Phillym
Member
I may be confused but I think my GF 1 really out performs my M8. Photo Quality up to 13x19 is basically the same but with the GF1 showing truer colors in the purples and reds. My confusion is why I spent 5 times the amount on the Leica. The GF1 short of having a built in viewfinder is as good or maybe better. With the voigtlander 40mm I even find the MF quicker.
Mmmm, I love the smell of flamebait in the morning.
ampguy
Veteran
Try the Canon A550 with built-in zoom lens, probably < $100 on ebay. We have a 2 ft. x 3 ft. print from this camera framed on a wall.
You'll wonder why you got suckered into the GF1 after checking this out
You'll wonder why you got suckered into the GF1 after checking this out
Phillym
Member
funny you mention the A550 because I looked at that too. The poster size prints that this camera can produce are truly top of the line but then again I would be plagued with the same purple/red issue of the M8. I will just have to be content using my M8 when I know the colors suit it or use the GF1 when not printing over 13x19. Thanks for the reply.
Frank Petronio
Well-known
Well I thought the G1 was pretty close if not better than my Nikon D80 and when the M8 came out I compared D80 and M8 files and thought they were pretty darn close... the GF1 is basically the same as a G1 so it's a horserace for sure.
You just need to get an M9 to maintain weapons superiority.
You just need to get an M9 to maintain weapons superiority.
chrishayton
Well-known
At high ISO the M8 isnt anything special but at 160-320 I have to say its amazing. massive amount of resolution. Far sharper than my Canon slrs I used to own You Have to shoot raw/dng for this though
Uwe_Nds
Chief Assistant Driver
May well be.
The dp1 I recently sold did very well compared to a Canon 5D with the EF 28/2.8.
So if you are happy with the Panasonic, it saves you a lot of money.
Cheers,
Uwe
The dp1 I recently sold did very well compared to a Canon 5D with the EF 28/2.8.
So if you are happy with the Panasonic, it saves you a lot of money.
Cheers,
Uwe
awilder
Alan Wilder
The beauty of the Oly m4/3 cameras is the in camera IS, decent image quality up to ISO 1600, JPEG quality close enough to RAW to just stick with JPEG 99% of the time, unlike the M8 absolutely no focus problems due to full time live view and lastly excellent color reproduction. All these things make the Oly a better bet than the M8. The only advantage of the M8 is a lower crop factor favoring wide angle shooting and no edge smear with legacy wide angle lenses.
Ronald M
Veteran
Today I was behind a man checking out at Walgreens. He was picking up an 8x10 of a red Mustang convertible that looked pretty good. He rejected a 4x6 print of some people lined up for being out of focus.
He asked me if I knew anything about photography. Then asked if I could help with the focus problem. Sure. What kind of camera do you have. He pulls out a palm sized Casio P&S. SHOCK. I explained how the camera focuses where the brackets are in the center and that you could push the shutter half way to focus and recompose. I also advised him to read the manual. He smiled, thanked me, and left.
The point being even the Casio made a decent, not great, but decent large print. My ageing friend who ran a sucessful wedding business using nothing but Leicas for 20 years as a side line to his engineering work, has a Canon P&S and is impressed with the prints he can get. Although they are no Nikon or Canon or Leica cameras, they are pretty darn good.
He asked me if I knew anything about photography. Then asked if I could help with the focus problem. Sure. What kind of camera do you have. He pulls out a palm sized Casio P&S. SHOCK. I explained how the camera focuses where the brackets are in the center and that you could push the shutter half way to focus and recompose. I also advised him to read the manual. He smiled, thanked me, and left.
The point being even the Casio made a decent, not great, but decent large print. My ageing friend who ran a sucessful wedding business using nothing but Leicas for 20 years as a side line to his engineering work, has a Canon P&S and is impressed with the prints he can get. Although they are no Nikon or Canon or Leica cameras, they are pretty darn good.