Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] Panasonic GF1
From: bamboozld at gmail.com (K Landdeck)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:42:53 -0700
References: <f091c6f20910121517xc2b0194n4b1b9d9457c5222a@mail.gmail.com>

Clive,

The GF1 is on my short list as a research camera (lots easier and  
cheaper to take digital photos of archive documents than schlep  
mountains of photocopies across the Pacific), but I am hoping it would  
useful as a all-around digital capture for when I'm too lazy (or busy)  
for film.  I'm quite interested in seeing some "real world" results,  
especially with the pancake and M-mount lenses.  So, please post 'em  
when you gots 'em!

Kevin

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On Oct 12, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Clive Moss wrote:

> A few weeks ago I thought that the GF1 looked interesting. I placed a
> preship order on Amazon for the kit with the 20mm f1.7 just to get  
> in line,
> thinking that I would cancel as the time gets closer. Amazon usually  
> send a
> "will ship soon" message as the time nears. Having waited 9 months  
> for for
> an 18-200 Nikon  a while ago, I did not want to go through the same  
> kind of
> wait again and I wanted something small and light, but with a semi
> respectable size sensor.
> So, Amazon sent me a shipping notice last week with no prior  
> warning, and I
> got my hands on it on Sunday.
>
> First impressions:
>
>   - Feels great
>   - Initial snaps look good, needs a real vieewfinder
>   - Instruction Manual is about the worst I have ever seen - but it  
> does
>   come in four languages
>
> Now that I am beginning to get out from under the backlog of things  
> that
> should have been done over the summer but were not, I should be able  
> to
> exercise it more.
>
> A Leica M adapter and 40mm viewfinder are on their way from  
> Cameraquest.
>
> --
> Clive
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>
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