I was playing with it just the other day. I was impressed by how far it it goes with just a few turns. Lightweight, compact and might in reach the new Lumix 45-200 F4.0-5.6 Micro 4/3rds zoom lens from Panasonic is a beauty. With its 90-400, 35mm standard equivalent focal length it really gets out there. When coupled with the Lumix G1 Panasonic Digital camera system the speed of focus is amazing, and since stabilization is built into the Panasonic digital SLR camera system, there is no extra charge for clear clean shake reduced images. This lens is a must have foe your Panasonic DMC-G1 and DMC-GH1 camera platforms, where else are you going to get a 400mm equivalent lens with stabilization and F5.6 gathering?
Remember that the micro 4/3rds system works with the recently announced Olympus micro 4/3rds camera and offers an adapter for the regular 4/3rds cameras so you can use this lens on the entire Olympus Digital Camera platform too. Also remember that Roberts has the best prices on digital camera SD cards in Indianapolis, so stock up on Sandisk or Kingston SDHC cards while you are here.
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Panasonic gets real with SLR video recording
Panasonic announced what I believe to be a pretty big announcement at PMA 2009 in Las Vegas. They premiered the DMC-GH1 Micro Four Thirds SLR that records full HD video.
It sports a 12.1 MP Live MOS sensor that can record up to 1080/24p or 720/60p high definition videos and has continuous AF and a built-in stereo microphone. You can add your own microphone to the camera through the optional mic input jack. The camera can be coupled to the new Panasonic Lumix G Vario HD 14-140mm lens that is designed for the video feature. It’s image stabilized too.
These new SLR’s with video keep pushing the borders of High Def camcorders. The big drawback up to this point has been autofocus and auto exposure on the video side of the SLRs. Panasonic has supposedly addressed this. I can’t wait to get my hands on one. The fact that this model records in AVCHD is also a plus because you can squeeze a lot more onto the SD memory card, and AVCHD, like it or not, is the format that most camcorders are using today. Compatibility is always a good thing.
Check out the hands on preview at DPreview.com. Looks pretty cool! I lifted the following picture from their site. (Thanks DPreview.com)
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