GXR/A12 can be used for street work
i shot with manual focus only (did not find the travel too long as Wouter did, nor did i Zone focus -- mostly used it wide open because of the light), and typically shutter priority and/or full manual exposure. *all* i shot was moving subjects, trying to get "moments" as that is what i prefer to do.
to be honest, i was more than pleased with the results using it this way. i did not put up the images because they weren't quite up to my standard (but i am very picky this way) and, at the time, had no way to process RAW.
if i can process from RAW (a big IF because i was using pre-production firmware), i will put some images up. if not, i will put some JPEGs up when i get back home at the end of the week (i'm not sure if i have any on the drive i brought).
i'm not saying there aren't issues with the camera and focus for street work, simply that there are way to make it work if that is what you like to shoot.
in defense of the GXR (and the acknowledgement that i seem to shoot differently than a vast majority of people), i did not find it a problem with moving subjects at all -- once i got used to the camera a little.I have been using the GXR for a couple of days now, so pardon my "early" reactions. The focus issues that John points are indeed all true. As it stands now the GXR is not a good moving subject camera in terms of fast focus and focus tracking. The GRD(3) is not either, except for snap focus, but the more limited DoF in the GXR makes this feature more challenging to use (I have not tried to use it much yet). It does not have a focus "tracking" capability.
i shot with manual focus only (did not find the travel too long as Wouter did, nor did i Zone focus -- mostly used it wide open because of the light), and typically shutter priority and/or full manual exposure. *all* i shot was moving subjects, trying to get "moments" as that is what i prefer to do.
to be honest, i was more than pleased with the results using it this way. i did not put up the images because they weren't quite up to my standard (but i am very picky this way) and, at the time, had no way to process RAW.
if i can process from RAW (a big IF because i was using pre-production firmware), i will put some images up. if not, i will put some JPEGs up when i get back home at the end of the week (i'm not sure if i have any on the drive i brought).
i'm not saying there aren't issues with the camera and focus for street work, simply that there are way to make it work if that is what you like to shoot.