GH5 for stills?

[patrickkayak]

I mostly shoot video but really enjoy taking stills from time to time, I'm thinking about getting a GH5 but want a camera that has fairly solid still performance. How bad of quality does the GH5 have in stills? I've looked at getting a G9 because it seems more balanced but not having 10-bit 4:2:2 is hard to give up

[YellowJersey]

The GH5 should do just fine for stills. I look at it this way, if you shoot mostly video but also a bit of stills, go GH5. If you shoot mostly stills but also a bit of video, go G9.

[cc143]

Well it depends on what you want to shoot and what quality you expect to get out of it. 

It will probably be crap in low light, relatively to a larger sensor and AF will not be so fast to reliably shoot fast action with, dynamic range will be limted, but the quality will still be far better than a phone, or even a good "pro dslr" from 10 years ago.

[YellowJersey]

On 12/23/2018 at 11:39 AM, cc143 said:

Well it depends on what you want to shoot and what quality you expect to get out of it. 

It will probably be crap in low light, relatively to a larger sensor and AF will not be so fast to reliably shoot fast action with, dynamic range will be limted, but the quality will still be far better than a phone, or even a good "pro dslr" from 10 years ago.

I kind of assumed OP was cool with the MFT sensor since the main competitor is the G9

[cc143]

3 hours ago, YellowJersey said:

I kind of assumed OP was cool with the MFT sensor since the main competitor is the G9

Well sure I guess that is a possibility, I merely outlined the issues prevalent in the gh5 and I guess inadvertently G9 as well, although I understand the G9 is better at those things than the gh5 in most regards.

[Tzztr Rrtr]

Could you spend more and go Nikon Z6? Or maybe A7 III? Both cameras that are excellent all-rounders. 

 

Maybe consider the Fuji X-T3 or X-H1. Incredibly good value IMO and the feel while shooting is great.