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Panasonic G7 officially announced!

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Preorders:
Black G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
There is a G7 bundle savings offer at BHphoto (Click here).
Black G7 with 14-140mm and 14mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Black G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.

Previews, hands-on:
Hands-on at Dpreview. Hands-on at Adorama. First look at BHphoto. Hands-on images by Casey Gutteridge (Twitter). Hands-on Techradar. Hands-on Cnet. First impression ThePhoBlographer.

Tidbits:
Ships in June.
Pricing in UK is 599 GBP for the body alone and 679 or 849 GBP with kit lens.
In Germany/Austria/Switzerland the camera is named G70!
Full specs and images for download at http://we.tl/89RaHoA8dQ

Image samples:
ePhotozine.

Videos:
First Look: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 4K Camera (Youtube).
[NEW] Introducing Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G7 – A New Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera (Youtube).
[NEW] LUMIX DMC-G7 Sample Video in 4K by Colin Witherill (Youtube).
[NEW] 4K Photo – Changing Photography (Youtube).
Panasonic G7 — 4K Photo user interface (Youtube).

Press text:
43rumors, CameraLabs, ePhotozine, Dpreview, DSLRmagazine, Quesabesde, SystemKameraBlog,

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    1. On the other hand, they enable semi-pro/pro video use for much less money then you had to pay just a few years ago.

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    1. If the original name would have been G36, there would have been a point 😉 Then again, there’s the big annual “G7 summit” in Bavaria this June, expecting a serious amount of protests and protesters. Earlier events in Frankfurt this year showed that such protests have a tendency to become more and more violent. Perhaps Panasonic were imagining a worst-case scenario and decided not to risk a connection by name to whatever might happen there?

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      1. Yeah, I also tried to find something that G7 could reference. G7 summit is a good idea. It’s mostly a touchy subject in Germany, so maybe they changed it in all German speaking countries for simplicity (same packaging etc)

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  4. I’m confused. It looks like the titanium finish that Olympus are charging extra for. Be consistent Panasonic, charge us more!

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    2. Now be fair, Olympus also gives you a card, card case and nifty strap for your extra money.

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    1. I kind of feel the same. Although I’d rather have a MFT camera with native ISO 50 for less noise and more DR. Combined with a good IBIS stabilzed sensor. All that with DFD in a compact weather sealed body. Oh and a good large EVF (unlike GX7…).

      And while panasonic is at it they could update the 100-300 lens or add an X version of it with f2.8 – f4 and DFD capability. THAT would be a winner!

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    2. But you need that top sensor to produce fine imaging at ISO 3200 .
      G6 can’t make it further more than ISO 1600 .
      Think about it .

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  6. From the press release:

    > A new and improved Multi-process Noise Reduction (NR) system applies
    effective noise reduction and detail processing based on the specific
    environment and conditions of each individual shot. Plus, the newly
    added Random Filter granulates chromatic noise and blends it into the
    image for natural looking shots that replicate exactly what you saw when
    pressing the shutter. Another result of this new NR technology is that
    the LUMIX DMC-G7 is capable of shooting up to a maximum ISO 25600.

    Is this actually a first for any Panasonic camera or is this “old” tech (i.e only new for the G series)?

    edit: a similar text is found in the GH4 press release, so nothing really new

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  7. “Although it can shoot 4K video at 30p and 24p, the G7 does not share a sensor with the flagship GH4. Instead, we’re told, the G7 inherits its 16MP sensor from the GF7.”
    Does it mean that the GX8 will use the GH4’s sensor, so far the best Panasonic sensor?

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    1. I don’t think GH4 and GX7 perform very differently, so I hope the GX8 will have a completely new sensor.

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    2. Look at dpreviews studio scenes. Take the GF7 sensor, take the Gh4. As much as i would like my GH4 to be the best out there I see the GF7 at ISO6400 has visibly less noise (in RAW) than GH4…So is this so bad…If dpreviews is correct and I see no reason to doubt this it is not. Franlky, on the forum of Dpreview I hinted to this several times….

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      1. The G6 had peaking, whereas the GH3 didn’t.

        So there’s some precedence for lower-end beating out the higher end, at least in one or two key areas.

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  8. From other reading I’ve heard the camera seems to be region locked (PAL/NTSC) and also has hard set 30min limit in all regions. Well darn.

    That is two strikes against it already! Not going to consider it as an A cam at all (well, maybe after it drops down to $400ish on sale in a year or two then I might maybe pick it up as an extra C cam for multi camera wedding shoots)

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    2. As far as I can tell, the 30 minutes limit is common to all DSLR or DSLM cameras due to customs regulations in most countries. Anything above it is considered a pro video camera with a hefty customs charges.

      The region lock is company’s market segmentation decision, and there is no good argument for it. However, since most clips do go through grading and recoding, I wonder how meaningful this limitation is in this day and age.

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      1. Wrong, is mainly a euro thing (as that is where the tax is). But plenty of cameras in the USA don’t have a limit (which is why I’ve liked buying Panasonic cameras form the USA in the past, as usually Panasonic has been the best in not having this limit). B&H however indicate the G7 has a half hour limit.

        But even if they had the limit not there… I’d still be in trouble as USA is a NTSC country and I live in a PAL country (NZ).

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        1. Thanks for pointing out the the US models are free from that time limit, but from what I read those US models auto-produce 30 mins segments on the SD card. No biggie though.

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          1. No, you are referring to 2gig segments (but depends). Nothing to do directly with time.

    4. Listen to yourself for one moment. You want to pay $800 for a 4K video camera so you can shoot weddings that you’ll charge north of $1500 for and your complaining about a few missing features?

      I get that this isn’t the tool for you, but for independent film makers, this right here is a godsend!

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      1. Multiple that US$800 by 5 or so for the multiple cameras needed, add on the costs of lenses and audio gear, subtract your costs such as marketing and paying your second shooter. Then wedding shooting doesn’t sound so lucrative…. especially if you’re charging south not north of US$1500 per wedding.

        Additionally removing time limits and having a camera be a world camera is not hard!! These are simply artificial limits being added on top. There is no reason why it can’t do this….

        The G6 not being a world camera is one reason I passed on it, and settled for a set of GH1 bodies instead. But a GH1 to G7 upgrade in the future could be quite nice, if it is suitable.

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        1. Do you honestly expect Panasonic to cannibalize the already extremely affordable GH4 so that your business model works out better? Hell, even a prostitute has overhead and she is the product! What camera system are you using now to deliver results that meet your criteria?

          If it wasn’t for Panasonic’s revolutionary vision to bring 4K from the top to the bottom of their product line, you’d have to depend on the wonderful blackmagic designs offerings (and the hellish workflow that comes along with it), or give Canon your first born for the C500. Of course there are other dedicated video offerings that may be better suited for your work, like the HVX-100.

          !

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  9. 1. why with the kit lens?! how many 14-42mm a man need? (and I don’t need 14-140 for sure!)
    this may be the reason I don’t buy it.
    2. what are the important differences between G7 and GH4 beside the sensor and engine?

    I got it as the G7 got QHD 4K ONLY and not true 4K like the GH4.

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    1. It comes with a charger too. How many chargers does a man need? Because they include it I’m probably not going to buy it.

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      1. Well if they are charging you an extra $150-200 for a charger you don’t need, I think you might consider passing on it too. That kit lens isn’t free

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        1. It’s a $100 markup. If you cant stomach selling it on ebay for $80-100 then perhaps you don’t need a new camera in the first place.

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      2. it is a miracle they finally taught you how to write.
        after they celebrated the great achievement they started to see what a challenged troll monster they created.

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        1. It is a miracle. Better than the tragedy of you not capitalizing the first letter in each of your sentences.

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      1. 1.tell us if you succeed to buy the body only and please share the link where you can buy the body only here for all of us…

        thank you.

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      1. IF YOU have the proper appreciation of the power of the GH4.
        so you might kindly share this info with the world?

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        1. So I am your personal Google huh?

          Photo:
          1. Faster FPS. 12 vs. 8
          2. Faster mechanical shutter. 1/8000 vs. 1/4000

          Video:
          1. C4K & UHD vs. only UHD. 4096×2160 vs. 3840 x 2160
          2.No 200Mbps 1080p video.
          3. No slo motion above 60fps
          4. No 4:2:2 10 bit HDMI output.
          5. Will NOT get V-Log-L profile when it is made available later this year for the GH4.
          6. Max 30min video recording.

          Applicable to both:
          1. Weather sealing vs. No weather sealing
          2. 1860mAh battery vs. 1200mAh means few photos and videos.

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          1. Forgetting one thing:
            GH4 ($1700) versus G7 ($700) body only. For $1000 more for a GH4, I expect all those things you listed.

  13. Not an upgrade for most of us with a MFT camera in hand. But package this with the 45-150 for $900-950 and display it next to the hulking APS SLRs at the big box stores and this will sell like hotcakes to family photo hobbyists.

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    1. Why not just use HD or UHD on this camera? Does anybody still sit around at PAL/NTSC resolutions any more?

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      1. PAL/NTSC in this instance is being referred to in the usual way, referencing 25/30p, not resolution.

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      1. Odds are very high it is an issue with YouTube. Even trying to judge quality in HD is very tricky with YouTube, gets even worse when trying to assess 4K video!

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      1. Definitely not the shutter from GX7 / GH4. Only goes to 1/4000 mechanical shutter (1/16000 is electronic)

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    2. I can’t see that in the press release, where did you find that?

      I was hoping for a better sync speed for out-doors flash.

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  16. > […] ‘Pre-Burst’ in which one second of video is buffered and captured before and after the shutter button is pressed

    That’s a pretty cool feature, if done right.

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  17. The price with the superzoom is higher than Canon and Nikon DSLRs, and megapixels are lower, so it will fail in the US market. Alas, the camera is better than the rebel cr@p.

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    1. And where in USA can you buy a Canon Rebel T6i (750D) kit with the 18-200 Canon zoom or Nikon D5500 with the Nikon 18-200 zoom?
      Or is M4/3 doing badly in USA because the customers don’t understand crop factors and not see the difference between the M4/3 14-140 zoom versus the APS-C 18-135/-140 zooms?

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      1. They sell them with 18-135 and 18-140 respectively. Of course very few understand crop factors, and those who do understand that m43 has “worse” crop factor, and if you crop Nikon’s and now Canon’s 24 mpix to m43, 140mm is 140mm and you will get the same view, at approximately same megapixels.

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      1. Not Canon, more expensive, smaller, a lot less megapixels. In a store nobody knows what is newer.

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          2. Its a t5i with wi-fi. Its a good, big SLR camera that cost essentially as much as a comparable MFT system. No disagreement there.

    3. Only chimps use DSLRs nowadays…

      s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/31/e5/c9/31e5c93e01b7ad56ce9a11687e61e903.jpg

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    4. Panasonic probably aims this at consumers that know a bit about that kinda stuff. And it’s not that hard to figure out that you’re gonna have a hard time finding DSLR that can offer this much for such a price.

      And whether it sells or not will have more to do with Panasonic’s marketing efforts than anything else. We all know that with good enough marketing, you can sell a ton of cr@p. And at the same time, bad marketing can sink even the best product.

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      1. Well, researching a market and setting your prices correctly for the market is marketing too. And Pana US has failed at that.

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  18. I was gonna pre-order one from B&H. But yea looks like the G7 can’t switch between PAL and NTSC. Cos I need 25p in Australia 🙁

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    2. What is there to see? Not like they will add more good lenses. Sony is fine… if you like legacy lenses or choice is good enough for your needs. Honestly, sony lens choice for e-mount is a total turn-off.

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      1. Sony has Zeiss 12mm F2.8, Zeiss 24mm F1.8, Zeiss, 25mm F2, Zeiss 35mm F1.8, Zeiss 50mm F2.8 marco, Zeiss 55mm F1.8, Zeiss 85mm F1.8. What else do you want?

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          1. all you mention are primes, some of them also quite huge compared to m43. Cover quite small range. I don’t really like primes, but in sony there is not high quality and fast zoom

        2. The post you replied to was about SONY’s lens choice for the APS-C E-mount cameras.
          If we exclude FE-lenses and Zeiss only, not made by Sony, lenses then the only lenses left in your selection are the 24mm and 35mm f/1.8 lenses.
          They are very good, but kind of proves the point about the SONY choice.

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          1. All the lenses I mentioned work perfectly fine on APS-C E-mount cameras, AF and/or EXIF data.

        3. If anyone is going to expend so much money on FF lenses, why not buy a FF E-mount camera then? I’m sorry but it’s barely a point to say that FF lenses are a solution for a APS-C camera, they are not, they are bigger, more expensive, etc. And Sony has not been caring much for APS-C lenses for quite some time, the latest relevant lenses they announced were the 35mm and 50mm and since then, they do launch bodies, but their focus is somewhere else.

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          2. What’s the point of saying that if Sony’s lenses line up can’t be even compared to what Canon offers? One thing is to have all the options in the world to use FF lenses if you want but also be able to use native APS-C lenses if you want as well, another one if to not have that option, being obligated to rely on more expensive, bigger FF lenses for lack of native options. Very different matters.

          3. What I like about the E-mount is you can have FF bodies or APSC bodies and share the lenses. I hope there will be a FF Lumix oneday

          4. But that’s missing the point and it’s not possible now and neither in the future since M4/3 mount can’t fit FF, so if Panasonic was to create a FF camera, it would need a new mount.

            I had two E-mount APS-C cameras until I got that Sony wouldn’t be making any new APS-C relevant lenses in the near future. Of course one can use FF lenses on APS-C bodies but as I pointed out, that’s far from being a great solution.

        4. First of all, where is sony weather sealed line-up?

          All you listed are primes up to short tele, everything really expensive. Why buy cheap body and spend ridiculous amount on lenses? Which are good of course, but not exactly so stellar.

          With m43 i’ll get stellar weather sealed zooms, sharp corner to corner from 14mm to 420mm fov ff eq. More than twice as cheap macro lens, weather sealed to boot with performance at least on par with zeiss AND focus limiter. Soon well have also same quality 300mm f4 that is compatible with 1.4x tc.

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  21. Panasonic keep falling short for me lately; i will not be trading my GX7 for this -looking forward to GX8

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    3. Glad to know you are not spending $$$ on a fraud product. Panasonic embarrassed itself by delaying GX8 again.

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    4. Shock. You have a recent camera and the next progression isn’t enough to make you want to change immediately. I don’t think anybody is expecting you to sell your camera for this.

      But there are plenty of people who don’t have a GX7 that may find this interesting. e.g. people with older cameras, people new to photography, people new to the system, so on.

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  22. IMO the prices on the EU store linked here (Jessops, WexUK.) don’t make much sense (and described as for body only).

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  23. They are forgetting the “micro” in “micro four thirds. Too bulky. May as well buy a DSLR.

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  26. Why the ad doesn’t say anything about the 4K video crop?

    It is not fair. They have to inform people about that.

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    1. This is not a pro-oriented camera – and even if it was – , if you watched the ads you should know that. Why would the target public even care about the crop factor? I mean, most of them don’t even know about that. For anyone that knows or care, they are not really expecting the ads to teach about these kind of stuff since they can simply enter the hotsite or google it for more info.

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      1. Even on Panasonic website it is not mentioned.
        They have to inform the buyers, since in fact they probably are not pros or experts…

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        1. They do have to inform, I just don’t think they need to do that in the ads. Ads are usually about highlights, differences, new feats, not about specifics specs.

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        2. i think it’s obvious. you don’t advertise your product shortcoming on ads. You should put it on extremely small writing on the last page of brochure. Besides, if i were to sell a camera with such crop factor, i would advertise it as an advantage (longer tele reach) instead of “your wide shot will be cropped”.

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  27. Is it time yet for the endless posts on what features people want to see in the upcoming G8?

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    2. Top of the list for me for the G8:

      1) add to the G8 that is everything the G7 is missing from the GH4! 😉

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  28. It’s interesting to see Panasonic not holding back as for 4K and some other feats, I hope it also means they will keep pushing the envelope.

    I think that at some point Panasonic have to either make a sensor that doesn’t need crop for 4K or do a full readout downsample like Samsung does, so you don’t have the crop.

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    1. but i worry about the quality of their 4K video, will it be as good as Sony’s 60 Mbit/s H.264 XAVCS

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      3. I personally think that both cameras cater to different videography needs. In one hand, we have 4k 100mbps shooter that records internally. That means, a very simple rig, on-location run & gun doc, traveling doc, simple drone usage, no fussing around with cables and external recorder. From what i see in GH4 Yucatan video, Panasonic’s 4k is amazing. It’s great to have that similar package in $800 G7. Sony A7s doesn’t record 4k internally, requires additional recorder and the body costs more, but my god the low light capability is astoundingly clean. It’s a fair tradeoff imo.

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          1. This doesn’t change the fact that A7 series is impressive, especially for the size of the bodies.

          2. I think you’re looking at this wrong. Full frame SLRs are ridiculously large for their sensor. A7 series is what a FF should look like. Still, Sony alphas are impressive. No disputing that.

            Peevee makes the most salient point, most FF lenses are huge compared to their MFT counterparts (and >3x the cost).

          3. Not really… There are loads of FF lenses less expensive than m43 counterparts… Especially primes. Not to talk about the used market…

          4. Sans the Panny Leica 42.5, there are no native FF alpha mount lenses less expensive than their MFT counterparts.

            For every FF used market there is a MFT used market, so that kind of a bunk point. No way around it, Sony selection is (temporarily) scant, expensive and larger than MFT. There are benefits, but for me the lens issue is the only reason I say away from sony.

          5. You said “Full frame SLRs”, “most FF lenses”… You were talking generally about FF cameras…
            In the previous comment I was talking about Canon and Nikon DSLR lenses and Sony A-mount lenses… There is also plenty of third party inexpensive lenses.
            Do you really think that m43 used market is comparable to that of “Canikon” DSLRs?
            Because it sounds ridiculous…
            As example, you can easily find the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for about 200€ or the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 for 300-400€. Not to talk about 50mm f/1.8 primes… You can find the Canon 50mm for max 70-80€….
            Then Sony A-mount prime lenses are very compact and inexpensive.
            And you can use all these lenses on Sony FF mirrorless too with the adapter.
            So FF is not a very expensive system anymore.
            The only price to pay with FF is indeed the size and weight of the system. You can’t make miracles on that.
            However the price to pay with m43 to get a more compact system is worse image quality (noise, DR, resolution), less shallow DoF and a limited range of high quality lenses, especially zooms. And the prices are not even low.

            I don’t see equivalent 24-120 f/4, 24-70 f/4, 70-200 f/4…
            Olympus and Panasonic could surely do better about lenses.
            If they really want to challenge FF image quality, they have to produce lenses like these:
            – 12-35mm f/1.4
            – 12-35mm f/2
            – 12-60mm f/2
            – 12-100mm f/2.8
            – 14-150mm f/2.8

            – 35-100mm f/2
            – 17mm f/1
            – 25mm f/1
            – 45mm f/1

            I’d like to see if they can manage to make such lenses compact…

          6. FF.. crop.. size.. price.. bla bla bla. oh the human need to justify their purchases. I’m pretty sure you both made the right purchases for your needs. Because, you know what, your need is different with his. Your photography is different with his. Your perception towards image quality is also different with his.

        2. Actually, I am VERY well informed. 🙂 Unfortunately, camerasize has neither Sony 24-240 nor the new Panasonic 14-140/3.5-5.6 in their database. 🙂

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          2. There was the discussion of size… And a lot of photography is DoF-limited anyway.

          3. The size of a lens depends also on the aperture…. And depends on the optical quality…

        1. And that is the only compatible lens I can stomach from Sony, both in size and price. What other focal length can you buy for the A7 that isn’t $900-2500 and 4 times as big as that 28/f2.8?

          Even their slow 24-240mm is a freaking G. Love the sony system, but it has some flaws.

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        2. Sony lens 35mm is not so fast because of f/2.8. Olympus is f/1.8. And it’s a street lens, Dof doesn’t matter.

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  30. The only sad thing about this otherwise great package is that the 14-150 is optically worse than the fixed lens in the FZ1000. And ISO advantage is less than a stop…

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    2. Is the 14-140 actually optically worse? It’s slower and only 28-280 not 25-400…but in terms of real resolution, I’d be surprised if the 14-140 II wasn’t sharper.

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  31. So what are the major differences from the G7 and GH4? The G7 looks very promising for video use, and its a good looking camera.

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    1. Please guys stop asking this…

      – Much more advanced video features
      – weather sealed magnesium alloy body
      – newer sensor
      – longer battery life
      – 200.000 shots shutter life
      – faster continuous shooting with AF (12 fps/7 fps AF-C)
      – Constant Preview
      – 1/8000s Shutter speed
      – 1/250 flash synch
      – OLED display

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      2. G7 probably has Constant Preview to the extent that GM1, GM5 and LX100 have it (I couldn’t confirm with the GF7 yet); so you can cross that one out of your list 🙂 Also, G7 has a shutter speed up to 1/16000s (albeit using electronic shutter)

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          1. i haven’t the GM1 with me but I am 100% sure it is there. Also, a simple search on Google with the keywords GM1 and Constant Preview will tell you how to activate this fonction (it is located on the 4th or 5th page of the custom section in the menu).

    1. Who’s the dad and who’s the mom? My bet is that Gh4 is the father and Em1 the mother, who is actually the remotely related cousin of Gh4. 😛

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    1. – 4K video needs cooling, needs space.
      – Good handling, good manual control require usable buttons, switches.
      -I tend to shoot my cam with a lens attached to it. Take a 17-55 f2.8 and (for lack of a better comparison) 70-200 f2.8 and you are getting into 2,3 kG (size is humonguous too). he 12-35 and 35-100 f2.8 Panasonic sets you back 665 combined. Now: which one is lighter? As we can see, the body (410 versus 470 gram on the Nikon) makes very little difference.

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      1. “for lack of a better comparison”

        Never heard of Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8?
        It is not small and light but it is surely a better option than a FF 70-200mm…
        Then you are forgetting about equivalence…

        12-35 f/2.8 = 24-70 f/5.6
        35-100 f/2.8 = 70-200 f/5.6
        17-55 f/2.8 = 26-83 f/4
        50-150 f/2.8 = 75-225 f/4

        And you have to consider also the optical quality of the lens.
        Conclusion: different format lenses are not really comparable.
        So please stop this nonsense.

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    2. G7 is less than 1mm wider: not significant.
      Nikon is 13% taller, which you did not mention.
      G7 is notionally 10% deeper – but the effective depth is the distance between the front of the mounting plate and the rear of the camera. Mount any lens with the same focal length on both, and the G7 will be much smaller; mount lenses with equivalent focal lengths, and the difference will be more marked! http://j.mp/1EZynt0

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      1. So when the DSLR is bigger, it’s huge, bulky, monstrous, and a reason to turn away from it in favor of mirrorless. But when the micro 4/3 camera is bigger than the DSLR that’s not significant, and it’s all for a very good rationalization anyway.

        Somehow we lost the plot.

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        1. I agree that some M43 camera lines – in particular, the GH series – seem to get significantly bigger with each iteration. And the G7 is marginally bigger than the G6 – see http://camerasize.com/compare/#621,455 where the size difference is clear if you select top view and put the G6 on top of the G7. Most of the growth seems to be in the handgrip, so the increase in depth will probably only be relevant if using the smallest of lenses (http://camerasize.com/compact/#621.5,455.5,ha,t). A pity, especially when you see competition such as the EM-5 Mark II (albeit without the more flexible screen). It would be nice to see things going the other way – yet maintaining all the good new features, of course; if we are talking about cameras that are not pocketable, then given a choice of features or size the former probably wins.

          However, I was not castigating the DLSR; I was just pointing out that (a) you were being selective in your choice of dimensions to highlight, and (b) when considering overall size it makes sense to look at the lenses as well. The M43 system uses a smaller sensor and is mirrorless, so people can choose whether size is important to them or if they prefer the smaller DOF and the potential for lower noise that comes from using a larger sensor. For me, size is important, and larger DOF a bonus.

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  35. give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY
    sensor please, not old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY sensor please, not
    old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor!
    give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY
    sensor please, not old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY sensor please, not
    old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor!
    give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY
    sensor please, not old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY sensor please, not
    old 2011 sensor! give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor!
    give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor!!

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