Camera Size Comparison
(Camera used: Canon SD300)
Here is a side-by-side shot of the D100 and G1.
--Warren
This photo shows where the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 fits in the spectrum of cameras sizes.
Counterclockwise from top right:
- Nikon F4s, one of my favorite 35mm film cameras. It's big, heavy and imposing.
- Nikon D100 w/Tamron 24-135mm (36-203mm equiv.), This is a mid-sized DLR.
- Canon A570is, a jacket pocket-sized digital P&S.
- Lumix DMC-G1, Micro 4/3 format, w/14-45mm kit lens (28-90mm equiv.)
Here is a side-by-side shot of the D100 and G1.
--Warren
Labels: Camera Story, Canon SD300
posted by Warren T. at 10:30 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Nice presentation Warren. If you have time how about comparing your RF cameras?
Dan
Very nicely done, WT!
Is the Lumix yours?? :-)
It looks like a great camera to carry around when you want high-quality images but with very little weight. I imagine the other lenses available for it are also smaller than the comparable Nikon or Canon lenses?
This looks like a real groundbreaking camera, like the old Olympus Pen F, or, for that matter, the Olympus OM-1.
Thanks guys.
Dan, good idea re: RF comparison. I'll do that soon.
Steve, yes, the G1 is mine. You must have missed this post:
http://fpcf.blogspot.com/2010/03/dutch-windmill-golden-gate-park.html
Almost all of the photos posted by me in the last two months were taken with the G1 both with Lumix lenses and with my legacy adapted lenses.
The G1 was the world's first M4/3 camera, and after doing tons of research and a lot of thinking about it, AND testing the Canon S90 and Canon G11, I chose to get the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1. Even though the G1 is already discontinued and is an older model in the digital world (almost 2 years old now), I felt that the new features in subsequent models were not enough better than the G1. I had intended to use the camera for a while before writing an article about it.
--Warren
Steve, you must have seen the ads or articles about the new M4/3 Olympus Pen models: EP-1, EP-2, and EPL-1. The EP models, especially the p-1 and p-2 were deliberately designed to look and feel like the classic Olympus Pen cameras.
I also have the Lumix 20mm f1.7 "pancake" lens. I have this lens on my G1 all of the time. It is a great performing lens, a modern legend (already). On M4/3, the focal length muliplier is 2x, so this lens is 40mm equiv.
The downside of current M4/3 gear is cost. It is expensive to be an early adopter, but I have absolutely no regrets. I have been selling my unused film gear lately, M4/3 is THAT good. :)
--WT
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