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As you know the [shoplink 14826]Panasonic GH1[/shoplink] with the newest firmware isn’t yet hackable. That could change very soon! Vitaly (the hacker) updated the Lenin project status: “We got GH1 v1.34 firmware dump. I’ll start to work on reversing tomorrow, must not take long.” Source: Personal-view.com. Vitaly told me that he will bring a new updated PTool version that will allow you to downgrade the GH1 firmware to version 1.32.
And not only Vitaly can make miracles in these days. Also Panasonic made one! They finally shipped plenty of GH2 stocks to US. The black body only is in Stock at Amazon US via Samy’s camera (Click here). And all kit options are almost in Stock at J&R (Click here). They will ship the cameras on 05/31/2011!
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Vitaly, I’ll send you a champagne or at least tap on that Donate button if this is true
I hope this is the beginning of the end for the supply troubles.
If not the G3 will be replaced before it ships.
well, if true, this should put all those premium priced “hackable” gh1 bodies on ebay to where they belong…
Is there a plan to hack “unhackable” GF1?
+1!!!
I’ve hacked my GF1 (newest 1.2 firmware) without any problems.
Now that the G3 and its excellent IQ are out I am not surprised to see the GH2 to become much more available as many waiting so long for GH2 might well switch. I think because Pany saw the potential of the G3 is why they did not ramp up production of the GH2 to meet current demand. We can only hope that Pany has ramped up production of the G3 from the start and make it much more available.
I wouldn’t be too surprised to see a GH3 in the same new sleeker G3 body by end of year just adding back a few features and using same sensor from the GH2 in addition to the expected GP1 Semi Pro Rangefinder.
I hope not. The GH3 needs to have a real advancement in the Sensor, not just improvements to the JPEG.
+1 otherwise my next camera is a Nikon D700 replacement…
I haven’t got much hopes for the fabled m4/3 rangefinder style camera based on the recent releases.
+1
I hope sensor improvements don’t focus solely on high ISO and sacrifice low ISO performance, which is what seems to be happening. Although, improved high ISO is a way to compensate for all the slow native M4/3 lenses. F1.4 lenses are expensive.
I’d love to see ISO 100 appear on the GH3.
+1 on the offer to hit the donate button if Vitaly can hack the v1.34 GH1 firmware. I bought a GH1 body on sale from Pany Direct and would love to be able to hack it!
i think I want to check out this PEN “Pro” or new OLYMPUS lenses coming out before getting a GH2 now. Decisions…Decisions…
Why give so much credit to a hacker…. Hacking is a bad thing an normally illegal. Probably a very, very small percentage of the GH1 owners really cares about a crack.
I think a site like 43rumors should stop encouraging that kind of behavior.
I really dislike that people think its okay to hack, pirate software or movies as well, its just bad moral that can not be accepted.
Don’t feed that troll!
LOL, good one IB 🙂
Errrrmmmm…if you don’t like or need the hack, then don’t use it…if anything, it only makes Panasonic cameras more appealing, i can hardly see how that is *bad*.
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