I have a G1 and e-p1 should I buy a GF-1?

I would say it combines the AF speed and "peppiness" of the G1 with the form factor of the EP1. Kinda the best of both IMHO.

 

i have both the G1 and GF1, and I think they complement each other. I have one spare battery that I share between the two bodies. The form factor of the GF1 is great, but the grip is not as pronounced as the G1 so it is a bit trickier to hold with only your right hand. The build quality seems better on the GF1. The GF1 can shoot video (where the G1 cannot). My 20mm lives on my GF1 unless my wife wants to use it, in which case she prefers the 14-45mm kit zoom. I recently got the LVF1 (EVF) for the GF1, and the combination of GF1, LVF1, and 20mm makes for a seductive little package.  

If you can get it for cheap, buy it!

--Warren

 

IMHO...ditch everything else and get the GF1...

 

That was easy.

Honestly, I can't comment as I haven't used any of the cameras you've listed but I do know that there are many who seem to be completely smitten with the GF1 and get great results, too.

 

Colin,
All good advice above.
Just remember.....
A man ain't no man without a GF1.....
he he

 

i didn't care for the gf1...add the finder and you have a g1, size wise...so no real pocketability.

 

Difference is that you can pocket the GF1/20mm pretty easily (coat/cargo pocket, not normal pants pocket) and have the LVF1 in another small pocket. If you need a quick shot, the LCD will have to suffice; otherwise, it takes just a second to pop on the LVF1. Can't do that with a G1. It's the same with the E-P1/2/L1.

 

unless you want video and as you have a G1 and EP-1 - I cannot see the point in adding the GF

If you want another cam to complement your shooting set up - think about a good compact that is pocketable, (S95 springs to mind)

 

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about being a man.

 

If it is cheap enough to flip at little or no loss in a few months it never hurts to try.

I picked up a G1 recently and sold my viewfinder for the GF1 - it was useful but the resolution is so low I was annoyed every time I looked through it.

 

Ray, What will turn you on in a hurry is seeing the GF1 & LX5 as partners.
The interface is very similar..... Oh and...
Beings your from da Philly area makes ya a man wit or witout...
a camera or onions....

 

Hi Colin

All I can say is that if you have a strong and healthy relationship or no relationship at all and you've got the £$€'s then you must get the GF-1.

You know I couldn't get away from buying a third body without getting some serious high iso noise!

 

I go with the point, it seems a little overkill, it really does not add much to what you have already. It is just more.