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The Panasonic Lumix GH3 - Manchester and Salford Quays Demo Clips

2,399 views · Published 19 February 2013 · 12:43 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Graham Houghton · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Taking the GH3 on a early morning walk with deep shadows and low sun from Manchester central, through the Museum of science and Industry, on to Trafford Wharf and Salford Quays.

I normally prefer to shoot city scenes on overcast days as it reduces the distinct highlight and shadow ratios on bright sunny days like today. It was done with purpose to see if the newly designed sensor handles any more dynamic range than the GH2. I used the bittingly sharp 12-35mm X vario lens and the Canon fit Sigma 10-20mm with a micro four thirds adaptor. The aperture was preset on the Sigma to be F8. All the 12-35mm were taken at f8-f11. The indoor shots at MOSI were ISO 3200 and F4. Video was shot in the 50 fps MOV 72Mbps mode. The Sigma lens shows less contrast and lower resolving power in stills but adequate for video giving a beautifully wide 20mm equivalent lens. The X vario lens performs superbly from f2.8 to f16 where diffraction starts to limit resolution. All still were shot using ISO 125 and the standard photostyle with +1 sharpening and -2 noise reduction. Aperture priority mode using EV where necessary. My initial impressions are that the IQ is certainly better in stills mode compared to the GH2 and fractionally better than the G5. 

Watch out for my extensive GH2/GH3/G5/FZ200 comparison test shots and the sample videos from the GH3 in AVCHD/MP4 and MOV containers.

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