I loved the Panasonic G1 and it proved itself to be idiot proof as I almost won a competition with it when I had one to review.
Now it seems that Panasonic has checked out the Olympus E-P1 and thought retro is where it’s at.
Say hello to the Panasonic GF1.
So, what’s the difference ‘tween the G1 and GH1 compared with GF1?
Well, remember that they had modern little DSLR-type bodies? The Panasonic GF1 is much squarer and is more like the nostalgically styled Panasonic LX3 in the looks department.
The new old-looking Panasonic GF1 get’s a 12.1 megapixel sensor, a 3 inch screen and AVCHD Lite 720p video.
You also get a pop-up flash and a hot shoe for attaching accessories – Panasonic also followed Olympus by dropping the viewfinder.
Lens-wise, in the leaked pics there’s a compact 20mm F1.7 and a Leica 45mm F2.8.
As you’d expect from leaked news – no other firm details out there just yet.
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Well, they are getting closer to what I’ve always wanted: a pocketable compact which will deliver better pictures than the crap we get so far from such cameras… First the 4/3 sensor is the largest one I’ve seen from compacts to date. Bound to make better pictures than a 1/2.33, 1/7 or 1/6 sensor… Couldn’t they still push it up to APS sensor sizes, with 12 Megapixels that sounds just right to me? Ideal lens would be a fast 3x zoom with f/1.8 or 1.9, and the same resolution all the way through zooming, rather than fixed lens, which will anyway never be as good as SLR lens. Screen must be a 3 inches 920′000 pixels LCD, such as the Ricoh cams have, or maybe the new AMOLED screens (check out what the Koreans are doing)? Never mind the EVF, anyway cannot ba as good as on SLR’s once again, nor the useless pop-out flash. And of course we need manual controls and a shoe for an external flash (or optional EVF, why not?). HD video recording please, with zooming while shooting, and playback not only on Quicktime! When Nikon, Canon, or Panasonic will bring out such a camera, I’ll go fot it! Please let me know…
I’ve always wanted a pocketable compact which will deliver better pictures than the crap we get so far from such cameras… The 4/3 sensor is the largest one I’ve seen on compacts to date. Bound to make better pictures than a 1/2.33, 1/7 or 1/6 sensor, but couldn’t they still push it up to APS sizes? Ideal lens would be a fast 3x zoom with f/1.8 or 1.9, and the same 12 Mega pixels resolution all the way through zooming, rather than fixed lens, which will anyway never be as good as SLR lens. Screen must be a 3 inches 920′000 pixels LCD, such as the Ricoh cams have, or maybe the new AMOLED screens (check out what the Koreans are doing)? Never mind the EVF, anyway cannot ba as good as on SLR’s once again, nor the useless pop-out flash. And of course we need manual controls and a shoe for an external flash (or optional EVF, why not?). HD video recording please, with zooming while shooting, and playback not only on Quicktime! When Nikon, Canon, or Panasonic will bring out such a camera, I’ll go fot it! Please let me know…