Alek79

Now, where is a FF version of this camera to make proper use of the 40mm pancake?

Please, enlighten me why it's so hard for manufacturers today to reproduce the form and size factor of the film...

Thanks for your reply. You don't have to talk me out of the other cameras as I don't take them into consideration. My question aims precisely at the lens' performance at 90mm. Regarding the...

How usable is 90mm for portraits? There is a portrait in the review gallery on this website (a guy with glasses) and it looks VERY soft, even softer than my LX3 at full tele. I wonder if this is...

Thanks you for those resources. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find an answer there.  In fact I already own one dmw-cgk2 case and one cgk3 (that I use with the 14/2.8 pancake). I am...

dmw-cgk2 case Thanks for letting know if you've tried it Cheers, Alex

You can read some posts in my thread GF2 + 14-140 vs FZ 200 a few lines below.The bottom line is that I use my GF2 with the 14mm pancake as a HQ, compact go-anywhere camera where a bridge, not...

At this price it surely looks like a soking deal! If I had an Olympus, i would jump at it but with a Pana body and a lens this slow things are not so pretty anymore... Thanks for the hint anyway,...

I already have a 14mm pancake for my GF2. I rambled a bit about selling my GF2 vs LX7, it stays here for the moment although I hesitate to invest in new primes as i also have a full frame camera...

Yes, I need a take-everywhere cam and GF2 has been great at it if lacking a bit of versatility that I had with LX3 (pixel-level IQ aside). Actually, despite having multiple DSLR's, bridges and...

Thanks Carl. I'll contact Canon about how to have the camera repaired asap. BTW, the mirror failed after one month in the tropics so no question it's a humidity-related problem!

Thanks for the suggestion Bill. What I had in mind is to basically leave the camera with an authorized dealer and let them send it to a repair facility or repair themeselves if they can. I'll...

I am currently in the African tropics and my friend who's soon going to the US could take the camera for a repair. Due to the short time he will spend at home and to minimize hassle, is there a...

Rudy,That sounds even more encouraging! I will give it a try in the near future although all the latitude this technique potentially gives seems a little intimidating - the countless combinations...

What can I say, jaw-dropping! I've never seen such a film-like rendering from a digital source. It looks like you could blow the print up to a huge size because there are no edge and sharpening...

Yes, that's one of the ways. Another would be to set the cam to single-area AF, lock onto the kangaroos (half-press shutter), recompose (while half-pressing) and fire off! In any case always lock...

You should be aware of the so-called depth of field: If you set focus at an object say at 100 yards, the DoF determines how far (say 20 yards) behind and in front of that subject the image will...

For the moment I'll keep it as a high quality take-everywhere compact. I have a nice ever ready case for it (just like for LX3 which unfortunately has developed a scratch on the lens) which makes a...

Thank you all for the replies. Sounds like an unanimous verdict!Unfortunately, I am not able to test the two cameras side by side because I'm currently expatriated to equatorial Africa so the only...

Hello, I'm new to the forum but a long-time dc user. I currently own a Canon 5D, a Lumix GF2 with the 14mm pancake and an LX3.I've never had too much interest in tele-range photography but my wife...

Hi Andrew, thanks for the informative reply whcih seems to confirm my line of thinking.I'm new to Canon but the 85 f/1.8 seems to be a cracking lens, especially for the price and I suspect most of...