The Micro Four Threads Third

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.

why'd ya sell the lens?

cause I sold my E-P1! I'm shooting film atm

it was a great lens. but atm I have a voigtlander 12mm which is even wider

but yeah $150 for the GH1 EVF is kinda a big deal.

right, esp if all i need it for is framing. i've heard the Oly optical VF mates with the 20mm lumix lens pretty perfectly, and can be had for half the price.

i won't be getting any other lenses for my lumix for a v long time (if at all, tbh), so optical is a-ok in my book

http://grab.by/7IAP

yeah the oly is good because it's in 4:3 ratio, I used the voigtlander 35mm metal one which was good but displayed brightlines in a 3:2 ratio, I never really cared about what I caught in the edges of my pictures though so ~shrug~

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4134711827_e14bb34d0f.jpg

ultra wides are def specialist lenses though, I only use mine like once or twice a month

also have been thinking that if my gf-1 is just gonna be a lo-pro fixed lens job, i should sell it and get that fujix100

how did we post at the same time O_O

yeah the fuji x 100 looks sexy, I would wait to see what reviews say

O_O

oh for sure. if the glass isn't better than the lumix, there's no point.

ultra wides are def specialist lenses though, I only use mine like once or twice a month

― .\ /. (dayo), Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:28 AM (0 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

also have been thinking that if my gf-1 is just gonna be a lo-pro fixed lens job, i should sell it and get that fujix100

― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:28 AM (0 seconds ago) Bookmark

attention stet we broke ilx

yeah I would also see about responsiveness, AF speed, menu interface, etc.

oh for sure. i'm not just gonna do it on an impulse anyway. probably can't afford it anyway!

i sent it back for an exchange :/

why?

decided i was kinda in over my head. used it for a couple days but it wasn't as portable as i'd like. great camera but i don't really require the jump in quality it provides and realized i just needed an upgrade of my point-and-shoot

not easy decision tho, it reminded me a lot of my first camera which was a old hand-me-down oly 35mm rangefinder

http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/misc/oly35SPsm.JPG

sounds like you need an s95 then

otm haha

http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/af100/

neat

zeiss and schneider to join the M4/3 consortium

:o

admrl, can you hear me?

Fantastic news.

so ... a micro four thirds or a fuji finepix x100?

maybe if i wait long enough they'll do an x100 with a four thirds system?

Highly unlikely. The X100 sensor is based around a specific fixed lens (the 24/2) - they'd have to entirely redesign the sensor (microlenses that work for interchangeable lenses, etc.) and the optical viewfinder becomes much less useful.

Closest you could do is an Olympus PEN with EVF.

you know, i thought about this all day and i don't even know why i thought this was a reasonable comparison in the first place

good info to hear that the x100 won't have an interchangeable lens any time soon

The X100 looks amazing, but I've heard that the initial firmware has some usability issues.

As nice as the MFT offerings are right now, some long-awaited updates should be arriving soon (E-P3, a true GF1 replacement, etc).

This is intriguing: http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-panasonic-will-release-an-advanced-gf-camera-and-a-new-gh-successor/

the new 12mm f2 lens looks sick

i have been out of the loop. what lens? can these things focus quickly now?

the contrast-based autofocus on mirrorless cameras is based on the refresh rate of the sensor - how many fps can the sensor deliver to the processor so the processor can detect differences and move the focus in and out accordingly. apparently the new generation of olympus's cameras can do 120 fps and thus autofocus will be very quick in normal situations (still no promises for low light). I think Panasonic has always had this capability.

the new 12mm f/2 lens (24mm equiv) is pretty awesome, has a real manual focus ring with real stops, instead of the weird focus-by-wire setup of previous lenses. it has real dof scales too! they look paltry but at 12mm everything will be in focus.

http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/1106/olympus/12mmsnap-001.jpg

pretty

The new 45mm ƒ/1.8 is intriguing too.

I had a play with the Sony NXE-5N today, and it seems super-sweet. Looks perfect for replacing the tonne of glass and over-sized body I'm carting these days. Anybody got any opinions on them?

(There's also rumoured to be a Nikon mirrorless next week, but with a 2.7x crop! wtf?)

the criticisms I read about the NEX are that 1. menu system completely aimed at newbies, not intuitive at all and 2. the lenses are just ok and 3. the body is super small and thin, but isn't very ergonomic or user friendly? only an extended test run will tell you if these things are tolerable though.

That's been my impression as well, though I've only spent a couple hours futzing with a few display models. I suppose I could adapt, but the bodies felt very awkward coming from my GF1.