After the Panasonic GH2, G2, GF2 and GF3 also the GX1 and G3 could be hacked soon! All Vitaly need is some little help from you to buy the two cameras (Click here to donate). It’s so great to know we can count on him to improve the camera performance! I wish he (or someone else) could hack the Olympus cameras too!
P.S: It is also great to know the price of the current Panasonic cameras is falling down (great that we have some presure from Sony and Nikon!).
The GH2 is now for sale at $849 (with lens) at Amazon (Click here).
Panasonic GF3 with 14mm pancake for $414 at Amazon (Click here).
Panasonic GF2 with kit lens for $399 at Amazon (Click here).
The Panasonic GX1 body sells for $549 again at Amazon (Click here).
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larry’s gunna love this…
Bravo Vitaly !!!
just curious, did any european here try to buy from Amazon US? i mean its 313EUR vs 669EUR here in germany for the GF3+14mm pancake
Most chances Amazon US will not sell to customers in Germany. You need to use a forwarding service (that should cost 80-100 USD) and pay VAT, customs and commissions (should amount to 25-30% of the price).
If you’re unlucky (like me, most of the time) you may have to go to the customs office to clear the parcel through yourself… in which case that could mean 2 hours for commuting and 2 hours standing in line.
You may be able to save a few Euros, but not enough IMO to justify going through this ordeal.
That said, the prices in Germany are absurd.
And the customs office in Berlin Schöneberg will be the last bastion of bureaucrats in Germany.
I did and Amazon made no problem… But i ordered initial delivery in US, not in Europe.
unless they can get more modes than the 30p default. i dont know it worth it
When it’s hacked, it should be possible to change between NTSC and PAL frame rates, so 25p will be available soon.
Is Vitaly planning to hack the GF5 as well?
Didn’t he get recruited by Panasonic?
Nah… It was an April 1st conspiracy.
They already have the GX1 and G3. They have just completed the dump on the GX1. Shouldn’t take too long now.
http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/2902/official-gx1-hack-development-topic#Item_1
It seems they have only GX1…
Anyone else think that Panasonic should send him these cameras? Maybe along with a letter thanking him for the interest (and sales) these hacks have netted?
I thought that he was finally hired by Panasonic, to do this officially—what happened?
That was an April 1st fool’s joke.
It wasn’t a mere joke. It was a conspiracy, he had help from major contributors to the site…
I’ve been thinking about getting a GF3 + 14mm for <$375 ish (there are new ones on eBay selling for that much). It's so cheap and tempting. I'm thinking maybe it can replace my S95 combo, and give me better video than my current E-P1, and replace my G1 when I need a flash (I don't like the G1 much anyway, white balance is usually off and I don't like shooting RAW).
Or should I spend the $400 ish on a 45mm 1.8?
Or maybe I should just save the $400 towards an E-M5?
I vote for the lens.
Get the lens. It’s incredible.
That’s a tough call, but basically for the cost of the 14mm, you get a free GF3. That sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
You could even sell the GF3 body (or unload a kit zoom with it 😉 ) and put that money toward a 45mm f1.8.
win – win – win!
You can buy a new 14mm delivered for about $165, I just did.
Yes I was thinking about that too. But the tiny 14mm really shows its benefit on a tiny body. None of my current bodies (E-P1, G1) is small enough to really benefit from it. What body do you use?
@Mr. Reeee, Well I was thinking along the lines of letting the G1 go for $150 ish to recoup some of the costs, But then I’ll be left without a viewfinder camera, which I sometimes like… Hmmm… (I love the E-P1, but with longer lenses and especially manual focus lenses, G1 EVF can help focus better). Tough choices.
I bought a GF3 with the 14mm, it’s a really nice little combo.
I will donate up to 100$ for sure if theres an upgrade with manual control or slow motion ( if its possible?).
If not, I wont ack my g3.
Good luck Vitaly!
Just hack the poor EM-5 video and charge everyone $25. Then retire.
Does the hacking have anything to do with GX1 still image quality after the hack ? Further improvement ? If it remain the same then better don’t waste the time on it , no donation !
Both the gf3 AND GX1 seem like such a good deal, considering how much the top of the range P&S cameras are, GX1 is pretty new and i’m amazed at that deal, like half the EM-5??
Possible to improve the high ISo performance of still pic of gx1?
I don’t think so. Vitaly’s hacks are towards video performance, not stills.
That’s very sad…….
If some one is able to “unlock” features on the Olympus e- series, then I would be looking for the following.
1 external control for the E-PL1 ( for time lapse for instance )
2 longer film time
other than that, surprise us.
I’m looking to buy a G3, but I’m waiting on what the G5 will bring.
“discovered that the real sensitivity of the E-M5 starts with ISO 120 (when the camera is set at ISO 200) and ends with ISO 14.200 (with the Olympus setting being at 25.600).”
If this is true, it means that Olympus is cheating. I am waiting for DxOMark review.