I mentioned a couple of months ago about gettting a Panasonic G1. It arrived a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't be happier.

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First is the small size. I consider the Canon P and Pentax Spotmatic F to be the right size.

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Second is the image quality. I printed this image at 13"x10" and it looked like a medium format image. One of the unique things about this camera is that it is a liveview interchangeable lens camera. The only one so far. That means no mirror as in a SLR or DSLR. The viewfinder is electronic which is a bit of an acquired taste but it lets you focus in low level light that would be impossible to focus an SLR or even a rangefinder. Because there is no mirror the distance from the lens mount to the sensor is very short allowing, with the right adapter, to mount just about any rangefinder or SLR lens. My Pentax M42 screwmount adapter arrived yesterday. Because the sensor size is half the length of a 35mm negative the lense focal lengths are effectively doubled. Not good for wide angle but very good for telephoto. My 85/1.8 becomes a fast 170mm lens. My 50/1.4 is an even faster 100mm lens. I did a quick test shot with the 85mm lens and I'm very encouraged. I'm going to see if I can get a shot of the moon with my 300mm lens with the 2x adapter. That will be an equivalent of 1200mm. Whoo boy! Another time sucker. Pictures will ensue.