We take a look at the new Olympus E-P1 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1, to see what these micro four thirds digital cameras have to offer as a compact alternative to a digital SLR. Get all the latest digital camera reviews at www.which.co.uk
You forgot 2 VERY important points:
1. The EVF of GH1/G1 is extremely usable and bright with 100% coverage. It has certain limitations but to briefly mention it as an EVF is like saying a quad-core CPU is just another CPU.
2. The GH1 is expensive because its kit lens is a 14-140mm 10X zoom. It’s not like Nikon/Canon entry-level DSLR kit which includes cheap bad kit lenses.
The comment was being made more on the fact that the Olympus doesn’t have an EVF rather than that the Panasonic does.
On the price point we still consider it to be expensive despite the good lense you get with the kit. It is still around a grand for just the body.
The 14-140mm lens in the U.S. sells for $849.99, which is more than half the total $1499.99 price. The lens isn’t particularly fast, so it’s safe to say that the price has much to do with the engineering that went into making a lens that would work with the HD movie mode, and it is worth noting that the micro four thirds cameras are the ONLY large sensor cameras with a usable movie mode.
If the Nikon D90 had a movie mode that’s usable like the GH1′s, it would be perfect, but until then…
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You forgot 2 VERY important points:
1. The EVF of GH1/G1 is extremely usable and bright with 100% coverage. It has certain limitations but to briefly mention it as an EVF is like saying a quad-core CPU is just another CPU.
2. The GH1 is expensive because its kit lens is a 14-140mm 10X zoom. It’s not like Nikon/Canon entry-level DSLR kit which includes cheap bad kit lenses.
The comment was being made more on the fact that the Olympus doesn’t have an EVF rather than that the Panasonic does.
On the price point we still consider it to be expensive despite the good lense you get with the kit. It is still around a grand for just the body.
The 14-140mm lens in the U.S. sells for $849.99, which is more than half the total $1499.99 price. The lens isn’t particularly fast, so it’s safe to say that the price has much to do with the engineering that went into making a lens that would work with the HD movie mode, and it is worth noting that the micro four thirds cameras are the ONLY large sensor cameras with a usable movie mode.
If the Nikon D90 had a movie mode that’s usable like the GH1′s, it would be perfect, but until then…
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