This is the new Richard Franiec GM1 grip (more info at http://www.kleptography.com/rf/)
Dpreview published their full GM1 review. The camera earned the Gold Award:
The GM1 offers much of the features and image quality of its Lumix GX7 sibling in a much smaller, lighter package. A few concessions have been made to reduce the size so drastically, namely a lower-capacity battery, but it’s an excellent option for casual shooting.
GM1 store list:
In US at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at Amazon Germany, Wex Germany, Amazon UK, Fotohanskeuzekamp, Cyberphoto Sweden and Wex UK.
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what do think about the gm-1 actually? i think you had it on pre-order, didn’t you? 😉
This DP preview is getting more ridiculous nowadays .
How could the GX always get a silver & this GM score a gold in it’s debut ?
Or because the GX7 lack of RAW processing , it can’t get a Gold .
I really can’t get the point here .
As we say in American football, this was a makeup call. DPReview pissed off a lot of us with the Silver award for the GX7, so they made sure they came back with the Gold award for the GM1. Of course both the GX7 and GM1 deserve the gold. I have the GX7, a great camera.
“Scoring is relative only to the other cameras in the same category.”
My thoughts exactly, I couldn’t help myself and laughed when I saw the gold award.
Not because it doesn’t deserve it, but because I don’t see how the GX7 didn’t receive one as many of the Cons didn’t make much sense.
I think it’s a score simply based on what they think the camera is made for and how they perform based on that.
You don’t have to be worked out if you don’t agree, what a different does it make if it’s silver or gold?
I think that if the IBIS worked for video it would had been gold.
It’s because you bought the GX7. Whichever you had bought, Dpreview would have given greater praise to the other.
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I have the GM1 and the EM-5. I think it is such a great companion camera that allows me to carry 2 bodies same set of lens. It is excellent.
Gold award… I would give it platinum if there is one.
Off topics. I saw a lot of talks about the Sony A7. I bought one, and initially was impressed and thought this would be the one. Focusing is a big big problem. Try using the kit at 70mm to focus under dim light (not low). Impossible. I still love the IQ, but I mainly use it with legacy lens and can’t take it out for some quick shooting. It is just not reliable unless you are into manual lens.
Will be waiting for the em5 replacement.
Sony needs to figure out how to do CDAF in low light. This impacts all of their mirrorless and RX series.
BTW the A7 has on-sensor PDAF, it’s the A7r that is CDAF only.
I’m not one to normally complain about Dpreview and the ratings they give… but I don’t really understand their system. The GX1 gets a 79, and a silver… and the GM1 gets a 78 and a gold… I’m not sure that that makes much sense.
Nathan. I’ve owned both cameras and the IQ on the GM1 is MUCH better. It focuses super fast and is easy to carry around (the GX1 was as well). I would give it an 85 if I worked at DPReview 🙂
Even IQ aside this is first m43 camera that catches the whole compact concept right. (and I own GX1 too)
Hopefully there will be a way to unlock the higher bit-rates in video.
Maybe there is such a way, but you risk melting the sensor.
The reason Panasonic gave for all the missing features compared to GX7 is that it overheats and there wasn’t any room for the heat sink that they stuffed in the GX7
I think the award is not necessary directly related to the rating. I think DPReview gives innovative products the gold.
Yep, this is the most innovative camera of 2013, imo.
That grip looks really cool. But I have to say that I don’t need a grip on the GM1. I thought that I would since it’s so small. But it’s easy to use without the grip. The GM1 is the perfect casual/family camera I must say. I would even take it on a professional shoot honestly – paired with the Oly 45mm f/1.8 and I’m good to go. It stays in the living room at all times and is ready in a heartbeat, or whenever my kids are doing funny things. Thanks.
Yes! I’ve been taking lots of candid “portraits” with the GM1 and 45mm f/1.8 combination…by holding the camera in my lap and using silent mode. Everyone forgets that I have the camera after a while and I start shooting…now have some priceless photos of my family!
The GM1/45mm f/1.8 is an awesome combo.
I like the Panny grip waaaaaay more. Great design!
Such a cool camera. Too bad it doesnt have a hot shoe. (It doesn’t right?) Is there a way it can trigger speedlights? Would be a nice b-cam for em5.
I have a Nissin Di466 flash that works as a slave to the ordinary built in flash. Works like a charm with GX1 so it should work fine with GM1 too. You have to underexpose the built in flash otherwise you get too much light unless you work in manual mode.
Very nice and pretty grip there from Richard Franiec. Love it! Does it glue on?
Yeah, how is this grip attached and can it be taken off withtout damaging/modidfying the camera?
Admin – If you are starting something new like the below Captcha,then you need to explain it as I assumed it applied only to if you wanted to be notified and not necessarily to submitting a comment? I had submitted an earlier comment regarding the GM1 review award only to return and find it missing?
On the note of change: yesterday, Disqus was in use for a while. Where did it go? I already asked in a post yesterday, but that post disappeared. How about some clarification, please?
I’m obviously not admin, but I can quite explain what happened yesterday I think after having had a short mail exchange with admin about it.
It was in temporary use because the ‘regular’ comment system had been broken by an attack.
Disquis was causing a pile of trouble itself, so was turned off again once the regular comment system was ‘fixed’ (part of which is the captcha).
Breakage of disquis?
– failing to get you to the correct comment when clicking a link from the index page
– taking forever and regularly failing completely to show the comments
– not recognizing comments on some articles
– not working at all with browsers that do not support javascript, or that have javascript disabled (both comment display as bullets in the main article, and not being able at all to comment)
No doubt much of that can be fixed (through not the JS thingy), but as it was yesterday, it was an emergency patch, and not something that could stay like that. Hopefully it can be fixed, or the changes to the comment system address the issue permanently.. through experience tells that no permanent solutions exist for such problems.
For that score, my next camera purchase will be B&H and NOT Amazon, where I brought the GX7. The snub just got them snubbed. I’m just waiting on the word of the next camera from Fuji in January.
As a camera, we don’t bother testing it because it has neither viewfinder nor dials.
As a toy, it looks pretty and it will appeal to some geeks who live on the web and cannot take pictures. The price is relative because people with no social life can put away quite a stash.
the awards isn’t related to the number it scored and it’s not about what camera is best, but how the camera perform based on what it was made for.
GM1 is the most exciting camera of 2013 and really what I was hoping m43 would’ve been from the start… incredible sensor paired with small lenses and small body. Nice video features too, except for lack of 1080 60p. Very nice.
Nice grip like GF3.
Can that grip be removed easily?
GM1 is the most interesting digicam of 2013 and really what I was expecting m43 might have been from the start… amazing indicator combined with little contacts and little body. Awesome video features too, except for lack of 1080 60p. Excellent.
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