after all the hoopla over the GH-2 and so many examples about I've pretty much decided it would be a good fit for me and to sell my PL1 and viewfinder. There are just too many things on the feature set to ignore as useful tools along the way. Since I already have a good investment with the lenses (a 20mm f1.7, 45-200OIS and 14-140OIS) it is a good start. No doubt I'll have to cave and get that unreal 100-300OIS that just came out. I also have a D700 and D7000 for my more serious work so no issues there. I already had one surgery this month (shoulder) and am going in for yet one more (sinus) next week, so I have some time to ponder it yet, but am pretty sure this is the way I'll end up going. This way I feel I'll be less limited in overall performance with all the tools I'm working with. I was surprised to see so few jumped on the GH-2 in this board. Quite different from other boards I follow. Now I just have to hang in there probably till January to get my hands on one from B&H according to their information.
dc... This seems like wise move for you. Afterall, your already using DSLR's and the GH2 will work the same way with a smaller footprint.... There's a store in DC that has them in stock. Contact John1027 for details. Don
Interesting. What sort of photographs do you like to make? Do you make large prints? I am fascinated by the range of cameras that people use. I would love to know the type of output you would assign to each of a D700, D7000 and GH 2. I would not have the variety of final output to justify such a collection.
When I bought the GH1 I was sure that it would last me a long time and I would not be tempted by the successor. Well, I unpacked my GH2 today... Haven't had much chance to use it, yet (of course, it started raining again as soon as I walked out of the office). My admittedly strange first impression: I always thought of the shutter sound of my old Leica R4 as an old Jaguar, the G1 is more like a Toyota, and the GH2 sounds like a Ford. But faster, somehow. Besides that, everything looks fabulous. Well, except that I may have to sell a few Leica lenses to afford an extra battery. So exciting :smile: Stefan
I generally print 13x19's but recently updated my printer to a Epson Pro 3880 which of course can do 22x17's, and I've done one off of my D700 to see. It is stunning. I don't doubt properly done the GH-2 can provide a suitable file for such a size print. I'll let you know once I've had a chance to put it through it's paces.
I think that the fact that we're all using the same system removes some of the community drive to upgrade all the time.
If I shot movies more, I think I'd be tempted to move to it from a G/H1. Otherwise, I don't think the improvements warrant an upgrade (unless you have an itchy trigger finger on the "buy" button ). No doubt I would pick it over the GH1 if I were to buy today, and were looking at that. But being a GF1 owner, I am hoping us small rectangular box owners don't get left out (GF2 is a bit of a disappointment, mostly on the reduction of buttons, I can accept the loss of the wheel, just give me two more custom fn buttons).
It all depends on how you look at it: I got a good price for my hacked GH1, so the upgrade to a brand new GH2 cost me a bit over $200 - a no brainer and worth every penny, even if stills are my priority. Stefan
