![]() charts, graphs or technical tests but will feature loads of real world photos shot with the camera and the Panasonic 20 1.7 and 45-200 lenses. This review will go over the cameras features, the cameras capabilities, and the cameras strengths and weaknesses. Panasonic G2 and 45-200 at 200mm – 1/15s, ISO 400, handheld, f/4.3 – Click image for larger and better version I just love this gorilla picture I snapped with the G2 and 45-200 lens, fully zoomed to 200mm and handheld at 1/15th of a second… There are those drawbacks though, like limited Dynamic Range (which can lead to blown highlights) and dodgy high ISO performance (usually up to 800 is good on M4/3) but with each generation of camera, Micro 4/3 seems to be getting better and better and for me, the G2 is probably the best of the bunch that I have tried to date. Me, I have been a fan of Micro 4/3 since the start with the Olympus E-P1. I SAY ALMOST because there are a couple of areas where the M4/3 format is lacking, and one of those is dynamic range. The format has its fans because most of the M4/3 cameras are very small but put out superb image quality that is ALMOST up there with most APS-C DSLR’s. Micro 4/3’s has quite a few fans and probably an equal number of haters. The G2 now includes 720P HD video capabilities and a new touch screen LCD. The G2 is an improved version of the popular G1 which lacked video. This also means a lens like the 45-200 becomes a 90-400mm, which can be quite useful. It’s also the same size sensor as the Panasonic G1, GH1 and the upcoming GH2 and they all have a 2X crop factor which means if a lens is a 20mm lens on Micro 4/3, that lens becomes a 40mm equivalent, so it is like using a 40mm in regards to magnification. The Panasonic G2 is a mirror less semi-small camera made by Panasonic and it uses the Micro 4/3 format which is the same as the Olympus E-p1, E-p2 and E-Pl1. The G2 is one of those cameras so this is why I decided to review it and write about it. ![]() The cameras that have character, a great usability factor, and put out really great image quality. Nope, I enjoy writing about cameras that I really enjoy shooting. I do not dig writing tech reviews on cameras that bore me, nor do I enjoy writing negative reviews on cameras that suck… and well.also bore me. If there is one thing I enjoy it is writing about camera I really like, which is how this blog started almost two years ago with the Leica M8 review. Now, don’t stop reading thinking this is a slam dunk for the camera because there are still some things I do NOT like about it and I will go over these things (see the “cons” section) in this jam packed review. Who would have guessed that after a couple of weeks with the G2 that I would grow to love it so much that I would decide to purchase it along with a 20 1.7 and 45-200 lens set! Yep, after two weeks of shooting with this camera and the two lenses I decided that I HAD TO HAVE ONE for myself. Man oh man! The past few days I have been out of town in Chicago and shooting with a Panasonic G2 camera, which I is a camera I never thought I would enjoy for many reasons, but mainly due to its styling and form factor.
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