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Mathers is the cheapest option and they only have black as Grum says. There is also a new gunmetal that is supposed to be coming out and also a pink if that's your think. I'd go for the red given the choice 🙂
Saw some pics of a silver one with a black SGP skin on that looked pretty cool.
Just been playing with a £20 USSR made Helios 55mm f2.
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[b]grum[/b] your top pic there is taken from roughly opposite my office 🙂
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Dont suppose anyone has mentioned Leica M lense compatability yet.
Best reason for getting one of these i reckon.
Anyone done it?
Nope, wish I could afford to.
Only £599 at Mathers at the moment, or £549 with cashback, and a 3 year warranty if bought in store. 😯
I'm still trying to decide on a new camera and was looking at the GF1 amongst other compacts. I used to have a Canon 350D and tbh part of the reason I got rid of it was because it felt too big to carry around on rides etc. Not that it's heavy (because it isn't), just don't have the bag-space at the minute! Really can't decide what to do as I liked my Canon (easy to use) but the bulk puts me off getting one again..
grum, your GF1 pics look really nice! How are you getting on with not having a viewfinder, is it any good for action bike shots?
Thanks - not really found it a problem much. I have this clearviewer thingy that helps with seeing the screen in bright sunlight.
Not really tried taking a whole lot of action pics tbh - not been riding much due to illness. Taken a couple that came out ok
Not really tried panning with a slow enough shutter speed so the background is blurry yet though.
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Couple more non-bikey ones 🙂
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Anyone got their rebate back from Panasonic yet?
DrP
If you want a viewfinder get a G1 - that's what I did.
Anyone got their rebate back from Panasonic yet?
DrP
I'd forgot about that- I haven't received mine yet (sent off 4 weeks ago!)
I missed out on the cashback but I did get my 3 year warranty card through.
Magazine cover shot taken with my GF1.
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after being made redundant a couple of weeks ago and getting a job offer today thought i might treat myself.
Tomorrow i am going to Gran Canaria, Would i better getting a GF1 there or if i can at Gatwick in Duty Free?
Hi mrmo did you end up getting one?
I ended up getting a G1 as well as they are so cheap now - £300 or so with cashback. I already had the kit lens so sold that for £180 - so I got the G1 body (plus a spare battery, charger etc) for another £120 or so.
Using the G1 for more dedicated photography outings and using longer lenses, and the GF1 for my 'take-everywhere' camera.
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yes got one on way out, does what i need, most of the time. Know just have to learn what it can do.
just playing so far
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I'm sorely tempted by the GF1.
I'm thinking of the kit with the pancake and one other lens- what would the collective recommend? the 200 or the 45? I'm used to a TZ5 with a 10* optical zoom, and in Africa, so would like some zoom facility for wildlife etc. Loving the results from the pancake, so definitely want that.
Cheers
P
PS any good/reccommended places to buy from?
Mathers of Lancashire for mine - great price and good service
Loving the results from the pancake
wherever did that ridiculous term originate ? It's roughly a standard lens.
None whatsoever.
[i]wherever did that ridiculous term originate ? It's roughly a standard lens. [/i]
It's been around for decades. Pancakes are normally 'roughly standard' lenses. They're just less deep than normal ones. The 20 isn't as thin as most old SLR pancakes but in the context of digital lenses for current sensor technology and low-registration mounts it's about as good as we'll get for a bit.
[i]I'm thinking of the kit with the pancake and one other lens- what would the collective recommend?[/i]
Go short if you're buying a proper MFT lens. The sensor has a 2x crop factor and there are third party mounts available, so you can pick up a 300mm f/5.6 or 200mm f/3.5 in an old but plentiful mount like M42 for as little as £10 and you've got a decent wildlife lens.