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Panasonic GH1 + 100mbit firmware hack

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VT_scratch
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YO ns!

I just ordered the panasonic GH1 dslr. the body is only $400 and then I bought 2 lenses with it. Recently people have made hacks so they can increase the bitrate the camera shoots in for much better quality. here's a video someone shot with the 100mbit hack, pretty damn crisp if you ask me! Has anyone used this camera before or installed the hack? My media teacher from high school said for price, this is definitely the way to go and the hack isn't that hard to install. thoughts?

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and here's someone with the previous hack where they increase the bitrate to 70mbit and compared settings in low light.



I'll let you know how it is when my parents bring my package up north here to where im spending my summer, fuckin stoked!
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1337
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man thats a steal, and a great setup! what lenses did you get?
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K-Dubs
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^ yes what lenses. lookin for a cheaper DSLR myslef if i could get one lense for a good price, this will difinately be my first choice... that second video is so sick
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eheath
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100mbps isn't exactly going to make it "crisper" just have more detail in the shot. Its still shooting 4:2:0 avchd, bumping it to 100mbps is pointless IMO. Now, if you were shooting dvcproHD or prores 422 (like an external recorder would) 100mbps would be legit, but it has nothing to do with how sharp the image is or how "crisp" it looks.
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horner
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You buy it new? Not all GH1s are hackable you know. If you bought it new you may be out of luck on the hack.

Read up
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?218181-GH1-and-GF1-valid-serial-range

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/forumdisplay.php?206-GH13-The-GH-Firmware-Hack

I bought a hacked GH1 a few months back but ended up selling it. Couldn't plug in a monitor, didn't like that, got annoying. But, it did take a nice picture.

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horner
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Not pointless at all. It turns the GH1 into an impressive little camera. It clears up some of the issues the stock GH1 had, makes a big difference.
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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T2i will shoot 75 mb/s as well with ML. One thing to keep in mind though, you must buy an SD card that will support those data rates if you plan on doing that. Keep that in mind.
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eheath
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I just feel like recording avchd 4:2:0 at 100mbps is a waste of space.
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In theory maybe...sometimes you need to take specs with a grain of salt.
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eheath
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This point is valid.
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Coalescent
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Lpowell recently developed a hack for the newer gh1's. He was able to backlog the 1.32 version to the new gh1 model which is sick. not all hacks, but a few of them!
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Coalescent
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unfortunately the T2i overheats. I recently sold mine and picked up the GH1 hacked version and love it!
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B1kessk1s
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im happy i bought the T3i, it does not overheat even when 30 degree celcius outside
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horner
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Ya I had seen that. I followed all of it for a little bit but stopped after a while. Most of that programming talk goes right over my head.
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cbeebzthasteeze
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Is it the GH1 or GH2 that shoots 720p at 60fps?
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HeadyTopper
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buy up!
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Coalescent
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both!
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cbeebzthasteeze
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Ohhh. The GH2 shoots 1080p @ 60fps, while the GH1 doesn't? Is that it?
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eheath
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no.
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cbeebzthasteeze
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Neither shoot 1080p at 60fps?
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eheath
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dude no, most cameras dont, 1080p60 is rare
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VT_scratch
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BOOM. camera arrived in vt, my dad sent a pic to me as ive been living alone up on the north shore of lake superior working all summer, my fam comes up soon so im stoked to test this thing out! my media teacher just got a gh1 as well so he's gonna make a step by step for me to install this new firmware... stoked!

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eheath
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Check out a few more of the Panasonic primes, they're pretty decent. The 20mm 1.7 and 14mm 2.8 both look tight. Also, if you ever wanna spend 900+ on a lens someday, the voligander 25mm f.95 is an amazing lens made for the m4/3 mount.
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VT_scratch
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cool thanks for the info, unfortunately I don't know shit about lenses yet so I just got what was recommended to me. Hopefully at the end of the summer I'll have enough to live well in vancouver and I can drop some dough on some new glass!
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alexat955
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what lenses did you get?
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cbeebzthasteeze
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Lumix 14-42 and a Nikon 50mm 1.8
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eheath
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You should have picked up an older nikon 50mm 1.4, just saying. does that 50mm even have aperture control? i pray to god you didnt get the G version.
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cbeebzthasteeze
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Not me, just reading the boxes. It may not even be a 1.8, just assuming.
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VT_scratch
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yeah I got:

Camera Kit with 14-42mm Lens (Black)

Nikon Normal AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D Autofocus Lens

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eheath
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few, at least its the D. I would see if you could return it though, im guessing you paid 100+ for it. You could pick up either a SMC pentax 50mm 1.4 or nikon 50mm 1.4 ais/nonai for less and it will be a much better lens, since the af of that lens you bought is pointless on the gh1.
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VT_scratch
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yeah only the panasonic lenses will work with the autofocus right? I dropped $130 on the nikon, so not too bad.
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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I have never had a problem with my t2i overheating. Even in warm weather shooting at a fairly high data rate (not the highest the hack can go because I didnt have a card that could do that until recently).

How do you like the GH1 image quality? I dont think I have read many great reviews about it compared to the GH2.

It still uses an IPPP structure rather than a full IBP. I have heard that it does not a have a very efficient compression.
I guess I have just read that it is pretty inconsistant with its image quality.
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Coalescent
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I love the GH1!

I had the T2i overheat on me during a wedding ceremony and sold it the following day. Never will I chance it with a camera during a shoot that you can't redo.

Loving the Gh1 though. Love the quality. Especially with the hack. The amount of detail it shows is great!
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VT_scratch
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I get the cam tonight, hopefully ill get the hack goin and post up a bit of test footy!
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VT_scratch
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just got the new finalcut X too, not sure how I feel about it yet though. could be a good combo!
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VT_scratch
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aiight here's my first edit! literally filmed on day 1 with the cam so Im still pretty sketchy at using it, edited in the new final cut as well so its kinda weird and I have a bunch to fix, just wanted to get this out to show my cousins boss. lemme know what you think!

password: rollin


http://vimeo.com/25911584
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erikK
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Dude I hope you bought an older body, otherwise you're fucked for the hack
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VT_scratch
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that's not true. but even without the hack im so stoked on the cam, 720p 60fps is still crisp as fuuuuck

b&h discontinued selling the camera 3 days ago
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eheath
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For the future, if audio is going to be an important factor of your video, you should record it externally since hddslrs have terrible audio.
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VT_scratch
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yeah thanks, im looking to get a shotgun mic or whatever. or would a lil wireless set be better? about $100 for a shotgun i think
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eheath
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well you should get an external recorder if youre using dslrs
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VT_scratch
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workin on this new edit, anyone have any advice on changes to make??

password: deltron


I haven't color corrected anything yet by the way
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VT_scratch
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finished my edit, check it out!

https://newschoolers.com/ns/content/viewvideo/id/436565/cat/latest/


absolutely loving the camera!
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Shenanigans
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look sick! great work max
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