On Dec 25, 2008, at 10:50 AM, Ken Waller wrote:
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/180-standingwaiting.jpg
A very nice minimalist image !
Was there a main reason for you getting the G1?
Thanks Ken!
In no particular order ...
- Compatible with all of my other FourThirds equipment
- Higher resolution sensor ... particularly for wide angle work ...
and since most of my printing is a very good fit to the 3:4 and 1:1
format, it's more pixels in absolute terms than a 14Mpixel 2:3
proportion sensor for my needs.
- Live View with articulated LCD, Live Histogram really helps me on
tripod work
- Adaptability to a HUGE range of fast prime lenses ... including 35mm
RF lenses! ... with the best viewfinder I've found for working manual
focus with short focal length lenses to date. I find it even better
than an optical rangefinder for the Nikkor 20mm lens, for instance.
- Compact and light weight kit for my preferred photographic
predilections ... A G1 and a four lens kit of my favorite fast lenses
take up less space than an SLR and two lenses in my bag, and weigh
less too.
In essence, the G1 is the first example of the camera I envisioned
within a week of buying my first 5Mpixel prosumer camera (the Sony DSC-
F707). To me, this is the direction that camera technology should go.
I'm delighted with how well Panasonic has done even in this first
product offering of a new camera paradigm, and feel there are great
things to come of it.
Godfrey
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