Comments on: Panasonic GF1 Reviews and Resources

By: Bernie

Bernie — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:05:04 +0000

Here is the bottom line. SLRs are bulky. Quality lenses for SLRs are huge, and very expensive. Travelling with an SLR requires a separate bag just for the gear unless of course you have an all purpose zoom which is at best a compromise.I know, I have used an SLR for years. M3/4 cameras are small, their lenses are also small, and can be made quite good with software correction. For a very small sacrifice in quality, one can have an excellent camera with fine lenses and greal portability.

By: Jasli

Jasli — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:45:40 +0000

Yes. I totally agreed with TOM.

Why need a beef up sheep when you can have the whole cow?

C’mon guys!

By: tom

tom — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:11:01 +0000

Why would anyone go 4/3 just to save a “little weight and bulk” from the pentaprism…and, on top of that, spend close to $200 for a separate viewfinder that SLR already have via the pentaprism???…no clear reson nor advantage…SLR more complete, slightly bulkier and heavier,has everything you need and will need…look, i.e, at Pentax SLR size, Canons,…small enough (compared to GF-1) and very complete systems..

By: bob

bob — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:13:15 +0000

It looks like the GF-1 has a slot to plug in an electronic view finder (not just an OVF, like mentioned above. If it uses the same technology as the G1, it can and will zoom with any lens attached and provide 100% frame coverage.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:52:18 +0000

Please CCD, Please CCD. Leica on the EP-1 is useless.

By: Rino

Rino — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:54:39 +0000

I do not know if the -have o.i.s o stabilizer -is a serious problem

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:51:04 +0000

I think those of us who are asking for an OVF in a m43 camera should perhaps reconsider the possibility of that.

The problem is with accuracy. I had the G10 with an OVF but it was so frustratingly inaccurate that I wondered why Canon bothered putting that in…and that is a fixed lens camera.

The question is, how do you put in an OVF which remains accurate with any lens you mount on?… What happens when you mount on a zoom lens? You need the OVF to zoom with it? It would be impossible to sync your OVF with all the lenses you mount on the body. Imagine 18-270!

LCD live view may not be the best viewfinders but hey, if you want a reasonably accurate OVF in a semi-pro camera and weight is not really an issue, go buy a dSLR. Remember that the Canon 500D is only 480g without batt.

This cam fits right into that gap between an LCD trotting PnS and the dSLR. Where you want to carry a PnS sized camera with a dSLR like quality image. In about 90% of digital cameras, i.e PnS, users use the LCD to take pictures, so I don’t see an issue with that.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:34:13 +0000

As long as the AF speed is in line with G1/GH1 (~0.2-0.3second), this is worth buying. The E-P1 (1+seconds) focuses slower than LX3 (0.7seconds) for goodness sake!! That is the reason I owned the E-P1 for only 2 weeks and sold it immediately. What kind of an SLR like camera focuses slower than a PnS!

Video with subject tracking and fast AF would be a plus as well. This has all the making of a very very consumer friendly camera…

By: Micah

Micah — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:25:41 +0000

It’s big enough, compared to a p&s…why isn’t there a rangfinder? The tiny Canon 780is has one…why don’t the two new micro 4/3 cameras? A hot shoe viewfinder is not a true solution, because it prevents using external flash at the same time.

That’s the only thing that kills my interest. And it does so utterly.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:04:57 +0000

That’s been pretty much my thoughts so far as well Samantha. (Although, I don’t know I would call a camera cute, my sentiments are quite similar.)