Just wanted to share I got a Lumix G5 in for evaluation.
So far the G5 has been a ton of fun to shoot with. It's a different Animal then the OM-D but both are wonderful cameras.
Congrats on the new camera... I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts... I decided to go with the G5 over the OM-D as well.
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Originally Posted by Jonathan F/2
How are the jpegs?
This point is only based on downloading files from the webz, but viewing the same file as both a RAW and JPEG, they are very different. The RAW holds much more detail.
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Originally Posted by gsciorio
One thing I noticed right away is that the EVF in the G5 seems a bit larger then the OM-D EVF. I can see the EVF much easier when using glasses.
Interesting, I found the same thing myself. The viewfinder on the G5 is quite nice.
I already know it has good image quality. What's important to me is functionality, i.e. how it handles, button placement, etc. Any comments with your experience in this regard are greatly appreciated.
I really love using my G2 and still am waiting for a proper replacement, but the G5 seems close enough.
Can you compare pf on the G5 vs. the OMD with the PL25?
G5 no purple fringe,no IS.
OMD, purple fringe but has IS. OMD gets crazy colors sometimes when shooting in the dark but IS still holds. Haven't tried G-5 in real dark conditions.
I already know it has good image quality. What's important to me is functionality, i.e. how it handles, button placement, etc. Any comments with your experience in this regard are greatly appreciated.
I really love using my G2 and still am waiting for a proper replacement, but the G5 seems close enough.
If you like the g2 you'll probably love the g5. Gets the nice practical features of the g1/2 with a bunch of upgrades (new sensor, better grip, touchscreen). Not lusted after like the omd, but its a camera that is very hard to find something to complain about..
I already know it has good image quality. What's important to me is functionality, i.e. how it handles, button placement, etc. Any comments with your experience in this regard are greatly appreciated.
I really love using my G2 and still am waiting for a proper replacement, but the G5 seems close enough.
I'll be able to dig in more over the weekend but so far the handling has been very nice. It's more comfortable then my OMD but its not as stylish as the OMD.
So far awesome. I'm going to retest again over the weekend then start posting the info online next week.
I did a test yesterday and what I found is that while the OMD underexposes by 1/3 stop to save highlights it does this at the expense of shadow detail. The G5 has more accurate exposure but it is more likely to clip highlights.
As you know both cameras can be adjusted to meter as you prefer.
Picture quality is on par with the OM-D and video quality is superior to the OMD.
Here's a video I quickly shot with the G5. If you want to see the unedited stills head over to Small Camera Big Picture
So far awesome. I'm going to retest again over the weekend then start posting the info online next week.
I did a test yesterday and what I found is that while the OMD underexposes by 1/3 stop to save highlights it does this at the expense of shadow detail. The G5 has more accurate exposure but it is more likely to clip highlights.
As you know both cameras can be adjusted to meter as you prefer.
Picture quality is on par with the OM-D and video quality is superior to the OMD.
Here's a video I quickly shot with the G5. If you want to see the unedited stills head over to Small Camera Big Picture
There is an 'S' curve menu thing in the OM-D to adjust for shadows in camera.
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There is an 'S' curve menu thing in the OM-D to adjust for shadows in camera.
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Thats one of my favorite features to come along in a camera in years. Makes tweaking jpegs fast and easy. My first test is strictly on default settings.
If you like the g2 you'll probably love the g5. Gets the nice practical features of the g1/2 with a bunch of upgrades (new sensor, better grip, touchscreen). Not lusted after like the omd, but its a camera that is very hard to find something to complain about..
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Originally Posted by gsciorio
I'll be able to dig in more over the weekend but so far the handling has been very nice. It's more comfortable then my OMD but its not as stylish as the OMD.
Cool thanks guys. I look forward to some final impressions.
Yeah the OMD does get all the chicks... lol. I heard Panasonic cancelled the color variants of the G5 for the United States. I wonder why? The silver and white they showed off looks more stylish than that black blob of a camera.
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