True - seems like a fair, balanced review

@@spanishprisoner lmao was gonna say the same. If anything we'd rather have a definitive answer rather than the bs "hurr durr both cameras good gear doesn't matter" that reviewers pull outta their asses all the time just to get internet woke points

Always nice to see reviewers who are comfortable giving nuanced opinions. Some of the more simple-minded folks want everything to be black and white, but life is never that easy.

Well its a review for a Fujifilm and a Lumix. So no sony fangirls here with their toxic bs

I also like the gh6 look better…much better.

Great point: "If you know what you're doing with them." So often, it comes down to understanding how to apply the tools to a situation.

The prores is beautifully implemented and the pics are superb with the 1.7 zooms on the GH6. I LOVE THE IQ OUT OF THE GH6!

@@peternavanac9310 100% agree

The Panasonic GX85 is an underrated camera. It is capable of great videos!

@@cameraz99 I got one, and was surprised about its light gathering capabilities during mountain hiking with high contrasty situations (Monte Rosa Alagna Valsesia). I compared it to my Galaxy Note 9 with HDR (already old but hey) and did not find big differences. Any tips for GX85/80 for better dynamic range while shooting video's?

I have an X-H2s and really love it because it's fun to use and everything looks gorgeous, but filming in a cage with a left side handle and no monitor is such a pain! I guess I'll just get a monitor, but I am very jealous of the GH6 multi tilt screen!

Sure, if you want crappy AF and a lesser camera all around.

@@mariusmocan8491 I use manual focus, so I'm stuck with crappy AF anyway. 🤣

​@@mariusmocan8491Why would you want AF as a videoshooter?

Well, it’s not just any, needs 9v 3amp pack, which hardly any power bank offers.

You can do the same with the Fuji.

@@spanishprisoner not what I meant. If you shoot fast objects and need the best video AF, you will need the A7SIII. If you do MF and shoot a lot of slow-mo, then the GH6 is a great option. If you do a bit of everything plus some photography, the XH2S is the best.

@@natekong3596 ignore the troll. He is posting stupid comments on every reply thread.

@@natekong3596 I think the XH2s is a good hybrid, but not at all the best hybrid. The lack of video centric lenses kills it.

Yes this! Native digital interfaces for xlr inputs etc

I got the GH6 specifically for open gate [full sensor readout as Chris wants it called]. Being able to get 4k in both vertical and horizontal orientations from the single recording will be a big win to extract 'marketing clips' for YT shorts, IG reels, and TT.

Yeah, i thought the same. I check the quality to make sure its not 720p when watch it but its a little out of focus i think.

I thought about that too. Why does the GH6 look low res and not sharp (at 1080p youtube playback)?

I think they must have been in continues autofocus. I noticed that the GH6 kept micro hunting the face every time he moved his head whereas the X-H2s lock on all the time.

seems its in manual and he missed focused it.

GH6 was in continuous Face Detect AF-C with the focus limiter engaged. It did sometimes drift a bit, though never too much due to focus limiter. Them's the breaks with Panasonic.

😲 wow! Incredible with the iso!

It baffles me that Fuji is like: "This dial currently does absolutely nothing in this mode and we DON'T want to let the user configure it do do somehing in this camera that's made for fast handling and user preference for max speed". I also wish they could raise the half-press fps during PreShot ES to way more than 10, as it's what often counts more than framerate after full press.

I understand your concern but in practice I do not see the concern. I have the xt4 ​​and xh2s, I do weddings almost every weekend and never what you are talking about has made me waste time or even annoyed. Then I don't know if I understood what you are saying, but to change the iso, you have to press the iso button, then directly change the iso with the rear wheel...I find it more intuitive because the important settings are done just with the right hand and with 2 fingers (iso, aperture, shutter speed, WB, etc…) whereas with the xt4 you have to use the left hand to change the iso, using 2 fingers to turn the wheel...I always liked what fuji offered with the xt cams, but on my side since then I much prefer how the xh2s works… I don't want to defend the xh2s but honestly it's the most intuitive fuji camera I've used. Even holding it is a treat, I don't even use a cage ...90% handheld with xh2s and 10% gimbal with xt4. Before it was like 60% gimbal, and xt4 with cage or battery grip to hold it well

@@peterra2532 On the X-Tx you can assign ISO to the right side front or rear dials...

Wow, you can’t assign ISO to a command dial directly on the flagship camera??!! 🤯 That totally slows one down and becomes cumbersome. The XE4 works like this and changing the ISO interrupts the flow of taking photos (but it is missing a command dial to map it to).

"Uncomfortably"? It's like saying that the Ferrari is uncomfortably fast. Dude, you can always fit a soft focus lens if you don't like Gaussian blur in post. Just sayin'. The images on this review are clearly better from the X-H2s. Just my personal opinion.

throw a diffusion filter like the tiffen glimmerglass on there, or use a slightly softer lens and that completely fixes that. If anything it being super sharp by default just gives you greater flexibility to get the look you want

@@remektekmedia6641 very bady comparison. Oversharpening is not ferrari, its just bad

@@CianMcsweeney oversharpening is bad, and no using a bad lense or dumb filters does not make the picture better overall.

@@castielvargastv7931 softeness in a lens doesn't make it a bad lens...there's other characteristics that matter too

If you don't mind me asking, what kind of video work do you do? I'm always interested to hear what people use their cameras for in the real world (particularly for video, since it feels like a bit of a closed-off world to a newbie).

@@clonkex sure David. I'm IT support, web, and social media for a team of Anglican churches in the UK. We record a weekly service for those people who are not able to get to a physical church. So it's usually a simple head and shoulders tripod shot. With other contributors edited in. There's also some shooting of community events, children's work etc

@@grumpyrocker Ah interesting! Mum and my sisters often watch a similar remote church service from Barneys Anglican church in Sydney here in Australia. Theirs is live though, not pre-recorded.

@@clonkex ours are recorded in home rather than the church. They have more a TV show kind of vibe. They remain popular in our rural area - lots of old people who don't drive.

If the rumors are true, the X-T5 won’t be getting the same sensor as the X-H2S (it will instead get the non-stacked 40MP sensor from the upcoming X-H2). Which does raise the question of what other Fuji cameras will actually be getting this sensor. X-S10 successor sounds plausible (since it is like a little brother to the X-H2S in some ways), but I’m guessing they won’t release it for a couple of years in order to avoid cannibalizing sales.

Olympus adds some other long lenses, for now. OM Systems has discontinued some, so only the current stock is available new.

The disadvantage is the bulkier mechanism. But yes, I agree that most cameras would be much better with the fully-er articulating screens.

Photography is often easier with the multi-way tilt rather than the flip screen.

GH6 firmware 2.2 added recording to a SSD through the USB-C port. Firmware 2.0 had added raw output through HDMI, but that came out before this video so it was already mentioned in the comparison.

That nikon implementation is a big letdown - source of noise. Curious to all audio options when using xlr between panasonic and fuji.

I know this is not a popular point of view, but the XLR doesn't really matter as much as the internal, uninsulated ribbons that carry the sound. Any properly designed connector will work fine, and in a stress environment you would want a locking connector anyway. The Lumix cameras have decently wide traces, haven't opened up a Fuji.

How many lenses do you need?

@@maartenmidden1651 a good holy trinity is a start!

I love my GH5ii!

And native ken's support because of olympus control buttons stabilization look. Audio and first party audio accessories.

this.. its just weird they can track everything else 😂

Well that's not gonna be a fair fight...

@@el_fucko yeah, I agree! The OM-1 would win easily:)

I agree. Alomst looks like it's out of focus?

@Random Thought I might just like the sharpening/picture on the fuji better. On my phone and computer/monitor (24") it looks ok but still a difference. On my TV (55") the difference is bigger becasue it always shows how bad video can be...or my own photos that looked sharp on my phone :) Well. I guess I prefer the Fuji.

@Random Thought well, objectively, the Pentax k3 mkiii is the best DSLR on the market! ;)

The SSD recording was added to the GH6 shortly after this video was released. It is a big win for me!

The S5II / S5II-X add phase-detect AF which should be a win for many users.

Fuji cameras have the same usbc power option as well. I use it with a power bank for interviews all the time.

The Viltrox primes are great

@@jasonnowwhat5041 I completely forgot about those, they look a lot larger than the Sigma Primes is that true?

@@SMGJohn the 13mm is decently sized but the others are small. I have the 13, 23 and 56

DPR typically tests at camera default settings

Same here. And the fuji skins tones look a lot better.

Except you are talking about the previous Fujifilm cameras and somewhat ambiguous reliability issues, that may have been fixed long ago. Fujifilm has an also equally legendary build quality. It is more of a personal preference which I respect, but downgrading something based on personal preference, and generalizing based on it that Fuji products in general are bad (while saying Panasonic are great). Based on the review, the XH2S has merits that people would choose over the GH6. Just wanted to react, as the reliability issues that you mentioned have put the new camera in a bad light, as if the better quality of the camera being reviewed would be overlooked.

@@razznote7586 In my view I’ve made it very clear that these are personal experiences and a personal preference. I’m not saying that Fuji cameras are generally bad, just that we had more reliability issues than with other brands we use. Just for this case I digged into my memory. Between 2012 and 2021 we’ve had a total of 13 Fuji cameras (8 X-series and 5 GFX) and 19 lenses (13 XF and 6 GF). Between 2015 and 2020 we’ve also used them professionally for our fashion and beauty photography work. Of the 13 cameras, 5 were either replaced or in need of repair shortly after purchase. All under warranty and due to construction failures. Of the 19 lenses, 7 needed replacement or repair. A few right out of the box and some after short usage. We’re using Hasselblad, Canon (until 2016) Nikon, Panasonic and Leica (mostly personal) and we’ve never seen such a high repair %. On one occassion I even had to redo a half day shoot. It’s not just with older Fuji cameras. In fact, most issues were probably caused by failing quality assurance and most issues came with the bodies manufatured in China and lenses made in the Philipines. So basically after 2017. We’ve had less issues with GFX and GF products (all made in Japan) and my personal X-Pro2 (also made in Japan). Now, I know that many owners enjoy their Fuji cameras, but I personally have become hesitant for professional use.