I already have this camera. So far it's been pretty good. The lens is in fact a bit slow for taking stills of moving people unless you're outside in the sun. It helps to bump the ISO up, but at the cost of noise...for such a long, flexible zoom lens this isn't surprising.
Auto-focus is fast, silent and works quite well. There is no zoom motor, so you have to manually twist the lens...this is difficult to do smoothly for video. Video is limited to 30minutes per shot, which is plenty. 60fps is buttery smooth.
Shorter zooms and primes will be available soon, or you can use existing lenses from other makers with the aid of an adapter. I also considered the Canons and Nikons, but there were just too many limitations and compromises.
$1500 is the list price, but it can be had for under $1300...like I did. Considering the feature set, I think the GH1 is best deal out there if you're looking for a decent still cam that can do great video.
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I already have this camera. So far it's been pretty good. The lens is in fact a bit slow for taking stills of moving people unless you're outside in the sun. It helps to bump the ISO up, but at the cost of noise...for such a long, flexible zoom lens this isn't surprising.
Auto-focus is fast, silent and works quite well. There is no zoom motor, so you have to manually twist the lens...this is difficult to do smoothly for video. Video is limited to 30minutes per shot, which is plenty. 60fps is buttery smooth.
Shorter zooms and primes will be available soon, or you can use existing lenses from other makers with the aid of an adapter. I also considered the Canons and Nikons, but there were just too many limitations and compromises.
$1500 is the list price, but it can be had for under $1300...like I did. Considering the feature set, I think the GH1 is best deal out there if you're looking for a decent still cam that can do great video.