We already have two full reviews of the new GF7 announced today. Both reviewers draw a very positive conclusion:
Photographyblog writes:
So while the Panasonic Lumix GF7 mainly seems to be trying to attract the attention of the selfie crowd, its actually a feature-rich camera that takes excellent pictures and which can easily be stored in a coat pocket with the supplied 12-32mm kit lens fitted. If you need a flash or viewfinder, the Lumix GM5 is a better fit, but otherwise the new Panasonic Lumix GF7 is the best GF-series model yet, selfie or no selfie…
ePhotozine writes:
The most likely issues you may find with the GF7 are the lack of flash hot-shoe, and short battery life, making it less appealing to the more serious photographer. For the majority of people having a built in flash will be preferable, and the mode dial makes the camera easier to use for every level of photographer. Image quality is very good, with the camera delivering sharp detailed photos with good colour, and low levels of noise. The Wi-Fi implementation is very good, giving remote control and numerous shooting options straight from your smartphone or tablet. There are a few, very minor niggles, including short battery life, but we can very happily highly recommend the camera.
Preorders:
Panasonic GF7 in Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Panasonic GF7 in Pink at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
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ちょっと たかいね！
GM1よりやすいね❓
eheh,
gm１とgm５ もちろん めっちゃたかい、これも たかい！
Oh cool…the new kits come with fake printed backgrounds of cities around the world that that you do not actually have to travel to embellish your social media page!
These are going to sell like hotcakes!!!! 🙂
People who take selfie at arm length are not serious about how the image looks. Their face is distorted and the background view is very limited due to close distance. It’s also much easier to do it on a phone anyway. Don’t know who exactly will buy this.
with m43 sensor the face will not be distorted as much as with a phone’s sensor
pretty camera, but a $600 camera for shooting selfies when you’ve already got a $600 smartphone in your pocket? That is just dip-shit stupid.
Except that selfie cameras are the fastest growing and highest profit cameras for 2014. This camera will probably outsell all of Panasonic’s M4/3 lineup despite what camera enthusiasts or professionals think of it. It’s the same reason why Fuji released the X-A2. That selfie camera has generated more interest within the general public than the X-T1 and the X-Pro1, the 2 key Fuji releases.
Enthusiasts and pros hardly look at this system…
That explains your presence.
And yours…
‘Pro’ doesn’t describe your ripostes either.
the selfie stick for their phones is what they are buying.
Fastest growing? Provide a link please. All I see are camera manufacturers trying to get people to stop using phones for selfies. I think the selfie camera is like 3D flatscreen TVs. Lots of manufacturers and few buyers willing to upgrade from their phones. People get a new phone every 1 or 2 years and in their minds that means a better selfie camera each time they upgrade. I’ve set to see a selfie camera in use by anyone. They just use their phones and if they need to take “serious” photos, they use a budget DSLR.
Yeah, should have bought that $200 phone instead.
C’mon Panasonic, put a nice big fat EVF in back of that hump (like the Fuji Xt1) and we can be friends.
That’s what the GM5 is for.
Since when does the GM5 have a big fat EVF like the Fuji XT1?
Please tell me I’ll but 10 of them!
(I guess you’ve never seen these cameras)
xt1 body itself if big-fat lovely compared to this. It’s certainly good camera (finally Fuji did it right!), but doesn’t compare in any way to this selfie camera.
I was commenting on the size of evfs. Not the size of cameras. I don’t care for the xt1 except for the evf.
More like what the GH4 is for…
Thanks for posting these excellent first reviews on the GF7 which should answer most of the critics if they bother to read the them. Just because the camera is capable of shooting selfies does not mean that is the only way you can use it in the normal way like a fixed screen but able to move to block out the sun glare. As the reviews points out this GF7 is better featured than either the GF6 or GM1 and comes in very good body built of high grade aluminum. As for price the GF7 is less expensive than the EPL7 or the GM1 and Pany may continue the GF6 for the low entry end.The biggest advantage the GF7 has over competitors in my opinion is its very good and small 12-32mm kit lens while competitors kits do not go as wide or are substantially bigger and adding such a lens would cost hundreds of dollars more. As a result the GF7 and lens is really pocketable while others are not, besides being up to 30% smaller in volume and light weight. Consequently the reviews are giving the new GF7 very high marks and recommendations for its target area.
If it had an Olympus logo the reception would be entirely different.
It’s not a camera I’d be interested, but it looks to have a great feature set at a good price. Seeing that the 12-32mm sells for $350 by itself, this is a great deal.
Agree, a Panasonic camera with an Olympus logo would would be entirely different.
With an Olympus logo, the troop will be reinforced by Oly haters and FF wannabes, so at the end there is no difference. lol
+100
$600?
There’s just no real value proposition here justifying that price. Under $300 by Black Friday, disappeared from the product catalog by Jan 2016.
Yeah, it’s not a real selfie camera unless it costs $1500. But so far, I think Casio is the only one that could pull that off. They are the Leica of selfie cams. And now others are jealous and want a piece of that pie 🙂
The only justification is the 12-32. But that lens must become the new $150 kit, not the $379 option Panny thinks is is. When that is taken into account, the real value of this camera is $449.
…….but……but…it comes in hot pink, faux snake skin?
Another gimmick, just like the e-pl7. Bargain Bin by Labor Day Weekend.
How come it’s still okay to say word “niggle”?
What?!? Look the word up, it isn’t what you think it is.
love this cam!
Its a good camera since it’s essential the same camera as the GM1 but it seems odd that Panasonic has released 3 versions of the same camera with features added and broken from each model rather than releasing one version that has the best from each.
I have the GM1 and I wouldn’t upgrade for the GF7 but it seems like it has to be a waste of money for Panasonic to release so many similar versions of one camera.
Panasonic did the same with the P&S compact camera market. If you are going to compete for a share of a shrinking market, you have to offer something for everyone. Plenty of folks want better IQ than their camera can offer, and also want that IQ to apply to selfies. This camera makes that easier, should sell well. I’ve recommended it to some flight attendant friends, they’re pre-ordering it. And, yep….all these girls already have the Casio selfie can!
I like this camera, at $449. That 12-32 is a $150 lens, Panny …no matter how hard you try to tell us otherwise!
Consider that you can get an E-PM2 body and P20 for $450. Not sure anybody versed in MFT offerings is going to consider this even for a minute.
This is for the selfies crowd, it makes you last comment invalid for you point.
He says it is too expensive compared to the competition in the same market segment.
Thus his comment is 100% valid.
An epm2 is $284 on amazon, a 20mm is $370. That’s over $600.00 for an OUT DATED camera, that has NO flip screen, NO wifi and a OLDER sensor.
Seriously? Only a FOOL would buy a discontinued camera for more money than this camera, that has MORE features and more going for it, including possible firmware updates.
But again, this camera is for the selfie crowd. It’s aimed at them, not someone versed in M43. And if that’s the case, WHY pick on a camera, that’s not made for you in the first place?
Again… INVALID comment.
Oh, one other thing, the EPM2 don’t have a built in flash, either. It’s a clip on…
Hate on Lumix much???
I own a gx7 and 3 lumix lenses, tool.
That’s nice…
I owned a GX7 day one… Sold it.
Too bad they don’t pay people for talking from both sides of their mouths. You’d make a killing.
You’re not a very good shopper, and you evidentry prize a cameras place in its product cycle more than you prize image quality. This makes you more a tool consumer than it does an actual photographer.
Now go look at all those outdated photos from the epm2 flickr pool, tool.
Okay, so enlighten me… Where’s the link to these lower prices then?
And where did I mention even liking this camera in the first place? And image quality? Even though I went Fuji and got rid of most my M43 gear, I won’t get rid of the Panny 20mm/25mm lenses. Image Quality was why I went to Fujifilm in the FIRST place! So yeah, you’re at least correct on that comment, I DO prize image quality!
So, show me these bargain links, OR you can stoop to low levels and continue to name calling, because you can’t back up your statement.
Lol! “Tool” he says… lol!
“outdated”? The sensor is very similar.
So, in your opinion a new camera takes worse pics just because it was produces before a newer one.
Do you actually know what photography is?
Ops, CN, sorry I replied to you thinking you were answering my post.
Sorry sorry.
Going back to work 😉
Nice move, you threw the 20 1.7 into the price count, so you raised the price by far.
Nope, it does not work this way. The selfie crowd will NEVER buy the 20 1.7. They will stick with the kit lens.
I live in Japan, and new epm2 (almost same sensor IQ), with two kit lenses can be found for 300 dollars (cfr. kakaku.com, e.g. http://kakaku.com/item/K0000418161/?lid=ksearch_kakakuitem_image). A similar kit with the GF7 costs more than the double: http://kakaku.com/item/K0000734777/?lid=ksearch_kakakuitem_image
I don’t know why there is so much hate about this camera. I am an owner of em5 and 2 gm1s. I love them all. Different tools for different purposes. I got my gm1 at less than US$300 (body only). I like to shoot when I travel and have a kid to take care. With the 3 cameras, I am equipped with 9-18mm, 25mm f1.4, and a 35-100mm f2.8 without changing lens. The weight is more than manageable. When I need ibis at night, I use omd, when I shoot in the snow wide open, I use the e shutter of gm1. Of course, I would like the Holy grail that can do it all.. But then people will be complaining again about prices. I got used to the gm1 poor ergonomics and try to use lenses with aperture rings. There is no holy grail.
Going back to gf7, I love the size and, finally, tilt screen. Now, I can shoot under the sun and in the snow.. So, this is perfect for me to replace one of my gm1 for more flexibility. Flexibility is what m43 is all about. Different tool for different purposes and people. I love choices.
Btw, I had an sony a7, nikon d600, and still have a Leica M. All have better resolutions and IQ. But m43 are the bodies that I grab first, because of good enough IQ and its versatility.
Here are my photos
http://Www.500px.com/yatbond
Derrick, good comments and I enjoyed your images. “So what do you get the man who has everything? More backs for his lenses….” I’ve often thought to do this, but keeping all the batteries charged would really wear me out when traveling.
It really is a good time to be a photographer. We have so much choice, and most of the cameras are really, really good. To be honest, you would have to be a really crap photographer if you can’t get great IQ out of any of the cameras on the market, from serious P&S upwards. I’m as bad as anyone when it comes to pixel-peeping (measurebating?), but I try to bring myself back to earth by printing. Really, any images I’ve taken carefully in the last 10 years can print well, from 5 MP upwards. And they all present just as well online.
Maybe some people are afraid to admit this is a really suitable camera for them, which results in exaggerated opposing statements. 😉
Enjoyed your photos, thanks for sharing.
While I’m not personally interested in the GF7, I think that a “selfie” screen would actually come in handy when shooting video, for those of us who may do video reviews on a budget, or the like. Combined with remote control via wifi, it would make those situations much easier. I prefer the tilt screens as opposed to the flip outs because they function like a waist level finder which I really like using myself. Having it flip all the way up like this, as long as it was designed well, could be situationally beneficial outside of the selfie realm.
For the (absurd) price, this thing should have at least two command dials. I know this is only m43, but the lack of basic commands in unexcusable.
The tilting screen can make up for the missing viewfinder, I find.
Hey, this is only m43, two dials and constant /5.6 zooms.are reserved to the “pro” models… A bargain system.
If I wanted a pocket camera – I would get RX100 – what is the point in a selfie cam with interchangeable lenses but no built in flash? What lenses are they going to put on this?
The GF7 flash is built-in, dummy.
The small hump on top is the flash with extra room for the tilty screen.
And you’re going to use the same lenses as the GM1/5: small zooms and primes. All other m43 lenses if you don’t mind the bulk.
or a LX100, or a G1X, or a G7X… Plenty of choices by now.
If I don’t need pocket size, I get a proper camera.
Neither scenario favours m43. What a pity.
A troll wasting everyone’s time by pretending to be objective.
That’s the pity.
You could, but then you’d be getting a poorer overall sensor and no ability to potentially upgrade your optics.
Versatility. On one hand, a MILC camera that can fit into a pocket with the right optic can be a “pocket” cam. On the other hand, if one chose, they could employ a multitude of high end optics immediately transforming it into a “high end” camera capable of professional results in many instances.
You, like any of us has the option to choose your camera and spend your money based on your needs, but to look at this and only see a “selfie” camera only existing to compete against an RX100 or the like shows your shortsightedness.