Micro Four Thirds camera

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    This is my cam -

    I love it, it takes great pics, v high quality. It is similar to the E-P1 and E-PL1.

    The best 'micro four thirds' cameras that would be suitable for your price are these 3 cams. the

    pros and cons -

    E-P1

    + 4 stops of IN BUILT image stabalisation
    +great high iso images, v little noise
    +olympus m4/3 (micro four thirds) cams have incredible jpeg output, so much so the RAWs dont

    seem any better - obviously for post processing the raws are better
    +better dynamic range than the GF1
    +1/4000 shutter speed (unlike E-PL1 1/2000th)

    - no in built flash and the addition flash is expensive
    -not as fast focusing as the GF1
    -no addition Electroni view finder, only optical
    -the kit lenses arent as good as the panasonic kit lenses
    -low res LCd display

    E-PL1

    +has a lighter AA filter which produces slightly (very slighly) sharper pics than the E-P1
    +great high iso images, v little noise
    +olympus m4/3 (micro four thirds) cams have incredible jpeg output, so much so the RAWs dont

    seem any better - obviously for post processing the raws are better
    +3 stops of inbuilt image stabalisation - not as good as the E-P1's 4 stops.
    +better dynamic range than the GF1
    +You can add an amazing elecreonic view finder

    neutral points - no dials, only buttons.
    the ergonomics to me seem better than the e-P1

    -not as fast focusing as the GF1
    -plastic body - not metal like the GF1 and E-P1
    -max shutter of 1/2000th of a second - might be a problem in bright light, you could just stop

    down, but you would lose DOF. or add an ND filter to retain that DOF shooting wide open.
    -the kit lenses arent as good as the panasonic kit lenses
    -low res (half res of GF1) LCD display and smaller than panasonic.
    -slightly cheaper built quality doesnt look and feel as serious as the GF1 and E-P1

    GF1

    +the kit lenses are amazing - sharper than both olympus lense
    +the 20mm pancake (which can be used on the olympus cams) is incredibly sharp.
    +very fast focusing
    +in built flash
    +1/4000 shutter speed (unlike E-PL1 1/2000th)
    +The panasonic kit lens 14-45 offers lens stabalisation - which means you can shoot stabalised

    video - something that the inbuilt image stabalisation of the oly cameras can not do, however you

    can put the panasonic lenses on the olympus cameras and shoot stabalised videos.
    +very high res LCD display

    i prefer the ergonomics much more
    Some would say the jpeg output is fractionally worse colour wise than the the olympus (its more

    of a preference than anything), shooting RAW means this isnt a problem. Just depends on

    weather you are a RAW shooter or not.

    -no inbuilt image stabalisation
    -the EVF isnt as good as the olympus ones.

    If you are not going to buy an EVF (costing £190) at any point the high res LCD of the GF1 -

    which makes manual focusing a lot easier than the Olympus cams may be a big deal.

    I'd say forget an SLR, unless you do a lot of low light shooting, there is no longer a need to buy

    big DSLR's. the image quality of micro four thirds is good enough for A3 prints and A2 in some

    circumstances. If thats not enough image quality, get a DSLR! :D

    Overall id say get to a camera shop and try them all out. But more than likely the E-PL1 is

    probably the best bet, its a bargain, in built image stablisation is great on that and the jpeg output is fantastic

    (just like the E-P1), remember though shooting RAW on the GF1 negates the lesser jpeg output

    of the GF1.

    The G1 should also be considered. Its the cheapest but still fantastic.

    +SLR style body
    +in built EVF
    +1/4000 shutter speed (unlike E-PL1 1/2000th)
    +in built flash
    +very fast focusing
    +The panasonic kit lens 14-45 offers lens stabalisation (for video and stills), and is very very sharp. however the G1 body cannot capture video.

    -no in built IS
    -no video

    And also if video is your primary concern save up for the Panasonic GH1, which produces the best IQ of any M43 camera, comes with an incredible 14-140 lens which is optimised for video sporting very fast focusing. The GH1 does very shapr high quality 1080p, for video many say it is better than the 5D mk2, and its smaller ans cheaper. in built EVF too.

    All this is off the top of my head, so forgive me if i miss stuff out.

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    • wow... epic post. thanks for the comparison!bigtrick
    • no prob dude! :) i couldnt find a decent real world side by side, so i might as well.Hombre_Lobo
    • sorry for bad formatting, wrote it in notepad and didnt think.Hombre_Lobo
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