I know I just invented a new word (“smalliness”) to describe the Panasonic GM1 MFT camera. But this is an incredibly small camera! Sexy, slim, not a plastic toy like the GF series and finally really pocketable! And that 12-32mm lens is incredibly small. It has no PZ feature but the IQ is said to be very high. Camera and Lens will be announced on Thursday!
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Nice! 🙂
One can pack this inside the Zeiss/Sony 55/1.8’s lens hood! 🙂
lol!
I think it says 1/3.5-5.6 No problem if IQ is awesome… 🙂
The lens does not appear to be a collapsable variety. Is it really pocketable (excluding raincoat pockets)? I hope it is.
To me it looks collapsable by the zoom-ring: It is pictured collapsed, rotated to the “line” and you have to rotate it to 12 mm for usage.
This is a P&S camera with no EVF. Of course is that small (and useless if it don´t have a tilting screen). 12-32 lens is interesting notwithstanding.
It also has an electronic shutter and no mechanical shutter. Even the GF-series can’t get that small. And interesting you call it useless if it doesn’t have a tilting LCD… The GX1 doesn’t have one and I’ve used it extensively… curious.
If you want the Panny with EVF they made you something called the GX7. The purpose of this camera is to make it the smallest M43 available. No EVF, no tilting screen… and that is what makes it great. Keeps it small. Think of this as a competitor to Nikon 1 J series.
It does have a tilting screen….
Agree. Good for you, not for me. And you can´t say a camera don´t have a tiltable screen to maintain it small. You can see some smaller cameras with tiltable screens.
Stupid comment. Many Canon and Nikon DSLRs don’t have tilt screens. Are they useless?
Yours is a stupid answer. Of course. This is the reason why some camera makers are abandoning production of cheap P&S cameras.
And DSLRs all have viewfinders. You maybe must learn to read again.
The lens is not as slim as I hoped, but still looking very good.
Totally agree. Looks like it could be a good walk around lens. Doubt it would replace my 25mm panny leica but should offer a bit more versatility.
I think everybody was expecting somethings like that Pentax 40mm lensm but actually we all know that a zoom cannot be too small. 😉
Still, this way it makes sense to keep the kit lens, when one upgrades to sth. like a 12-35/40 for occasions where you need a small camera.
This is camera I was waiting for. I will buy one if it has articulated screen and it is minimally 1cm slimer than sony nex 3n with 16-50 lens. Thinner – better 🙂 Size matters! I like manual zoom pancake lens.
Only interested if the lens starts at f1.8
Admin, appreciate all you do! One small nit-pick–any chance you could use “her” instead of “him” when referring to cameras? For example, “all her smallness” instead of “all his smallness”. It’s a quirk of English that inanimate objects are always female (like boats, cars, etc).
Keep up the great work!