You can now get the Panasonic GH1+14.140mm lens for $959 only at Amazon (Click here!)
Bye the way, if all works as it should US shops will start shipping the new GH2. Here the links to:
Amazon (you can’t preorder now)
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Luminous Landscape (“LL”) posted the new Panasonic GF2 hands-on: “Whatever the [shoplink 17361]GF2[/shoplink] may be (and I’ll tell you in a moment what ecological niche I think it is intended to occupy) it is not a linear successor to the [shoplink 14828]GF1[/shoplink].” and “Which brings us to the question of how does the GF2 handle and how does it compare to the GF1? Frankly, for myself (and yes, I own a GF1) the GF2 is a disappointment. I like cameras with manual controls.” but “Panasonic has shown that a small camera can have a usable interface, even when it might not appeal to photographers like me that prefer traditional tactile controls.”
P.S.: LL should ask Panasonic why Japan will have the GF in Stock on December 3 and the rest of the world by end of January. And where is the GH2? Should we start to learn japanese just to buy those nice [shoplink 17664 ebay]japanese GH2 cameras you can find on eBay[/shoplink]? :)
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We have two new reviews at DC.watch (Japanese with google English translation) and Akihabaranews (in English).
For Akihabara the GH2 is an “impressive upgrade!” and “the [shoplink 14826]GH1[/shoplink] was and still is an incredible All-purpose Camera that kicked some serious ass to other big names including Canon or Nikon. The [shoplink 16254]GH2[/shoplink] just proved to us how far ahead Panasonic is in this field. As a GH1 owner I must admit that I struggled to get used to the GH2 new button layouts but the improvement made on this camera are really worth the hassle.”
DC.watch wrote a less emotional but more detailed review with many Image samples you can download.
P.S.: Still no news about the GH2 availability in Europe and US.
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Hurry! Amazon.com has 4 Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 G Lenses in Stock (Click here)
P.S.: Amaozn has 5 Panasonic 7-14mm f/4.0 Lenses in Stock for $928.13
Sorry guys!
We had some major issue with the server and we worked 6-7 hours to fix it. We even don’t know how we fixed it :)
Give me some time to take a Capuccino and than I will start to post the first news for today.
P.S.: My level of frustration is very high but I just received that nice [shoplink 15659]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink] and that makes me a little bit happy now :)
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Panasonic Japan just announced the Panasonic GF2 will start to ship in Japan from December 03, 2010. The expected retail price of a single body around 60,000 yen. The 14mm kit costs 80,000 yen and the double kit (14mm +14-45mm) 90,000 yen.
As usual the rest of the world has to wait 1-2 months more before to get the GF2 :(
Amazon UK
Hmmm, maybe we will see the GF3 announcement before we have the GF2 in Stock? :)
First I have to say that I just received my Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 and I had that nice WOW feeling when I opened the box. It’s extremely well built lens and I love to play with the smooth focus ring and I already love that nice “tic” sound when changing the aperture ring. The first thing I noticed is that you have to make a 1 and 1/2 turns to move from a close focus distance (17cm) to infinite focus. I will try the lens this weekend and compare it with the other wide open king, my Noktor 50mm f/0.95. For the record: I bought that lens from [shoplink 15659]Foto Mundus on eBay[/shoplink].
There are two new reviews:
Peter Lueck reviewed the Voigtländer Nokton 25mm lens. Also ThePublicEye published a short test. And a few image samples can be found at dpreview forum.
