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Old 02-05-2010, 01:31 PM
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Default Panasonic GF1 + 20mm f/1.7

Does anyone have experience with the GF1 + 20mm f/1.7? I'm thinking about selling my D90 and picking one of these up as a point & shoot/go-everywhere camera.
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I don't have any experience with that camera but I found this video on Vimeo and I'm pretty impressed with the video quality.
http://vimeo.com/9235340
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I don't have any experience with that camera but I found this video on Vimeo and I'm pretty impressed with the video quality.
http://vimeo.com/9235340
actually, those were shot w/ the GH1, not the GF1. but yeah, cool vids (esp since i'm in fredericksburg, haha).
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Haha whoops, I was too quick to post
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Sweet videos! :-) Looks like the GF-1 does a pretty good job at video also (I'm more than OK with 720p vs 1080p).
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ARRRGH! The wait is killing me! The GF-1 + 20mm f/1.7 should be here any minute... but UPS is being slow this week. I want it nowwwwwww!
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haha. i'm curious to see a 140-400/2.8.
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^ That, and an effective 280-800/5.6 with the 2x teleconverter that I'm getting soon!!!! hahahaha If only it autofocused and had VR on the GF1... if only... lol
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IT'S HERE!!!!!!





First impressions:
-SOLID feel/build quality (it weighs just as much as the D90! Whoa.)
-FAST autofocus in dim conditions with poor contrast subjects... accuracy TBD
-intuitive interface, but cumbersome menus
-quick startup, comparable to a DSLR
-From what I've seen thus far, it has VERY VERY VERY high quality video output for something of its size... this easily comes close to the DVCPro 720p/60 encoded footage that my HVX200 shoots at work... but it's AVCHD Lite or Motion JPG encoding, which can cause motion artifacts in some situations. Final Cut Pro was able to read in the footage in the Log & Transfer window though.
-it plays nice with slow/old 2 GB SD cards, fast 8GB SDHC cards, and ultrafast 16GB SDHC cards.
-buttons are where I'd want them to be for video or for stills
-the LCD is very high resolution, and since it's the only through-the-lens-look at how the camera has focused, that's critical... but it looks good to me!

I'm looking forward to playing with this cam in the next few days
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