NZDavid Posted November 4, 2010 Share #1 Posted November 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) What do you make of the new Panasonic GF2? See: Panasonic GF2 announced and previewed: Digital Photography Review In particular its new touch-screen interface. Is this the way design is heading? Or do you prefer the X1's simple dials (granted, they could be a tad tighter)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest stnami Posted November 4, 2010 Share #2 Posted November 4, 2010 After a while no matter what one uses it becomes second nature...... eg I do the mac to PC to mac to Pc etc switch several times daily always hit a wrong key every now and then.............. but I correct without thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Calahan Posted November 4, 2010 Share #3 Posted November 4, 2010 My friend, Bruce Dale (http://www.brucedale.com/), showed me his GF2 two weeks ago. He loves it. I didn't get to play with all the buttons. The videos Bruce made with the GF2 were stunning. The touch screen is very cool, and easy to use. Bruce demonstrated what he's made with the GF2 at Photokina last month. His work was very well received, but then, Bruce could shoot with a shoebox and the images would be well received. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted November 4, 2010 Share #4 Posted November 4, 2010 Seems like a step back to me. Not interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelb Posted November 4, 2010 Share #5 Posted November 4, 2010 Seems like a step back to me. Not interested. I quite agree, no interest here either. Just continuing the downward slide to smaller screen driven high tech cameras for the masses, turning everyone into squinty screen poking chimpers. No wonder the X100 has received so much interest. Is this what the manufacturers think we want? I'm happy to be moving away from all this, the E-P1 went after just 6 weeks - not really my cup of tea - and here is my recent aquisition, which I am thoroghly enjoying using: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Still using the Digilux 2 though, it does exactly what I want in a digital camera. The Bessa's have got me back into the enjoyment of using film after a gap of 8 years and putting the photography first rather than the gear. Quite liberating. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Still using the Digilux 2 though, it does exactly what I want in a digital camera. The Bessa's have got me back into the enjoyment of using film after a gap of 8 years and putting the photography first rather than the gear. Quite liberating. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/135902-panasonic-gf2-something-new/?do=findComment&comment=1492252'>More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 4, 2010 Share #6 Posted November 4, 2010 After a while no matter what one uses it becomes second nature...... eg I do the mac to PC to mac to Pc etc switch several times daily always hit a wrong key every now and then.............. but I correct without thinking. Yes, but you're smarter that the rest of us. Just curious, how is it that this thread fits into the X1 category? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted November 4, 2010 Share #7 Posted November 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just curious, how is it that this thread fits into the X1 category? because everyone is always looking for an X1 killer ... except those of us who already love the X1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 4, 2010 Share #8 Posted November 4, 2010 because everyone is always looking for an X1 killer ... except those of us who already love the X1 Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. Silly me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjb Posted November 4, 2010 Share #9 Posted November 4, 2010 To my thinking, the new GF2 offers me an upgrade alternative to the LX5/D-Lux5. Cheaper than the X1, but with a larger sensor than smaller compacts such as LX5 and with interchangeable lenses. The new touch screen also strikes me as very promising, and well worth examining in person. This could be a big seller for Panny. However, for me, this camera would just be my new "go-anywhere" replacement for the LX3 that I sold last Summer. It would serve as a tool for me, when I do not want to carry something larger. But the camera that I truly enjoy is the Digilux 2. Love the manual controls and the large, fast, Vario-Summicron! It also just "feels right" in the hand. Since there is no word of any "Digillux 4" to replace my Digilux 2, my primary focus for new cameras remains the Fuji X100, due next Spring. Of course, I would welcome any news about a new Leica X2 with an integrated VF, and a fast zoom! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted November 4, 2010 Share #10 Posted November 4, 2010 I could care less about touch screen. The loss of the mode dial was a big mistake imo. 18% smaller than the gf1 - same sensor though, even though they have developed and released a better sensor.. they are clearly trying to keep costs down and appeal to the point and shoot crowd updating to nex. I agree that over time one adjust to different ergonomics.. but.. not even a mode dial? I dunno, I think i'd find touchscreen on a camera to be annoying. I think I'd rather have articulated than touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 4, 2010 Share #11 Posted November 4, 2010 Seems like a step back to me. Not interested. +1 Interesting that Canon and Nikon give their top of the range digicompacts dials, but Panasonic is going the wrong way... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted November 4, 2010 I think it must be the influence of the iPhone and iPad.Touchscreen everything. Wouldn't suit me. Just seeing the subject on an LCD in bright light is nigh-on impossible and having to make out faces then tap the screen to achieve focus sounds very slow indeed. I haven't actually tried it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted November 4, 2010 Share #13 Posted November 4, 2010 Your statement Brent.... I've deleted the balance of this insulting message. Imants, please be civil. Stuart Nordheimer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krabat Posted November 4, 2010 Share #14 Posted November 4, 2010 .... and here is my recent aquisition, which I am thoroghly enjoying using: [ATTACH]229305[/ATTACH] Still using the Digilux 2 though, it does exactly what I want in a digital camera. The Bessa's have got me back into the enjoyment of using film after a gap of 8 years and putting the photography first rather than the gear. Quite liberating. Completely agree. You hit the point. It is not only to obtain an image with quantillions of pixels. Enjoying the process of taking a picture is the real spirit of photography, in my opinion. And I have been trying several picture-making minicomputers during the last years, but none of them gave me the feeling as the Digilux 2 does. Too bad that it appears to be impossible to find an equivalent camera with a state-of-the-art electronics, too bad that Leica/Panasonic abandoned the D2 concept. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_w_davies Posted November 4, 2010 Share #15 Posted November 4, 2010 I like the look, and the pocketable size, of this camera a lot. Can't see the problem people have with using a touch screen. I shoot 99% of my photographs in aperture priority mode, so set in that mode, then use the dial on the back the back to change the aperture, and the lens to focus, boom. And it has a dedicated iso button, which is more than can said of my Digilux 2. I see it as a modern Ricoh GR/Yashica T4. From the Panasonic video. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/135902-panasonic-gf2-something-new/?do=findComment&comment=1492637'>More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 4, 2010 Share #16 Posted November 4, 2010 +1 Interesting that Canon and Nikon give their top of the range digicompacts dials, but Panasonic is going the wrong way... Regards, Bill This isn't Panasonic's top range digicompact. Its the slimmed down intermediate model in the same vein that the G2 was introduced as a 'slimmer' version of the G1, but with next generation functions, like touch screen etc, yet same 12mp sensor. This is now superceeded by the GH2, the true next generation with an 18mp sensor and even more functions and video ability. So the next real higher end GF model will be the GF3, which won't be far off, and this will by Panasonic tradition have the higher end dials and photographer friendly gizmo's plus the 18mp sensor. Yes I know, its complicated all the G's and GH's and GF's. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 4, 2010 Share #17 Posted November 4, 2010 Whatever. The pedants are revolting, I see... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 4, 2010 Share #18 Posted November 4, 2010 Whatever. The pedants are revolting, I see... Sorry, I thought it more like helping an old man across the road, but chuck it back in my face why don't you. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted November 4, 2010 Share #19 Posted November 4, 2010 This isn't Panasonic's top range digicompact. Its the slimmed down intermediate model in the same vein that the G2 was introduced as a 'slimmer' version of the G1, but with next generation functions, like touch screen etc, yet same 12mp sensor. This is now superceeded by the GH2, the true next generation with an 18mp sensor and even more functions and video ability. So the next real higher end GF model will be the GF3, which won't be far off, and this will by Panasonic tradition have the higher end dials and photographer friendly gizmo's plus the 18mp sensor. Like the GF1 that didn’t get the superior sensor of the GH1 introduced four months before, the GF2 didn’t get the superior sensor of the GH2. And I would be surprised if the GF3 (introduced in early 2012 perhaps) should inherit the sensor of a hypothetical GH3. There isn’t that much room at the top and that is occupied by whichever GH model is current. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 4, 2010 Share #20 Posted November 4, 2010 Sorry... Passive-aggressive condescention... so Little England. Shall we get back on-topic before last orders? Most people who post here are not the target market for this interchangeable-lens tamagotchi - fortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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