![]() ![]() ![]() The E-P1 wins on how much it allows you to work on the RAW files (the LX3 is good, but it cannot take as big of a pound as the E-P1), low light (I've shot some iso 1600 with the LX3 but it's really an art to make them look good, whereas the E-P1's are totally usable), and of course you're able to use mostly any lens on the planet. What I can say is that up to iso 200 I really don't see THAT MUCH of a difference. I've shot over 5000 photos with the E-P1 (I know it doesn't have the same sensor as the GF1, but it’s the same size so let's use it as an example for practical purposes) and I have also shot over 5000 photos with the LX3. Would love to hear some of your thoughts. (The LX3 with its 24mm - 70mm f2.0 (equiv in 35mm speak) lens and ITS optical finder seems like a better back up still.) So what's the appeal of the GF1 other than a slightly larger and more sophisticated point and shoot? And when you consider the G1's relatively muted shutter, about as quiet as the digital M's.įinally, I wonder whether larger lenses on the GF1 would make the unit as a whole a little unwieldy. (Again vs the digital M's and most certainly vs ANY DSLR). What's more, I realized with the 20mm f1.7 pancake lens (which you can buy separately), the profile of the G1 would still be really quite small and reasonably unobtrusive. And with some of these lenses you need all the help you can get.Īlso, not that it's a deal breaker, I like the the articulating LCD on the G1 which can either be swung out (which I've found handy on low level shots) or reversed to remain totally hidden (and off to save power). And manually focusing optics (like many folks use on M lenses or the luscious Zuikos I've read about or even the Leica 14-50mm f2.8 for the 4/3s to great success) via the adapter with the G1 EVF would be far more accurate than through the add-on for the GF1. Plus, the attached EVF doesn't hold a candle to the one in the G1 in terms of clarity and information. And while I was intrigued with the GF1 I realize I would definitely want the EVF (or some finder) that's available (for an additional $200) and that would, as Reichmann of the Luminous Landscape put it, bring the profile of the GF1 closer to the G1 (which when I saw it originally was instantly sold on it because I realized it was about the same size as the M8 or M9). ![]()
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