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The new Panasonic stuff US pricing, shipment info and preorder links are here:
Panasonic G6 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).Shipment End of June.
Panasonic 14-140mm lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
Panasonic LF1 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at WexUK (Click here). Shipment End of June/early July.
My personal thoughts on the new stuff:
The G6 is a nice camera although I would have liked to have the multi-aspect feature of the GH2. And finally we have focus peaking! I know some of you don’t like the new G6 design…but I actually do not dislike it (it looks a bit similar to the Leica S2).
What I really do like a lot is the new 14-140mm lens. A lot smaller, lighter, a bit faster and with Power OIS. All that for a lower price compared to the previous lens. That sounds great! For comparison, the new 14-140mm lens has the same size as the Canon 18-55mm kit lens.The Panasonic is x10 and the Canon a X3 zoom. You choose 🙂
The LF1 is certainly not a camera that stands out when compared with the competition.
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It is just a little hard to believe tha Panasonic is going to ship a camera two months from now that has a sensor tech that is over two years old and has the multi-aspect feature removed…..I predict that the price will drop precipitously soon after shipment begins.
EVERY other camera maker does that as well!
Hard to Believe?
Consider yourself Hard Headed…
But=Butt 🙂
Yes, if the sensor’s physical size is bigger and does have those 18MP, and the camera is quite video oriented, it’s silly not to implement the multi-aspect ratio capability so you don’t shoot video with a smaller than 4/3 diagonal. A waste.
Not everyone is getting this camera for video, it’s an option.
I for one wouldn’t buy it mainly for that, So how is it a waste again? After all, people CAN buy it to shoot Stills, right?
still photo so much,wait to new GX.
Olympus sold the exact same 12mp sensor for years with zero improvements in everything from the E-30 to the E-P3 and it was and is a poor sensor compared to the G5 option.
yes, and in all likelihood they’ll be using the OM-D sensor for just as long
I guess sensor tech just doesn’t improve fast enough for every camera released to have a new one
This is 2013. Olympus is using current best available m4/3 sensors. Panasonic isn’t. Yeah, but keep dragging up and living in the 2008-2011 past.
When Olympus is still using the OMD sensor… But by that time, they’ll be swallowed up by Sony.
Better Sony than Panasonoise who can’t make a sensor to save themselves. They even need to beg Sony for the 1/1.7″ and 1/2.3″ sensors in their compacts, being the great sensor maker they are. GH2 sensor is the best they can be proud of, that’s why they keep recycling it for their fanboys. Even bitpart players Aptina and Toshiba have more sensor customers than Panasonoise. In 2016 the GH2 sensor will be recycled again and will finally make its way to the GF20 or whatever they’ll be up to by then.
The E-M5 was the first Olympus with the new sensor it came out in 2012 not 2011 and the first Pen model with it the E-PL5 didn’t come along till SEPT 2012.It didn’t help that the 12mp sensor was behind the times the day it came out.Again other than the E-M5 every single Pen model has been handicapped one way or the other .
The difference between the G5 and the super hyped E-M5 is exactly 0.7 stops DR and 0.3 of a stop high ISO. To put that into perspective the difference between the E-M5 and the D7100 IS 1.4 stops DR with a .6stop difference at high ISO , the obvious conclusion must be that the E-M5 is worse than useless compared to the E-M5 and the E-M5 should be scrapped right away .
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/%28appareil1%29/865|0/%28brand%29/Nikon/%28appareil2%29/816|0/%28brand2%29/Panasonic/%28appareil3%29/793|0/%28brand3%29/Olympus
If you have trouble with DXO { a lot of the Olympus little sensor guys do lol] download even the high ISO sample shots from Focus Numerique the only review site with consistent lighting in their test shots. Dpreview are a joke with inconsistent lighting,different aperture different shutter speeds etc. I chose 1600 ISO because above that with mFT it is just degrees of crap.Does it matter if one model is only really really bad compared to another being really really, really bad.The difference looks like the G5 has a dash more detail and the E-M5 has a dash less noise nothing that would impact real life shooting
EM5 1600
http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-1381/compact-olympus-om-d-e-m5-bruit-electronique-12.html
G5 1600
http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-1508/compact-panasonic-g5-bruit-electronique-12.html
Informative links, Thanks.
It was the same sensor, but JPEGs improved from one model to the next thanks to advances in processing. The same goes for Panasonic.
You may disregard camera output (as opposed to sensor output), but most humanity does not shoot RAW. Furthermore, we PAY for processing with every camera we buy so we are allowed to moan a bit if the results we get need a vigorous massage to be presentable.
I essentially stopped wasting my time on RAW shortly after migrating to Olympus. JPEG quality has been such a blessing that I rarely consider anything else.
Olympus has always put the best sensor available *to it* in all of its DSLR/mFT cameras as they’ve been released. The 12MP sensor was around far too long, but that seems to have been through not being able to get the latest sensor technology from Panasonic. There’s some hope that the new deal with Sony will mean Olympus gets the latest technology much faster.
do they think they are Olympus?
That they removed the multi-aspect is shameful. Anyone who defends a company giving them less, when to include it would cost them nothing, you are the definition of a fanboy.
You mean like defending the 1000$ viewfinderless ep5? I agree
-Reused sensors up until the em5?
-Expensive Lens Hoods?
-“Standard” Black Lens that they call “Limited Edition”, and slap an extra $200+ to the price?
-Overpriced grip just for decent ergonomics?
Yeah, okay.
Oh, here we go again with the “old sensor” syndrome. You need help.
5555 They was sicked ,(old sensor syndrome )
> The G6 is a nice camera although I would have liked to have the multi-aspect feature of the GH2. And finally we have focus peaking! I hope this is a good sign for the next GH3 fw update.
Panasonic already said that there will be no focus peaking for the GH3 due to the image processor being too slow! Please stop raising false hopes. The GH3 won’t EVER get focus peaking.
@Anonymous: That was true for the G5 as well, which uses the same sensor. Who cares? The G6 seems to be a nice replacement for the aged GH2 and is aimed at those who can’t afford the GH3.
Yep I know that, but I still can hope they find a way. Anyway, I removed the sentence to not raise the hopes 🙂
The processor in the GH3 is probably much more powerful than this new one in the G6 – it have to handle a ridiculous amount of data when filming in All-I. It’s is more than capable to handle focus peaking.
I always thought that was some political or patent related decision to Panasonic not implement focus peaking in GH3. Now GH3 owners will be pissed, with reason.
About the G6, I’m a GH2 owner, and liked a lot of things in this camera. But losing the dials for drive mode, focus mode and focus points is a big drawback. And losing the multi-aspect – the sensor already supported it, why to cut it off?
I’m interested, but will wait for the reviews to see photo / movie quality, and the options to customize the buttons and the zoom rocker (to overcome the loss of the dials).
I do not get the demands for focus peaking the zoomed in view for manual focus works perfectly is elegantly simple and we are all well used to it in mFT. Oh well some folk like to whine about anything the Olympus what it has no IBIS crowd should be along shortly
Focus peaking is of particular use to videographers and it is therefore somewhat ironic that the G6 has it ahead of the GH3.
i am a keen videographer and shoot exclusively with manual focus , the mFT method works perfectly .I am not suggesting that focus peaking isn’t a great method ,but we are hardly stuck with no reliable way to use manual focus. All the gripes about focus peaking seem to infer that it is the only way to do it , I can manual focus both very accurately and very quickly with my mFT gear it just looks to be a bit of a none issue.
Agreed, but it’s always nice to have options.
As a stills shooter, I wish that Panasonic put the GH2’s Constant Preview mode in all their cameras. It’s full-time Live View done right! I sorely miss it in the GX1.
The benefit with focus peaking is being able to check focus while the camera is recording a take.
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Peaking is a million times more fluid than magnified view
Someday you will have learned the difference between fact and opinion. Obviously, today is not that day.
alright…peaking is in fact better than magnified view by miles
Tempted… But if I can catch a steal on the G5, I might go for that instead…
Then there’s the Rumor of the Panasonic camera Admin spoke about recently… Too many decisions.
By the way, I can’t stand looking at the S2, horrible.
…or just grab the G3 which is still 250 USD at B&H 🙂
I’d still go for the G5 though…
According to me the G6 is sooo beautiful!! Really like the focus peaking too! I have OM-D and G5 as second body and I’m really tempted to sell the G5 for this G6… 🙂
Prepare to wait six months before delivery
The wait is only for Americans who are used to getting everything cheaper than anywhere else ,the Gh3 GH2 and so on were all available in the EU/UK long before Americas , downside our prices are higher even allowing for Tax differences. Who would you sell to first if you were Panasonic , a market with better profit margins and higher demand or the opposite
Moving merchandise no matter the price, always looks better in the books. You are still making a profit and gain market share
When has there been delay in the g series? You got any proof in your moronic comment?
Real mature, douche bag
oh yes yes, cause your original comment was really really mature right?
Acting like a troll won’t change the waiting time. Troll.
Wasn’t the G3 delayed from that earthquake?
I heard rumors that the G6 will not be shipped to the US.
“The LF1 is certainly not one that stands out in the competition”
By now we have all seen many pictures of the G6 but none of the LF1 even though previously shown several concepts? If you did, you would see a real gem which does in fact stand out because of its very small size and included EVF ( the camera is quite a bit smaller than the LX7!
People seem to forget that the lens is f2 at 28mm and still probably f4 at 100mm even if slow at 200mm end. The LF1 is much smaller less bulk than any previous compact Canon or Nikon with a viewfinder or small OVF and truly pocketable. The next step you will likely see is a LX9 with faster lens along the same design or even possibly a m4/3 fixed lens model with 28-100mm range. The small size of lens retracting inside the body so it is little larger only slightly taller than the TZ/SZ compact travel series. Apparently other reviewers do seem to like the LC1 as seen in their pictures.
@safaridon…I concur. This camera is a nice upgrade to someone currently using a recent “travel zoom” camera. It’s way brighter at the wide end than most, and this is really useful for night scenery shots etc. The EVF isn’t high specced, but a high resolution EVF isn’t important with a small sensor and large DOF. It really helps in bright sunlight tho!
My sister uses a Panasonic compact 10x zoom. Has very good composition skills, and gets published regularly in her local area promotional material. She would love this little camera, as she frequently complains of not being able to see the screen in bright sunlight.
I sometimes wonder if many folk on this site ever actually take photographs!
The G6 seems to have it all except a sturdy, sealed build. I would buy one if I didn’t already have an E-M5.
Strange, the LF1 doesn’t really add up. Long, relatively slow zoom, small sensor, but with an EVF. Not a high-end compact, but not for your average Joe either.
I would say long and relatively fast zoom (who else starts at f/2 and goes over that range in any kind of small size?), decent size sensor (1/1.7″, significantly larger than typical pocket camera), and with a serviceable EVF. Actually there is nothing else this versatile in a real compact. A great choice for those of us who always liked the TZ cameras but just didn’t get the image quality we hoped for.
I’m actually surprised by the size of the LF1. Much smaller than expected. I don’t think that they will sell many at $500, but I’d probably gobble one up at $250-300. I could see it being a useful social camera.
Heading to B&H this afternoon for a 50 1.4 for my 6D… Will check on that G5 while I’m there. UHG, my wallet is about to cry…
I am confused and have a question. So, it was more like a card game. You can’t change your cards but only shuffle.
The 14-140 was already a decent performer for a 10X zoom, look at the difference from this and the recent Olympus 75-300 the new 14-140 is smaller,lighter,
faster and cheaper .The new 75-300 has the same optics, same slow speed ,7g lighter and costs more
Can anybody tell me if the G6 has timelapse functions (Interval shooting) like the GH3? Does it also have an electronic shutter option?
Yep.
i ever see timelapse in G6 on site-preview,and e-shutter is here(“Options that can be applied to the Fn buttons:”)
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-g6/3
ha, looks a bit like the old Leica R8
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.de/index.php/Datei:R9-bl-front.jpg
wow, indeed.
That was my first reaction, too. 🙂
Ha ha. Nearly three years later Panasonic re-releases the GH2. But I’ve already got one, Panasonic. Oops. New zoom looks nice, as expected. Too expensive, as expected.
The new zoom is cheaper than the old model, it is also , smaller,lighter and a tad faster ,whats not to like ?
I do like it. I’d like it more were it not overpriced. Keep in mind that original 14-140 sold with GH1 and GH2, only added $500 to cost of the camera.
Yes, but list price was $899. Now it’s selling for $699 @ B&H.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/630572-REG/Panasonic_H_VS014140_Lumix_G_Vario_HD.html
It’s a pretty underrated lens, the biggest gripes being size/weight and some softness at the long end.
Having seen these 3 new releases what next for Panasonic?
Let’s see,
GX2 : Will have the GH3 sensor and small evf, also wifi, NFC and focus peaking, zoom lever, articulating screen will depend on final size consideration…
7-14mm lens update:
Redesigned to be more compact and nano coated to reduce flare problem, also rumoured by some to include OIS. Maybe X lens designation to complete the “holy trinity” of xlens: 7-14mm, 12-35mm, 35-100mm etc.
Observer: do you have rumors about an upcoming 7-14mm new version? I received mine a week ago (good price), and I’m really happy about its output. There are some chroma aberrations at edges, but less than those on Oly 9-18mm, and easily removable with two clicks on Lightroom. This lens wasthe third to be released, and it’s great.
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The 7-14mm is a fantastic lens! I see no immediate need for an “upgrade”. It’s one of the defining lenses for the entire M4/3 system!
Yes, it is phantastic. But it suffers too much from flare. So a new edition with better coating would be welcome.
Anonymous, Pana7-14mm was (still is) a high quality and expensive lens: flare is normal for such wide angle, and in my opinion Panasonic is not willing to invest money on a new version. Because it would be even more expensive, and the actual CA can be removed in post production easily. I think People interested in this lens have also tools like Lighroom.
If not, you can shoot in black and white to avoid purple and green fringing (these are less present than its cousin Oly9-18mm).
And always pay attention to where the sun is!
My first two shots with Pana7-14mm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcosartoriphoto/8680595982/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcosartoriphoto/8676511466/
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The 7-14mm is a fantastic lens! I see no immediate need for an “upgrade”. It’s one of the defining lenses for the entire M4/3 system!
The title of this rumor is funny… G6, LF1 and 14-140mm pricing and U SUK preorders!
The LF1 is awesome! I have no idea why ‘photographers’ are so unexcited by it. I cannot think of a single digital camera in history that:
a) shoots RAW
b) has an EVF
c) fits in your pocket
Honestly, all the ‘enthusiast compacts’ have nothing but the rear screen, or expensive, bulky and clunky add on EVFs. This is the ONLY ONE you can whip out of your pocket and put up to your eye, that is huge. The fact that it has WiFi, a very useful focal range while still maintaining a high speed lens at the wide end as well as being inexpensive (and being a Panasonic will be cheaper in 30 days as well) there is simply nothing else like it. No mirrorless, no compact, nothing.
All these spexperts look at the low res of the EVF and scoff… Show me one with a better EVF built in and I will damn well buy 3.
The LF1 looks fine to me , the only change I would have liked is a shorter but faster focal range.
Is it avaliable in any country that has PAL but is outside Europe (to not have the 30min limit)?
I don’t see a headphone jack. :/
Well Fuji x10 and x20 is basicly as Lf1, just with optical finder and bigger sensor. Ok it is bit bigger too. But is has hand driven lens instead of that electronic ‘rocker’
I do like the x20 (x10 is cool, but sluggish), but this is a pocketable camera with a superzoom, it’s totally different.
the G6 looks like a mini A99 with the diminished hump
I love the looks of the G6 but I just bought a G5 two lens kit, it is just too good of a deal to pass up.
You’re lucky.. That was such a Great Deal!!!
Crossing fingers that Amazon does it again, but doubtful… “Sigh”.
Actually I didnt get it at the super low price of $400-something but it ends up being $540 for the G5 plus 14-42mm and 45-150mm. That deal is still on if you want it.
It’s sitting 4th on amazon right now: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/3109924011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_e_1_4_last
I just want to see which idiot writes a review of the G6 without the camera in his hands.
I like taking stills, but I also work with professional video gear at work and would like to take for video on my own (not at work). So I’ve been debating E-M5 or G-5 but also considering the GH3 because I’d like to move into shooting video. But the GH3 is kinda out of my price range. If I’m gonna spend $1300, I’d much rather spend that extra $300-400 on another lens.
Now, it looks like this G6 is the way to go for me. It has the GH2 sensor, which in good lighting still beats the video out of any camera under $4000 (other than GH2 or Black Magic). As a step up from the the G5, it has a better EVF, better touchscreen and a mic input. Focus peaking is a nice bonus. I work with broadcast cameras and lenses that cost tens of thousands of dollars. That a consumer/prosumer camera can take video with quality approaching those is amazing to me.
I don’t expect to have all the features I have on those broadcast cameras, but if the image quality is close and it fits in my budget, that is great.
I’d be perfectly happy to still be using my Olympus E-510 that I’ve gotten quite good at getting the most out of. It has a 10MP sensor, but usually I shoot at 7MP and it still takes good photos. I know it’s weak spots and I also know how to get around them and so it works great for me. Except it finally died on me… that’s why I’m on here looking at what’s new out there.
To everyone WHINING about no multi-aspect sensor, you better not be talking about using it for video. You are not shooting 16MP video, you’re shooting 1920×1080, so no matter what the number of pixels on the sensor, it has to downsample. If it has to downsample from a cropped 14-15 MP instead of downsampling from 16MP multiaspect, the difference is negligible. If anything, it will cut down on vignetting on 16mm cine lenses.
If you want to use the full image circle, just shoot at native 4×3 aspect and crop in post.
If you are a pixel peeping videographer, get the Black Magic compact cine and shoot RAW.
If you’ve never shot with the GH2 and used the multi-aspect ratio sensor, you won’t understand what a great tool it is. It allows a lot of flexibility when shooting without losing resolution at different aspect ratios. I’ve come to rely on it.
Sure you can crop away any 4:3 image, as do typical sensors and lose resolution. It just isn’t the same.
You can’t shoot video at 4:3 aspect – at least in the GH2 and I doubt on any Panny ‘consumer’ cam. They don’t want to confuse Joe Mainstream who only wants to plug straight into a TV.
There is a 4:3 MJPEG hack to allow you to shoot the GH2 in that ratio works very well for anamorphic
http://vimeo.com/26115801
As Mr Reeves said, the great advantage the multi-aspect sensor offers is that it gives stills users multiple options in how they frame a shot, since the different aspect ratios aren’t merely crops, but different FOVs. For video shooters, the 16:9 FOV presented by the multi-aspect sensor (GH1, GH2 etc.) is *wider* than that of standard 4/3 sensors (OMD-EM5, GH3), which is a pretty significant difference since wide-angle FOVs is a notable weakness of micro four thirds sensors.
As for the people who seem to think we are whining about the lack of the multi-aspect feature, I don’t understand how you seem to miss one important point: Panasonic are crippling a feature that the sensor can already do. Most of the counter-arguments being given are compromises, and unless Panasonic had a really good reason for why they have been leaving this feature out of cameras which contain the multi-aspect sensor (eg. using the extra pixels for AF improvement, difficulty in terms of software etc.), I think it is a legitimate criticism of their product design.
Check out this blogpost about the significance of the multi-aspect feature.
http://m43photo.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/multi-aspect-sensor.html
I understand multiaspect for stills, that makes sense to me. If you’re gonna blame anyone for not supporting that feature for stills, blame the other camera companies for not adopting this killer feature in their cameras. If Nikon, Canon or Sony had adopted it, then everyone else in the industry would have had to follow suit.
I was just saying that for video, you never get to see actual pixels off the sensor anyways, so video guys complaining about it didn’t make sense to me. No other video camera out there has a multiaspect sensor, including Sony, Canon, Red, Arri, etc. so just live with it. If people spending $10K plus for cameras can live with it, why can’t you?
My guess is that the G6 uses new processing, (venus engine, etc) that Panasonic designed for GF/GX/G series and also the superzoom & other compact fixed lens cameras. No other camera has a multiaspect sensor (including GH3), so support for that was dropped. If they already have the fab for the sensor and it still has decent quality, they can keep turning that part out without additional costs, but if nobody else in the industry adopted the multiaspect feature, then why should they keep supporting it with their processing engine? The only feasible way for them to continue supporting it would be to continue to use the 3+ years old processing from the GH2, so instead of hobbling the sensor, they hobble all the other features of the camera?
I’m looking for a camera under $900 and I know that at that price I’m not going to get all the features I want. Sure everyone wants a camera that is $500, has multiaspect 4K sensor, focus peaking, timecode, SDI out, raw video recording to SD cards, but it doesn’t mean you are going to get it. If my choice is between getting a camera with all of the features that the G6 has for under $800, or a camera with multiaspect support that costs $1200 because it has a custom processor, I might as well be choosing between the GH2 and the G6. With all of the other improvements, I’ll take the G6. Or if I had $1300 to spend, I’d still take the improved GH3 without multiaspect over the GH2 with it.
If you really need this feature that much, then keep your GH2 and stop complaining because you already have the camera you want.
Firstly, I think it is a bit odd to shift the blame over to competing camera manufacturers for Panasonic not including the multi-aspect feature into their post-GH2 cameras which contain the GH2’s multi-aspect sensor, namely the G5 and G6. The multi-aspect feature was (and still is within they P&S cameras) one of the highlights of their GH line, something that separated them from the other camera companies. I can’t speak for why Panasonic are the only ones doing it, or why the other companies haven’t for that matter (Poor marketing on Panasonic’s part?), but as a GH2 owner, I really appreciate the multi-aspect feature in my stills photography *and* the wider-than-standard-m43 16:9 FOV it affords me in video mode. While it is understandable why it was abandoned in the GH3 (standard 4:3 sensor), it is a little confounding why they would just leave it out of subsequent cameras using the same sensor when it can already perform the function.
I think you are misunderstanding the criticism (well, at least mine) regarding Panasonic leaving the multi-aspect feature out. In terms of video, the multi-aspect feature enabled a 16:9 fov *wider* than that of standard m43, since it isn’t just simply a crop, which is beneficial to m43 videographers trying to achieve wide-angle shots, which is a notable weakness of the micro four thirds system. On a broader level, the argument here isn’t that Panasonic is lagging behind in terms of R&D, or that they aren’t offering killer features at a lower price point: The contention is that Panasonic seems to be crippling a technology they already possess for arbitrary reasons. Now, as you have presented and through other articles and posts around the web, the general conjecture is that they had to leave out the multi-aspect feature in order to accommodate improvements in IQ, auto-focusing speed and image processing. That’s an understandable compromise, if that were the case. However, all those assertions are just conjectures, and as a consumer not privy to the internal workings of the company’s manufacturing, R&D and marketing practices, all I see here is a technology being crippled for reasons unknown.
I think it’s a little unfair to paint the people who are affected by this drop of the multi-aspect feature as strawmen who are demanding $10,000 features in a $800 package, or to present a false dichotomy with assumptions that have no basis (unless you actually work in Panasonic). I am not asking for a $800 Alexa: I am asking for a $800 camera containing a 3 year old technology that takes steps forward without taking any back.
Talking of new lenses, I would like to see Olympus or Panasonic add a High Quality 200mm f2.8 to the MFT lens lineup along with a 1.4x converter (preferably a 2x converter as well)This would give MFT users effective focal lengths of 400mm, 580mm and 800mm at reasonable maximum apertures. I think there would be many Nature and Sports fans, such as myself, who would see the benefit in this sort of set up for travel. International Airlines, particularly if you travel cattle class, are becoming increasing humorless about the maximum weight they will allow for cabin baggage. It would be a huge competitive advantage over C&N Inc.
If this is too difficult/expensive, perhaps Olympus could they make a M43rds version of their HG 50-200mm Zuiko. (with contract detect focus etc.) and a 1.4 converter? The OMD really does deserve some Good long glass
What about the GF6 which was announced before ? It’s only on pre order on amazon.com.
You’re right, I don’t work for Panasonic, so it is all just conjecture. And thinking about it again, It may even just be as simple as a marketing decision. Once the choice was made to drop multiaspect for the GH3, that effectively killed it for other panasonic M43 cameras. If their new flagship was not going to have it, why would they support it on lesser models? But then if that is the case, then why would the G6 have focus peaking if the GH3 doesn’t? (maybe this is a sign that GH3 will support it in the near future with a firmware update).
But I still think the multiaspect issue is being overblown. I guess it upsets me that people spend so much time worrying about specs and pixels. I always try to get as much as I can out of my gear and work within its’ limitations. If I don’t have a feature or the latest sensor I don’t think about it, because time I waste being concerned about that takes away from concentrating on what I DO have to work with.
I understand wanting to shoot wider. On my trip to Asia in 2008, I decided to bring my 18-180 zoom for my Olympus e-510. Normally I like to shoot with something that is at least 28mm equivalent or wider, but in the interest of traveling light, I just went with the one superzoom that was 36mm equivalent on the wide end but was overall more versatile. During that trip, if my lens was not wide enough by a small amount and I could not compensate by backing the camera up, I experimented with reframing and tilting the camera diagonal to fit whatever part of the scene is too wide into the shot. And once I started doing that, I realized I like that look and so I started experimenting with diagonal shots even when I don’t need to get wider. I haven’t ever been shooting and found myself in the position where I thought to myself, “crap, my shot is ruined because I don’t have an 8% wider sensor.”
I would be perfectly happy to continue shooting with my e-510 if it hadn’t have died. It never really bothered me having a 10MP sensor or it having slow AF in low light. I do a lot of low light shooting, but slow AF was never an issue. I usually manual focus at a set distance, then set to a medium f stop of f 5.6 or f 8 so that I have a bit of a zone of focus and then use a little bit fill flash to maximize ambient light without overpowering with the flash. And I would still be happy to use that camera if it still worked.
I don’t need the latest hottest camera on the market. I’d rather keep a body for 5-6 years and spend the extra money on good glass than buy a new body every 2 years. Good glass will last decades. Why buy into the pixel and spec wars the manufacturers play in order to keep people buying new camera bodies?
So what seems odd to me is GH2 owners complaining about the G5 or G6. The GH2 is still a better camera than G5 or G6. GH2 owners should be happy – they already have the camera that they want.
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