Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] OT - need some direction about micro 4/3 cameras
From: abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:13:32 -0700
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Something no one has mentioned todate: the GF-1's video has really surprised 
me. It's 720p AVHC lite (whatever that means) but it's very usable. The 
electronic viewfinder and the stabilized lens make for a much better image 
than the little video cameras produce. I've played around by mounting my 
noctilux on the GF-1 to get some low-light very shallow depth of field 
videos that have a real atmosphere to them.

This won't replace one of the new Nikon or Canon SLRs for video, but for the 
purpose of having both a still and a video camera with you at all times it's 
very very good.

I know Bob (and others) all really like the 14-45 zoom lens. Mine is not so 
sharp. Bob thinks I might have the wrong stabilization settings. Or I could 
have a bad lens. Who knows?

Anyway, the GF-1 is a very nice little camera and it goes with me almost 
everywhere. The gallery  shots I did the other day were made with it and the 
little pancake lens.

I wish I had a bigger zoom. Hmmmm and they say size doesn't matter! :-)

Adam

On Apr 1, 2011, at 7:50 AM, charcot wrote:

> Olympus vs. Lumix , which bodies do people use and like.  EVF have they 
> gotten any better.  Pros and Cons.  Help I'm drowning in unhelpful 
> information so I need actual shooters to help me decide.
> 
> ernie nitka
> 
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