{"id":3480,"date":"2012-01-20T21:44:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T10:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=3480"},"modified":"2012-05-01T20:21:52","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T10:21:52","slug":"incoming-gadget-panasonic-lumix-gx1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/incoming-gadget-panasonic-lumix-gx1\/","title":{"rendered":"Incoming Gadget – Panasonic Lumix GX1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another quick update for today.<\/p>\n

Hopefully you will be aware that I received a Panasonic Lumix FT3<\/a> and I am in the process of reviewing the camera. The two main reasons I selected that camera was to test out its 3D photo capabilities and that is is also waterproof (which is great for when I go down the beach with the dogs and I won’t have to risk the life of my mobile phone by wading into the water).<\/p>\n

Anyway, I was looking for something to perhaps replace our digital SLR, currently a Canon 350D. It’s a big camera and with a lens it can be somewhat bulky and heavy to have hanging from your neck for long periods of time. While it does take some great photos I wanted to find something a bit lighter which led me to look at a “Micro Four Thirds” camera.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, Micro Four Thirds was developed to help decrease the overall chassis size and thickness of cameras with an interchangeable lens while making considerations for both photo and video capture. It’s a smaller version of the Four Thirds system originally developed which focuses on compactness and portability but maintaining high image quality.<\/p>\n

Anyway, this month Panasonic released the Lumix DMC-GX1<\/a>\u00a0which fit the bill nicely so I decided to order a kit containing the camera and the power zoom lens. I thought I would restrain myself from going overboard with additional lenses initially until I identified a need for them. The power zoom lens will do the trick for most regular photography plus it will provide superior controlled zooming compared to a manual zoom lens when shooting videos (in Full HD).<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, I have picked out a couple of other lenses… just in case.<\/p>\n

Anyway, stay tuned as I think this could be a ripper of a camera and one that budding photographers might consider purchasing for their craft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another quick update for today. Hopefully you will be aware that I received a Panasonic Lumix FT3 and I am in the process of reviewing the camera. The two main reasons I selected that camera was to test out its 3D photo capabilities and that is is also waterproof (which is great for when I … <\/p>\n

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