{"id":2278,"date":"2014-07-29T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T17:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suggestionofmotion.com\/auto-draft\/"},"modified":"2014-07-20T13:02:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T23:02:28","slug":"panasonic-gh4-reasons-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suggestionofmotion.com\/blog\/panasonic-gh4-reasons-02\/","title":{"rendered":"Why DSLR Shooters Love the Panasonic GH4"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a DSLR shooter, using the Panasonic GH4 is like waking up from a bad dream. The workarounds and compromises you’ve had to endure with DSLRs just melt away.<\/p>\n

There was such a great response to the first post on the benefits of the Panasonic GH4 compared to standard DSLRs, but it doesn’t stop there! Here are 6 more<\/em> reasons why you will love the GH4 (especially if you’re a DSLR shooter):<\/p>\n

1. Solid Build Quality<\/h2>\n

When you pick up the GH4 and hold it in your hand for the first time, you know that this is one solid camera.<\/p>\n

Thanks to it’s magnesium-alloy frame, the GH4 remains light yet is strong enough to take a beating. The GH4 does not feel like a delicate camera that you need to coddle.<\/p>\n

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The GH4 is also weather-sealed, which means that it will keep on shooting, even when conditions are less than ideal.<\/p>\n

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Bottom line:<\/strong> The GH4 is a mini tank that can handle the harsh environments you need to shoot in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2. Build It Up or Keep It Lean<\/h2>\n

No camera is right for every situation, but Panasonic have built the GH4 with expandability in mind so that it can grow to meet the needs of larger productions.<\/p>\n

By default, the GH4 is a compact machine capable of producing amazing images, while still remaining light and mobile.<\/p>\n

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However, when a project calls for a camera with more robust connectivity to integrate into a professional production environment, the GH4 can call upon the YAGH interface unit<\/strong> Voltron-style<\/em> to give it the boost it needs.<\/p>\n

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The YAGH interface unit adds professional connections to the GH4, such as XLR audio inputs, quad 3G SDI outputs, and even a time code input to sync the GH4 to other devices on set (e.g. other cameras, audio recorder, etc.).<\/p>\n

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Bottom line:<\/strong> Build the GH4 up for professional production, break it down to take a compact 4K camera with you on vacation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

3. Focus Peaking Resurrects Manual Lenses<\/h2>\n

When you use adapters to use non-native lenses with the GH4, you lose some modern conveniences such as autofocus. However, thanks to focus peaking<\/strong>, you won’t miss autofocus for long.<\/p>\n

The GH4’s focus peaking functionality highlights areas of the frame that are in focus as you manually adjust a lens’ focus ring. The highlights make it easy to quickly nail focus.<\/p>\n

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Some of the best glass is decades old (especially for video) and focus peaking breathes new life into these old legacy lenses. Decommissioned lenses that previously sat in a (hermetically-sealed) box in the closet can now come out to play once again.<\/p>\n

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Bottom line:<\/strong> Focus peaking makes manual focus fun again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

4. Super-Powered Viewfinder<\/h2>\n

If you’re used to shooting with an optical viewfinder on a standard DSLR, the GH4’s electronic<\/em> viewfinder (EVF) may be a bit of a shock at first.<\/p>\n

You’ll be looking at a monitor rather than through a “window” so the EVF may take some time to adjust to. Thankfully, once you do adjust to the GH4’s EVF, optical viewfinders will just seem boring.<\/p>\n

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Here are just some of the things that make the GH4’s EVF shine:<\/p>\n