""According to the 43rumors site, the GH4 A/V interface will sell for $2199""

I wouldn't be too concerned just yet about the price of the YAGHE, possibly that "$2199" quoted is the price of the YAGHE plus the GH4. Which works out to a much more reasonable price for the YAGHE on its own that we'd expect?

im hedging my bets the 2k+ price tag is body and brick.

I have a client (I practice a little production law in Atlanta) who told me this morning that he was notified that his BM4K pre-order amount was reduced by the new price cut. He was stoked. I've been showing him my GH3 work and he's impressed but is convinced that he needs 4K (he is probably right). When he gets the BM4K, I'm going to visit his studio and check it out.

He has been so frustrated because he's planning on shooting a green screen feature with the camera. Another production house that I've dealt with in Atlanta ordered two for their green screen studio. Seems like everyone is hooked on 4K for green screen these days. I think that that studios Canon 5D Mark III green screen work with music videos has been excellent, by the way.

While I love my Panasonics for doc work, I'm wondering if the old BMCC will fall in price some more. My wife shoots audition interviews for popular reality shows on Canon and has invested in some nice glass. I would be willing to take the plunge into a BMCC if the price got lower.

With the GH4K looming, options are ever increasing for the middle class filmmaker.

Slow clap for Vitaliy's takedown of whiners. This camera looks AMAZING.

To answer Kholi, I'd say anything up to $2,500 body only would get a preorder from me right now, so $1,700 sound great.

That's great news as the EVF was one of the biggest letdowns of the GH3.

If you ask me, this guys need to recall GH3s and replace optics. As it seems like design issue.

If $2,199 is for both camera and brick (with lower street pricing), then I definitely will be one happy camper. That would very much help Panasonic's sales figures too. Almost $4,000 for both would be a deal breaker for many.

I guess we'll know for certain pretty soon.

There is NO WAY it's going to be $2199 for both. Just look at the general price range of OEM XLR and SDI accessories. The Sony XLR thing for the A7 or a99 is $800, and it only does sound! $2199 does seem a smidge high but I just don't see how it could be less than $1500.

Hi all, I think I know the answer to this, but if I want to shoot with the GH4 and just use the highest 1080p mode (200 Mbps)...Can I use my old SD cards?

I know Panasonic and Sandisk are releasing ultra high speed SD cards in time for the GH4, but I wasn't sure if that was only for 4K footage.

Anyways I have a bunch of SanDisk Extreme 32 GB 45MB/s and a 95 MB/s or two. Was wondering if they would all be useless inside a GH4.

Lumix lineup of lenses is pretty high, for such a young brand, GH4 will have no problems on focal lenght when using original lens.

@endotoxic

And to think that there are almost as many Olympus lenses that it can use as well. Not to mention legacy 4/3s lenses and then all of the MF lenses. M4/3s is alive and kicking.

Guys, let us not speculate on the prices, let's talk about features, bitrates, ergonomy, codecs, design etc, cause there are very good ideas and oppinions around. Don't make this carefully moderated community look like a rumor driven bunch of morons, please.

@Trackzillas...I'm not sure if I agree with this (fully)

... enabling 4K 10bit 422 via Micro HDMI port will make decrease YAGH sells by 95% guaranteed, that's their only selling point for really selling the YAGH..

I think its real selling point is the XLR feature and basic "pro" connections for the Professional users. This is what people were asking them for. It turns this hybrid into a real professional tool. I also don't believe the hype some people are suggesting about the "brick" being $2,000+. That does not make any sense. Several hundred dollars maybe. I could be wrong but I hope Panasonic doesn't shoot themselves in the foot with this. If they keep it reasonably priced then more people would spring for this add on.

Oh yeah,... Kholi's video on the BMPC made me pause big time. I was so set on the idea of this GH4K (still am)...but...RAW...4K....God help me.

@DailyFilmFix, the BMPC (BM4K) likely has interest for many shooting greenscreen because of it's global shutter. Tracking and compositing footage sourced from cameras with rolling shutter can be problematic for post, global shutter will be an advantage, and compositing from 4K source will also be helpful, yet require more hardware resources in post.

If you do decide to purchase a BMCC, remember that it does suffer from moire in some instances, and your wife is probably not going to be able to control all the talent's clothing attending auditions. The good news is Kholi has been testing an OLPF for BMCC EF camera, hopefully this will soon be finalised and released commercially, then for the MFT mount BMCC. As for the BMCC, if you're strictly intending to use it for ProRes recording, you may consider selling the license/USB key in Resolve to recover some of the camera purchase price. That is, if you're not a keen colourist or have comfort grading in your NLE using standard tools or other tools like Colorista II or the like with ProRes HQ files. GH4K is also interesting, and looking forward to see what the folks here come up with after some hands on and post.