Panasonic GH4 meets Fujinon XA55

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9 жыл бұрын

I decided to try my Fujinon XA55 Digipower lens with a Panasonic GH4.
It worked surprisingly well.
Everything is shot in UHD, 25p.
All camera settings is set to default. Standard gamma and color settings.
Since I couldn't use ND-filters, I had to use shutter speeds around 1/200 in the sunlight.
The lens is 9,5 - 525 mm f/1:1.7
With the 2X extender it becomes 19 - 1050 mm f/1:3.4
And with the 2,3X "crop" factor of the GH4 in UHD-modus, the AOV is the same as a 44 - 2415mm lens on a FF-camera.
Other equipment used:
Ronford-Baker tripod legs
Miller Skyline 70 Head
Fotodiox B4-MFT adapter
Music: "Far the Days Come" - by "Letter Box"
A special thanks to the people at AVIT-systems in Stavanger for beeing a supportive supplier of professional video equipment.

Пікірлер: 804

@codyrap95 5 жыл бұрын

You can shoot an entire wedding ... From home ... In Australia 😂

@JodyBruchon 4 жыл бұрын

Incorrect. For Australian use, the entire system must be upside down. XD

@TheNefastor 5 жыл бұрын

"The main advantage of the MFT system is that the lenses are small, allow me to demonstrate..."

@villemononen5303 5 жыл бұрын

The perfect travel kit. Light-weight and affordable. Well, it's all relative and subjective and...

@cantfollowme-mm7rd 5 жыл бұрын

you can even sleep in it if the hotels are too expensive

@maxpaga8124 5 жыл бұрын

imagine how big it would be if it would actually have been designed for m4/3.

@artistjoh 5 жыл бұрын

Jean Roch But it is small, for a 2,440mm f3.5 lens. The Canon 1200mm is bigger and is only f5.6

@maxpaga8124 4 жыл бұрын

@@bosstowndynamics5488 i know thats why i said imagine how big it would be if it would have been designed for m4/3

@TheJudge064 5 жыл бұрын

If that blew you mind, think about this - this is the 55x version. Fuji also makes one with 101x magnification

@lossantoscity3249 4 жыл бұрын

@All Is One pffftt! Just a quarter million dollars!!! In my dreams. LOL

@Avidcomp 7 жыл бұрын

Now for a little hand held run and gun ;)

@rkan2 5 жыл бұрын

Avidcomp I mean... It would probably be the only footage in existence if someone would hand shoot this with maximum focao length! :D

@sharifsircar 5 жыл бұрын

Street photography

@Browney 4 жыл бұрын

guy went to the moon and back

@DrewDPoole 9 жыл бұрын

Those shots costs as much as a college education.

@PsychonautTV 8 жыл бұрын

+Drew Poole Poetry xD

@ORionCraig 8 жыл бұрын

+Drew Poole My favourite was the moon

@riskinhos 5 жыл бұрын

college education costs zero in developed and civilized countries

@mattooi4322 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe at one point it would've. Not anymore.

@jjnboy 5 жыл бұрын

@@riskinhos not really

@EposVox 9 жыл бұрын

Oh my, that moon shot at the end!

@FotodioxInc 9 жыл бұрын

That is one impressive lens! The shot of the moon was the so cool! Thanks for sharing!

@TobyDeshane 9 жыл бұрын

Dear god, the moon shot was incredible.

@Wabajak13 4 жыл бұрын

And imagine if it had been low on the horizon. That close of a moon view with it in the middle of the sky like that? Insanity

@playmaka2007 8 жыл бұрын

I've had the pleasure of shooting with a lens like this. Being able to fill the frame with a person over a quarter mile away is pretty fun. Props on your GH4 mod.

@bucharestbiketraffic 4 жыл бұрын

I've watched this video 3 times already. FFS KZfaq, just leave me alone, I will not sell my house to buy this. Cut it out with this recommended stuff.

@freddyfredrickson 7 жыл бұрын

And for only $68,000 you can also add one of these to your GH4 carry bag..

@RAKITHA9 7 жыл бұрын

Chris Newman do you recomend this for street photography ?

@tomj. 6 жыл бұрын

Gan Eden Media I'd imagine that it's either rental or he has it from work from which he makes the money back. This is far from a hobby lens.

@reddaB 5 жыл бұрын

@@RAKITHA9 yes ,if you live rurally and don't want to commute in to town. Just build a tall platform and shoot from home.

@stevenkramer4263 5 жыл бұрын

I once sold my 35mm lens to rent it.

@BryceDearden 5 жыл бұрын

One on eBay rn for $6k

@stuartphilkill416 8 жыл бұрын

This is great! Loved watching the moon cruse through the frame. Very cool stuff.

@ivandeyoung 9 жыл бұрын

The airplane shot blew my mind

@bokeflo 8 жыл бұрын

The Panasonic GH4 and the Fujinon XA55 lens worked beautifully together, that moon shot was amazing. Nicely done :-)

@Bobster986 8 жыл бұрын

My question is why do you own a $70,000.00 lens?

@billytaylor5860 8 жыл бұрын

Why not???

@raksh9 7 жыл бұрын

It was either the lens, or an Arri Alexa. The lens looks like much more fun!

@pedrowilde 7 жыл бұрын

what do you expect from a guy that got sir in his name?

@cipmars 6 жыл бұрын

I was just wondering how much it was. This confirms once more (not that it was needed) that broadcast quality lenses are insanely expensive. I work in sound and our tools are far more affordable.

@rodrigosciola889 6 жыл бұрын

"broadcast quality lenses are insanely expensive" - "our tools are far more affordable"... sir, please leave the internet and go back to mixing with 4ch Mackie boards, good day

@PasmadongKamay 4 жыл бұрын

Some Camera KZfaqr: The Sony FE 600mm is the The MOST EXPENSIVE LENS You Will NEVER OWN Sir Jonny of Cargo: That's cute.

@Dustinrhoades 9 жыл бұрын

This was so awesome. Cool to see the process you went through to modify it.

@trex8930 8 жыл бұрын

The shot of the moon at the end is amazing. Great stuff! Thanks for sharing

@szabiakanich 9 жыл бұрын

That was amazing. That zoom range is just bonkers.

@mercadofamily7403 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! The stability on zoom is amazing and the clarity!

@BenHelweg 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing stuff. This is a fantastic lens, very sharp, minimal or non-existant chromatic aberration and generally beautiful images! I could see this being a very usable and convenient setup.

@moritzneuschwander 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed, very convenient.

@OzzietechVlogs 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing footage and well done getting this to work

@medallionmotionpictures 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent Totally Phenomenal Test. The hang glide was mind blowing the lens is like no other I've ever seen. And to top it all off you bang'n out the GH4!!? Shocking this is one of the best lens test on a GH4 ever. Salute.

@medallionmotionpictures 9 жыл бұрын

MeDallion Motion Pictures Oh yeah and Music: "Far the Days Come" - by "Letter Box" is extremely hardcore. Love the vibes bro.

@audioisgood 7 жыл бұрын

This is incredible. That shot with the plane!

@cllgscreative 7 жыл бұрын

This was actually pretty fun to watch. Thanks for sharing!

@Wishmaster2000 9 жыл бұрын

The moon scene/zoom is awesome! Thanks for the test.

@avjake 5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your next skiing POV using this.

@coffeehigh420 Жыл бұрын

thats INCREDIBLE! it seriously looks like was shot on 35mm film and transferred to 1080p digital. unreal ~

@victorbart 9 жыл бұрын

Quite impressive Image Stabilisation on this lens + sturdy tripod :)

@Chuck_Sexton 9 жыл бұрын

You sir are a genius, and a mad man! Spectacular work thank you for sharing.

@MrRay645 9 жыл бұрын

great video, amazed how smooth the footage is with such a modest tripod and head. modest as in vs. the $6k+ heads you see these lenses mounted to at sporting events.

@null_carrier 5 жыл бұрын

Great way to show just how crucial "the glass" is for good image quality.

@cheatingthesystem21 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing modifications! Very cool

@ItsKapow 8 жыл бұрын

Those are some insane shots!

@iviaverick52 9 жыл бұрын

Crazy test. That shot of the moon is insane!

@pauldelcour 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Now I understand why during for instance Roland Garros they can make these gorgeous images thanks to the very long zoom. Just beautiful.

@MrJamesfisher1981 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this. Incredible.

@raksh9 8 жыл бұрын

The zoom range is like nothing I've ever seen. Is it just me, or does this footage have a 70's BBC documentary kind of look? Why is that?

@drumskirun 7 жыл бұрын

If you're talking about when you see heat waves and such when he's fully zoomed in, that "look" just comes from the perspective that an extremely long focal length gives you. It's not a perspective we're used to seeing in normal life and in video, usually only in nature documentaries where you have to shoot wildlife from these distances. That's part of what I think gives it that "documentary" look.

@DannyPops 7 жыл бұрын

I think old documentaries, especially from the BBC had a sort of style where zooming was a commonly embraced element of cinematography... It's kind of cheesy now but works in to subtly bring you back to old filming styles. Wes Anderson uses this effect a lot.

@dazxmedia 5 жыл бұрын

when fully zoomed in there is a lot of atmosphere between the lens and the subject. That super telephoto hazy look is very 70's and 80's. These days cameras are more portable and smaller and can be placed anywhere, giving a variety of perspectives rather than just "zooming in" for a closer look.

@alexcheetah79 5 жыл бұрын

You have to take into account that this IS a TV broadcast lens, so these are the exact lenses used on a TV show.

@Digi20 5 жыл бұрын

I guess its the long zoom. Older documentarys are very often shot with extremely long focal lenghts. Nowadays with small (and comparable cheap) equipment its often possible to be much closer to the action. Also, zooms were a new thing back then and thus the effect was often shown. Today its more about composition with a single focal lenght per shot.

@knartfocker_ 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see your shoulder rig for that thing!

@rikmills 5 жыл бұрын

You, sir, are absolutely bonkers! :o) Great video, very interesting.

@bagamax 4 жыл бұрын

Now I sit here lost and amazed thinking about what I've just saw. And that music fit there just right.

@AshLordCurry 4 жыл бұрын

Man, this thing should be heaven for mountain landscape pictures

@kross65 8 жыл бұрын

I would have never thought someone would put a studio box lens on a GH4 body. You're a mad scientist! And the results speak for themselves. They have several "superzoom" prosumer cameras out, but you achieved that kind of range with actual high quality glass. Kick ass!

@kevinkelly8301 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the greatest vids on KZfaq. $1000000 for u, whoever u are

@aroundtheworld5901 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work and a very good solution for some budget productions. Thanks !

@coffeehigh420 5 жыл бұрын

the plane shot as you zoomed out especially with this music reminded me of the movie "oceans 13" lol

@CNekFR 9 жыл бұрын

wicked ! Very good quality, and impressive DIY.

@joshuanelson6984 9 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@RANDassociatesinc 6 жыл бұрын

Magically insane!! Wonderfully amazing!

@ETGR 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing shots

@alevi9340 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work you do

@joyoffilming9500 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable footage! Thanks fo sharing.

@MichaelBillerbeck 9 жыл бұрын

Holy shot, that's impressive!

@whichlens435 8 жыл бұрын

Think u should try this in extrem urban environement too, like N.Y. Perspective compression should be huge & so interresting. Remeber "Magnum Force" and its shots from high roofs into a terrass pool : so cool !

@nydabeats 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing lens, seeing how well it zooms first thing I thought of was "why aren't you filming the moon?" then I ran my mouse over the timeline and seen it was coming!

@tw06le1 7 жыл бұрын

About time someone get some good UFO footage! --- thanks for showing how this lens thingamagig works was always curious .....

@grahamCracker 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Nice work!

@SuperMouseDV 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome and funny at the same time :) Great video.. I used the Canon Equivalent on a shoot in Miami a few years back Amazing piece of glass.

@eastkingstonnh 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely going to try this, great for camera stability!

@darrylsmith3102 9 жыл бұрын

I'm from Broadcast Network Television and can certainly appreciate the test you did adapting a Broadcast lens to the GH4. i must say, very! impressive and no more to say about the GH4's image quality.... Truly Amazing to say the least. Great Test. Thanx for sharing and showing the industry and the world the possibilities.

@polobubblevest Жыл бұрын

do you have any tips on how i can work as a camera operator ?

@TV-FilmCameramanUK 11 ай бұрын

@@polobubblevest knock on lots of doors. expect to spend 5 to 10 years as a camera assistant...

@maasaiwarrior3004 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible work

@HYTTFilms 8 жыл бұрын

that moon pullback shot is incredible! Now do this in 4K!

@allnet4 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you...I'll try increasing the shutter tip and work on my manual focusing 😊

@perpetualjon 8 жыл бұрын

Talk about lens porn!! That moon shot was SICK!!

@geotuscan 7 жыл бұрын

not sick! binocular or mirrror 300-600 on crop in insane cold or clear sunny gives same result without zoom of course!

@geotuscan 7 жыл бұрын

freckled girl closeup even more sick than moon for real video shooters! we have an instrument like a hammer vs perforator

@paulfabian6531 7 жыл бұрын

neverhood p

@20680 5 жыл бұрын

my mouth was open till the fade out..

@jeezymclovin2215 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you could see it was fake

@dkting 8 жыл бұрын

That moon shot is really awesome

@pfuisi 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. The zoom is so cool . I have to admit, much better as on my P900 ;)

@craigfullbrook7219 9 жыл бұрын

the moon footage is incredible great work

@FloorStylez 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@PaulKepnerProductions 9 жыл бұрын

Incredible video!

@koolkutz7 4 жыл бұрын

That is one seriously back-breaking setup! I like the way you can zoom in & out pretty smoothly though. I used a Panasonic G6 paired with a Sigma 150-600mm C lens Nikon fit with a $20 adapter) plus a 2x TC to film Peregrine Falcons from afar. That worked pretty well, giving me the FF equivalent of approx 600mm-2400mm! Of course, it was manual exposure and focus and max aperture was F13 but it gets the job done a lot cheaper.

@WupperVideo 5 жыл бұрын

2:39 there is a hair...

@gravitymediapro 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. I've used similar lenses for sports, and wondered what this would look like. GH5 S-Max Zoom II

@Pompnumber 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, this just made my day:-)

@ashhiro8179 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! thanks for the upload!

@FroggyVids 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is very impressive!

@immediateur 4 жыл бұрын

impressive stuff!

@JOEBLACK1979 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video bro

@koncheiro 4 жыл бұрын

Love the shot of the girls in the garden!

@ruhnet 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! That lens is impressively good, even in the corners, particularly with the extender. Sometimes broadcast lenses are very good on m4/3 without the extender, but then the extender lowers the quality so much, especially in the corners where a 2/3" camera wouldn't even see.

@chrislongley 8 жыл бұрын

Love this video, so much fun

@IngoWoelke 7 жыл бұрын

great work! Thanks for sharing.

@EdPin_ 5 жыл бұрын

Laughably amazing, makes me giggle, positively weird, just great :)

@nemld8 7 жыл бұрын

Really great video

@timmorrissey1607 5 жыл бұрын

As a radio tv broadcasting student, This is pretty awesome.

@AZCAMERAREVIEWS 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Johnny, Kudos to you. The interface works superbly and the shots are Amazing! Since working for NBC Sports and NBC NEWS I have had the chance to work with many of these lenses at sporting events, news conferences and national conventions, but the cost is astronomical. I have seen the question asked may times here "why do you or did you own a lens like this"? On my KZfaq Channel I answer all questions. I wonder why you have not taken the time to answer this question directly. Just curious?

@danieltroger1761 5 жыл бұрын

Jessus this is insane!

@AyeBuds 8 жыл бұрын

This was awesome!

@Testyirecenzje 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing camera :D

@thisguyELW 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool!! thanks for sharing this..

@elementartsofficial68 4 жыл бұрын

I think due to the resolution of the camera, reminds me of a Wes Anderson film. Not to mention the movements and zooms. Kinda like The Grand Budapest Hotel