Panasonic G6 topic, GH2 replacement camera

digitalamator

In my shop there is g6 only with kit 14-42 but i dont know what this lens is...I or II. I would like buy extra panasonic 20mm but they have only olympus 17mm....and i have a problem...Buy it or search somewhere else this panas 20mm.

LucidStrike

As I understand it, the autofocus on that 20 is relatively slow, while the 17 focuses exceptionally quickly, and they're both good glass otherwise.

On the matter of a G6 firmware update:

"Color accuracy, however, was another story completely. We got mixed results from the G6. JPEG color profiles were inconsistent and exhibited unexplained changes in accuracy from one test to another. Under the exact same lab conditions, we saw wider variance than we’re used to, especially considering the G5’s dead-on color accuracy performance. Granted, problems like this with a new camera can be easily and quickly resolved with a firmware update, but it was unnerving to say the least."

http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/panasonic-lumix-g6-digital-camera-review

Sounds like a legitimate gripe Panasonic might feel pressured to address with a firmware update. I hope so, as I'm more interested in a hacked G6 than even a GH3, largely for the bang-buck ratio. I'm even more interested in stock G6 than GH3, tho there don't seem to be any body-only or 14-140 kits available for order in the US at this time.

digitalamator

Olympus 17mm 1.8....and it is 30 eur cheaper than panas 20mm 1.7

Renovatio

Wich version? 2.8 or 1.8? Anyway, the olympus should be more expensive than the 20mm (and is a great lens)...so, you know..

digitalamator

I was in my shop yestarday and they dont have panas 20mm but only olympus 17mm...and I dont know what to do. Buy olympus or look for panas in another shop ?

mjfan

so can you use an external monitor with the G6? I have heard that there is no live hdmi

nac

Thanks.

Just for fun I did a compare of the GH2, G6 and GH3.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Some measurements

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Database/Panasonic/LUMIX-DMC-G6

Frame

@andy_lee I am asking you again: Did you post any photos, stills or videos to proof your opinion? Or will you in the near future? @shaveblog Even a cameraman of a homeshopping channel would throw out of the studio for calling steady lightning for comparable test results "arbitrary."

Tscheckoff

Oh. Ok. That´s new for me. Here in europe only the normal G6K kit (with the "old" 14-42mm) is available. Not the G6KK (with the 2nd edition). So get the G6KK with the 2nd edition 14-42mm lens.

Btw.: I actually use the new 14-140mm Power OIS (as already mentioned earlier here). Also a VERY good option if it´s in your budget (@imrx) - I can highly recommend it. Especially the new stabilizer is really nice. Maybe the 14-140mm Poiwer OIS G6 kit is available soon and you can wait a little bit. (Because: The price of the 14-140mm is btw. way lower in a kit ... about 20->30% here in europe compared to the retail price of the lens alone!)

kurth

...right now in the states....the only kit so far available is with the version 2 of the 14-42mm ...and it's gotten good reviews. I agree...buy with the mkll ...or wait for the new 14-140.

Tscheckoff

@imrx:

The old 14-42mm is not THAT good (if you want to get that G6 kit). The new 14-42mm ii ASPH instead is a complete new lens and noticeable better all in all. Way sharper, better built quality and it´s also equipped with the HD aperture feature.

So IF you want to have a good standard zoom - Get the G6 and the new 14-42mm model. (But there´s no kit available. So you have to get them seperately. Btw.: I used both models already.)

Renovatio

Yeah, very good.

digitalamator

This will be ok ?

www.saturn.pl/wroclaw-magnolia-park/karta-sandisk-sdhc-32gb-extreme-pro,id-151829

Renovatio

Panasonic 20mm has f1.7, not bad to start!

About the SD card, take a Sandisk, and today even the 45mb/s it's not so expensive. To sleep nice dreams, i would take 32gb 45mb/s.

digitalamator

Hmm I will go tomoroow and buy G6 but i will buy lens too. I decide on Panas 20mm 1.8. I hope that will be good set. Tell me pls what kind of sd card will be best ?

imrx

Assuming I'm buying the G6 and I have no lenses, is the 14-42mm kit lens worth it? I would get some fd and later some m43 primes too. I've heard that it's nothing too much but it's rather good for video.