This wouldn´t be for any use for current cameras.
I'd say that AVCHD video codec is a double edge sword : the quality may be higher, but 1) it takes more time to handle and 2) the codec is less compatible with usual apps installed on computer. You need higher processing capacity to handle it.
Windows 7 plays the avc files natively in the explorer window? even with the low end machine that I have upgraded to win7 it has no issue. Also win7live, although very basic handles the avc stuff natively as well. Personally, would like to see Olympus add it to the EP, its a dissapointing exclusion!
Actually, MotionJPEG gives better video quality. AVCHD provides far more sophisticated compression hence the difficulty (more power required) in decompressing/working with it.
--YOU NEED TO FACTOR IN COST OF PANY KIT LENSES OR OLY LATEST LENSES FOR AF SPEEDS TO BE SAME BUT THEN COSTS MORE
--OR A PANY 20/1/7 or PANY 14-45 LENS
Competition is good. If Panny AF were slower at first, Oly would never had worked on AF speed!
Now, I guess we will see soon a GF-2 even faster AF and better jpeg output
GOOD POINT ;-) but I was speaking about bodies.
Agree about the 20mm. But you can sell the GF-1 after for a good price.
True. Here in Switzerland, the Panny G series are REALLY difficult to find and very expensive, and the 20mm even more. So if I want to buy one, I'd have to order it from USA or Japan, with import taxes to be added :-(
--Competition is good. If Panny AF were slower at first, Oly would never had worked on AF speed!
Now, I guess we will see soon a GF-2 even faster AF and better jpeg output
You won't gain much by buying one outside : once you have factored in the shipping costs, the 7.6% VAT (which is applied to the total prices, shipping costs included), plus the 30.- SFr you'll ought to the company completing the custom formalities, plus the less than advantageous change provided by the credit card company, plus the 2% percent charged by the credit card company. You end up pretty close to the price at which you can get it here.
What do you mean exactly ? the 1.3 isn't the last version on the E-P1, the last version is 1.4; I had made the 1.3 update, but the focus wasn't really different of what it was before, at least using SAF.
You're right, I've been there a couple of times and it's an excellent shop. They have a lot of very interesting second-hand lenses sold at interesting prices.
Digifuchs has one in stock to-day.. but it costs 650.- or something like that.
Depends upon ones needs. If you need pop-up flash (e.g. as a fill on a bright day) GF1 is a better deal than E-P1/2. If on top of flash you also want control wheel and less P&S'ish interface then GF1 is still a better deal than E-PL1. Otherwise, I agree, one of the Oly's are better deals.
And can live without control wheel and dedicated buttons.
Another advantage to the E-P1 and E-P2 as far as I know is In-body orientation sensor. That can be quite the time saver for people who shoot a lot of pictures.
