Photographed using a Canon SX1 still camera, and CHDK hack software with a time lapse script set to 1 shot every 5 seconds:
Time lapse clouds over Spokane, Wa from Coldstreams on Vimeo.
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Panasonic Lumix GH-2
A Lumix GH-2 landed here last week. I was swamped so was unable to begin using until the weekend.
On Saturday I did a short hike. Enjoyed taking one small camera (the GH-2 is small – no mirror!), a couple of lenses and a small tripod – and shooting both stills and video. (Photo is of an airplane named the GH-2 – couldn’t resist.)
Wow! The camera has amazed me – shooting both stills and video, plus using an old Minolta MC f/1.4 lens – about 35 years old I think – with an inexpensive micro four thirds adapter. For me, shooting with narrow depth of field is something I have not been able to do well as I mostly shoot video.
This changes everything. Spent the afternoon wandering around downtown shooting from the upper levels of parking garages to the streets below. Part of a future effort at creating the area’s first tilt lens effect “miniatures” video of the city.
This will be fun. No buyer’s remorse here. The GH-2 has exceeded my expectations and I have only scratched the surface of what it is capable of doing.
Related articles
- Panasonic DMC-GH2 studio comparison samples (dpreview.com)
- Vague rumor points to new Panasonic micro four thirds camera in August (slashgear.com)
Final Cut Pro 8 appears very likely for an NAB announcement
Apple announces Final Cut Pro 8 – Final Cut Pro, Avid, and After Effects Training.
FCP 8 is practically confirmed.
Rumors are that it will drop Firewire support. If true, that implies that Canon’s XH and XL line (tape-based cameras using Firewire interface) will come to an end in April as well, we presume?
The real story behind APS-C versus Four Thirds versus Full Frame sensors
With digital cameras, many enthusiasts engage in “pixel peeping” contests to super enlarge and examine every image pixel for bragging rights over whose image is sharper or has less digital noise.
This leads to pointless debates over the effectiveness of different types of camera sensors that usually leave out so many details as to be, well pointless debates.
If you’d like to know more about sensors and other aspects of photography, read what a physicist writes on his personal blog:
When I hear people claiming that the Four Thirds format is incapable of providing resolutions above 10 MP, I just laugh. Then, hearing the same “experts” say that APS-C sensors can deliver such resolutions, just because they are bigger, I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. Stop worrying about pixels, start thinking about lenses. Or just start thinking.
via wrotniak.net: Four Thirds Sensor Size and Aspect Ratio.
His conclusion is similar to mine, outlined in my last sentence here.
Related articles
- The Pros and Cons of Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds (brighthub.com)
- Learning to Read Detailed Digital Camera Specifications (brighthub.com)
- Difference Between Full Frame and Cropped Sensor Cameras (brighthub.com)
- The Four Thirds System – Bringing SLRs into the Digital Age (brighthub.com)
- Award-winning Micro Four Thirds Cameras (brighthub.com)
Canon Vixia HF G10 Sample recordings
At the link: Canon Vixia HF G10 Sample recordings – ARMdevices.net. Including a sample low light video clip that you can download.
The G10 uses a 1/3 sq inch sensor for 1920×1080 HD video, promising better low light capabilities than other low end cameras.