We are Switching from Sony to Panasonic

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We have made a change that we never thought we would. We are going with Panasonic mirrorless cameras. This is a big change but we are excited to see how these cameras fit within our workflow.
Who Are We?!?
We run a San Diego-based video production company called Larimore Production Co. We started our first photography company in 2010 and then our video production company in 2014. Being able to create for a living isn't always easy, but it has been a blessing. We hope to help people like you grow your skills to make better videos and expand your businesses.
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Gear We Use:
Cameras:
Sony A7SIII: amzn.to/3Ak4BVR
Black Magic Pocket 4K: amzn.to/3tCBiKf
Lenses:
Sigma 50mm Art Lens: amzn.to/3hSpGjz
Sony 85mm G Master Lens: amzn.to/3OdwvZj
Sony 16-35 G Master Lens: amzn.to/3UJYAtz
Canon EF 100m 2.8: amzn.to/3Al2XmM
Audio:
Zoom F6 Audio Recorder: amzn.to/3GqD0WP
Rode NTG2 Shotgun Mic: amzn.to/3TKTOea
Lights:
Aputure Nova P300c: amzn.to/3XcJ2QY
Aputure 120D II: amzn.to/3gg0tzm
Amaran 100D: amzn.to/3Egbtog
Small Hair Light: amzn.to/3TGswW9
Best Bowen Softbox: amzn.to/3EeJPrP
Godox TL60 Tube Lights: amzn.to/3Odyugi
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Business Inquiries:
email: hello@larimore.co
website: larimore.co
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 I First Switched from Canon to Sony
1:17 What Led Up to Panasonic Switch
2:14 Which Cameras Did We Consider
2:55 CAMERA CHOICE ANNOUNCEMENT!
3:08 Reason Why 1
3:42 Reason Why 2
4:12 Reason Why 3
4:38 Reason Why 4
5:05 Panasonic for Life?
6:41 Ending
#panasonic #lumix #lumixs5ii

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@Chris707ac Жыл бұрын

The Lumix S5IIX is great, they are going to be mentioned more in the next couple of years that’s for sure

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

It is an impressive camera for sure. It is always great to see how this impacts the innovation of other companies!

@alazaruz 11 ай бұрын

Very truuue. I love my new camera. Coming from a Canon 5d mkii to Lumix S5iix Keep up the great videos man. 🔥 -CHRIS*STARR 🤓❤️✌️

@Democratiser 4 ай бұрын

@@alazaruzI have a 5D III and am seriously contemplating the S5 II or IIX. Is there anything you miss about the 5DII? Did you ever use Magic Lantern? If so how does the S5II compare?

@ActionXander Жыл бұрын

I just ordered a Panasonic S5II as well. My first full frame as well! It's crazy how much money you save and still get quality tech

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@jonsil001 9 ай бұрын

Wow I've looked at the bundles on B&H and this time Panasonic isn't playing, they've really come for the market and are intent on catching up with (or trying to kill) Sony. The lenses are being heavily subsidised to get people on board. It's a great camera as well, so it's a winning strategy.

@LarimoreStudios 9 ай бұрын

It definitely is a unique strategy but a helpful one for sure

@Sneaky-Sneaky 10 ай бұрын

The Lumix S1H II looks to be a barn burner for a higher level cinema camera at a great price !

@gogunow Жыл бұрын

Hey, great review, great choice and great videos! You definitely deserve more subs. Keep up the good work!

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words!

@AllThingsFilm1 Жыл бұрын

My mirrorless experience started out on the Panasonic GH5. A camera versatile enough that I was able to shoot a feature film with it. I eventually switched to the BMPCC4K. And to this day, I still love working with BRAW. But, as a low budget/indie filmmaker, I really needed reliable autofocus to improve production and post. I eventually moved to Sony. Going from the a6400 to the a6500, then the A7iv and now the FX30. But, like you said, it's good to be able to move around to different brands to open up your choices. I am now looking at the Panasonic S5iix. I still want to hold onto the FX30 because it really is a fantastic camera for its features and price. Having had experience with Panasonic, I have always loved the skin tones that their cameras provide. And as a filmmaker, the waveform, vectorscope and shutter angle in the S5iix are important features to work with. That being said, there are still some Sony cameras yet to be released in 2023 that I want to look at before doing anything. At this time, the FX30 meets most of my needs. So, I am in no rush to run out and get more cameras. This year has been a crazy year for new camera releases. In fact, quite overwhelming. All the better to step back and assess my desires and needs before taking on more gear.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

This is great insight! There are a lot of great cameras coming out. I am a big advocate for testing the camera before you buy it to save yourself from headaches later.

@Aviciiz Жыл бұрын

The skintones of the S series are way better than that of the GH5. I'm sure you will like it

@TexpatOTG Жыл бұрын

That's a new and interesting experience. I never have heard anyone using the theft of their primary camera gear as an opportunity. Good luck with your new stuff - Cheers.

@sirwillemgaming9686 10 ай бұрын

A friend of mine use GH4 and I am blown away by how good the camera is. Color grading is really good even if the AF isn't as good as Sony but it still does the job. :D

@mirrormestudio Жыл бұрын

That sounds good. We just reviewed S5ii a month ago in our channel. That's a great camera as you said. Subscribed!

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks!

@joemadsenphoto 9 ай бұрын

Great camera choice. I have the original S5. Love the colors and ergonomics of the camera. Enjoy!

@LarimoreStudios 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@PERIKLISTSINTZAS Жыл бұрын

Best choise! I have s5 and i am thinking of buying s5iix .Lumix has something in the picture quality that makes this camera the most versatile precious tool for any kind of work.Weddings ,spots ,shortfilms etc.The color science,stabilization ,iso,battery ,great dynamic range,plus improved autofocus and the cinema quality picture at this price of range is unbeatable

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely coming to love some of their features!

@artistjoh Жыл бұрын

I too moved to Lumix from Canon, but to MFT and now have the G9, GH5 M2, and GH5S, and lenses. I do have Sony for full frame, but I never enjoy the Sony's and use MFT 90% of the time. I sold my Canon 1Dx and Canon glass and don't miss them at all.

@joylandimmanuel9975 Жыл бұрын

Newborn But IT'S A CRAZY SLAYER in CINEMATIC🙏🏽 And Now Im Waiting for UPCOMING SONY APS-C this July to Match this PANASONIC Beast😁

@Abdi_Mohamed_ Жыл бұрын

Even though the autofocus might not be on the same level and Sony and Canon I genuinely believe they are just a couple of firmware updates away from being among the best out there! Good buy

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good insight on the firmware updates!

@hellotoddsky 9 ай бұрын

I quote my Canon colleague: 'This has Canon focus hands down. Not quite up there with Sony yet but shoulder to shoulder with my Canon cameras'. 😄

@LowellProductions 11 ай бұрын

welcome to Lumix sir. Cheers

@Giovanni-Giorgio Жыл бұрын

Waiting for my S5II to arrive. I will use it as a b-cam first next to my a7iv due to the set of sony lenses i already have for it. I have a feeling it might become the a-cam soon.

@DouglasDoNascimento Жыл бұрын

First, I am sorry that somebody stole your stuff. Second, I fully agree with your conclusions about the S5IIx. This was a great review and I wish you well.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@monstablocka2784 10 ай бұрын

i bought them. interestingly what impressed me the most was the stabilisatoon

@doolittlegeorge Жыл бұрын

Have been looking at a OneWheel XR for actual shooting but for me anyways the only fun in using any 35mm formatted equivalent system is trying out new and old for going about the same idea namely just trying to capture a moment...save that, share that...become part of a community, create a community.

@tangentmediaafrica5660 11 ай бұрын

That's a very sober and objective video. Sometimes, good things don't have to cost more than their competitors.

@tangentmediaafrica5660 11 ай бұрын

Solid video! We've subscribed!!

@IanSnape Жыл бұрын

I've also recently switched my A7iv over to Lumix but just the S5ii for me. The camera is awesome so many great features and the AF to me is solid! Im not someone who soley relies on AF but when its required i can say without a doubt its more than reliable in comparison to Sony. The colours are alot better also i have to agree, beautiful image straight from the Panasonic Conversion LUT, something i cannot say for Sony. Alot of my commercial work is shot on Fx6 + FX3 cameras which are staying for now but i do think Lumix is right up there knocking on the door!

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

These are great points! The FX6 is a great camera with a ton of great features but the panasonic S5II series has a lot of great run and gun abilities!

@mystify7422 10 ай бұрын

really you think the s5ii has better autofocus than the sony a7iv??

@LarimoreStudios 10 ай бұрын

@@mystify7422 I haven't used the A7IV, only the A7SIII and A7III. My guess is that it isn't better, but it is pretty good. I haven't been overly impressed with the AF but it has been usable a decent amount of the time

@IanSnape 10 ай бұрын

@@LarimoreStudios Ive used the S5ii for a while now and its solid, i have absolutely no compaints or regrets about selling my sony A7iv the S5 is way better for video, the image and setup is ace. I think people hate hearing bad stuff about Sony lol, but Lumix in my opinion is much more welcoming and offers a hell of a lot more for you money.

@paulsehstedt6275 11 ай бұрын

I had Canon and Sony too, but switched to Panasonic and Leica. Best move ever

@Slipsch Жыл бұрын

The Red Komodo X is already out. S5IIX autofocus is an improvement, but not the most reliable and be a little temperamental sometimes. Still haven't figure out why it does weird stuff sometimes. It's unpredictable, so I still end up using manual focus for client projects..

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Yes, I wouldn't depend on the autofocus for all situations but for talking head it was pretty impressive

@daniellove162 11 ай бұрын

I'm really curious about the Moir issue. No OLPF is the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on this camera.

@LarimoreStudios 11 ай бұрын

There is definitely some Moire that I am noticing. In a lot of situations that camera works great, but we have had the Moire challenge on occasion

@sajjadsalar 11 ай бұрын

If they fix the AF in 120 fps modes, then it would be truly game changing cause atm for weddings video work, its not practical otherwise brilliant choice and camera.

@LarimoreStudios 11 ай бұрын

It definitely isn't a perfect camera. For the price point it does accomplish a lot

@pizzabrews2dudes 8 ай бұрын

Panasonic gang rise up!

@ToddLloyd 11 ай бұрын

How do I get that lens bundle? I think I just missed it. How often does Panasonic do this promotion?

@LarimoreStudios 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I think it is long since gone... Not sure if they will offer it again or not.

@IslandFilmMaker Жыл бұрын

Smart move Mate, you won't regrets it for sure!

@marinrealestatephotography Жыл бұрын

That does sound like a good bundel. Now I have to subscribe to your channel :)

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Omgiamsotriggered 9 ай бұрын

Another great thing is that blackmagic joined the L mount allience and their new 6k cinema FF camera will be an L-mount. So youre gonna be able to use those lenses straight out of the box.

@reZer69 10 ай бұрын

with S5 mk2 X i'll never look at other brands... Lumix 4 life! Best of all.

@LarimoreStudios 9 ай бұрын

It is a great camera but I am always fascinated by new tech so I’m sure other brands will attract me again

@rajasjaywant 11 ай бұрын

What camera what this shot on? The Panasonic S5iix?

@LarimoreStudios 11 ай бұрын

Yes, it was the Pansonic S5IIx

@mathish1477 11 ай бұрын

You'll be getting the S1H 2 - well, thats my bet. It'll match, but it'll give you that video upgrade too.

@panasonicism Жыл бұрын

Sony was popular for the last several years due to the great auto focus in their cameras despite poor handling. Nikon, Panasonic have joined the race so it is only a matter of time……

@SewTubular Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that the S5 IIX RAW recording is 12-bit Logarithmic RAW recording so there is little to no advantage shooting RAW 16-bit Linear RAW recording over the 12-bit RAW.

@d30gaijin 11 ай бұрын

So sorry to hear about the break in and theft. I hate thieves! I enjoy my Panasonic GX85. Hopefully it's cheap enough no one would ever want to steal it. It works great for me.

@LarimoreStudios 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@lucasrrosa 11 ай бұрын

A little tip for students, register with an EDU account at B&H. This will give you a great discount on many things. I know it sounds silly, but a lot of people don't know that. An example is this same camera that with the estudiaste discount you get for $1,978.19, saving you 10%. Sorry for my English, this is translated in a translator.

@robertryde4938 Жыл бұрын

Howd you get that lens deal?

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

On B&H Photo Video, once you go to the S5IIX page there is a Build Bundle button on the right side down just a little ways (There is a picture of a camera + lens). It says the deal is through June 24th on some lenses and June 10th on others

@RydeEnt Жыл бұрын

@@LarimoreStudios Got it thank you man. How long did it take for it to get to you?

@panasonicism Жыл бұрын

So many KZfaqrs are telling viewers to go with the Sony brand over Panasonic. Thank God I don’t listen to KZfaq influencers to make my buying decisions. There are so many reasons in my book to go with the Lumix S5ii series of cameras. Good job.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@asmabi0003 Жыл бұрын

🤗

@aodvisions 10 ай бұрын

I might be on the same verge as well 😭lol

@user-id6gs5xj9b 7 ай бұрын

did the camera arrive how was it?

@LarimoreStudios 7 ай бұрын

Yes, we have been using it for the past 5 months or so and have really enjoyed it! It isn't a perfect camera but it does a lot of things really well!

@user-id6gs5xj9b 7 ай бұрын

what about the video quality is it near to BMPCC ?@@LarimoreStudios

@LarimoreStudios 7 ай бұрын

I like it better than the BMPCC. There is less noise in the image and I prefer the color profile@@user-id6gs5xj9b

@jaybuckets2153 4 ай бұрын

I fell In love with the S1H . Lumix color and video is crazy . The takeover has began . And when the new S1H2 comes . Sheesh

@LarimoreStudios 3 ай бұрын

I haven't tried the S1H before, I will have to check it out sometime

@jaybuckets2153 3 ай бұрын

@@LarimoreStudios A MUST!!!!

@moneyboys2010 Жыл бұрын

I can’t find that bundle 😢

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Hey Ron, I went back on the B&H page this morning and it is definitely still there. It is a small button on the right a little down the page. Hopefully you can find it or you can call B&H and ask them.

@moneyboys2010 Жыл бұрын

I have 3 S5 II for Events and need another Body. This may be the reason I pull the trigger. I check again. 🎉

@harryvlogs7833 6 ай бұрын

Well a7 4 also has cropped 1.5x 4k 60

@Not-A-Woke-Liberal 7 ай бұрын

I didn’t know Panasonic was made in China I’m going to think twice they look cheaper in quality. But I like the colors the cameras have.

@nightdonutstudio Жыл бұрын

If all my Sony camera get stolen now. I would still buy them back today. The main reason is third party lens. That is pretty exclusively for Sony. Tamron 35-150, Tarmon 70-180, Tamron 50-400, Tamron 17-28. I own all those lens. And they are so versatile with great price. I won't be able to find these on any other brand. Even though I find Sony is not as good as other brand in term of giving more features to new cameras and update recently. I still would choose Sony for the reason above. At end of the day, any camera now can produce great image and video. To me lens choice will be the factor mostly.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

This is a good point for sure. If you have an ecosystem of lenses that you like, it is hard to leave a camera system. We recently bought full frame cinema primes as our primary lenses that are EF mount but we can easily adapt them to any camera system.

@rghgamer5368 10 ай бұрын

@@LarimoreStudiosIt has been tested that ef lenses work pretty well on L mount even the autofocus does. But I cant remember the adapters name. Maybe it was a metabones one. A person has also uploaded a video here on youtube especially for that. Just mentioning it to keep that in mind.

@ds_cameraworx Жыл бұрын

I was on the S5ii/x band wagon until I learned there's no pdaf in FF 1080 60p. Only if in crop mode. Pretty disappointed about that as I like to film b-roll of people and products at 1080 60p. Sony leaving cameras behind (no firmware updates to fix lack of animal eye detect in video on A7Siii even though it's there, plus new features in similar cameras) and weird color, and canon having terrible codecs and no full size hdmi turned me off from them. I keep holding out for a hybrid that will do everything I need it to do, but that still hasn't come. I guess I'll have to pull the trigger on something eventually though. My old GH5 is feeling very limited these days.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

It is hard to find the camera that does it all! Usually there will be at least some trade offs. Hopefully you find a camera that best suits your needs!

@CarlosMendoza-oj5kv Жыл бұрын

sick of these undecided click baits where they say they are leaving a certain brand to then only say nah but we thought about it.

@KLOCinematics Жыл бұрын

4k 60 at 1.5x crop 🥴🥴 the a7siii is 3 years old and other brands still can't get this right? Also that rolling shutter 🤮 no thanks

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Totally get it. I have yet to find a perfect camera but like I said in the video, having a variety of cameras to accomplish different jobs is a great way to go.

@truthseeker6804 Жыл бұрын

sony a7iv also has 1.5x crop at 4k 60p. among the three cameras he was deciding on its only the canon r6ii that gives full frame 4k 60p oversampled from 6k and has the best rolling shutter performance among the three

@rghgamer5368 10 ай бұрын

@@truthseeker6804 but it overheats. At least thats what I have heard.

@truthseeker6804 10 ай бұрын

Both the sony and Canon overheats in 4k60p long continuous video, only the panasonic never overheats because it has a fan.

@dubanhernandocastanedamora7196 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to subscribe only for your honor to show something different

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Haha, not sure what this means but thanks for the Sub

@dubanhernandocastanedamora7196 Жыл бұрын

@@LarimoreStudios my English is not so good jajajaja

@bigrobotnewstoday1436 Жыл бұрын

Did you have insurance when your gear got stolen?

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

We did but it didn't cover everything. Luckily we were in a position where it didn't kill the business but wasn't fun either.

@bigrobotnewstoday1436 Жыл бұрын

@@LarimoreStudios Happy you guys are up and running. Might be a good idea to leave some gear at home or at some ones elses home you really trust like your parents or a brother or sisters place or best friend. There was another KZfaqr that got robbed out in L.A. he was reviewing gear and got robbed for around $70,000 and he did not have any insurance. There was another photographer that was robbed and they smashed the back of the SUV but the car behind them was a Tesla and that Tesla has a camera and it was recording and they got busted. LOL My Dad told me you might steal and get away with it for years but one day your going to get busted and then your going to prison.

@lamasteve6905 10 ай бұрын

DSLR market is dead ! No money ! iPhone ! M4/3 with Face Detect focus is even better priced and great quality ! Panasonic can buy Sony, Canon or Nikon ! Better company lower prices ! Learn the camera and get in on upgrades Lumix keep upgrading for years ! Better Company-Better People !