Dear LUMIX GX1 users, please advise me is this camera good enough as my primary camera ?? I went hands on and i like it very much but 4 main reasons hold me back from getting this camera

1. The color of panasonic seems to be faded/ washed out
2. As i mainly shoot portrait, is M43 DOF good enough ?? especially with Oly 45mm and Pana 20mm lens.
3. With the same price, i could have get a nikon d5100 but i just like the size and retro looks of LUMIX GX1.
4. I worry that the Image Quality of LUMIX GX1 are worse than nikon d5100

i emphasize on image quality and shoots a lot of portrait, i like the compactness and retro look of LUMIX GX1. So should i ??

just do it and call it a day.

GX1 has its distinct advantages over the nikon D5100... and the image quality IMHO is certainly no slouch - it's very capable of rendering superb output.

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GH3 | G3 | GX1 | 7-14 | 12-35 | 35-100 | 20 | 45
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I had a Nikon D5100 and a D7000, didn't like them and got rid of them. Never got a single picture out of either of them that I liked, and I hated Nikon's user interface. I like my GX1 way better than either of them.

Hi michaeln, how do you think about the image quality of gx1 compare to nikon d5100 ??

These portraits can be on the titillating side, but I recall a guy that does portraits almost exclusively in M43 in England.

Check it out...I think he does really good work, if a bit on the racy side.

Holmax

He uses a GH1 and GH2, but the moral of the story is that as he grows in his craft, he is switching over to a Canikon system - can't remember which, and I think because of the better depth of field control. He is a paraplegic, which is why I think he might have started with m43.

The point is, I think his portraits are very good and show off well the Panasonics can do.

The GX1 sensor is derived from the GH2 sensor, so you should have no issues there, especially in controlled lighting situations.

The GH1 is ancient by today's m43 standards, yet it is still very capable.

Personally, I find m43 begins to fall down in high ISO, action oriented situations, and especially with the shallow buffers, but is a brilliant system for most other situations.

I think the OMD has rectified many of those shortcomings, at least the high ISO and shallow buffer problem. I expect Panny will do the same with new offerings.

Bottom line, I think the GX1 will do you fine, but personally, I would like a camera with a viewfinder, and at least a tilt LCD, if not a fully articulated one.

Well, I think the lenses I am using on the GX1 are better than the ones I was using on the D5100, so I prefer the IQ I am getting now. The 5100 and 7000 probably have better high ISO performance, but the kind of photography I do seldom needs high ISO (I am a landscape guy and mostly lock it at the base ISO).

And I *really* don't miss the weight and bulk of the Nikon stuff. Right now I carry the GX1, the EVF, extra memory cards and battery, neck strap, hand strap, 52mm CPL and variable ND filters, 46-52mm adapter ring, cleaning stuff, 7-14, 14-45, 45-200 and 20mm lenses, all in a small ThinkTank Photo Retrospective 5. To carry that much stuff for the Nikon bodies I'd have to have a heavy backpack.

If I ever go back to DSLRs it would be to FF. There isn't enough IQ difference (if any) to put up with DSLR & lens bulk & weight if it's just going to be APS-C/DX format. FF might be worth it, but at this stage of my life I doubt it would be for me.

Sometimes I think the colors are a bit dull out of the camera. A little adjustment to those in Lightroom and voila! A polarizer for sunny days helps bring out some nice contrast as well. The GX1 with the 45mm will be a great set-up for portraits.

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Technically,
I wouldn't call the Lumix 20mm a portrait lens. Pair the M. Zuiko 45mm with the upcoming M. Zuiko 75mm for portraits.

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