Panasonic GF1 thoughts?

damn, double post!

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.

🙂

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

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.

wherever did that ridiculous term originate ? It's roughly a standard lens.

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'm thinking of the kit with the pancake and one other lens- what would the collective recommend?

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.