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Digitalversus (Click here) writes:
The Panasonic Lumix GM1 is small, light, stylish, pleasant to use and takes top-quality pictures. What’s not to like? This interchangeable lens camera packs a good range of features and quality tech specs into a cute little camera that’s perfectly portable. A few concessions have been made here and there, but that doesn’t stop the GM1 being one of the nicest little cameras to pass out of our test lab in the run up to Christmas 2013.
The Russian site 1001tema (translation here). Athaugh the google translation tool is making quite a mess it’s worth to check the site for the great pics they posted!
Test images have been posted at Optyczne.
GM1 preorder list:
In US at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at Amazon Germany, Wex Germany, Amazon UK, Fotohanskeuzekamp, Cyberphoto Sweden and Wex UK.
13 Responses
looks like you can’t but can you access the battery/card door with this grip on?
No. The grip blocks both battery cover and tripod mount.
GM1 is currently in stock at Amazon US. It has been in stock at Panasonic official website for quite a few days. It’s looks like your information is outdated.
Yes – in-stock – but NOT for those who pre-ordered! I pre-ordered from Amazon on Oct.17 – the morning of the official GM1 announcement. In fact, I ordered within 10 minutes of the GM1 going live on Amazon for pre-orders. Amazon promises a policy of first-come first-served on pre-orders….yeah, right! They sent me an email just two days ago stating that my GM1 would ship on Dec.11. Then I go on their site this evening to discover that they are selling them to anyone…and still have not contacted me regarding an updated ship date for my pre-order.
I cancelled my order with Amazon and will instead order from a REPUTABLE seller.
I have ordered a ton of photo gear from Amazon over the past several years…many lenses, GF1, GX1, G3, G5, G6, E-M1, etc. And now I regret doing business with them.
This grip looks like something that somebody only took 3 seconds to design.
Ok, I’ll give you five seconds. Please design a better grip.
Optyczne.pl is also lenstip.com. They might have an english version of the review, or will have one soon.
If the grip would leave a option for attaching a tripod, that would be great.
other m43 lenses stick out, that rules out any quick release plate use. The grip adds a couple of mm, so lenses dont the stick out of the bottom.
there is a special tripod adapter for the gm1 (DMW-TA1) but thats ugly
I hate when design choices take over usability. For such small camera a grip is necessary. If a slick design looks greats on products photo, when you try to use the camera, it’s hard to handle. I test the GM1 in a photo fair, with the grip it handle quite like my Pentax Q, and without it, it’s slippery. The grip cover battery, sd card slot and prevent use of a tripod, what a mess 🙁
Richard Franiec, here’s another sales opportunity. Design a better grip. How about it? $79.99 with free worldwide shipping.
I suspect that Panasonic made the grip without the tripod socket, just so they could sell the tripod adapter, so there were no mistakes made. I think the grip is ugly anyway and will wait for something better to come along.
I noticed that there is still 15 silver ones in stock at Amazon. I thought I saw 18 last night. I guess people don’t want silver bodies in the U.S. very badly, or something. I ordered a black one from Canada. I would be curious to know the effects of Panasonic’s “sliver only” in the states, marketing plan. Surely, they are making a killing with it, but I guess not on Amazon.
I’m still missing some more informations about the IQ of the 12-32mm lens.
How good is it in comparison to the Panasonic 12-35 f/2.8 or the 14-45mm?