GF1 official!

That 20mm f/1.7 is $200 btw all you saliviating GH1 owners like me.


You know whats weird is that this thing body only is actually $100 more than GH1 body only?
 
oooooooh, only 200 for the 20mm f1.7! me likey a lot.

but seriously, how do you think it would compare to other glass? canon fd, nikon etc...
 
So I'm confused, does the movie mode basically allow for manual shooting? Some sites suggest yes and others no. I wish there were a manual online for it, I'd like to know what parameters are adjustable in movie mode and how much control you can have
 
No it doesn't. The movie icon on the GF1 dial has "P" next to it, unlike the "M" next to the GH1.
 
yslee said:
Awww snap! $400 for what essentially is a 50/1.8?!
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You're paying for a tiny little lens that slims down the form factor and has auto focus, etc. It crops to 40mm yes but is still one of the cheapest, fastest, wide lenses available for the GH1, and is M4/3 which is nice.

Also it is 20mm, not 40mm, even though it crops, which means it will be useful for deeper depth of field type shots when you stop down, or at least deeper DOF than an actual 50mm (cropped to 100mm.)

It looks like it's taken some really nice photos actually, with pretty shallow, that I would have to get pretty far back and stop down a bit to get with my 50mm Nikon f/1.4....and the Nikon is nowhere near this sharp at those apertures.

From DPreview:
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Maybe in the future I can see myself having the GF1 for snapshots and the GH2 (or whatever the successor's gonna be called) for video.

Sometimes a small form factor ain't what you want for shooting video, but that 20mm pancake lens sure is nice... probably the widest lens at that speed available for the GH1. Even Sigma 20mm F1.8 is bulky and not as fast.
 
Yeah I have a Sigma 24mm f/1.8 that I like a lot cause it's a macro but also works well as a wider lens (if you're really good at keeping focus which for the most part I think I am) but yes it is somewhat bulky and hard to deal with.

I'm looking forward to this lens but I am in no rush to buy it. I will wait till it's actually shipping. Hopefully there's no shortages.
 
Actually, that new 45mm f2.8 will be just as nice too.

The system is shaping up nicely. The pancake you'll be able to carry in your pocket along with the 45mm which has is and silent af like the 14-140.
 
Is that a prosumer video camera in your "jacket pocket" (marketing speak for "not quite small enough to fit in anyone's actual pockets on any clothing items") or are you just happy to see me? 20mm pancake? I guess you're not that happy to see me.

Gh1 that is. GF1 is pocket sized easily from what I can tell.
 
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