"Panasonic G series" Owners Thread

rookies said:
Aps-c is suppose be better than m43??? Bigger sensor less iso noise?? Bodies nt that much bigger but lens prolly are

Grrrrrr I want a good mini slr which I dunno as coming down from a big slr bout see image quality drop on compacts that why looking at mini slr.
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All I can say is I've not noticed image quality drop off and I've come from a 5D2, but that's just my opinion. Nothing anybody can say on here can really help, you really need to try a selection out, or if you know anyone with this gear give it a go. ;)
 
ShrubMonkey said:
All I can say is I've not noticed image quality drop off and I've come from a 5D2, but that's just my opinion. Nothing anybody can say on here can really help, you really need to try a selection out, or if you know anyone with this gear give it a go. ;)
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That the trouble no one to borrow one off

Do Jessops still have the 30 days no quibble return?
 
rookies said:
Which 4/3 you got at moment before GH3
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If you look to the left, it tells you under my username. G3 and G5 (the G5 was the one that got me to ditch the 5D2).
 
arad85 said:
If you look to the left, it tells you under my username. G3 and G5 (the G5 was the one that got me to ditch the 5D2).
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Sorry I was posting on iPhone using app yesterday
 
Spy said:
That is slightly higher than what I was expecting.

I thought they would price it to compete against the OMD i.e. £999 body only
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Yeah me too, given you can get OMD under £999 it seems better value on paper than GH3 for stills work. Further still getting my G5 for just over £400 seems like a real bargain
 
rookies said:
Aps-c is suppose be better than m43??? Bigger sensor less iso noise?? Bodies nt that much bigger but lens prolly are

Grrrrrr I want a good mini slr which I dunno as coming down from a big slr bout see image quality drop on compacts that why looking at mini slr.
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I find that at low to middling ISO's, if you don't pixel peep, there's really no drop in image quality between my aging G1 and my 5D.

What body and lenses are you using at the moment? If you are using an entry level DSLR and ho-hum lenses you may actually see an increase in quality :D I think some people expect to go from a DSLR with good lenses to MFT with a kit lens but the same rules apply, you have to use good lenses if you want the best results and you have to process shots to get the best out of them. Use good lenses and process your shots well and I doubt you'll be disappointed with MFT.

The biggest issues with my quite old G1 are that the higher ISO aren't good and the DR is limited but the in view histogram helps enormously with the latter.
 
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woof woof said:
I find that at low to middling ISO's, if you don't pixel peep, there's really no drop in iomage quality between my aging G1 and my 5D.

What body and lenses are you using at the moment? If you are using an entry level DSLR and ho-hum lenses you may actually see an increase in quality :D I think some people expect to go from a DSLR with good lenses to MFT with a kit lens but the same rules appliy, you have to use good lenses if you want the best results and you have to process shots to get the best out of them. Use good lenses and process your shots well and I doubt you'll be disappointed with MFT.
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Am coming from a canon 7d with a range of L lens such as 100mm macro L lens 17-40 l lens a few others
 
rookies said:
Am coming from a canon 7d with a range of L lens such as 100mm macro L lens 17-40 l lens a few others
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I'd class the 17-40mm as ho-hum on APS-C :D and opinion about 7D image quality has been divided since day1 so I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with a good MFT body and lens combo if you use nice lenses and process your shots well.

My G1 + Voigtlander 25mm or even when fitted with my Minolta 55mm (on MFT I'm only using the centre of the lens) can compete with my 5D + a very nice prime but when fitted with a 14-42mm kit lens it struggles much more, as you'd expect it too.
 
woof woof said:
I'd class the 17-40mm as ho-hum on APS-C :D and opinion about 7D image quality has been divided since day1 so I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with a good MFT body and lens combo if you use nice lenses and process your shots well.

My G1 + Voigtlander 25mm or even when fitted with my Minolta 55mm (on MFT I'm only using the centre of the lens) can compete with my 5D + a very nice prime but when fitted with a 14-42mm kit lens it struggles much more, as you'd expect it too.
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Hmmmm

As you know more than me name the camera and lens go for but not too pricey as hoping recup some cash pay card off.

GX1 with the PZ lens?
 
rookies said:
Hmmmm

As you know more than me name the camera and lens go for but not too pricey as hoping recup some cash pay card off.

GX1 with the PZ lens?
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No one can really tell you that for certain. They are all great cameras if you have the right lenses, but only you know which will feel better in you hands or whether you can live without a viewfinder.
Personally I can't so I'm limited to which models I can use, but other people are perfectly happy using the screen only.
As has already been said, get yourself to a shop and have a play about with some, then you'll be able to narrow down the selection. This may not be the best time to buy anyway due to the new models coming out,
 
rookies said:
Hmmmm

As you know more than me name the camera and lens go for but not too pricey as hoping recup some cash pay card off.

GX1 with the PZ lens?
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As I'm using a 1st generation camera I'm not the best person to ask. My point was that even a 1st gen model can compete with a good DSLR at low to middling ISO's if you use a nice lens, process shots to get the best from them and avoid pixel peeping and looking for clues.

In your place (and as I like VF's) I think I'd look at the Oly OM-D E-M5, Panny G5 or possibly even wait for the GH3 to come out. Pick yourself some nice lenses and I think you'll be ok :D
 
woof woof said:
As I'm using a 1st generation camera I'm not the best person to ask. My point was that even a 1st gen model can compete with a good DSLR at low to middling ISO's if you use a nice lens, process shots to get the best from them and avoid pixel peeping and looking for clues.

In your place (and as I like VF's) I think I'd look at the Oly OM-D E-M5, Panny G5 or possibly even wait for the GH3 to come out. Pick yourself some nice lenses and I think you'll be ok :D
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How much are nice lens which lens should I look at please I get the lens sorted then decide on
Bodies
 
rookies said:
How much are nice lens which lens should I look at please I get the lens sorted then decide on
Bodies
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Dude it depends on what kind photography you shoot, how much you want to spend etc. why not do some research on what's out there, check reviews and prices on camerapricebuster and then post back here for advice on your selection.
 
You can see what's available on the Oly and Panny websites plus you can browse the various well know sellers and review sites. You could also think about using legacy lenses via an adapter as basically as long as there's an aperture ring and an adapter just about anything will fit and work for manual use.

Personally I (very) mostly use wide aperture primes so that's what I'd be looking at plus a standard zoom for occasional use.
 
ShrubMonkey said:
Dude it depends on what kind photography you shoot, how much you want to spend etc. why not do some research on what's out there, check reviews and prices on camerapricebuster and then post back here for advice on your selection.
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WHS.

My lens choices may not be your lens choices :D You'd be wrong, but it's your choice to be wrong :D
 
I give up no m43 people making suggestions look above I e names 2 lens I use so that give way what I do. The dslr folks more helpful
 
rookies said:
I give up no m43 people making suggestions look above I e names 2 lens I use so that give way what I do. The dslr folks more helpful
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Grow up man, we gave suggestions and advice
 
ShrubMonkey said:
Grow up man, we gave suggestions and advice
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Am tall enough thank you
 
rookies said:
Am tall enough thank you
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Andrew you have been given the best and only advice.

It all depends on what your style of photography is and that advice will never change no matter who asks the same questions as you.
 
Galaxy66 said:
Andrew you have been given the best and only advice.

It all depends on what your style of photography is and that advice will never change no matter who asks the same questions as you.
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Hi

Ok I've gone down wrong route before with things and can't afford do it again. Most my photography is of the family little landscape and sometime macro
 
rookies said:
I give up no m43 people making suggestions look above I e names 2 lens I use so that give way what I do. The dslr folks more helpful
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Poeple have made suggestions but you don't seem to be taking things on board.

The latest camera bodies will probably be your best options but you have some basic decisions to make including do you want an EVF or are you happy with just using the back screen and what lenses, zoom or primes, and what focal lengths and aperture ranges you want.

Really, your best way forward would be to take a look at the manufactures web site to see what's available and then go to a retailers site to check prices. You can then go to a shop and handle the options and see what suits.

Or, if you want specifics... just go and buy a Panasonic G5 with a standard zoom kit lens and add a 25mm f1.4 and that combo will cover a lot of uses.
 
ShrubMonkey said:
Poor lens line up puts a lot of folks off, plus being aps-c the lenses are larger. I've thought about a nex-7 in the past, but that lens line-up put me right off
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Now that there's a Nex 35mm f1.8 I'm a little more interested and I will take a look at the following at some point...

GH3, Nex 6, Fuji Xpro/whatever the new one is called.

All systems are infected with FBW so I'll probably have a manual lens or two but a standard fast AF prime will probably be in the mix too and all should give better higher ISO performance and DR than my G1.

I'm still hoping that something new will offer better very low light EVF performance than my G1 too.
 
Now it been mention what low light like with these cameras I know the better the lens better I get ie 1.4
 
The low light performance of the earlier 12mp models like the GF1 and G1 isn't great and if shooting at ISO 1600 you have to think a little more and spend time in post capture processing. ISO 3200 is useable but you have to take so much care it probably isn't worth it for large prints IMVHO.

The later models seem better at higher ISO's.

Here's a few IS 1600 shots from my GF1/G1. They're ok, IMVHO, but took work.

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woof woof said:
The low light performance of the earlier 12mp models like the GF1 and G1 isn't great and if shooting at ISO 1600 you have to think a little more and spend time in post capture processing. ISO 3200 is useable but you have to take so much care it probably isn't worth it for large prints IMVHO.

The later models seem better at higher ISO's.

Here's a few IS 1600 shots from my GF1/G1. They're ok, IMVHO, but took work.
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They look quite good so newer ones be better. I've got the Nik software collection which not a great noise reduction (define)
 
I reckon now is the time to WAIT and see what bodies Olympus stuff their excellent e-M5 sensor into ... so you won't have to shell out a thousand pounds for it ...
That's my plan anyway!
 
Ulfric M Douglas said:
I reckon now is the time to WAIT and see what bodies Olympus stuff their excellent e-M5 sensor into ... so you won't have to shell out a thousand pounds for it ...
That's my plan anyway!
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We know what they are already: E-PM2 & E-PL5 official launch tomorrow (along with Panasonic's GH3 launch)
 
Flashman said:
GH3 body... £1549 at WEX! YIKES! :eek:
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OMG I had to and check the WEX website as I thought you were having a laugh. Oh dear wtf are the thinking about, it's as big as a small DSLR and costs much more, genius move!
 
That's got to be a place-holder price, surely?! I really can't see a M4/3 selling at that price.
 
My gas and picture taking might have to wait a few months....

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Had an argument with a lawn mower on Saturday and now only have 7.5 fingers :D

Not sure how it'll affect holding a camera - don't think it will be too much of an issue once it starts to heal - just can't try at the moment as it is a bit sore! :thumbs:


EDIT: Just tried and I'm sure it will be ok once stitches start to heal
 
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ShrubMonkey said:
OMG I had to and check the WEX website as I thought you were having a laugh. Oh dear wtf are the thinking about, it's as big as a small DSLR and costs much more, genius move!
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They have gone insane - gh3 is a bit of a let down in size and price

ShrubMonkey said:
We know what they are already: E-PM2 & E-PL5 official launch tomorrow (along with Panasonic's GH3 launch)
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Still no word on an updated OM-D?
 
woof woof said:
The low light performance of the earlier 12mp models like the GF1 and G1 isn't great and if shooting at ISO 1600 you have to think a little more and spend time in post capture processing. ISO 3200 is useable but you have to take so much care it probably isn't worth it for large prints IMVHO.

The later models seem better at higher ISO's.

Here's a few IS 1600 shots from my GF1/G1. They're ok, IMVHO, but took work.
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Not too shabby at 1600 on a G1 - the newer 16mp sensors have made definite improvements in higher iso - 6400 is usable on the g3/gx1 and is supposed to be very nice on the om-d
 
OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
How would one go about losing 1/2 a finger in a lawnmower? I can see feet or maybe a leg - but a finger?

At least it's not the shutter digit.
 
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