GH2 arrived today

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Some quick tests.

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[Fiddler]

Happy new camera! Looks great.

All the best,

Colin

 

[Boyzo]

Look forward to your opinion David :smile:

 

[Streetshooter]

Look forward to your opinion David :smile:

1+ on that!

 

[Christilou]

It looks very nice. Much more professional than the GH1 (I had one last year), no green splashes on the dials this time. Now I'm slightly tempted, especially after your tests Please will you post some outdoors pics when the weather improves?

 

[soundimageplus]

It looks very nice. Much more professional than the GH1 (I had one last year), no green splashes on the dials this time. Now I'm slightly tempted, especially after your tests Please will you post some outdoors pics when the weather improves?

It is more plastic feeling and looking than the GH1 in the flesh. However it seems very well put together.

I'm just about to venture off out into the snow. I may be some time.

 

[akulya]

I hope you've had your Oates for breakfast!

 

[grebeman]

I hope you've had your Oates for breakfast!

Ohhh, if there was one of those little emoticon thingys for wince, this might have earned it

Barrie

 

[Kosta]

this is awesome. enjoy! (read: i want one!)

 

[akulya]

Ohhh, if there was one of those little emoticon thingys for wince, this might have earned it

Sorry, but I really couldn't resist!

 

[soundimageplus]

Sorry, but I really couldn't resist!

As the actress said to..............NO!!!

 

[grebeman]

akulya, see what you've started!!!

Barrie

 

[BBW]

Congratulations, David - we will try to wait patiently for those winter scenes! Perhaps a thermos of something good to warm you, as a little take a long since you won't be carrying a large DSLR?

 

[akulya]

Merry Christmas everybody

 

[Ulfric M Douglas]

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[soundimageplus]

Congratulations, David - we will try to wait patiently for those winter scenes! Perhaps a thermos of something good to warm you, as a little take a long since you won't be carrying a large DSLR?

I've started, in very short bursts I might add! as my fingers are in danger of falling off!

Some samples:-

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It is a very impressive sensor.

 

[akulya]

Thanks for sharing, the GH2 does look very good.

There looks to be some detail in the shadows, is there noticably more headroom to push things around in RAW (compared to other m4/3 excluding gh1)?

I'll look forward to reading your blog David

 

[soundimageplus]

Thanks for sharing, the GH2 does look very good.

There looks to be some detail in the shadows, is there noticably more headroom to push things around in RAW (compared to other m4/3 excluding gh1)?

I'll look forward to reading your blog David

Its very early days, but I think I detect the greater headroom that you mention.It seems that the raw files are able to cope with dynamic range better - by doing that they are probably slightly less "punchy" than other m4/3 files. However thats probably better than the other way round.

As I said its just an impression I get.

 

[~tc~]

How does the AF speed compare?

Is it noticeably faster than the G/F/H1?

 

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How does the AF speed compare?
Is it noticeably faster than the G/F/H1?

Yes its very quick. Almost instant. Even when the target isn't well lit.