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I thought it might be interesting to hear an "average user" perspective on the G1. My dad, who shoots JPEG and doesn't pixel peep at all, just received his Panasonic G1 yesterday. He ordered blue, but Panasonic sent him a red one. These were his impressions:
- Likes the red color - was happy Amazon sent the wrong color to him
- Really likes the overall design, both in terms of looks and layout
- Thought the indoor, low light ISO 1600 JPEGs looked great viewed full screen in iPhoto on a 20" iMac. He had been concerned that this would not be the case.
- Found the EVF to be detailed, bright, and clear while shooting indoors last night
- Felt that the AF was very fast
I am very tempted to get one myself, especially given the opportunity to buy one for $600 shipped (!) after Microsoft cashback on Ebay. However, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't use it much until the 20mm pancake arrived, so I'll hold off in case a preferable camera body is introduced before that lens comes out.
- Likes the red color - was happy Amazon sent the wrong color to him
- Really likes the overall design, both in terms of looks and layout
- Thought the indoor, low light ISO 1600 JPEGs looked great viewed full screen in iPhoto on a 20" iMac. He had been concerned that this would not be the case.
- Found the EVF to be detailed, bright, and clear while shooting indoors last night
- Felt that the AF was very fast
I am very tempted to get one myself, especially given the opportunity to buy one for $600 shipped (!) after Microsoft cashback on Ebay. However, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't use it much until the 20mm pancake arrived, so I'll hold off in case a preferable camera body is introduced before that lens comes out.
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