Panasonic GF1

BradJudyBradJudy Registered Users Posts: 53 Big grins
edited September 2, 2009 in Cameras
I've been waiting for the Panasonic GF1 announcement. I was looking at the Olympus E-P1, but the local shop never got one in to look at and then I saw the GF1 rumors and thought it was best to wait. It looks pretty nice.

DPReview summarized the pros/cons as:

Panasonic GF1 key advantages
  • Faster autofocus and AF subject tracking
  • Higher resolution screen (twice as many dots)
  • Built in flash
  • Optional Viewfinder
  • AVCHD Lite
  • Fast (F1.7) pancake lens
Olympus E-P1 key advantages
  • Currently supports autofocus on a wider range of Olympus Four Thirds lenses
  • In-body IS
  • Collapsible kit zoom
  • Stereo Sound
  • Dual control dials
  • Art Filters
For the most part, the Panasonic advantages are more important to me, although the in-body IS and broader AF support on the Oly are nice. DPR has some preview samples, but they are almost all 100 ISO. I saw a 400 in there, but I was hoping to see what the 800 and 1600 look like.

I may just bite the bullet this time and pre-order the GF1 once Adorama has a listing up (looks like only Amazon does at the moment). I'd have to decide what zoom lens to get in addition to the pancake - the GH1 kit lens looks nice, but is pricey.
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