There is a new Panasonic GF3 review at ePhotozine (Click here): “The camera features a full manual controls, and the small size makes it easy to take on a casual day out, when you normally wouldn’t want to carry a large camera with you. The enhanced hand grip on the front of the camera, and solid build quality make it easy to hold, however we wish it was still as feature packed as the GF2. At least the camera is still capable of delivering excellent image quality.” The camera gets Highly Recommended. Click those links to check the GF3 price: [shopcountry 23109].
ePhotozine didn’t only test the GF3, but also the “older” GF2 (Click here): “The Panasonic Lumix GF2 is a bit of a bargain at the moment, offering a compact, controllable camera with great image quality, high speed focusing and continuous shooting, and full HD video with stereo sound for around £400 with kit lens“. it also gets Highly Recommended.
The GF2 gets also tested by Neocamera (Click here): “This compact SLD turns in a very well balanced performance, with low image noise, good color, excellent white-balance, great metering and relatively fast speed. There is really no area where the Lumix GF2 has issues with photography. Despite the absence of a dedicated mode which causes some frustrations, the GF2 captures full HD videos in high-quality.“. Overall score is “Good“. Click those links to check the GF2 price: [shopcountry 17361].
Neither the GF3 neither the GF2 managed it to become as popular as the first GF camera, the GF1. That camera now sales for $1499 at Amazon (Click here)!!! But I found a terrific good deal in Europa. You can get a new(!) GF1 body only for 228 Euro at Softwings on [shoplink 24795 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. They do only sell two cameras! If you want to get the GF2 look at the deals on Amazon (Click here) and the $100 instant savings you get at BHphoto (Click here). You can find the kit options for $520 and the body only for $359.
That said I am still working on the GF7 rumor. I didn’t post a lot because there have been some changes in the Panasonic roadmap. So I had to recheck everything 🙁
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changes? maybe because of the leaked details of the NEX-7? I hope that if there is a delay, it’s for make it better.
the one rumor I wished it was true is the global shutter for the GH3. any news on the GH3?
Yeah that is what I am trying to understand. If the NEX-7 had some kind of influence.
I for one have held out with my GF1 (GREAT camera!)…nothing has enticed me since then in the MFT format., (but lots of lenses!!!! LOL)….so I am kind of salivating here for info on the GF7. Will it be the camera that I thought would be the GF2??!?!?!?!
I doubt the NEX-7 leak had any influence on Panasonic’s announcement or release schedule. Production or distribution problems may be more to the point, but that hasn’t stopped them in the past.
Mr. Reee. if I wouldn’t be the one behind 43rumors I would agree with you. But I learned that big compnaies can indeed change the roadmap very quickly. Olympus for example canceled a presentation of a new Four Thirds camera 10 days before the planned announcement! (it was in March 2010).
The GF1 body is available at different sellers online for about 230€ to 300€, depending on the colour actually.
I got a new red GF1 body today from a German camera store online for 270€ including shipping and handling. Let’s see how fast my 20mm focusses on that body compared to my really slow E-PL1… You don’t have to feel bad for the E-PL1, it will be happy to have the Voigtlaender in front of itself.
Yay! Just bought a cheap GF1. Will do a great Christmas present for my girlfriend 🙂
I got a GF1 (new) in june for 100 €, wanted to reuse my old pentax lenses, works, but focus is quite impossible outside if too sunny, so I got a zuiko 14-42 refurbished for 60€ on ebay