I recently purchased the Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 12-40,, f/2.8 Pro Lens. It is a weather-sealed professional standard zoom lens for the micro four thirds system. It offers a 35mm equivalent focal range of 24-80mm.

It's max aperture is at a fast 2.8 throughout it's zoom. 

The darn thing was like seven bills!

It has a customizable L-Fn button to suspend autofocus during recording when something gets in the way. The lens itself doesn't have image stabilization and is relying on the camera body itself to do that. Olympus cameras have that function, but Panasonic's line of cameras (except the GX7) don't. So Panasonic owners might want to consider grabbing a different lens. 

Focal Range

Field of view at 40mm
Overall, this Lens is awesome. I've only used cheap lens before this and I did not like them. But now most of my shots look cleaner and beautiful. This is honestly the lens I wanted the most other than the Sigma 12-35mm f/1.8 with a metabones speedbooster. 
-Tim

I recently purchased two Benro products that I thought were a necessity for making videos. 

I'l start with the..

• Benro A2573FS4 S4 Video Head and AL Flip Lock Legs Kit

• It has aluminum alloy legs with an S4 Video Head [The mid-size of 3 // S2 S4 S6]
• 69.7" Maximum Height
• 8.8 lb Load Capacity
• Weighs 5.8 lb
• QR6 Quick-Release Plate Included [which is the same size as the S6's plate but bigger than the S2's]
• Pan Bar Handle
• Integral Leveling Platform
• Anti-Rotation Leg System
• Three Adjustable Leg Angles
• Separate Pan and Tilt Drag Lock Levers

I enjoyed using this tripod because of one feature, the leveling bowl. It is blue on the tripod right under the head. What is great about this is that it can be loosened to rotate 15 degrees in any direction for easy leveling. 

WHICH MEANS.. I can use this simple leveling bowl to level my tripod on the leveling meter instead of adjusting all my legs to the right height for the current geographic slants I am experiencing. 

The S4 Fluid head is also great. It pans and tilts great for my GH4 camera. I read reviews where they had problems with it due to weight. Considering my Camera is half the size of a full frame DSLR, it isn't really a problem. Unless I'm going to be adding the GH4's output unit, microphone, external monitor, etc, etc.. I shouldn't have any real problems. 

If so I would save for the S6 head.. 

My other purchase was for the.. 

• Benro A48FDS4 Series 4 Aluminum Monopod with 3-Leg Locking Base and S4 Video Head

I did a lot of research on this monopod cause I thought, "Why would I need to buy this when I have a my tripod that also has legs??"
Well, after watching a few video reviews on this product. I came to the conclusion that it was definitely necessary. I recently did some work where 18 graffiti artist were creating their work at the fair. I had to run to three different locations at the fair and circle each spot getting pans and tilts and close ups.
With this monopod it helped tremendously. It also has the S4 video head as my tripod, so I was able to do all that cool stuff with it.
I loved the fact that I can go run and gun with it. I'd shoot for like 10 seconds, take two steps forward, then to the side. Got a bunch of different shots without worrying about stabilizing.

Great product, everyone should consider purchasing if they want to shoot events and need to move around quickly.

My problems with my own film is that I didn't record more scenes. Because when I edited the video, it peaked at 1:10. I had to add useless cuts like the second one after the establishing shot. 

• It was shaky.
• It wasn't necessary.
• It didn't make sense

I got these specs from the guide that came in the box.

Panasonic's GH series of Micro Four Third sensor cameras was always a leader in filmmaking. It is shaped like a DSLR but smaller than a Canon Rebel. It has a very simplistic look when you see it from the front. 

The button layout of the GH4 is placed to where it is easier to use and no difficulty understanding each function. At the top, you'll notice a drive wheel, hot shoe, mode dial with locking button, ISO control and white balance. You'll notice on the back that it has a flip out LCD screen about 3 inches.  
I don't really use every single feature on the camera, only the ones that will benefit my filmmaking. In general, the GH4 is geared towards filmmakers. 

With the GH4, being a vast upgrade because of the 4k capabilities it has. I, personally, shoot in 4k and don't output to 4k so when I leave it in 1080, the quality of the image is better when I go into post and do a zoom in on a shot without losing any quality. 

I love this camera, when I got it. I'm glad I upgraded, considering the price was hefty. ($1,300 or so)

I'll have some test footage out this weekend to show you the quality.