[Klaus]

http://www.panasonic.com/globals/videopl...-_-Default

[Guest]

That's GF3

[mst]

Panasonic pulled the video, but it has been uploaded to youtube. See here:



http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-hot-panaosni...es-leaked/



-- Markus

[Guest]

And now it´s official, the GX1 has arrived.



http://www.dpreview.com/previews/panasonicdmcgx1/



Basically a G3 without EVF for the price of a G3. Not even a multi-aspect sensor. I suppose I wait for a GX2 to replace my GF1 or I go NEX.

[Klaus]

I like it actually. One thing that I didn't like about the recent Pana offerings was the build quality. The GH-2 is just soso here IMHO.

The "missing" multi-format sensor is a bummer - I only used 3:2 on the GH-2.

[Guest]

[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1320652828' post='12727']The "missing" multi-format sensor is a bummer - I only used 3:2 on the GH-2.[/quote]



The penalty isn´t too big actually - a G3 still provides 14 MP in 3:2 format.

[Guest]

No Multi-Aspect no buy :-(



It's not the loss of resolution it's the loss of field of view :-(

[Guest]

[quote name='Gregeff' timestamp='1320695310' post='12737']It's not the loss of resolution it's the loss of field of view[/quote]



If one shoots always 3:2 it´s always 3:2, there is no loss of anything but a bit of resolution.

[Guest]

[quote name='Sammy' timestamp='1320702733' post='12742']

If one shoots always 3:2 it´s always 3:2, there is no loss of anything but a bit of resolution.

[/quote]



there is, if you shoot 3:2 on most 4:3 cameras then you get the 4:3 frame and crop it to 3:2 reducing your vertical and thus diagnal field of view. If you shoot 3:2 or even 16:9 on either the GH1,2 or LX3,5 then you maintain the same diagnal field of view. This means that you make the most of the lens and for landscape shots gain horizontal field of view.



So for example when i'm shooting a landscape photo on my LX3 and want as wide an angle as posible I set it to 24mm equiv and 16:9 which gives me the same horizontal angle of view as a 22mm lens shot at 4:3. (I then also process it in DC RAW so as not to have the forced lens correction in lightroom making the horizontal field of view more like 20mm)



To me this seems like a distinct and great advantage for Panasonic, I don't get why they don't premote it more and put it in more cameras? It would be even better if they'd extend it to provide 1:1 and 2:1 shooting and let you choose the crop later in RAW processing.... hmm prehaps I should just be buying an APS-C camera and putting a 4/3 lens on it...

[Guest]

Multi-aspect is nice if one makes use of it, I did not intend to argue with that.



[quote name='Gregeff' timestamp='1320710104' post='12745']

I should just be buying an APS-C camera and putting a 4/3 lens on it...

[/quote]

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