biglouis
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OK, had a bit more time this week to play with the GH-2. Actually, I was forced into using it because I wanted to capture an old victorian London Underground station, Whitechapel, before major rennovation works begin on the 31st January.
I've always been disappointed with my M8 in low light and I was getting rather tired of the almost good but not quite good enough high iso settings in the GF-1. I can report that shooting at iso1600 I think is perfectly good enough on the GH-2 and I would even go so far as to say the iso3200 is very usable.
For these shots I used my 7-14 for the first time on the GH-2. I also extensively used the touch controls because... ahem... photographing on tube stations is probably not allowed. Holding the camera at my side it was a lot less obvious what I was doing.
I can report the touch controls are worth using. In fact, using them reminded me a lot of using the optical viewfinder in my M8. You are able to look at the whole scene and then glance down and see how the segment in the LCD screen fits in, rather like a rangefinder viewfinder. I also like being able to touch the area you want to focus on. I can foresee that as you become more fluent with the touch controls they can be more than just a gimmick and a valuable addition to the camera. The LCD is also beautifully bright in daylight (although I've not tried it in bright sunlight as I haven't seen any sunlight for about 4 weeks).
Once again, while using the camera I was very impressed by the ergonomics. I've stopped using my strap and started using my wrist strap because this camera wants to be held by your side. The grip has a nice, comfortable rubberised covering which is very easy on the finger tips.
I'm really beginning to like this camera. Mind you, I really liked my GF-1. I could even be persauded to keep my GF-1 (currently up for sale) but I know deep down that with the advantages in sensitivity, performance and ergonomics of the GH-2 I probably won't use it much again.
This first shot was in very low light conditions, at iso1600, f4, 1/25, 12mm
This shot shows the virtues of using the touch screen. Very discrete, no sudden movement of the camera going to your eye and hunting out the subject. Just a subtle press of your finger on the part of the frame you want to focus on. Also iso1600, f4, 1/30, 14mm
I've always been disappointed with my M8 in low light and I was getting rather tired of the almost good but not quite good enough high iso settings in the GF-1. I can report that shooting at iso1600 I think is perfectly good enough on the GH-2 and I would even go so far as to say the iso3200 is very usable.
For these shots I used my 7-14 for the first time on the GH-2. I also extensively used the touch controls because... ahem... photographing on tube stations is probably not allowed. Holding the camera at my side it was a lot less obvious what I was doing.
I can report the touch controls are worth using. In fact, using them reminded me a lot of using the optical viewfinder in my M8. You are able to look at the whole scene and then glance down and see how the segment in the LCD screen fits in, rather like a rangefinder viewfinder. I also like being able to touch the area you want to focus on. I can foresee that as you become more fluent with the touch controls they can be more than just a gimmick and a valuable addition to the camera. The LCD is also beautifully bright in daylight (although I've not tried it in bright sunlight as I haven't seen any sunlight for about 4 weeks).
Once again, while using the camera I was very impressed by the ergonomics. I've stopped using my strap and started using my wrist strap because this camera wants to be held by your side. The grip has a nice, comfortable rubberised covering which is very easy on the finger tips.
I'm really beginning to like this camera. Mind you, I really liked my GF-1. I could even be persauded to keep my GF-1 (currently up for sale) but I know deep down that with the advantages in sensitivity, performance and ergonomics of the GH-2 I probably won't use it much again.
This first shot was in very low light conditions, at iso1600, f4, 1/25, 12mm
This shot shows the virtues of using the touch screen. Very discrete, no sudden movement of the camera going to your eye and hunting out the subject. Just a subtle press of your finger on the part of the frame you want to focus on. Also iso1600, f4, 1/30, 14mm