Keith, what's your 'Panny strategy'??? You mentioned that you might buy a GH1--not sure I'm following you LOL. I've even considered buying a GH1 for a second body--but will likely wait to see what's coming in the Fall.
The only photographic issue I really have with the G1 now is DR (and likely all 4/3rds sensors). I'm going to have to learn to bracket a LOT--it just doesn't handle file manipulation quite as well (DUH!!) as my 5D--and no matter what I did in single files, I couldn't get the DR for shadows to highlights in the G1 files (shooting in deep forest with sun in some areas--particularly on rocks--even though the onscreen histo showed no blown highlights--I'll have to do some checking out there). It also doesn't do quite as well in very low light, but pretty doggone good. I carried my 5D with 50 f/1.4 and the G1 with 14-45. I shot some young Amish girls at the front of a very dark church with both--the 5D at f/1.8 and lower ISO 160 (I could have upped my ISO and stopped down a bit more but I was trying to be quiet and quick) and the G1 with ISO800 and f/5.6 (at 45mm) and 1/10 sec. That photo with a bit of NW Pro is nicer than the 5D. I can live with NR in those situations--but rue the lower DR in other situations. Not just G1--but assuming the EP-1 also--but will watch and wait to see if they are similar in these regards.
Diane
The only photographic issue I really have with the G1 now is DR (and likely all 4/3rds sensors). I'm going to have to learn to bracket a LOT--it just doesn't handle file manipulation quite as well (DUH!!) as my 5D--and no matter what I did in single files, I couldn't get the DR for shadows to highlights in the G1 files (shooting in deep forest with sun in some areas--particularly on rocks--even though the onscreen histo showed no blown highlights--I'll have to do some checking out there). It also doesn't do quite as well in very low light, but pretty doggone good. I carried my 5D with 50 f/1.4 and the G1 with 14-45. I shot some young Amish girls at the front of a very dark church with both--the 5D at f/1.8 and lower ISO 160 (I could have upped my ISO and stopped down a bit more but I was trying to be quiet and quick) and the G1 with ISO800 and f/5.6 (at 45mm) and 1/10 sec. That photo with a bit of NW Pro is nicer than the 5D. I can live with NR in those situations--but rue the lower DR in other situations. Not just G1--but assuming the EP-1 also--but will watch and wait to see if they are similar in these regards.
Diane
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