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That's my interest in it. It doesn't compete with the Sony A350 etc, more with the bridge cameras like my Min A2, but bringing 4/3 IQ and some exciting lens opportunities.... I'm reading more dslr folks getting it for their lightweight kit.
It has been absolutely pouring since I landed. Makes apartment hunting loads of fun. In this weather I have to go back to the apartments again because you can't even see the views!Thanks, Terry.
Hey, I always loved the Bay area weather. Sun always breaks through sooner (unlike Holland)than later and very balmy climate. Have fun!
Any comment on the difference in shutter noise? Can the G1 rival the M8 quietness?Feels a lot lighter...
G1 + lens and battery = 630g
M8 + battery 600g + 28 cron 272g
Quieter than the original non upgraded M8 shutter.Any comment on the difference in shutter noise? Can the G1 rival the M8 quietness?
Also (and this question goes to all G1 owners), have you had a chance to test the camera's AF-C mode? If you move it closer and further away from, say, a bookshelf, can it keep up and change focus as smoothly and continuously as a DSLR?
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Honestly, I completely missed the whole thread about it. I will have a look. I am in the process of moving cross country and have been pretty swamped so my participation in the forum has been very hit and miss for the past month.Terry, I am disappointed that you and Joan have not joined in on my print swap. I thought for sure you two would join in. There's still time. I have 6 spots left til Saturday. Durr Wise
This sounds mighty impressive, pun intended ;-)Quieter than the original non upgraded M8 shutter.
I'm actually referring to the camera's ability to change focus in regards to a subject that gets progressively (but quickly) near or further away from the camera, not the camera's ability to identify the subject in the frame and lock on to it. If you put an SLR in AF-C mode and move it closer and further away from the subject (or vice versa) it can typically keep the subject in focus all the time, and it does so by modifying the focus to the exact position several times a second. A contrast-detection system needs to go out of focus to decide the correct focus direction, which means that, at least in theory, it won't be able to keep up with a phase-detection system such as the one used in SLR. However, everybody raves about the G1 focusing speed, so I was curious whether it could also match SLR's in this (very) challenging test.So far I've used the focus tracking with AFC. You see a focus square in the viewfinder and then you can half press to lock on to that subject and as it moves or you move the camera it stays locked on to what you picked and adjusts focus. I'm impressed with it.
A gross understatement, Brian!There are already advantages with the G1.