The new G6 high shoulder design seen before on the [shoplink 38236 ebay]Leica R9 (here on eBay)[/shoplink].
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Photographyblog (Click here) posted the first full G6 review and wrote a surprisingly positive conclusion: “In our view the Lumix G6 is the best overall compact system camera that Panasonic have yet released offering a great mix of must-have features, intuitive DSLR-like handling and speedy performance, all at a reasonable price.”
The G6 will ship from late June and preorders are up at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
P.S: The previous generation G5 camera sells for $329 with lens at Groupon (Click here).
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The Leica R9 only looks the same [re G6] from the front … as that film body is quite triangular in depth, much like an Ihagee EXAKTA. A design that goes back to the first SLRs. The G6 then is another retro design . . .
maybe even closer to the EXA 1c … http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1361/1459448528_6ef13b4151.jpg
So! A car with 4 wheels is a retro design?
HAHAAHHAHA!!! “Compact”…. HAHAHAHAHA!
http://camerasize.com/compare/#455,289
Wow. Puts things into perspective, and should shut up a lot of folks who falsely believe it is some sort of behemoth.
I guess that saying “the camera adds 10 pounds” applies to photos of cameras as well!
I don’t trust their review….
“Optical image stabilisation is built into the camera body, with the 14-42mm kit lens lens that we tested the G6 with lacking a physical OIS switch. Instead it can be turned on and off through the G6’s menu system. When enabled, the Panasonic Lumix G6 automatically compensates for camera shake, which is a slight blurring of the image that typically occurs at slow shutter speeds when the camera is hand held. You don’t notice that the camera is actually doing anything different when anti-shake is turned on, just that you can use slower shutter speeds than normal and still take sharp photos.”
OK guy ,that you are olympus fanboy . ha ha ha
I believe that this is that part that answers your question(?):
“… lacking a physical OIS switch”
So when they say “built into the camera body” they mean that the body turns it on rather than the lens, not that the stabilization occurs within the body. I believe that this stems from many earlier stabilization system not having in body control thus making it worth mentioning. It’s not the best writing, but they mention “optical” a bunch and IBIS is a little lower profile (outside of m43 circles :p) so I can see where they didn’t feel a need to be terribly precise with their wording.
I’m sure they actually assumed there’s IBIS on board as a way to resolve their cognitive dissonance about being able to turn IS on/of in menu but failing to find the usual OIS switch on the lens body, which probably felt victim to the cheaper design of this new iteration of the 14-42 🙂
It clearly reads OIS, not IBIS.
Those foolishly worded statements in the review are VERY misleading.
OIS, IBIS, Mega OIS, shake reduction, there are many names mostly attached to brands.
What they say may be meant as ‘all the same’ or meant as a specific one. Don’t dangle a purchase on your knee without looking.
Howabout we just call it “Image Stabilization” then?
Because we all can read, right?
We all know it read OIS, right?
We all know this is a overrun Olympus fanboy hangout where “if it ain’t Olympus, it ain’t right”, Right?
Okay then, no need to play coy on what he really meant. There was a fanboy early in the post, screaming “Olympus is the only company with IBIS!!” So please, let’s not got there.
The Bias here is discusting.
It seems Giulio Sciorio has one with him, but don’t know why he doesn’t mention it clearly… (check EXIF)
http://www.smallcamerabigpicture.com/on-location-with-giulio-sciorio-day-1-tracking-point/#jp-carousel-7173
“but don’t know why he doesn’t mention it clearly”
Probably ashamed of taking pictures praising guns.
Wow! Lovely gun pictures! Thank you GH3!
Bacteria controlled by antibiotics. Guns controlled by antibodies.
Got videos using it on the SCBP YouTube page and we have a few posts on the site as well. http://www.youtube.com/user/smallcambigpic
I’ve had a G6 and LF1 prototypes for a few weeks now and they are both really impressive. The G6 is like a mini GH3 but with more features. The G6 is going to sell like crazy. For less then the price of a EP5 body only you get a camera with EVF and a lens not to mention some crazy features like stop-motion animation and built in retouching too.
If you have an Android phone you touch the camera to the phone and photos transfer too.
I am going yo link to it from 43rumors! Thanks Giulio!
Well, that’s damning with faint praise.
More and more qualifiers just make this meaningless.
Best -> Overall -> Compact System -> by Panasonic
The latest from any company usually the best from that company.
They don’t even include the OM-D in the list of “main rivals”.
and you care?
if next month new RF m4/3 announce with they called best M4/3 or best Mirrorless
how to decide ,sensor DR,Noise color depth ,IBIS ,EVF ect.
Erm becuse the OM-D isn’t a rival doofus. For like the millionth time! The G6 is priced like an E-PL5 – I know which one I am going to buy at that price point. OM-D is an overpriced paperweight.
Pansonic’s G-sereis have been some of the nicest compact system cameras since G1 came out. Pretty good value too, particulary since GH-series took over as high end (for Panasonic) and pushed the prices down a bit. The latest generations, G5 and G6 is very close to the GH2 at a much lower price.
Pity the G6 didn’t get the GH3 sensor as using an older sensor prevents it from being competitive on IQ. IMO the G6 might be a best value camera, but it’ll never be best overall. Photographyblog’s reviews are more like previews on other sites. Can’t take them too serious, but OK intros to read while waiting for real reveiws.
the things in your brain that only camera is image sensor it bring you to Sensor
Syndrome ,no comment for this
Hahaha, but still better than MPix syndrome which really requires medicaments 🙂
And you are ?? (Syndrome ) 555
What are you talking about? Theres raw files and a iso series test on there.
When will we see a Leica version of this camera? Leica often used Panasonic body’s in the past, so why not with m4/3?
Or a m4/3 Digilux 3 version. It would be great.
I’ve never understood why people buy the Leica versions of Panasonic cameras: they’re functionally the same, maybe with a couple of JPEG processing tweaks, but at twice the price.
So what’s the point? Ego?
No, they just simply didn’t know it is rebrand they are buying, aka “ignorant”.
The same reason why people buy special editions. Why not?
1) Leica warrantees are often more generous.
2) Leica versions “keep their value” better when used, because of the “special editions” and “prestige” factors.
3) Leica versions often come with bundled software that’s better/pricier.
4) Leica versions may have differently tuned engine that has different color, tone, etc.
5) Some people prefer their look, as people who bought Olympus special edition black lens would understand.
6) People want to support Leica’s continued development of super-expensive products that they cannot afford.
OK, the last one is a joke… or is it? 🙂
same reason as Zeiss explain why they didn’t make new Touit lenses for Micro Four Thirds: “In order to stay true to the high quality standards of the ZEISS brand, it was decided to focus on cameras with an APS-C sensor“.
I suppose that is why all those things exist:
http://www.phonegg.com/List/Carl-Zeiss-Cell-Phones.html
Not trying to dis you, as you seem to just be repeating a statement from Zeiss, but that statement is just plain wrong and the proof for that is out there.
+1
Zeiss isn’t loyal to the high quality standards of the brand. They are loyal to Sony. That’s why they make APS-C lenses. And because Fujifilm isn’t a threat they may also make it for Fujifilm.
If they were truly loyal to the high quality standards of the brand they would only make ff lenses. (within the interpretation of quality that is given).
Fuji should be the biggest threat as they make probably the best lenses in any mirror less system. It probable has to see with alliances.
that’s me been sarcastic. orn
Just avoid glasses with Zeiss multifocal optics. They are terrible. Did I say terrible, yes I meant terrible.
In Oz they bought out a local very successfully eyeglass maker and then replaced all the optics with their own. A nice wide ranging multifocal with a lot of vertical and lateral tolerance became a tight narrow load of eye pain. Literally.
and the ugliest too! but that doesn’t matter, it is just an oppinion….
24P? Is that a typo? I thought that wasn’t specified in the initial press release.
Yes 24p. It is only Olympus who is stuck with ‘one frame rate to rule them all… 30p because everyone loves it so much’ 😛
It is, compact?
http://camerasize.com/compare/#455,289
UUP, too late..
Hey Fanboys, they said: “G6 is the best overall compact system camera that PANASONIC have yet released”
They didn’t mention Olympus, so you should be safe with your EM5… For now.
And it is compact enough: http://camerasize.com/compare/#455,289
If this camera was out, I’d splurge and run out to B&H at my Lunch break.
Sensitive arent you?
How you read these comments and interpreted them as “Olympus” fanboy “HATE” is probably a clue to what issues you are dealing with. In fact, you were the first one here to even mention Olympus lol.
I lured in a Fish.. A Fanboy Fish.. Talk about Sensitive, replying to my comment just proves the bias.
And don’t let me go into the archives and pull proof to my comment, You’ll just look dumb.
Oh I see, you werent referring to fanboy hate in this thread, you were referring to fanboy hate in the archives. I think you’d better go proof of your comments. Because all the archives will show you is negativity levelled against both camera makers but one small group of users who are so insecure they believe they are somehow being oppressed and are the victims of hate, just because not everyone shares their opinion.
Levelled my ass.
“The Panasonic Lumix G6 has an antishake mechanism which allows you to take sharp photos at slower shutter speeds than other digital cameras.”
Screw Ibis, Screw a Sony sensor. I’m getting this camera and marrying it with a 35-100mm lens.
DONE DEAL.
+1 😀
“Photographyblog posted the first full G6 review and wrote a surprisingly positive conclusion”
They are always positive to Panny. And pretty much only high-profile site which reviews the GFx cameras. Gotta tell attentive reader something.
i don’t know point of you,
but what the site review that you acceptable ,
and i think looking for oly fanboy web site that you are
satisfy.
if panasonic camera test you said it use age sensor ,that site review is unbelievable.
if it had good point ,high score then you said Panny pay for this site.
what you problem?
What the hell would it mean that? The face decetction does mean that the 1-area AF point is set AUTOMATICALLY on the person’s eye, doesn’t it? So what’s the point to do this manually during face detection?!
maybe for choosing to focus on which eye, during portrait angles other then “en face”.
OMD has iFace modes for either left or right eye priority
What? When did Panasonic start making M43 gear?
Murica cookie for narutogrey…enjoy.
Most faces should not be detected.
Panasonic aren’t taking MFT in any direction I want to go. Since buying into the system with two early Panasonic bodies there hasn’t been another camera body I want to buy and that goes for the latest two, the GH3 and this latest G.
I had hoped that MFT would replace my DSLR set up but as the years have gone on that’s looked less likely not more likely.
I think both Panasonic and Olympus are missing an opportunity and for me they’re getting further from the hope I saw in the original concept. Shame.
That’s funny, because I’m the total opposite! I have the Canon 6D, but I’m thinking about getting rid of it already. I went from DSLR, to G10, to S90, to GF2, to GX1 and now the 6D. I’m really tempted to get this camera.
I also want to see this GX-Like camera Panasonic has up its sleeve.
mft hasnt lost my faith, but pabasonic has. they just seem to be focused on the video or budget imaging market. for me, mft is about getting the best image quality in a compact form. for me oly just seems to understand the market a little better. ill be buying the new omd unless the new gx offers some redemption…
the GH3 has the exact same iq as the OMD, and better video. What are you talking about?
“for me, mft is about getting the best image quality in a compact form”
That’s what I’d hoped but I also hoped it’d offer the enthusiast stills shooter a real alternative to DSLR’s and a nice user/handling experience.
Panasonic and Olympus move further from my ideal with each new model and I now find myself in the position that instead of thinking that one day I’ll to move fully to MFT I’m now thinking of ditching MFT and moving back to my DSLR or possibly ditching MFT for a Nex system and running that alongside my 5D.
As I said, shame for me that MFT seems (for me) to have gone in the wrong direction.
Nice features but too bad!
Even the $4xx E-PM2 has a better sensor!
The G6 sells more than the $4xx E-PM2, better sensor (Laughable) or not.
what is all camera component,
and you think sensor?
what is features in g6 that e-pm2 had,
and oly still had idiotic video rec,
and no EVF ,no WIFI and others
You could be right! As a matter of fact, I myself would buy one too as a gift for those who don’t need better IQ, when the price fall to $499 for a dual-lens kit, just like the G5 did!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/3109924011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_e_1_4_last
Its already sitting 3 spots above the E-PM2, and it’s not even out yet!! HA!
It’s funny how people talk about how good the sensor has to be compared with shooting with what you have.
I take great pics with my 7 Megapixel L1!
Hey, G6 is a new product! So that is for sure.
It is just that it has an old sensor! Again, nice features!
yeah that 1/3 of a stop of noise control and 1/2 stop of dynamic range makes up for everything the epm2 doesnt have over the G6. yeah right
It looks far more Leica S2 than R9:
http://static.bhphoto.com/images/images345x345/585106.jpg
Or like the Pentax MZ-S:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/tests/t01f01.jpg