To me the value in this is for us Newbies. More experienced guys can afford to be jaded about all these tests, but you overlook the value of information that is all over these tests not specifically about the pixel peeping, DR, Resolution etc. Little tidbits that we didn't know are all over these tests and I find it highly valuable and informative.

Now as regards the GH2, it's great to learn more and more about how to coax even more out of the camera. It's amazing to think that we're still getting more and more out of it after all this time. Just when you think we've maxed out on the quality of image, there's another level achieved. I'm very excited to learn more techniques to get around the GH2 limitations and cameras in general for that matter. I've learned something from every Shootout so far.

Well, I don't know if I'm the only one, but I picked H as HANDS DOWN the only viable answer for the GH2. I can pick out that motion cadence / slight artifacting a mile away. If H is seriously not the GH2, I'll be pretty disappointed in myself. I admit I'm not as good as others in detecting comparative differences in dynamic range and other important aspects of an image, but the motion usually is a dead giveaway for which camera is which, at least to me.

@JPB1138 Oh no, of course not. I freaking love my GH2, I'd be shooting on that over any camera under 10k currently out right now. I really love the image that comes out of this little guy and have simply become accustomed to its minor drawbacks enough, that I can spot them instantly when they happen to come up. But yeah, H was definitely among my top 3.

You will be shocked by the top Hollywood director who chose the GH2. A personal fav of mine. Made me feel good (but Im not allowed to tell, sorry) :-)

Seriously I'm gonna pull my hair out waiting for a month trying to guess which is which, @driftwood, if you find it in your mercy just to pm me which camera H is, I'll be satisfied, even if I don't get to know the rest until next month.

H is an incredible camera. Thats all Im saying... I feel it would ruin part 2 if I mentioned it. So I'm not gonna be the spoiler. Sorry.

I did think about putting V and K in the first two boxes though! :-)

Nice little show.. My ancient macbook leveled the field even more to the point where only the iphone was discernible (drastically lower resolution). Every shot was choppy, so no sense of motion whatsoever. I even had a hard time saying which I preferred as they where so much alike.. I recall one of the shots having very annoying light glare in the actors faces and wether that was a makeup issue or lighting; impossible to tell. On this computer, that is.

One thing which I thought about; the limited amount of time for this might have made it more difficult for cameras where the image isn't nice "out of the box", in other words footage that is meant to be processed a lot further. When I say limited amount of time, I mean – 1.5hrs for lighting and another 1.5hrs for coloring can be plenty, however – (and this part is unclear) - if you do not know the set up in advance and have no clear objective with the particular setup (other than to render it nicely) it becomes such a technical shoot. And this could be seen from all DoPs wish to retain the window imagery. Adjust accordingly. Now, take the Alexa for instance, it's image straight out of the box is really pleasing to the eye, bending it in post is a joy. I haven't tried the f65 to know if that is similar - but the gh2 does generally look very good "out of the box".

My theory from all of this is that, cameras aimed for heavy post work (not saying this cannot be done with alexa, f65) may have suffered a bit in this test; maybe more work had to be done just to get them to look like the actual scene.

@driftwood You are right - the FOV said the exact opposite about H. H is one of the widest and I was writing quickly. :)

Here are some of my thoughts on first part of the opening, before the door opens when the camera is still at a high angle.

• D and G shot (or were graded to deliver) a visibly much lower resolution than the other cameras. This can be seen in the zebra pattern on the woman in yellow's top, as well as in the tile pattern near the bottom. F had a lot more resolution than D and G but still seemed like it might have less than the others. B did fine in most areas but does more poorly than F in the detail work near the upper left corner of the frame. NOTE: D and G also did poorly in the upper left corner.

• When it comes to the yellow contents of the vase with flowers, B and E look almost as if they had additional sharpening applied or something compared to the others. Not entirely sure what caused the look, but the contours are more sharply defined - which could either be good or bad depending on the context.

• A, F, I, H and G have a noticeably redder tinge to the right curtain than B, F, C, D.

And thoughts on the section when the guest first opens the door:

• D and G show much lower resolution on the leaves outside as well, as compared to the other cameras. The consistency of this issue throughout the shot leads me to believe that it is not just a question of approach, but an actual reflection of the camera sensor resolution.

I didn't read a thing here until I saw the shootout for myself, so I can say i honestly had no idea which camera was which, and I wasn't trying to figure it out! I wasn't trying to find the gh2 amidst all the other cameras so I could just praise it for holding up, and you shouldn't either! just pick what looks best. :)

Anyway, my top 3 (in order) were B, F, and H.

everything else looked the same except for the one that was obviously the iphone, though i dont remember which one that was specifically.

@driftwood

Half the planet already knows who the secret director is. Everyone's already told their friends. lol

And F, H, and E for me, with C a distant last. Everything else is kinda ugly.

When does the Blu-Ray come out?

I can't believe so many people liked camera B. It just screams "Hey, I'm Digital - I show Life as plastic", as do most other Canons. I watched the footages in Part1 over and over again and kept telling myself: "Forget about definition and resolution and dynamic range and all that technical jargon. Instead, focus on Which footages FEEL good?", "Which one feels cinematic?" My final results were: G, F, C, I, A (not necessarily in that order). I think G was the GH2. E was okey as well. D was definitely the iPhone (no follow-focusing capabilities). While putting GH2 and even iPhone next to such big guys as Alexa, Epic, C300, F65 etc is very empowering and encouraging, the point of this shootout, I think, is to deliver a simple message: the technology is already here and at almost accessible prices, the question is, have you got the talent to deliver powerful cinematography and storytelling.

@kronstadt interesting... we're chuckling here at Driftwood Mansions! Your last point is great.