Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
A great LOOKING little package. It appears this advancement by Panasonic & Olympus will lead to some interesting camera kit configurations. However, the kit shown is now a "portrait" kit... that lovely little Nokton 40 is now an 80! :-(
This technology advancement is definitely moving in the direction I'm interested in... being able to use the lenses I already own on a compact digital camera capable of high IQ at high-ish ISO. However for me a roadblock remains... the high 2.0 crop factor. I like to use wide-angle prime lenses. To use the G1, I'd have to abandon my existing 25, 28, and 35mm lenses and buy the CV 12 and 15. So I continue to wait for the DMDC ("decisive moment digital camera") - a small compact camera with ISO noiseless up to 400, no shutter lag, a big bright viewfinder, and a full-frame sensor. As I've said before, I think we'll see such a thing sometime in the next five years. And the G1 is pointing in the right direction!
This technology advancement is definitely moving in the direction I'm interested in... being able to use the lenses I already own on a compact digital camera capable of high IQ at high-ish ISO. However for me a roadblock remains... the high 2.0 crop factor. I like to use wide-angle prime lenses. To use the G1, I'd have to abandon my existing 25, 28, and 35mm lenses and buy the CV 12 and 15. So I continue to wait for the DMDC ("decisive moment digital camera") - a small compact camera with ISO noiseless up to 400, no shutter lag, a big bright viewfinder, and a full-frame sensor. As I've said before, I think we'll see such a thing sometime in the next five years. And the G1 is pointing in the right direction!
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i'm not willing to wait 5 years, might not have 5 years, so i am playing with the g1 now.
the kit lens is great, the 45-200 is making some fine images (mine is on the way) and i already have 4 wondeful zeiss m lenses that i can play with as soon as the adapter arrives.
my 21 will be a (slow) 42 and i can live with that on the street.
maybe stephen will send me a 12 to play with ...
joe
the kit lens is great, the 45-200 is making some fine images (mine is on the way) and i already have 4 wondeful zeiss m lenses that i can play with as soon as the adapter arrives.
my 21 will be a (slow) 42 and i can live with that on the street.
maybe stephen will send me a 12 to play with ...
joe
The kit lens is great and will cover the 28 and 35mm equivalent focal lengths.
I'd caution anyone considering a G1 who doesn't already have M lenses -- unless the size advantage that an M lens offers is your ultimate priority, SLR lenses are generally cheaper and will focus closer. They are of course usually bigger/heavier.
So far, my favorite alternative lens is the 24/2.8 Nikkor, which is about the same size on the G1 as the kit lens. It focuses much closer than any 24mm M-mount lens does, and has floating elements for close range correction, which to my knowledge, no M-mount lens will have. Also has great bokeh.
I'd caution anyone considering a G1 who doesn't already have M lenses -- unless the size advantage that an M lens offers is your ultimate priority, SLR lenses are generally cheaper and will focus closer. They are of course usually bigger/heavier.
So far, my favorite alternative lens is the 24/2.8 Nikkor, which is about the same size on the G1 as the kit lens. It focuses much closer than any 24mm M-mount lens does, and has floating elements for close range correction, which to my knowledge, no M-mount lens will have. Also has great bokeh.
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Ronald_H
Don't call me Ron
Another, perhaps weird question:
Is autofocus working and okay for manual focus (M) lenses and adapter?
I mean, if they move the chip, why couldn't it work...?
I guess they could engineer it... but they aint gonna. The sensor moves, but it's only to shake off dust.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
I can attest to the ability of the 4/3rd format to render shallow DOF. Much better than the typical digital P&S sensors.
Apparently most people don't care about this, but I do.
I am waiting for one camera, the size of Ricoh GRD, Sigma DP, Panasonic LX3, that has the 4/3rd format sensor in it. Fixed lens.
It maybe from Olympus, or if Panasonic is smart, that's what the LX4 will be.
Apparently most people don't care about this, but I do.
I am waiting for one camera, the size of Ricoh GRD, Sigma DP, Panasonic LX3, that has the 4/3rd format sensor in it. Fixed lens.
It maybe from Olympus, or if Panasonic is smart, that's what the LX4 will be.
bmattock
Veteran
Another, perhaps weird question:
Is autofocus working and okay for manual focus (M) lenses and adapter?
I mean, if they move the chip, why couldn't it work...?
The Contax AX film SLR cameras worked this way.
http://www.focalfix.com/reviews/film/contaxax.shtml
Since the Lumix G1 doesn't have to move a mirror and prism assembly along with the 'film' (sensor) plane, I suspect it could be done.
Will it be done? I have no idea. I think you have a very cool idea, though.