. . .somewhere I saw a suggested list of $10K in yen. Sort of makes you scratch your head, if its the same sensor as in the GH2 I guess the extra $8000 is for the audio mixing panel and built in ND filters?

 I love the concept though.

This will be my next video cam for sure

The camera is capable of 35mm lenses, so we used a PL adapter and Zeiss Ultra Primes , choosing from our set as we saw fit on the day. We chose to record on the on-board SD cards with the AVCHD codec at 24 mbs but we also opted to use the HDSDI output, recording at 100 mbs on the AVC Intra HD codec to P2 cards.
This was from a test done by crews.tv. Not particularly uncompresed but the 100mbs (they say) footage is a sight to behold. And also:

It appears Panasonic have done a superb job. This footage is only 720p and the camera isn't representative of the final build, but it's totally free from the kind of flakiness we've been used to with DSLRs. This image shows no sign of aliasing. As a result it looks smooth, detailed and rock-solid. Another benefit of no aliasing is no moire. Fine details have no false colour.

Dynamic range surpasses RED and 35mm dslr video. I also dont know if Im the last one in the world to find out, but it uses the GH2 sensor and not the GH1.

I really can't ignore this camera (even though I'm supplied with gear from my employer). I guess I can rationalize by calculating my income tax refund

. . .every feature the filthy-prosumer hoards have been begging for is built in: TC, HDMI and HDSDI out, XLR ins, and a lens mount that gives you just about every option under the sun and moon. I think with one of those B3 SD pro-video zooms and my legacy primes I could cover almost everything.