The Micro Four Threads Third

makes sense. ok, i'm breathing again, thanks.

keep the camera intact and use lots of bubble wrap and padding, it'll be fine

What's the lens? If it's the 20mm, it'll definitely be better left on there, well padded. In fact, unless it's some huge zoom, I think it'll be fine anyway.

20, yeah. My friend says she has things taken care of. Let go and let God.

Camera misplaced/lost/stolen/fell out of bag/???? on Friday night while out with old pal and at a party with strangers.

Totally gutted.

dude :( it'll probably turn up in a few days, try calling back.

else look on ebay for GF1s being sold in MN w/o accessories

I almost left my e-p1 on a bus in thailand, some guy gave it to me just as I was stepping off the bus.

yeah i've been keeping my eyes peeled on CL and ebay, and have been pestering everyone i know about it's whereabouts

:((((((

feelin you

Oh, man, what a nightmare. Do you have contents insurance that covers lost/stolen items outside the home?

Fingers crossed it'll turn up!
I left my backpack in a pub after an all day drinking session and only realised in the morning I'd left it somewhere, I couldn't remember where I'd been either.
I phoned every pub in the area and finally found the pub, someone had handed it in, I couldn't believe it.

i have been pestering every single establishment/person i was with that night about its whereabouts. theft seems less and less likely, and the worst possible situation seems more likely: it fell out of my messenger bag on the ride home

mess bags are always a little tilted, and the cam was sitting on top of clothing, which means that it literally could have rolled out of the bag and i might not have noticed it (i was listening to headphones on the bike path)

blech. i have no camera now :(

sorry to hear this :(

jesus, gbx, sympathies

can you claim on insurance?

dont thimnk so, not definitively stolen

If you have home insurance, it's be worth giving the company a call.

yeah so

thinkin about sucking it up and buying another cam

now the q is: used GF1, new GF1, or wait another six or so months for the GF2 to come out (which apparently will have an in body EVF???)

Still coveting the GF1+20/1.7; if I had the money I'd snap a used one up like a shot. There's always going to be a better model round the corner (unless you really missed the EVF?), I'd just go with what you know. Though the original Oly Pen (EP1) is now half-price in some places (though inferior in most ways).

I'd just go with what you know

yeah this makes sense. i'd just gotten comfortable with the thing when it got nicked.

gonna do some financial soul-searching here

Def used if you can find one right? Built like a fine-precision brick.

next q:

never bought anything from abroad on ebay (there are CHEAP NEW GF-1s in like taiwan) except for the $15 faux-leather skin for my old one (from Japan, from the manufacturer).

slightly nervous about wiring $700 overseas and not having much recourse if they are shady. is it worth $100 for, uh, transactional insurance, or am i just a) a noob or b) some kinda racist

the E-PL1 can be had new for as low as $525 on amazon... and it takes the olympus vf-2 evf, which by all accounts is better than the gf-1's EVF... and the AF speed is nearly on par with panasonic cams after the latest firmware.

as for q2 IME it's better to stay local when buying, check out photography forums for sale sections. these cameras in general are cheaper in the states than in Asia, believe it or not. for example this GF1 body is only $400 shipped. lots of gear forums out there, check out getdpi, fred miranda, mu-43, four thirds forum, etc. etc.

i have it now :D

Hurrah!

inexplicably brought it to work. like, just to have it nearby or something.

i usually keep mine nearby tbh

http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/v-lens/micro-ft/index.html

http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/v-lens/micro-ft/25-0.95-top.jpg

gf1 on its way 2 me

=D

what lens u get?

20mm package + 8gb card

i don't really know anything about the lenses :/

it was between that and a 14-45 lens

you made the right choice

one of us

good to know but why is it better? the 14-45 is a zoom right

i'd been wanting one of these for awhile thx to this thread btw. can't wait

better glass, according to CW

good to know but why is it better? the 14-45 is a zoom right

― (ㅅ) (am0n), Thursday, December 2, 2010 2:40 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

faster lens (2-3 1/2 stops faster depending on what zoom length)

better image quality

smaller, doesnt look like your camera has a chubby

lighter

its pretty awesome but.. maybe i should have waited for the gh2 since its got the viewfinder and high iso capability. the viewfinder for gf1 is like $150!

the lack of a VF is the only thing that bugs me about the gf1. i keep holding out hope that they'll upgrade the EVF but i have a feeling that'll never happen

do you have the current one

nope. and have never tried it out, either, mostly because THE INTERNET says its subpar. then again, i think there's a heavy helping of camera dork perfectionist at work in the reviews i've read where dudes are all "it can't do fine manual focusing" because i use AF basically all the time. i just want it for framing and bright light situations that glare out the screen

have considered getting an optical VF (like a voigtlander or oly). they're cheaper and look hella classy

thinking about this

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-7-14mm-Micro-Four-Thirds/dp/B0028Y5GKK

wait, no I'm not, it's almost a bill

I had that 7-14mm, had a bitch of a time selling it on the used market. you can find them for like 7-800 nowadays

nope. and have never tried it out, either, mostly because THE INTERNET says its subpar. then again, i think there's a heavy helping of camera dork perfectionist at work in the reviews i've read where dudes are all "it can't do fine manual focusing" because i use AF basically all the time. i just want it for framing and bright light situations that glare out the screen

have considered getting an optical VF (like a voigtlander or oly). they're cheaper and look hella classy

― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Saturday, December 4, 2010 2:22 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

if you only use the VF for framing, there won't be a big diff between the GF1 EVF and the GH1 EVF. if you're always using it to check critical focus on your flower shots or w/e then yeah it might be a big deal. but yeah $150 for the GH1 EVF is kinda a big deal.

optical VFs are pretty good, I used on on my E-P1, no complaints

errr $150 for the GF1 EVF.