Jorgen Udvang
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For me, the answer is obvious. I have some Nikon gear for sale.
Panasonic GH3 presentation video - YouTube
Panasonic GH3 presentation video - YouTube
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My Nikon cameras are 12MP and the Fuji S3 is 6/12MP. I'll keep some lenses for the F6 and in case I buy a D600 later, but for my day-to-day, bread-and-butter, travel etc. etc. and when I don't want to haul the GX680 around, this is the camera I'll use, mostly with the Panasonic 7-14, PanaLeica 14-54, Sigma 50/1.4 and Zeiss CY 85/1.4, all lenses that I already own. And I have the GH1 as backup.I would not start selling anything so far, although this camera could be real good as alternative if not more than 16MP are required.
I only can reiterate, the GH3 should have come with 24MP ....
Then it would mean selling other gear also for me
I hope to go the same way but selling Sony A900, Sony A77 and A700 with a bunch of heavy telephoto and shorter lenses including very heavy Zeiss lenses, but using my newly purchased OMD and 12-50 , Panny 100-300 and many more to come. Possibly the GH3 as a back up body!I'll sell 3 kilograms of bodies getting some 4-700 grams back. Nothing to wait for. I've been waiting for this camera since I started to realise that the GH1 was the camera I liked the most to use.
Dave,I hope to go the same way but selling Sony A900, Sony A77 and A700 with a bunch of heavy telephoto and shorter lenses including very heavy Zeiss lenses, but using my newly purchased OMD and 12-50 , Panny 100-300 and many more to come. Possibly the GH3 as a back up body!
I am particularly interested in some of the Panny/Leica lenses at the moment. I have to keep my cred. up with the Leica Fellowship crowd!
Peter, in a word weight! Carrying two bulky bodies with their respective lenses can be a bit tiresome when one is "over the hill" a bit! It's early days yet before I take that decision, meanwhile the OMD sports a Sony sensor and I am pleased with the IQ and colours so far, but I need to try out a few more lenses!Dave,
why not going with the A99, when you liked Sony and their colors and handling so much?
Just curious ....
Peter
I don't worry about the still quality. The GH1 was already good enough for stock photography, which is one of my sources of income. The GH3 can only be better. The main purpose with the GH3 for me is excellent video quality, better build quality and handling and better AF, hopefully also with the fantastic PanaLeica 14-50mm.>Would love to see how much better the 3 is vs 2 (still image quality).
THat is a main question here. Video will be likely very good even without hacking.
You and me both! I've kept faith with Panasonic despite the temptation to get an OMD. I have, however, come up to the limits of the GH-2 so the GH-3 must improve on camera noise at 1600iso and above.For me, the answer is obvious. I have some Nikon gear for sale.
Panasonic GH3 presentation video - YouTube
Dave, the best recommendation I can give is that in the summer I decided to sell all my Leica and Panasonic gear. I had in mind going to only one system - probably the X-Pro 1. Problem was, that I discovered I was more attached to my PanaLeica 45/2.8 and the wonderful summicron-like 20/1.7 than I was to my Leica M8 and M lenses. So I sold that instead and kept the Panasonic gear. The 45/2.8 and to a lesser extent the 25/1.4 are more than good enough for the Leica label even if they do not have the snob value of being thousands of pounds to purchase.I am particularly interested in some of the Panny/Leica lenses at the moment. I have to keep my cred. up with the Leica Fellowship crowd!
Dave,Peter, in a word weight! Carrying two bulky bodies with their respective lenses can be a bit tiresome when one is "over the hill" a bit! It's early days yet before I take that decision, meanwhile the OMD sports a Sony sensor and I am pleased with the IQ and colours so far, but I need to try out a few more lenses!
Its sensor is unlikely to be as good as the new Olympus E-5M sensor even if it's a step-up from the GH2 sensor.For me, the answer is obvious. I have some Nikon gear for sale.
Panasonic GH3 presentation video - YouTube
But even if it were, there are (unfortunately?) reasons to keep a conventional DSLR in the mix, depending on what you shoot. Admittedly, I don't feel crippled by the differences, but continuous autofocus on my D700 and D300 are infinitely better than continuous autofocus on either my OM-D or my GX-1. Over the past eight or ten years, I've been taking a lot of sports/action pics...I'm surprised at how well SAF on the two m4/3 bodies works, but CAF on the Nikons works better (and there are better long lenses for the F mount). I'm not saying I don't totally love the m4/3 gear, but I wouldn't sell the Nikon gear to finance more m4/3 gear, either...but YMMV.Its sensor is unlikely to be as good as the new Olympus E-5M sensor even if it's a step-up from the GH2 sensor.
Why? Not trolling but as improved high iso performance is of interest to me what is the basis for your belief that the E-5M sensor will be better?Its sensor is unlikely to be as good as the new Olympus E-5M sensor even if it's a step-up from the GH2 sensor.
Thanks LouisDave, the best recommendation I can give is that in the summer I decided to sell all my Leica and Panasonic gear. I had in mind going to only one system - probably the X-Pro 1. Problem was, that I discovered I was more attached to my PanaLeica 45/2.8 and the wonderful summicron-like 20/1.7 than I was to my Leica M8 and M lenses. So I sold that instead and kept the Panasonic gear. The 45/2.8 and to a lesser extent the 25/1.4 are more than good enough for the Leica label even if they do not have the snob value of being thousands of pounds to purchase.
LouisB
Why? I think Sony has shown that with sensor tech as it is 24mp is pushing it even on APS, let alone trying to cram it onto an MFT chip... As long as there's notable improvement with noise, dr and so on, I'm stoked Panasonic decided to leave it at 16mp...I only can reiterate, the GH3 should have come with 24MP ....
Once again, why? The GH2 sensor isn't far off the OMD and it's 18 months older... We can only expect that the GH3 will be an improvement.Its sensor is unlikely to be as good as the new Olympus E-5M sensor even if it's a step-up from the GH2 sensor.
Then you should take the sensor of the Sony RX100 into account. Extrapolated to 43 or m43 this would mean around 40MP with superb high ISO performance and DR. SO if I am asking to do just similar with 24MP on m43 that should tell you where I want them to go. But I think Pana sensor design skills are still far away from Sony's skills and this is why we "only" see the 16MP.Why? I think Sony has shown that with sensor tech as it is 24mp is pushing it even on APS, let alone trying to cram it onto an MFT chip... As long as there's notable improvement with noise, dr and so on, I'm stoked Panasonic decided to leave it at 16mp...
For me, the answer is obvious. I have some Nikon gear for sale.
Panasonic GH3 presentation video - YouTube