DreiFish Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 1 hour ago, Eric Hanauer said: I’ve been shooting a GH5 underwater for several years. Manual white balance works fine down to about 100 feet. You don’t need a white card. Sand or gray rock will work. It still will need color grading in post. Final Cut Pro does a good job of this. Probably there's some individual variance on what you consider "fine," but I've shot the GH5 on hundreds of dives, and my experience aligns with Dadide's. Yes, you can white balance to 100feet depths, but the results are anything but 'accurate". The internal white balance limitations don't allow you to get a neutral result right out of camera. You might be able to achieve something more aesthetically pleasing by color grading in post, but that's a significant time investment with its own limitations compared to what Canon cameras have been achieving for decades and Sony's more recent models since the A7S III can also now do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Hanauer Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Editing video is a time investment we owe to our viewers. Color grading is an integral part of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreiFish Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 10 hours ago, Eric Hanauer said: Editing video is a time investment we owe to our viewers. Color grading is an integral part of that. Sure... but less time is required if starting from an already decent starting point. And given how thin the codecs are on these cameras, a bad initial white balance is going to make it exceedingly hard to produce pleasing results even with color grading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Hanauer Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Starting point is better than just decent on my GH5II. One click in color balance on FCP usually does it. Colors underwater are subjective. It’s not like studio skin tones. Or like rocket science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matan Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 anyone has updated release dates for housings on this camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghazzal Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 9 hours ago, Matan said: anyone has updated release dates for housings on this camera? IIRC the Nauticam GH6 housing works for the GH7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 Yes, Nauticam confirmed me the GH6 housing is OK. Camera bodies are identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matdiver Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 On 6/17/2024 at 5:25 PM, Eric Hanauer said: I’ve been shooting a GH5 underwater for several years. Manual white balance works fine down to about 100 feet. You don’t need a white card. Sand or gray rock will work. It still will need color grading in post. Final Cut Pro does a good job of this. Yep, that's my experience too with the GH5, at least in good viz in tropics. The Med is different, obviously. I use the sun/surface to WB, and grade in VegasPro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 I was just wondering if anyone has had a GH7 in the water yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 Three weeks ago I lost an incredible deal on a like new GH6 housing. The time I got a confirmation from Nauticam that iy would fit in the gh6 housing and it was gone... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 7 hours ago, Davide DB said: Three weeks ago I lost an incredible deal on a like new GH6 housing. The time I got a confirmation from Nauticam that iy would fit in the gh6 housing and it was gone... That's too bad. I almost bought a used GH6 housing as well, but decided to wait until someone else gets one in the water and tests things like WB, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 2 hours ago, SwiftFF5 said: That's too bad. I almost bought a used GH6 housing as well, but decided to wait until someone else gets one in the water and tests things like WB, etc. The price was so good that I had gone on faith. Now, knowing the Nauticam prices for a new housing and knowing that I may not even be able to sell my GH5 Kit... I think I'll stay that way and maybe invest in a new monitor or new lights. We'll see. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) 21 hours ago, Davide DB said: The price was so good that I had gone on faith. Now, knowing the Nauticam prices for a new housing and knowing that I may not even be able to sell my GH5 Kit... I think I'll stay that way and maybe invest in a new monitor or new lights. We'll see. Yeah, I hope that when the time comes to purchase a GH7 and housing, that my current GH5 and housing might have some residual value to offset the upgrade cost. We will see, I guess. Edited July 29 by SwiftFF5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 16 minutes ago, SwiftFF5 said: Yeah, I hope that when the time comes to purchase a GH7 and housing, that my current GH5 and housing might have some residual value to offset the upgrade cost. We will see, I guess. It’s the hope that kills you. Just don’t hold your breath….. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 In my home I have the most expensive doorsteps and paperweights... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Yeah, I have an old pelican case with an old Light and Motion housing for a Sony HDR-HC9... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 In the meantime, let us console ourselves with this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted Wednesday at 03:43 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:43 PM I just checked with Backscatter and they still haven't had one in the water yet. I am a little surprised at that, so the wait continues. They said they would probably know more in about a month, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humu9679 Posted Wednesday at 05:13 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:13 PM I figured it would be a Waterpixels shooter who would be first in the water with this. That advert @Davide DB makes me cry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted Wednesday at 05:43 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:43 PM Actually the first in the water with a GH7 was our ex member Interceptor. You can find his review on his website and in the latest UWP magazine issue. IIRC he states that you can achieve 1/400 strobe sync with Nauticam trigger. No feedback yet on video features. I found another FB user who is using it for photos: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/FtvvKX7ncyfEEjDD/ Nauticam didn't release a new GH7 housing because their GH6 housing is fully compatible. Problem is NA-GH6 is one of the most expensive mirrorless Nauticam housing. The exaggerated price (probably due to the number of pieces produced) is a strong disincentive to its underwater use. Under these conditions, it is unlikely that the success of the GH5 will be repeated, despite the fact that the camera has a very good performance for video and even stills. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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