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Old 08-05-2009, 04:04 AM
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Default Re: Panasonic GH1 and The Benefits of Insomnia

Okami,

Not right now. As much as I'd love to...

My D70 and Canon HV30 video camera are both decent cameras. And I'm still working on the bathroom remodel. So I have a tough time rationalizing a new camera.

Combine that with the fact that the GH1 is essentially a V1.0 camera "ComboCam". It has a few "warts". For example, it appears that the AVCHD codec does not utilize "B" frames when shooting 1080P/24. So it has difficulty predicting fast motion and therefore produces "mud" in some circumstances. And it doesn't have an audio-out, monitoring plug.

My goal is to get a GH2 in a year or so. The bathroom should be finished and a new version of the GH1 will be available. Nikon, Canon, and Sony will probably have their act together and build some competitive cameras - thus driving down the price and improving the feature set.

When I read the Luminous Landscape article, I realized that a ComboCam like the GH1 was EXACTLY what I wanted. But buying one a year from now will be a much smarter move for me.

And of course, my wife will allow me to keep my male body-parts! (Which would be violently detached if I bought a GH1 now.)

Regards,

Dan.
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