Panasonic unveiled G1-HD...
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BMFM FILMS
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Eh I'm not dumping my D90 for this. Nikon needs to come up with a higher end model, that's the only way I'll dump my D90.
Starscream
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Robert Altman
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The importance of good lenses cannot be overemphasized--cinematographers spend a lot more time picking out the right glass for a shot than the right camera body! I am sure that Nikon primes are far superior to the fixed zoom (I think) glass on the Panny.
Is Nikon listening? Does ANYONE on this board have a contact in Nikon to make sure they here are requests? Is a firmware upgrade giving us manual control SO hard to write?
Is Nikon listening? Does ANYONE on this board have a contact in Nikon to make sure they here are requests? Is a firmware upgrade giving us manual control SO hard to write?
i think you're wrong. it's not fixed and four third lenses are often super sharp, so will the micro four thirds i'm sure. leica don't have a reputation of making bad lenses, neither do olympus or sigma (not even sigma). after all they sell in the $1,000 price range (and there are primes too). my problem with them is that they don't have real rings, no aperture, no zoom, even the focus is motorized as far as i know. the sigmas look better, they're in the f/1.4-f/2.8 range and have real controls (except backwards compared to nikkors of course).
/matt
Barry_Green
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And you can always just use your Nikon lenses anyway...
Uwe Lansing
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The opion of Stu Maschwitz:
http://prolost.blogspot.com/
http://prolost.blogspot.com/
Park Edwards
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i am, and then i'm dumping it right back for the next nikon.
i'm probably on the same boat. just a little sad about the crop factor.
Park Edwards
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nothing out yet.
i want this lens, or better yet the same but in micro format:
http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Zuiko-14-35mm-Digital-Cameras/dp/B000X1P5R4
/matt
http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Zuiko-14-35mm-Digital-Cameras/dp/B000X1P5R4
/matt
i dont know, but in this video i can not see any rolling shutter issues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akSvf1uvDXs
any full res clips already available?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akSvf1uvDXs
any full res clips already available?
Barry_Green
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You could use that lens; you just would need the 4/3 to Micro 4/3 adapter.
Barry_Green
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Watching that, it definitely shows rolling shutter skew. We won't know what degree until we get some hands-on, but yeah, it's definitely there.
Park Edwards
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there is a micro four third lens that's 24mm 1.4? it's a pancake lens and no bigger than the palm of a hand. can't find the link, saw it last night.
yeah i've seen that too. great for snapshots, not so great for manual focusing for movies, especially not if you have a puller.
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mrmoe
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Panasonic Product Managers Breaking down the G1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dol1S3OweI
Available in Nov 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dol1S3OweI
Available in Nov 2009
Eddy Robinson
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You can tell from a fuzzy shot where the LCD display of the gh1 is waving around relative to the lens of the main camera? Color me skeptical. What I see on the camera doesn't look fantastic, but a low-res shot of a lo-res display is not a useful guide to anything. Hopefully someone at PMA or someplace will sneak their own SD card into the camera long enough to grab a little footage within the next few days.
This sameple movie from the panasonic website has some twitchy lateral movement and verticals in the background, and doesn't seem to suffer from major jello: http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/popup/gh1_movie/movie_d.html While it isn't enough to put the question to rest, it's grounds for cautious optimism.
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