06-09-2012, 03:44 PM
Hi Frank,
[quote name='Frank' timestamp='1339253494' post='18804']
Thank you all for your kind inputs, which are very valuable and helpful.
Finally, I bought a GF1+14-45mm with a (relatively) good price. I did not buy a GF2 because I could not find a GF2+14-45mm combination and I really want the 14-45mm kit lens. [/quote]
Congratulations with your new camera and lens!
Personally, I went for the 20 mm. It is more compact, and a lot cheaper, and besides that, I like the 40 mm FF equivalent, ever since I got my first Pentax MX with 40 F/2.8 (in the days it wasn't called a pancake lens yet <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />. I think you can always decide later whether you want half a stop faster and a little longer, or something that is 1.5 stops faster, like the F/0.95 editions of the 25 mm <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.
With the GF2 you can switch the image aspect ratio in the menu, and it does deliver RAWs in that format too. I would expect that to be possible with the GF1 as well. Best to check the manual I guess, or scroll through the myriad of menu options <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.
Kind regards, Wim
[quote name='Frank' timestamp='1339253494' post='18804']
Thank you all for your kind inputs, which are very valuable and helpful.
Finally, I bought a GF1+14-45mm with a (relatively) good price. I did not buy a GF2 because I could not find a GF2+14-45mm combination and I really want the 14-45mm kit lens. [/quote]
Congratulations with your new camera and lens!
Quote:While for a normal prime, I am not sure if I should go for the 20mm f1.7 or the 25mm f1.4 and I will leave the decision to future.
Personally, I went for the 20 mm. It is more compact, and a lot cheaper, and besides that, I like the 40 mm FF equivalent, ever since I got my first Pentax MX with 40 F/2.8 (in the days it wasn't called a pancake lens yet <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />. I think you can always decide later whether you want half a stop faster and a little longer, or something that is 1.5 stops faster, like the F/0.95 editions of the 25 mm <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.Quote:I did not go for a GX1 because I feel the current price is still somewhat high (and marginally within my budget as I already said).
After playing a while with the GF1 with the kit lens, I find that I like it very much. Frankly, it delivers more than I have expected from such a compact camera e.g. the superb IQ. Handling is excellent, although I am still learning how to properly grasp such a small body with my right hand's fingers in right positions and in the same time grasp the lens with my left hand properly. A major missing feature compared to more modern MTF cameras is a touch screen. But I don't miss it since I have never used a touch screen. Without a view finder makes me feel somewhat inconvenient when framing and focusing, but the "MF assistant" feature in live view has impressed me in a positive way. So, it seems that it is not that bad without a view finder (but certainly I agree that a view finder is always welcome in a MFT camera).
As I played with the camera a question came into my mind: Is it possible to switch the image aspect ratio format (4:3 to 3:2 and vice versa) in post proecessing of RAW files in ACR? After searching the net I found that for PEN cameras this can be done with at least some image softwares but I did not find an answer for GF1. Does any one know the answer?
With best regards,
Frank
With the GF2 you can switch the image aspect ratio in the menu, and it does deliver RAWs in that format too. I would expect that to be possible with the GF1 as well. Best to check the manual I guess, or scroll through the myriad of menu options <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....