seakayaker1
Well-known
Congratulations!
You will have a blast with the GF1 . . . . .
Combined with the 90/4 Elmar, you will find some wonderful results!
Life is Grand!
Dan
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seakayaker1
Well-known
Congratulations!
You will have a blast with the GF1 . . . . .
Combined with the 90/4 Elmar, you will find some wonderful results!
GF1 with Ernst Leitz Wetzar - Elmar 9cm f/4 -- ISO 100 -- f/4 -- 1/200
Life is Grand!
Dan
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robbeiflex
Well-known
No chance to try yet, as I have to stay at home due to some construction work on the house. Will give the Elmar a spin on the weekend. In the mean time here is a GF1 - Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC shot I took on the way home from picking up the GF1 at the post office:
Cheers,
Rob
Cheers,
Rob
Congratulations!
You will have a blast with the GF1 . . . . .
Combined with the 90/4 Elmar, you will find some wonderful results!
Life is Grand!
Dan
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silverbullet
Well-known
after Sicily now a few days in Krakow. Reminds me to the Amsterdam of the 70s.... let's see whether I can manage.....
Kazimierz colour by deandare06, on Flickr
checking by three by deandare06, on Flickr
Segafredo? by deandare06, on Flickr
The 20mm panny worked like a breeze with nice bokeh.
url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36573929@N00/5117750155/]
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students3 by deandare06, on Flickr
It was like dancing in the streets with my E-P2......;-)
Cheers
Bernd
Kazimierz colour by deandare06, on Flickr
checking by three by deandare06, on Flickr
Segafredo? by deandare06, on Flickr
The 20mm panny worked like a breeze with nice bokeh.
url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36573929@N00/5117750155/]
students3 by deandare06, on Flickr
It was like dancing in the streets with my E-P2......;-)
Cheers
Bernd
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Brian Levy
Established
I've looked at the format and the offerings from Olympus and see no advantage for the format as I already have an Olympus E-520 series. I can not get used to using a LCD on the back and the way to hold the camera to view it. Every time I hold a non-viewfinder camera, even the little shirt pocket digitals, I can not stop thinking about the need for a tripod. I was hoping the body the body would incorporate a built in viewfinder, maybe the next generation. If I want something smaller than the E-520, I'll see which of the E-4xx series has the smallest body and pick it up.
blazeicehockey
Brand New In Box
Love my e-pl1. Once you know how to customise it, most functions that you need fast can be accesses quite quickly. I bought an ever ready case - looks soo retro. I can't wait to try something other than the 14-42 although I am impressed with the sharpness and level of detail already.
I would love to see a micro version of the 12-60 f2.8. There again, I'd like to see a micro version of the OM4: metal framed, with built in evf and weather sealing. A real alternative for travel photographers.
I would love to see a micro version of the 12-60 f2.8. There again, I'd like to see a micro version of the OM4: metal framed, with built in evf and weather sealing. A real alternative for travel photographers.
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febreeze-showered
Member
Why not check out the G1's on Amazon? They're going for stupidly cheap prices right now. $360 with the 14-45 is a great deal. Sell the zoom for $250 and you pretty much have the camera for free. I've used the E-410 and E-620 before (and 2 E-510's), and the size difference between the aforementioned and a GH1 is very noticeable once you slap a cute little pancake on it. You won't have a zoom, but it's about the same size or even smaller than a lot of the superzoom point-n-shoots out there.
gavinlg
Veteran
I miss my e-p1 a bit, but I'm going to wait until the next generation of panasonic/olympus models that are more geared towards pro/high amateur use.
The new Panasonic GH2 has pretty startling high ISO performance - looks to be almost as good if not equal to my canon 5d! When they put that sensor in an e-p model or a GF style model, I'll buy one again.
The new Panasonic GH2 has pretty startling high ISO performance - looks to be almost as good if not equal to my canon 5d! When they put that sensor in an e-p model or a GF style model, I'll buy one again.
ChrisN
Striving
Gavin, what is it about the GH2 style that puts you off?
gavinlg
Veteran
It's just a slightly smaller version of my 5d, but worse in every way (for what I'd use it for). I'd rather just use my 5d - I can use it with lenses like the voigtlander 40mm f2 and it becomes really compact...
I'm not really a fan of the grip on modern DSLRs - I like flat bodied cameras like the e-p1/2 and the GF1/2 - much like the flat/gripless OM's. Just if you're going to get a compact camera I wouldn't compromise with one that has a grip and a fake VF hump.
Also I have to admit I find the GH2/g2 bodies hideously ugly for some reason - I know a lot of people don't agree, but I just can't help thinking it! :angel:
I'd admit that rationally the GH series is probably the most functionally useable of the m4/3 cameras. I've played with a few and they're very responsive and the VF is great. AF on the GH2 is especially impressive - probably faster than my DSLR.
gekopaca
French photographer
+1
I've got a GH1 and I love it because it's really functionally and it's a video killer, but when I shoot photographs it doesn't exciting me like my "cubic cameras" : R-D1 or GR-D.
That's why I'm waiting now for the new prosumers models (maybe RF-like ones?)
I've got a GH1 and I love it because it's really functionally and it's a video killer, but when I shoot photographs it doesn't exciting me like my "cubic cameras" : R-D1 or GR-D.
That's why I'm waiting now for the new prosumers models (maybe RF-like ones?)
S
schaubild
Guest
I'm just starting to discover the fun of using old Alpa lenses on a GH-2. Really interesting experiences and looks, and as the icing on the cake, for video too. Best gadget since a long time
silverbullet
Well-known
since last sunday I'm back from Istanbul. It was a hard test for my E-P2 in terms of rain, bad light and darkness. More challenge for my D300 but I didn't like the volume and weight.....
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/36573929@N00/
For those of us who like to make pinhole photographs, here a link to the guys of wanderlust:
Movie by pinhole - great....
http://wanderlustcameras.com/products/pinwide.html
Cheers
Bernd
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/36573929@N00/
For those of us who like to make pinhole photographs, here a link to the guys of wanderlust:
Movie by pinhole - great....
http://wanderlustcameras.com/products/pinwide.html
Cheers
Bernd
jl-lb.ms
John A. Lever
+1. Love the G1 and the cheap prices.
al1966
Feed Your Head
My wife is taking me to Istanbul for my birthday, your pictures have made me more excited.
I love my µ4/3 I prefer the ratio to 3/2 and the images match 645 in ratio better. The Panasonic 14-45 is surprisingly quite good, certainly better than most of the standard 28-80ish lenses on my 5d. However I have the original Tokina 28-70 f2.6/2.8 and that combination is really superb. But I prefer to wader round with either the G1 or Ep-1 and a 645 in the bag for those images are more considered. If you prefer 35mm rangefinders over 35mm slr then I think you will be happier with the µ4/3 or the nex. Though I have to say one place I did not think I would enjoy them is on a tripod, mounted on a tripod and composing on the rear screen is delightful.
silverbullet
Well-known
Thanks a lot!
Here a link to a greek photographer and his pinhole work together with the music from Omar Faruk Tekbilek*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1ZfhshDZNU
* Two lps I downloaded from iTunes......
Enjoy your trip!
bluey
Its all about the image..
Low light AF may not be so good. Low light images are much better than high speed color film.
the-olympus-e-pl1-review-the-best-jpeg-camera-ever/
Crop factor is a problem, as is increased DOF. So to compare to a 35mm lens, it needs to be half as long and a stop faster to get an equivalent image on 4/3.
I guess in the long term, a shrunken full frame D-SLR could be competing with monster glass on 4/3. At present, we have neither and not for the forseeable future.
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jmkelly
rangefinder user
I will know how much I like micro 4/3 in a couple of days. Just got a good deal on a used GF1. It will be interesting to see how it measures up to the R-D1.
My wife has been getting acquainted with the Panasonic G2 kit I got her as an early Christmas gift. It's a step up from her Nikon Coolpix but she's having to rethink how she does low-light shots, using higher ISO, etc. I'm wondering if I should get her the 20mm lens or an M adapter...
sacundim
Newbie
I have a G1 as my only digital camera, which I carry with me nearly always. I had a D70 before, which I never liked—in fact, I have just never liked any autofocus SLR, and APS-C DSLRs I liked worse because of the small viewfinders.
As for lenses, I've got the 14-45mm, 45-200mm, 20mm and 7-14mm; the ones I like best and always carry with me are the 20 and the 7-14.
People are always complaining about the high ISO performance of these cameras; a common claim is that my G1, for example, is unusable above ISO 800 or ISO 1000 (depending on the person making the claim). I disagree. While the photos do noticeably suffer, I routinely get keepers at ISO 1600. I do process RAW in Lightroom 3 and take care to keep the noise under control by a combination of (a) choosing relatively high black points to keep the noisy areas dark, and (b) applying noise reduction lightly.
What does bother me about the G1, performance wise, is highlight range for shooting in clear sunshine days (which is most of the year here in California).
Here's an example ISO 1600 shot (with the 20/1.7; focus was a bit off). Yeah, it's clearly noisy, but come on, it's very far from disastrous:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26665183@N00/5230261181/
For comparison, here's an ISO 1000 shot from the same night:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26665183@N00/5230861050/
As for lenses, I've got the 14-45mm, 45-200mm, 20mm and 7-14mm; the ones I like best and always carry with me are the 20 and the 7-14.
People are always complaining about the high ISO performance of these cameras; a common claim is that my G1, for example, is unusable above ISO 800 or ISO 1000 (depending on the person making the claim). I disagree. While the photos do noticeably suffer, I routinely get keepers at ISO 1600. I do process RAW in Lightroom 3 and take care to keep the noise under control by a combination of (a) choosing relatively high black points to keep the noisy areas dark, and (b) applying noise reduction lightly.
What does bother me about the G1, performance wise, is highlight range for shooting in clear sunshine days (which is most of the year here in California).
Here's an example ISO 1600 shot (with the 20/1.7; focus was a bit off). Yeah, it's clearly noisy, but come on, it's very far from disastrous:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26665183@N00/5230261181/
For comparison, here's an ISO 1000 shot from the same night:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26665183@N00/5230861050/
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