Jorgen Udvang
Subscriber Member
The GH3 was forgotten quickly. It's kind of the mirrorless equivalent of the D3X; a bit large, lots of buttons, battery power to last for miles and although not bleeding edge camera technology, a real photographer's camera. Add to that the best video quality this side of $5,000, and it's a rather tempting option for those who are looking for something different.
I found one for 60% of the original price, 6 months old and with 200 clicks on the meter (don't know how much video) and 18 months left of the warranty. After just one day of use, I can only say that it's an impressive camera. Rock solid build and rock solid performance. The buffer rooms 22 RAW files at 6fps or 27 at 4fps. One battery lasts more than 500 shots and with the battery grip and 2 of those, it's more than 1,000. The solid battery power also seems to recycle the flash faster, and that was very useful for fill flash with three active children as test subjects.
Image quality is clearly better than the GH2, but high ISO can't follow the E-M1. Neither can the IBIS obviously, since this Panasonic doesn't have that feature, nor the AF of moving subjects. The plan is to buy the Olympus a bit later, but I have to admit this camera feels very, very right in my hands
Here are a couple of test shots from my back yard (that's where test shots are taken, right?):
GH3 with Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 @ f/1.8 and 1/160s, with fill flash
GH3 with Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 @ f/1.8 and 1/40s, no flash
I found one for 60% of the original price, 6 months old and with 200 clicks on the meter (don't know how much video) and 18 months left of the warranty. After just one day of use, I can only say that it's an impressive camera. Rock solid build and rock solid performance. The buffer rooms 22 RAW files at 6fps or 27 at 4fps. One battery lasts more than 500 shots and with the battery grip and 2 of those, it's more than 1,000. The solid battery power also seems to recycle the flash faster, and that was very useful for fill flash with three active children as test subjects.
Image quality is clearly better than the GH2, but high ISO can't follow the E-M1. Neither can the IBIS obviously, since this Panasonic doesn't have that feature, nor the AF of moving subjects. The plan is to buy the Olympus a bit later, but I have to admit this camera feels very, very right in my hands
Here are a couple of test shots from my back yard (that's where test shots are taken, right?):
GH3 with Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 @ f/1.8 and 1/160s, with fill flash
GH3 with Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 @ f/1.8 and 1/40s, no flash