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Panasonic GH2 vs. Canon 60D
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Hey NS I have a 60D right now and I was wondering if a GH2 would be a better choice for me. I do about 75-25 video to pictures and film just about everything. Nature, biking, skiing, skating, tramping, etc....
So...what do you guys think?
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Well if anyone wants a GH2 I've got one for sale! Message me if you're interested
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The biggest reason that I use vintage glass is because they tend to be bombproof workhorses with a simple design instead of unnecessary AF chips and mediocre focus rings. They also tend to have more personality rather than being optically bland. The affordability is an afterthought.
105-320 will get you through most scenarios. Shooting lines in AK is not one of them. Using a 70-200 on a 7D always felt way too short.
I find that 11mm on a GH2 is way too wide for follow cams because you need to be 4' away from the skier, which is deadly if you're flying off jumps with them. For any other application, it is plenty wide, and not once have I needed anything wider.
As for the noise issues, even with fast L primes at 100 ISO the images just weren't clean. Nothing I tried could get rid of it, and this was the case with every Canon crop sensor I've used. On the other hand, I've gotten fs100-like lowlight stills capability out of my GH2 at concerts.
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