Godfrey
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Panasonic Firmware Updates for G1/GH1/GF1 available now:
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/connect/g1.html
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/connect/g1.html
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They never said they'd add that to the G1/GH1. It might not be possible on these bodies' hardware.Still no one-touch MF zoom like the GF1 has... Arrrgh!
They might not have said so, but it'd make things a damn sight easier for us legacy lens users. I can't imagine that it wouldn't be possible. These days, almost every camera control is firmware adjustable in some fashion or another.They never said they'd add that to the G1/GH1. It might not be possible on these bodies' hardware.
Hey SimonThey might not have said so, but it'd make things a damn sight easier for us legacy lens users. I can't imagine that it wouldn't be possible. These days, almost every camera control is firmware adjustable in some fashion or another.
Cheers,
it is!...
This is an excellent improvement: TTL auto metering is much more usable with the adapted lenses now.
That is what I was referring to in one of the threads.The v1.4 exposures with the Konica lens range from on the money to a couple of stops off, all the v1.5 exposures range in a small variation around a third of a stop or less.
This is an excellent improvement: TTL auto metering is much more usable with the adapted lenses now.
Godfrey,I find the complaining sadly typical. Instead of praising Panasonic for continuing development and improving functionality with a new firmware update, on a discontinued model too, the response is ".. they didn't do what I wanted ..." without any real understanding of whether or not it's even possible or not.
Every feature on the camera has to be supported by both hardware and software that drives its operation. I have no idea whether the click-dial switch is re-programmable to do the one-touch MF Assist like the one on the GF1 does, and neither does anyone else on this forum.
I have no problem using the left-arrow/menu-button operation for MF Assist. I use it on both the G1 and the L1, and its as natural an action to me as anything else.
I'd have been happier if they could implement AF support for the rest of my SLR lenses (like they did on the G2/G10) but I don't know whether that's actually possible on the G1/GH1/GF1 either. I tend to doubt it because from all observations, Panasonic is trying their best to provide things that their customers would like to have. ;-)
I never use the built-in flash so didn't think to compare it between fw 1.4 and fw 1.5. But I just shot off about a dozen exposures from f/1.8 to f/22 at ISO 100 and ISO 800 ... seems to be quite usable now, it's pretty consistent. I could see the flash output scale up as I closed down the aperture, etc.Godfrey, did you also try the in-built flash with the Konica lens?
Also, I didn't pick up on this improvement for the G2/G10 - so will they autofocus all 4/3 lenses now with the adapter?I'd have been happier if they could implement AF support for the rest of my SLR lenses (like they did on the G2/G10)
Again, the critical phrase in your rumination is "... I still think it could be done ...". And this ... "That being the case, the firmware would be able to address the switch's function to whatever keypress or sequence of keypresses the firmware is written for." ... is patently false.Godfrey,
Sorry for giving you heartburn over this, but come on, where it is already implemented on the GF1, I still think it could be done on the G1/GH1. We already know that the switches are microprocessor controlled, they have to be... they're sure as hell not linked mechanically. That being the case, the firmware would be able to address the switch's function to whatever keypress or sequence of keypresses the firmware is written for.
The fact that Panny hasn't done so doesn't mean they can't. This isn't as much complaining as providing feedback as to what we would like their products to do. Personally, I feel that the ability to do this on the GF1 was direct result of "complaints" about the current implementation on the G1/GH1.
Cheers,
I don't use it either, but mainly because it has been everything but consistent. This is good news. What I hope for is a reasonably reliable function in emergency situations, maybe even as some extra light when shooting against a bright background (I have forgotten the English word for this).I never use the built-in flash so didn't think to compare it between fw 1.4 and fw 1.5. But I just shot off about a dozen exposures from f/1.8 to f/22 at ISO 100 and ISO 800 ... seems to be quite usable now, it's pretty consistent. I could see the flash output scale up as I closed down the aperture, etc.
The big watershed for battery compatibility was firmware rev 1.3 for the G1. Since then, it hasn't changed. One person who uses the batteries supplied by BestBatt.com reported that his batteries worked fine. Another person, using some other third party batteries, said his would no longer function.Can anyone confirm if these updates prevent third party batteries from working?