Black Magic Pocket Cinema 4K

Gh5s is probably going to be much better in a run and gun sort of situation - if you’re doing heavy grading and willing to light your scenes perfectly every time, the bmpc 4k is a good choice but you also need a lot of storage, and likely a ton of batteries

just trying to help you make the best choice possible, why the gh5s over the gh5? I personally own the gh5 and have been shooting with it for a year and a half now and i love it. Something that continuously blows me away is the 5-axis image stabilization. which is something the gh5s doesn't have. Another thing is if the 240fps on the gh5s intrigues you, you can almost tell no difference between 180fps(gh5) and 240fps(gh5s). If you plan to be shooting a good amount in darker settings maybe the gh5s is the right choice for you but other than that id personally recommend the gh5.

buenojust trying to help you make the best choice possible, why the gh5s over the gh5? I personally own the gh5 and have been shooting with it for a year and a half now and i love it. Something that continuously blows me away is the 5-axis image stabilization. which is something the gh5s doesn't have. Another thing is if the 240fps on the gh5s intrigues you, you can almost tell no difference between 180fps(gh5) and 240fps(gh5s). If you plan to be shooting a good amount in darker settings maybe the gh5s is the right choice for you but other than that id personally recommend the gh5.

Thanks for your input. I have also been shooting with the GH5, and love the IBIS, but in order to achieve a lot of the camera movements i do, i still use a gimbal, making the IBIS not as important to me (and handful of panasonic lenses have IS as well, so those can be useful when there is no IBIS). Also, here in Bellingham, its very dark in the forests and just generally dark in the fall/winter months, so im looking for something with better low light performance (i primarily shoot mountain biking, and am in the woods a lot). the high frame rates are cool, but not extremely useful as i rarely exceed 120fps.

GANDALF. Also, here in Bellingham, its very dark in the forests and just generally dark in the fall/winter months, so im looking for something with better low light performance (i primarily shoot mountain biking, and am in the woods a lot).

I was just reading this and thinking about this, I know what you're talking about but I think in most situations the woods seem so dark because there is a mix of light and dark. If you wanted to improve these kind of situations, focusing on Dynamic Range would be more productive. I think some people mistake a shot being "too dark" as just having poor dynamic range.

eheathI was just reading this and thinking about this, I know what you're talking about but I think in most situations the woods seem so dark because there is a mix of light and dark. If you wanted to improve these kind of situations, focusing on Dynamic Range would be more productive. I think some people mistake a shot being "too dark" as just having poor dynamic range.

Yeah thats something i forgot to mention. Tons of contrast in the woods when its sunny. I think the Pocket 4k has something like 13 stops of dynamic range, while the gh5s has 12 stops? While the interface of the P4K is extremely easy to use, and has a lot of features i want, i think for the work i do, the gh5s might just be a better setup. Weather proofing is a big thing for me, as i dont want to compromise the internals with dust and moisture. After a little more research, im going to give the P4K a little more time to develop, and wait for some long term reviews. I think eventually, i'll get one as an interview/doc/b-roll cam.

Have you looked into the Fujifilm x-t3?

DO NOT BUY! I have heard many complaints about rolling shutter on fast walking speed movement (If you don't know what that is, look it up on YT)
It is also very unreliable and sometimes will come broken. All in All, it is a great concept and if they come out with a MK2 definitely research it.
but for now, definitely avoid.

BMPC4K is a prime example of what looks excellent on paper doesn't always translate well to reality. It costs significantly more than the initial $1300 to get the most out of this cam, and looks like an unreliable PITA to use in real life and not worth it at all when you can get arguably similar results from other options. It's an interesting cam and I'm glad it exists to kick competitors into gear, but right now with version 1 there are way too many strings attached