Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the pics, but you sure live in a neighbourhood populated by different people than live around here! The external viewfinder is useable, but hardly great. If you want a GF-1 with an electronic viewfinder, use the G1. That one works well and is far and away the best electronic viewfinder I've used. I use the GF-1 generally with the little 28/35 Voigtlander mini finder. That works well for quick shooting, but of course doesn't display all the info. Happy New Year! >Two test shots from the Lumix GF-1, both 1600 pixels across so you >can get an idea: > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2009/lumix-blaxelrods.jpg > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2009/kyle-cassidy-gf-1-small.jpg > >They're test photos, for sure, but I think they're particularly nice >test photos so I encourage you to have a look. > >I got the GF-1 with the 20mm f1.8 lens. Time from flipping the >switch on till you can take a photo is around 1 second, if not less. >focus is quick and responsive. It has face recognition you can turn >on or off and, this is cool, you can _set preferences on face >focusing priority_ so you can say "if jimmy is in a photo with mary, >always focus on jimmy, but focus on mary before you focus on >strangers" -- how neat. > >size is smaller than an m3, & lighter. I ordered the external >viewfinder but it's yet to arrive. my main peve at the moment is >having to look at the LCD on the back, i want to mash it to my eye. >the viewfinder also includes shutter speed / aperture info in it. > >the camera's easy to use in manual mode -- one wheel covers both >shutter speed and aperture -- you press in on the wheel to switch >back and forth -- not as nice as two wheels, but pretty nice >nonetheless. it's got a pop-up flash, etc. etc. > >so far my impressions are very favorable. have a look at the photos. > >rock on. happy new year. > >kyle > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com