Exact crop factors calculated for the new GH5s multiaspect sensor

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Our reader Eno made the homework to calculate the different crop factors:
I’ve calculated the exact crop factors for each aspect ratio on the GH5s based on camera specs:
3680 pixel long in 4/3 = 2x crop factor in 4/3 still mode
3840 pixel long in 3/2 = 1,91x crop factor in 3/2 still mode
4016 pixel long in 16/9 = 1,832x crop factor in 16/9 still mode
4096 pixel long in 17/9 = 1.796x crop factor in 17/9 (DCI 4K) video mode
3840 pixel long in 3/2 = 1,91x crop factor in 16/9 4K UHD video mode.
35mm means 3680×3680 = 7360 pixel long or 1x crop factor
If you add a Speed Booster Ultra to the GH5s you get in DCI 4K a crop factor of 1,275x with 35mm lenses.
If you add a Speed Booster XL to the GH5s you get in DCI 4K a crop factor of 1,149x with 35mm lenses.
Preorders:
GH5s at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera and Panasonic.
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Panasonic announced three new camcorders too

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Along the GH5s Panasonic also announced three new camcorders (details here at Explora). And here are some more accessories announced at CES:

SanDisk’s New Extreme Portable SSD, for Speed and Economy (News on Explora)
MOZA Announces AirCross 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for Mirrorless Cameras (News on Explora)
Fast & Mobile G-Technology G-DRIVE R-Series USB 3.1 Type-C SSD (News on Explora)
New Crane Plus 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer, Object Tracking and More (News on Explora)
The Ronin-S Single-Handed Stabilizer, New from DJI (News on Explora). Preorder available also on Adorama.
My Passport Wireless SSD from WD for On-the-Go Backup (News on Explora)
Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO at Adorama.

Preorders:
GH5s at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera and Panasonic.

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Full Panasonic G9 review at Dpreview: “one of the most well-balanced Micro Four Thirds camera to date”

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Dpreview posted their full G9 review:

Ultimately, we gave the EM-1 II a gold award, but the G9 walks home with a silver. Here’s why: though the two are equally competitive, the Panasonic is playing catch-up to a camera released more than a year ago. And just being competitive is not enough to earn our top mark. But it is still certainly worth your consideration.

Panasonic Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. AmazonDE. Wex UK.
GH5s at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera and Panasonic.
Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Amazon DE. Amazon UK. Amazon IT.

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Panasonic GH5S vs. GH5 Low-Light Shootout and Kai asks if it’s worth the upgrade.

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Cinema5D posted this:

The image on the GH5S is cleaner than the GH5 across the board. There is really not much more to say other than it’s by far the cleanest and most sensitive Micro Four Thirds camera that I have ever seen. It will be very interesting to put it up against the Sony a7S II.
Mind you that the GH5 can only do 12,800 ISO max – while the GH5S can go all the way up to ISO 204,800. However, it can “only” go up to ISO 25,600 when in V-Log mode.

And Kai tries to answer the simply question if the GH5s is or is not worth the upgrade:

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