Author Topic: Where's all of our Panasonic shooters? (Read 1737 times)

voyager · « **on:** July 24, 2010, 05:37:11 PM »

Assemble here! Let yourselves be known, and why you love your Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camera so much!

evanflys · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2010, 05:53:29 PM »

Right here! My son Evan and I shoot with Panasonics. We love them! Started out with and FZ-18 and an FZ-28. Now I shoot with a GH1 and I just bought Evan a GH10. We shoot a lot of aviation stuff mostly.
At an airshow now I shoot videos and he shoots the stills.

There's a ton of Evan's photos at his website http://evanflys.com
and our videos are here http://www.vimeo.com/user1834772

The only limiting factor for us has been the lack of a big zoom lens for our stuff. The 45-200mm just doesn't have enough reach for a lot of our stuff.

What I love about Panasonic cameras is how reliable and durable they are.
Tim

lisandra · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2010, 01:51:46 PM »

Quote from: evanflys on July 24, 2010, 05:53:29 PM

Right here! My son Evan and I shoot with Panasonics. We love them! Started out with and FZ-18 and an FZ-28. Now I shoot with a GH1 and I just bought Evan a GH10. We shoot a lot of aviation stuff mostly.
At an airshow now I shoot videos and he shoots the stills.

There's a ton of Evan's photos at his website http://evanflys.com
and our videos are here http://www.vimeo.com/user1834772

The only limiting factor for us has been the lack of a big zoom lens for our stuff. The 45-200mm just doesn't have enough reach for a lot of our stuff.

What I love about Panasonic cameras is how reliable and durable they are.
Tim

photokina is gonna have your back!!, 100-300mm is gonna be there. Also, give the raynox 2.2x teleconverter a try, I've tested it and there's no loss of sharpness.

Panther · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2010, 03:21:34 PM »

The Panasonic shooters are probably in forums that have some type of Panasonic micro four thirds title and not just a sub-forum

voyager · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2010, 05:15:28 PM »

Quote from: Panther on July 30, 2010, 03:21:34 PM

The Panasonic shooters are probably in forums that have some type of Panasonic micro four thirds title and not just a sub-forum

Don't get started.

Besides, Panasonic gets just as much coverage here as Olympus, it's just the name that is misleading, and was something that originally I did not control.

You can get to the forum by going to http://m43forum.com if it makes you feel better.

Panther · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2010, 05:57:29 PM »

Quote from: voyager on July 30, 2010, 05:15:28 PM

it's just the name that is misleading, and was something that originally I did not control.

That's exactly my point....

voyager · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2010, 06:17:35 PM »

It was something that I originally had no control over.

lisandra · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2010, 07:28:48 PM »

o come on... were all here already, lets talk some camera!!

lisandra · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:23:28 AM »

here!!!

voyager · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:34:20 AM »

Now you do have a Panasonic camera now, don't you? How is the G1 so far?

cosinaphile · « **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:23:46 AM »

gf1 holstered and ready captain

lisandra · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:37:47 PM »

The GH1 is awesome, in the sense that it's fun, really fun. Today I noticed that it focuses considerably faster than the PEn.

voyager · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:40:58 PM »

That's because it has so much more bulk to fit in a focus sensor.

adash · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2010, 10:10:09 PM »

There is no dedicated AF sensor in E-Px or in Gx by panasonic. All focus via Contrast detect, in which the main sensor is the AF sensor too. I think that the algoritm in pany is slightly faster, as are Pany lenses. You can easily confirm the second by attaching the new lens to your E-Px.

lisandra · « **Reply #14 on:** August 03, 2010, 03:54:04 PM »

Quote from: adash on August 02, 2010, 10:10:09 PM

There is no dedicated AF sensor in E-Px or in Gx by panasonic. All focus via Contrast detect, in which the main sensor is the AF sensor too. I think that the algoritm in pany is slightly faster, as are Pany lenses. You can easily confirm the second by attaching the new lens to your E-Px.

For a second there voyager confused me, and focusing was slower on the PEN with the panny lens.

adash · « **Reply #15 on:** August 03, 2010, 10:10:58 PM »

But it was faster than the kit lens?

lisandra · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2010, 09:14:53 AM »

no. If what you're asking is if the panny was faster on the PEN than the Oly kit lens, then no, it was more or less the same, at longer focal lengths the panny was slower; but that's understandable. So am I to understand the algorithms on the panny are slightly better?

adash · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2010, 11:18:45 AM »

Quote

So am I to understand the algorithms on the panny are slightly better?

Sounds like a reasonable conclusion, yes!

Panther · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2010, 06:40:51 PM »

Which one gives you more usable in focus shots, regardless of speed?

lisandra · « **Reply #19 on:** August 06, 2010, 08:31:08 PM »

On that account I cant complain about neither, they both seem to know what I want in focus and very rarely misfocus (I'd say about 1 in 30 times)

cosinaphile · « **Reply #20 on:** September 05, 2010, 07:41:17 AM »

lisandra , the focus speed certainly and even perhaps the accuracy? , a tiny bit,
is better in my gf1 than my pen, but i swapped my original pen, which was dented, for a pristine one, but its running the 1.0 firmware, and ive mislaid my cord so cannot upgrade without it ..... but even my previous pen with the latest firmware, it seemed, was a little slower than the panny

Streetshooter · « **Reply #21 on:** September 05, 2010, 01:28:51 PM »

The thing with the GF1 is the adjustable AF target size. At it's smallest size, it is very very fast to get target lock..... If the Pens had that adjustable target, maybe then I would have kept them....

voyager · « **Reply #22 on:** September 05, 2010, 01:29:23 PM »

I think if any camera had adjustable target lock I'd keep them. But it's still not quite enough to make me want a GF1.

Streetshooter · « **Reply #23 on:** September 06, 2010, 05:58:06 PM »

Quote from: voyager on September 05, 2010, 01:29:23 PM

I think if any camera had adjustable target lock I'd keep them. But it's still not quite enough to make me want a GF1.

To each his own. Freedom of choice. Even if your making the biggest mistake the Universe has ever seen....well, it's not my business to convince you even tho I will pray to Mother Light to shine brightly on you as you pass by the fastest slickest camera the Photo Gawhds have ever created.... and get the Pen of your choice.....
not that there's anything wrong with that......

And now,us GF1 users will take a minute to reflect how our Fearless Leader, the Forum GAWHD,the Grand Master of EP1DotNet has steered off the path of pure simplicity for the shallow, decorative appearance of what lies before him....
We will be here for you when you try to climb out of the Dark Side..... reach out my brother, we will bring you home.....

cosinaphile · « **Reply #24 on:** September 06, 2010, 09:10:52 PM »

shooter is right the gf1 is an awesome beast the focus tracking the focus speed and as was pointed out the target size all are very well done on the gf1

i went to j and r music\camera world to simply play with it and get a feel for it and its use with some lenses i brought along , they were the first shop in nyc that i found it at , they are nice countermen and are let you really examine the stuff they sell...they even will walk a few feet away to help another custoner and allow you to continue your examenation

thing is i couldnt leave the store without it , so i bought it on the spot,
thats the impression the gf-1 made on me in 20 minutes of shooting and checking the menu

listen to SHOOTER,.... HES TELLING YOU THE TRUTH!!!!! [YELLING,LOL]

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