GH2....A real backsaver at DVinfo.net

Tim Akin · October 10th, 2011, 05:38 PM

Shot my first wedding Saturday with the GH2. I hired Jeff, a photog friend of mine, to shoot on the FX1000 as a backup to the GH2 that I was using, just because I was unsure to what I was doing. I shot with the GH2 on a Merlin pretty much from 1:00 in the afternoon to 10:30 that night except for the 35 minute ceremony. Jeff did alot of hand held with the FX. At the reception we got caught by surprise with the toast and couldn't get to the tripods, man it seemed like they lasted forever. I sent Jeff a text Sunday morning asking him how he felt and if he was sore. He replied back only his neck, back, legs and arms otherwise he felt pretty good.

I felt great with no soreness.......I think I'm gonna like this GH2!

Patrick Janka · October 10th, 2011, 05:58 PM

Yes, flying a GH2 vs a standard video cam is so much easier on the body =)

Jeff Harper · October 10th, 2011, 07:37 PM

Which lens did you use, the 20mm or 12mm?

Tim Akin · October 10th, 2011, 08:21 PM

12mm never came off.

Jeff Harper · October 10th, 2011, 09:49 PM

Yeah, the 12mm is great.

Tim Akin · October 11th, 2011, 06:09 AM

Yeah, it's just to wide at times. I see I'm gonna need something in the 40mm range that responds as well as the 12mm. For the first dance I had the dance floor flanked with the FX's on the sides and I was flying in between in the front. With the 12mm it was hard not to get one or both of the other cameras in the shot, not to mention the photog. I felt like I had to stick the camera in there face to get the shot I wanted.

October 10th, 2011, 05:38 PM	#1
Tim Akin Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newbern, TN Posts: 414	GH2....A real backsaver Shot my first wedding Saturday with the GH2. I hired Jeff, a photog friend of mine, to shoot on the FX1000 as a backup to the GH2 that I was using, just because I was unsure to what I was doing. I shot with the GH2 on a Merlin pretty much from 1:00 in the afternoon to 10:30 that night except for the 35 minute ceremony. Jeff did alot of hand held with the FX. At the reception we got caught by surprise with the toast and couldn't get to the tripods, man it seemed like they lasted forever. I sent Jeff a text Sunday morning asking him how he felt and if he was sore. He replied back only his neck, back, legs and arms otherwise he felt pretty good. I felt great with no soreness.......I think I'm gonna like this GH2! __________________ Tim

October 10th, 2011, 05:58 PM	#2
Patrick Janka Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 623	Re: GH2....A real backsaver Yes, flying a GH2 vs a standard video cam is so much easier on the body =)

October 10th, 2011, 07:37 PM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: GH2....A real backsaver Which lens did you use, the 20mm or 12mm? __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described." Last edited by Jeff Harper; October 10th, 2011 at 09:48 PM.

October 10th, 2011, 08:21 PM	#4
Tim Akin Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newbern, TN Posts: 414	Re: GH2....A real backsaver 12mm never came off. __________________ Tim

October 10th, 2011, 09:49 PM	#5
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: GH2....A real backsaver Yeah, the 12mm is great. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

October 11th, 2011, 06:09 AM	#6
Tim Akin Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newbern, TN Posts: 414	Re: GH2....A real backsaver Yeah, it's just to wide at times. I see I'm gonna need something in the 40mm range that responds as well as the 12mm. For the first dance I had the dance floor flanked with the FX's on the sides and I was flying in between in the front. With the 12mm it was hard not to get one or both of the other cameras in the shot, not to mention the photog. I felt like I had to stick the camera in there face to get the shot I wanted. __________________ Tim