Panasonic LUMIX G85 4K Digital Camera, 12-60mm Power O.I.S. Lens, 16 Megapixel Mirrorless Camera, 5 Axis In-Body Dual Image Stabilization, 3-Inch…

Una gran cámara que cumple muy bien la grabación en 4K 30fps y 1080p 60fps con estabilización de 5 ejes y buena fotografía. Es un equipo sellado resiste a lluvia y polvo, con 2 baterías es suficiente para una jornada de trabajo, se conecta vía bluetooth sin problemas para operarla o visulizarla a distancia y su App es completa. Como herramienta de trabajo es versátil, al alcance, practica y resistente… confía esta cámara es la opción. Evidentemente no es un equipo de Gama alta profesional pero graba 4K 30fps sin restricción de tiempo, la imagen es 4-2-0 en la MicroSD y en unidad externa vía HDMI (mini) graba a 4-2-2, timelapse, rafagas automáticas para exposición, la pantalla trasera es táctil y el monitoreo de micrófono es posible con un cable de doble plug (easy) o micro con salida p/audífonos. Puedes usar una tascam en la parte superior y se obtendrá un audio de calidad y destacable. Es ideal usarla con lentes Micro Cuatro Tercios (Olympus) M.Zuiko. Una cámara que producirá $$ y podrá adaptarse a cualquier workflow.

The Panasonic G85 was my first mirrorless camera after years of using a Nikon D40 DSLR. I wanted a camera that’s good for photography and video, and the G85 has lived up to my expectations. Not only is the camera good, but I also like the well developed ecosystem of lenses and accessories, which continues to grow and improve.

Likes:
* The controls are intuitive and responsive, with many switches and buttons to quickly access the setting I need, and there’s a lot of ways to customize the controls to my preference. The touch screen further augments the physical controls, and I use it often. I also like the two custom modes on the dial to quickly access my often used settings.
* The ergonomics and hand comfort are good. Controls can be reached without straining my fingers. I can carry the camera and kit lens without a strap, and not feel any noticeable discomfort.
* It can reliably and quickly focus under low light and tricky conditions. Better than my old DSLR.
* The image stabilization is outstanding. It allows for almost effortless hand holding at normal focal lengths, and reasonably feasible hand holding at 300mm and longer focal lengths.
* The image quality is very good, better than my old DSLR in terms of dynamic range, sharpness, noise performance. Since I don’t plan on using crazy high ISO, I don’t need a larger sensor, and the compromises of an inferior system.
* Did I mention the system? Not only is this camera weather sealed, but Panasonic has a growing number of weather sealed lenses to match. One of the reasons why I didn’t go with the Sony E-mount system. I’m also enjoying the benefits of a 600mm-equivalent tele lens that isn’t ridiculously bulky and heavy.
* It actually has a built in flash. Since I don’t plan on limiting my self to an indoor studio, and don’t plan to lug around a bulky external flash, this was a must have feature for me. If Fuji would have thought of such a revolutionary idea, maybe I would be using their camera instead.
* It has the video features I need – external mic jack, tilt and swivel screen, peaking, zebra stripes, and manual exposure. Many other mirrorless cameras I looked at were missing one or more of these.
* Panasonic has addressed the early problems of stabilization humming and jerky panning with firmware upgrades. I no longer have any serious complaints about the camera, and it shows they take their camera business seriously.
* The kit lens is noticeably more capable than most other kit lenses elsewhere. Not only is the zoom range wider and longer, but it’s weather sealed to match the camera body. This is the lens I use most often.

Dislikes:
* It would have been nice to incorporate a wireless remote shutter release that doesn’t involve a smartphone, like the inexpensive infrared remote on my Nikon D40. Instead I’m forced to buy a more expensive and less convenient cable release.

Overall, a very capable camera and system, and priced lower than the competition I looked at. Looking forward to getting a lot of use from this new camera.

Compre está cámara pensando en usarla como una B cam junto con una Fujifilm XT3, me sorprendió realmente la calidad de imagen en 4K y el estabilizador funciona mejor que en cámaras Sonys o Fujis por el tamaño del sensor. La compre junto al 25mm 1.7 y es un buen combo. Recomendable

Update: Not even 6 months later and the rubber on the camera’s grip is already falling off. I contacted Panasonic and they want me to pay to ship it to a third party company, after looking up this third party repair center it’s not looking good. VERY few reviews of them and the ones that do exist are extremely negative, I’m hesitant to send my camera to them but it’s my only option. I’ll update this again if nothing goes wrong.

Update on Repair: Camera was out for two months with no ETA on the replacement part, neither Panasonic nor the third party repair company that was actually doing the service were keeping in touch and were both extremely unhelpful. I requested the camera back whether they could repair it or not since I needed it for Christmas, they offered to use the grip off of a demo unit that had never actually been used so I said yes. The camera came back and the rubber on the grip is definitely more secure, but is clearly still lifting off the body slightly in some spots. Unacceptable build quality and service on my unit for a $1000 body. Stick to Canon or Nikon for stills and if you REALLY need video (but don’t need the “rugged” build or extra features) get a Panasonic G7 of go higher end to the GH4 or GH5/G9 instead.

Video quality and amount of features are amazing for the price, stills quality is good too with high quality lenses generally being less expensive than on APS-C or Full Frame cameras. High ISO performance is nowhere near as good as APC or Full Frame sensors but in good light you should have no issues with image quality. I’ve gotten amazing looking shots at 10,000+ ISO, I wouldn’t print them but they still look fine for sharing online. Still an amazing camera given the price, they give you a $500 weather sealed lens as the kit lens for an extra $100. If you want faster autofocus, especially continuous autofocus, you’ll wanna stick with Panasonic lenses as that will let you use their DFD technology. If you use Olympus lenses you will lose this feature but if you’re mainly using single focus and are a more experienced shooter that will be switching focus modes when needed then you should be fine.