Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Rob, Yes, the GF-1 works that way. But I am used to taking the picture through the viewfinder but reviewing it on the screen, as has been the case with every digital camera I have owned until now. I really hope Panasonic will introduce this possibility. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Apr 11, 2010, at 4:08 PM, rob mcclure wrote: > Nathan, > Don't know if the GF-1 has this feature, but the G1 has an option to > retain the shot just taken in the EVF for quick review. The shutter can > be tapped lightly to clear it. The only time this option becomes > intrusive is when taking quick successive shots, but now I instinctively > "double-tap" to remove it when a quick second shot is desired. On the G1 > the screen articulates and I found that helpful taking some candid photos > at a restaurant where I had the camera sitting on the table and was able > to surreptitiously catch a few candid shots. > > Rob > On Apr 11, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> I find Kyle's experiences very similar to mine (except that I do not have >> colorful characters like Omar in my neighborhood). The GF-1 is a serious >> street camera, and with the 20mm pancake it is like a CL with the 40mm >> Summicron in the old days--small, light, but excellent image quality. >> >> Yes, my M8 is better, but for a variety of reasons I reach for the GF-1 >> just as often these days. I would say my PAWs and PADs are about 50/50 >> with the two cameras. >> >> The only thing I do not like about the GF-1 is that I cannot use the EVF >> to take the picture and the screen for the instant review. I hope it will >> be addressed in a future firmware upgrade. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 10, 2010, at 9:52 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: >> >>>> The optical finder is necessary because I wear bifocals and have >>>> to bob my head up and down like a pigeon when using a LCD camera >>>> screen. I'm >>> >>> People have complained about the idea of an EVF on the Panasonic GF1, >>> but once you've had a histogram, and your shutter speed and your >>> aperture information in your viewfinder, you won't want to come back. >>> (And how high res does it be, you can open your eye and see the real >>> world if you need to. the viewfinder's just a framing tool and, at >>> times, a focusing tool.) pressing the shutter speed wheel brings up the >>> center of your image at 100% magnification allowing, i think, for more >>> critical focusing than any optical VF will. The GF-1's viewfinder also >>> has an adjustment wheel, so you can set the focusing on the EVF to match >>> whatever you see through your glasses. You can also put an accessory >>> optical viewfinder on it, but I don't know why you'd want to -- cause >>> you'd have to carry a bunch of them with you if you wanted to change >>> lenses. >>> >>> In short, I think the low-res EVF to be significantly more _useful_ than >>> the finest crystal optical viewfinder milled by elves and polished with >>> silk cloths by dedicated optical engineers who spend six months crafting >>> a single element, though it's probably not more beautiful. The GF-1 is >>> also significantly smaller and lighter than my M6. >>> >>> My review of the GF-1 which includes two high res images for downloading >>> and inspecting: >>> >>> http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/574473.html >>> >>> A post about streetish photography with the GF-1: >>> >>> http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/586744.html >>> >>> >>> (One thing I don't like about the GF1 is that when in manual mode the >>> button that switches between shutter speed an aperture has a third thing >>> in there, it might be white balance, so instead of just hitting the >>> button, adjusting, and hitting it again, and ajusting, you have to >>> scroll through this silly third option every time. Though the camera is >>> a lot less than the GF-1) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >