First Panasonic GH1 samples are online.

http://panasonic.jp/dc/gallery/gh1.html

What do you think? I still miss some high ISO image :(

It is time for a small comparison between the two competitor. The Panasonic GH1 and Canon 5ooT1i /500D

What surprised me a lot is to see that Canon choose a 20fps in 1080 format. it is a nonsense format because it doesn’t come to the  standard minimum which is 24p. You will see a lot of flickering in recorded videos.

If the sensor is the same as the Canon 50d expect a little worser image quality compared to the Canon 40d. For the rest nothing has changed. The same “old” autofocus and boring camera chassis and design. Not a big deal for me.

Sorry if we have the courage to post something about our biggest enemy. But the Canon 500d rumors are quite interesting and will influence sell volumes and prices of the new Panasonic GH1.
Canon has sent invitations for a new product which will be presented on March 25th.

So first we show you the features of the new camera compared to the Panasonic GH1!

That’s just a simple first comparison. I don’t believe Canon will bring big surprises like for example a 3.0 OLED screen or 1080 60/50p mode.

What’s more interesting for us is the impact that the Canon 500d could have on the price of the Panasonic GH1. Actually the official price is 1.500 Dollars for a GH1 with kit lens. I believe Canon can keep the price quite low, we say 600$ for body only. From a price point of view this is a real challenger for the Panasonic GH1 !!!

GH1 Live MOS Skew from Stu Maschwitz on Vimeo.

Made by Stu Maschwitz which is Director, writer, and accidental technologist.
http://prolost.blogspot.com/search?q=GH1

It seems Panasonic has done right what Nikon and Canon have done wrong. Autofocus and manual settings are really competitive if you take a look to this article at slashgear.

You can see a nice feature overview here.

I’m ready to buy this camera when it comes out! ;)