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New Camera: Lumix GF3

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While I like my Nikon for point and shoot, I couldn't readily control depth of field and shutter speed as all these things are all done automatically for you. The first picture illustrates the Nikon camera. Sometimes I have to trick it by locking focus and then move closer or further away. The new camera does offer more posibilities - though certainly there's also more possibility for error. Still, here's a comparison shot:

Nikon S8100:

cp-feb2012-mulxlow001.jpg


By contrast, here's a picture from the new Lumix camera:

Lumix GF3:

cp-feb2012-mulxlow002.jpg


Thoughts?
 
I can't see the first picture... But either way...

It's true. Point and shoot just aren't that great. :cry:
 
WOW!!! Beautiful!!! :drool:

I like the second one better honestly. There is more contrast, and the color actually looks more like a lowii. Which one more accurately displays the color? The first one does look a bit saturated, and I noticed my point and shoot does that too.
 
Well, they were taken on different days at different times of the day, but yeah, I think color saturation is greater in the point and shoot - which is not necessarily a bad thing, but yeah, it's closer to the bottom one.
I also like the blurred background too which I can adjust more easily in the Lumix.
 
You can adjust the color saturation. There's a noticeable difference. How do you like the mirrorless system? I've been thinking of ditching the point and shoot for a mirrorless SLR, this is one I was looking at. It's definitely not going to replace my Olympus E-5, but it would be a nice backup.
 
Despite nice results with your Nikon I'd always go with the greater control. It's a wonderful feeling to actually get the shot that you saw in your head when you opened the shutter. It's very helpful to be able to manually control the aperature.
 
I like the narrower depth of field as well, helps to concentrate the attention on the subject. When I saw your first photo my attention was almost immediately drawn to the ceph in the background but on the second I immediately saw the nep pitcher.
 
Hey Wireman!

So far I'm liking it just fine. The camera is smaller than a full-size SLR so it's far more convenient to carry and also get into position for awkward shots. The lenses are also significantly smaller and lighter too. Response can be a little quirky at times - dropping frames, but I guess it does this in order to keep up with the near-optical viewfinder speeds of the LCD. I've not had a chance to explore 1/10th of the features on the camera namely because the intelligent assistant (IA) does such a good job of adjusting the settings for the shots. As I get to know it I'll start doing more manual shots and post the results here for evaluation. :)

Peatmoss: Yes, I do like the fact that the main subject is much more readily distinguished in with the Lumix. I will prolly still keep the Nikon for quick and dirty stuff.

Thanks everyone! I'm glad that response is overwhelmingly positive! :)
 
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