enough for me to even mention but yeah it’s there. And I’m using diffusion simply because I love diffusion 😂

@milanjani

6 ай бұрын

I heard from some lumix s5 users that if they shoot in VLOG, they never see moire. I am not sure if they shoot 4k or 1080p but I assume they might be shooting everything... Not sure if VLOG takes away moire.... please share thoughts if possible.

I found the same things in my tests as you. The autofocus works mostly, but it has the quirks you mentioned. I haven’t done a video about it because I don’t want to deal with the hate 🤣🤣

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! I get it, the backlash is annoying. Someone’s gotta do it! 🙋🏽‍♂️

@MarkBennettCameraCrisis

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz I’m very glad you posted. My channel features mostly Sony stuff - so if I say another brand has an issue - it gets pretty bad 🤣🤣

Question I noticed vlog is a little noisy in shadows and I’m coming from the c70 clog2 and never had this problem. Do you expose vlog slightly higher ? And do you change the noise reduction function in camera at all?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

4 ай бұрын

I do expose slightly higher but you don’t necessarily need to. I’ve never noticed noisy shadows tbh

Thanks! Very good one! Does the camera AF works well with EF lenses? Also what happens if you use a EF lens with IS and turn it on? On the GH5 if I adapt a EF with IS you can only have either body or lens IS. They don't work both at the same time.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

10 ай бұрын

The AF works completely fine! I’ve found that the lens IS can’t be used on the s5ii, unfortunately

@paulomateus3083

10 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz thanks for answering, out of curiosity what lenses did you use?

Thinking about getting it for content creation instead of the ZV-1 after the overheating news, but dont have much knowledge on the L mount lenses and what's best to pick? as I said its for content creation (talking heads) and live streaming so regarding this camera (and its cropping) what's best glass to get?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

11 ай бұрын

Sigma 28-79

This camera looks awesome im all about that ibis

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

The ibis is wild!

Thinking of purchasing. We’re any of these issues ever corrected?? Great video btw 🦾

@AnthonyRodriguezz

7 ай бұрын

They were not… at least not yet

Question: With the autofocus issue you've addressed could you accommodate this with a follow focus attached to the lens? I guess my question mainly refers to, can you turn off autofocus on the camera and use the follow focus as the needed accessory. I'm also asking mainly for narrative filmmaking which is what I do. I guess this could be an important answer as I'm liking all the other qualities of this camera, but I would like your further thoughts in regards to this. Thank you

@christoandoniliberos-actor6648

Жыл бұрын

Before I of course purchase the camera

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

You could accommodate it by manually focusing with anything. That doesn’t necessarily solve the issue you’re just turning AF off which is a viable solution 🤷🏽‍♂️ That being said though, the AF is reliable enough for me to use often! Take that for what you will :)

What firmware were you on when having these AF issues? There were some updates with Firmware 1.1 which came out at the end of March.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I need to update my firmware. I don’t think this one really address these much if not at all though! But I will update it and maybe make a follow up video… who knows! 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

Interesting video - I think that's where Sony and Canon still have the edge - the use of AI processing to make human like decisions in autofocus. The brand new Sony autofocus system is smart enough to focus on someone's eye and then as they turn away from camera switch to their shoulder then back to their eye when it's visible to the camera again and it's pretty seamless.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

yeah they definitely edge out the s5ii!

I haven't tried this on the S5 ii but on old Panasonic bodys if you click the stick in it will put these perpendicular lines that will force a true confirmation of the person you want just something to try there's a video made by @Luca Bono I would say if you can try this out when filming people again I've never used the mark ii so I have no idea if it helps it or not

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I’ll try it out thanks!

I think we've got to the point where cameras have all become so powerful and mostly comparable to each other, that other things such as features, assist tools and lenses are what people are staring to look at when buying a camera or choosing a system. I feel like Sony, while they make amazing and capable cameras, they have really dropped the ball in regards to things like assist tools and certain features. Instead of updating their cameras to include things such as open gate, waveforms, shutter angle. etc, it seems like they just want you to buy a new camera all together. I think if cameras like the FX3 or FX30 have "Cinema Line" in their names, they should include basic features of a cinema camera. I feel like both Panasonic and even Fuji to a lesser extent have really been kicking things up a notch in regards to features. The S5ii in particular looks like such a beast and the price is tempting me more and more!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree with you more!

@Christo_glenn

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz Cheers Anthony. Really looking forward to see your channel grow. Also really love your Aivascope video!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

@@Christo_glenn thanks brother! Appreciate the support 💪🏼

hey could you make a video or have you made a video on the lens selection for this particular camera?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

5 ай бұрын

I haven’t! But tbh the video would be a little boring as I mainly just use the sigma 28-70 f2.8 😂

These are the same complaints (and pros) i have with the regular S5. That's both interesting and frustrating. After you tell it to track, do you still have to double confirm that that's the thing?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I honestly don’t know how the tracking feature works… it’s basically useless for anything besides humans or animal that you specifically tell it to track

What AF area mode are you using? I found that the Full area is not very useful for the reasons you mentioned. I switch to using Zone and now I don’t have any of the quirks. This is regardless of sensitivity/speed settings.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Full area. I’ve never used zones as it makes it more involved than I want to be with an AF system. Especially with composition on a gimbal

@9adriano21

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz yeah, but I rather have it be predictable and reliable, instead of fitting some functionality that is “supposed” to work. 90% of my shots the subject is centered, and if it’s a thirds type composition I just simply move the Focus Area to that in the touchscreen

Hey, I'm really confused if you can help me out. Your video bdw really is helpful. I'm in clash between sony a7iv and lumix s5iix. My work is of making BRolls and Ad Videography. Which one i should go with ?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

11 ай бұрын

S5iix 100%

@VyasjiTales

8 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz thanks for replying, yes i just bought it month ago and damn it's supercool!!!! 💖

good points. thank you. your B roll is strange, the clips are unrelated to what you're talking about. your info is excellent. you mentioned some things about the focus tracking. can you demonstrate it?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

10 ай бұрын

Not sure where you’re seeing unrelated B-roll 😅😂 I did mention that I wasn’t going to be adding a lot of footage to the video as I didn’t have the time. So I didn’t spend hours getting extra footage of the focus tracking failing. I did add some in there though when I was talking about it

After this new assessment, where would you place this camera on your recommendation list for people regardless of skill level?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

In this price bracket, number 1 still for most people. If you only rely on AF I’d recommend the zv-e1

I’m trying to take the leap into full-frame cameras and I’m strictly a photographer. This camera piqued my interest with all of its features but all of the reviews I see are about its videography abilities. I know it’s advertised as a hybrid camera but is this camera more for videography vs. standard photography?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Tbh, almost any new cameras nowadays will excel in the photo aspect! But to answer your question more directly and… indirectly. It’s not too important if it’s more of a “video” camera than a “photo” camera, it takes incredible photos and I’d recommend it to any photographer! Hope that helps!

Good news it the AF is still focusing automatically… just on the wrong thing. So it’s not the core tech, it’s the back end face/object identification and prioritization. Canon for example has had “face only” since at LEAST the C200. Adding some prioritization options in the AF menu alone would solve most of these issues.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

Have you tried the Auto focus using a Panasonic lens? You are using a Sigma, may be Sigma's need a firmware to make it even better? Vishay Bhatia (Just bellow this) mentiones the double click on the screen to lock the main person)

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t but it really shouldn’t make too much of a difference as the issues are more so about their implementation of AF rather than the actual potential of the AF

Be interesting to see if the new firmware just announced (oct 2023) does anything to help this

@AnthonyRodriguezz

8 ай бұрын

I’ll test it out soon!

Hey Anthony. There's also no PDAF in 1080p 50/60 and 100/120fps modes - old contrast-detect AF only.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Ik Ik. I don’t use 1080 but I’m also sure that will get fixed

I might be misunderstanding something, but it sounds like you were saying the S1H was the only mirrorless feature to have open gate? I'm confused, because the GH5 and GH6 have open gate as well, which are cheaper than the Lumix S5ii.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Full frame open gate* Gh5&6 open gate is like a corner of the s1h&s5ii’s open gate

Hello Anthony❤, Is there a way to authenticate lumix camera(because I am buying a new S5ii off Facebook Marketplace), is there such thing as fake cameras? Anything like serial number that I can check. Please share thoughts 🙏🏻

@AnthonyRodriguezz

2 ай бұрын

Not that I know of. Never seen a fake lumix

Wow this video is amazing, what lens do you use?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Sigma 24 1.4 on this video

@ChevaughnBeckford

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz Nice, I have an S5 as well but only the 20-60mm lens so far

Hey there... GREAT VIDEO!!! I am a hybrid wedding shooter and I can't find this specific answer anywhere and hoping someone here can help. What happens when you are in photo mode but hit the RED record button? Will it record using the CURRENT settings in Photo Mode or will it switch to the last VIDEO settings from Video Mode? I hope it pulls from the video settings and even uses the Log format and LUT preview too, despite being in Photo mode and then jump back to the Photo settings when I end the video clip. Thanks for any help on this.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Sorry for the late response! Wanted to make sure I tested it out before responding and I’ve been crazy busy! Unfortunately I think it sticks with whatever settings are in photo mode. Not sure if you can change this or not, maybe you can 🤷🏽‍♂️

I have other weird problem. When recording at 1080p the autofocus i so much slower and worse than in 4K. I don't know what causing it but i get very annoyed when in 4k af is fast and reliable but in 1080 it thinks and it is not very fast. Also when taking pictures, many of them have missed focus, even though I tested many modes and practically nothing improved.

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

They are working on fixing this!

What lens adapter do you use from EF to L?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

6 ай бұрын

Sigma MC-21

Has Panasonic fixed any of these issues since you posted this video?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

2 ай бұрын

Not entirely, the new firmware might fix some accuracy issues but not the touch tracking stuff

Has the auto-focus improved since the latest firmware update?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Haven’t updated yet! But it doesn’t show that it has been improved on the notes so I’m assuming it hasn’t 🤷🏽‍♂️

You wrote about the S5ii dropping focus when you have your hands near the camera and in front of you when you are talking to the camera. I have a Lumix G80 (G85 in North America) and programmed it (took a picture of myself) with me as a profile. Now when it is in human detect it looks for and locks on me. Cannot recall when it did not lock on me and there is none of this hand distracting the focus. More than five yr old camera getting it right so surely you could do something similar on the S5ii?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I think those are completely different situations and use cases

@joestrahl6980

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz yet you talked about filming yourself and how with your hands in front of the camera the S5ii lost your face and started focussing on your hands. What I do with the G85 Seems to solve this so I don't understand how you say "different use cases" since I too gesture with my hands in front of the camera. Explain different use cases since in my comment I was specifically addressing one of your use cases. If my 5+ yrs old MFT camera can do it surely the new hybrid focus small format marketed as full frame can as well?

Hi , just curious what camera are u using to film in this video 😊

@AnthonyRodriguezz

9 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure I was using either my c70 or s5ii I can’t remember

are there any problems with autofocus in 1080p, from what i heard it s not good

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Haven’t checked! I don’t use 1080p

What camera did you use to shoot this video?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

4 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly, I think it was my c70

Would you recommend the S5ii or the FX30?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

2 ай бұрын

Have a whole video about it on my channel ;)

I’m still happy with my s1h-Bs1h-gh6 workflow. Pdaf in panny isn’t exciting to me. I shot Sony and switching to panny taught me how to MF and well, I think I’m good lol thanks for being honest!

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Haha no problem! I want to stay honest! Reliable AF in at least one of my cameras is crucial for my workflow.

@ChrisFlores22

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz how come? For KZread talking?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisFlores22 anything I’m shooting on a gimbal. Plus I have the Komodo and c70. Makes no sense not having a smaller light, easier to use AF cam, ya know?

@ChrisFlores22

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz true that! How do the c70 & Komodo match? What’s that workflow like? Plus, I’m still waiting for the phantom lut workflow video lol

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

It’s great! Love it. The video is coming 😏

what was wrong with R5C , I'm trying to get it . they have updated it . let me know what you think ?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Overpriced, overhyped. Not as good of an image as a sub $2000 camera like the s5ii

Same problem for me the autofocus tracking its sooooo bad . I do video for dancer and so bad .I lost a many shoot because the autotracking it’s bad and no good focus in slow mo . I don’t do video like many youtuber just go and out of camera and say ok the Autofocus it’s good o walk slowly for the autofocus track me . Many people lied a lot for this camera and I hope panasonic gone fix this if not i switch to sony . I really love panasonic and lumix camera but if I buy something and the compagnie promes me something he have to complain for what he say. Pananonic fix the fu…. Autofocus .

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

I hear what you’re saying! I think the main issue is that many reviewer were saying it’s as good if not better than Sony so our expectations were not right. I definitely think it’s a good AF system that just need some serious improvement!

I'm going to invest in my first full frame and I'm completely undecided between the Sony A7SIII and the Lumix S5IIX. Sony seems very reliable to me, but I have doubts mainly due to the lack of updates and also because it is an older camera. On the other hand, I have an amazing recent camera with a great price, but which raises questions about Rolling Shutter and 60 fps cropping. What would I recommend? I've been in this cruel doubt for months! 😅

@AnthonyRodriguezz

11 ай бұрын

Lol! Not sure I’m the guy to tip you over the edge but me personally if I needed reliability I’d go for a used a7siii

@adrielcosta2509

11 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz Thank you so much!

did they update the autofocus issues at 6:50 with update ?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

5 ай бұрын

No…

do you know if its hard to color match this camera with the bm 6k pro?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

9 ай бұрын

Not sure! With phantom LUTs it’s pretty easy to match the cameras though

Is the LUMIX sll good for music videos? How’s the stabilization?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

Жыл бұрын

Tbh any camera nowadays is good for almost anything. Stabilization is good

What lenses do you use? Amazing videos. Can you make tutorials?

@AnthonyRodriguezz

6 ай бұрын

A simple sigma 28-70! A tutorial on what specifically?

@Kadric.photography

6 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyRodriguezz something like behind the scenes and editing process. I love this video. Next week I am buying s5 ii. From 2010 I used Sony, then fuji, Canon and from 2015 Nikon. And this new line Z is not god. So I am going to Panasonic. For wedding video and photography. One s5ii and one s5iix

@AnthonyRodriguezz

6 ай бұрын

@Kadric.photography I have some on the channel!