On 11/7/2013 4:50 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> QSM writes:
>>> Reviewers seem to say the entire shutter cycle is electronic. Others just
>>> mention it; Reichman talks about the total lack of shutter mechanical wear
>>> in time lapse photography.
> I read that too. Intervalometer is well designed, and EFC should use
> less power? and less wear but no wear? No other mention
> of global shutter under any conditions in any other write up, so I
> wrote that comment off as inexplicable.
Some reviewers (all I've read?) refer to 'electronic shutter', with no mention
of EFC. Some talk about how it is a
silent mode indeed, which would imply no mechanical shutter noise at all.
Hey, I just clicked on dpreview to look at the preview again, where they
commented on this - and their full review is
now up:
"Silent Mode
A feature that makes the DMC-GX7 a great 'stealth camera' is its silent mode.
When activated, the camera switches from
the mechanical shutter to the electronic one, disables all the blips and
bleeps, and shuts off the AF-assist lamp.
The results are impressive. The camera is truly silent, to the point where a
person standing right next to you cannot
tell when a photo was taken."
Sounds to me like a fully electronic shutter. :-)
>> EP-5 shutter shock is substantial
>> I don't imagine it's worse than in the lighter PL and PM bodies.
> Just unsubstantiated chatter I ran across that it is worse--certainly
> much worse than OM D or EM-1. Was enough to make me worry unless
> refuted.
> It was also diconcerting to see that DPR missed the boat on why many
> images were soft--they did correct the review with anti-shock mode
> included but was an egregious initial oversight, IMO.
Partly Oly's fault. They've had it at least since the E-PL1, but it is only
alluded to very briefly and subtly in the
manuals. There is absolutely no indication anywhere in the manuals or on their
sites that it is for anything but things
like long shutter speed tripod work.
I suppose there was a corporate level decision at Oly early on to just pretend
that shutter shock didn't exist, and
almost completely downplay the built-in solution - as it would highlight the
problem. Sounds very old school Corp. Japan
to me..
That DPR's reviewers weren't up on some of the endless informal tests out there
on the web isn't entirely surprising.
Not everyone is as intensely focused on a small number of the endless cameras
they try to keep up on.
That they responded quickly to comments is in their favor.
Oddly, they have little to say about IS, nor any comparisons:
"Sensor-shift IS
The Lumix GX7 is Panasonic's first mirrorless camera to feature sensor-shift
image stabilization. ...
We tried a pair of Olympus Micro Four Thirds lenses that don't have image
stabilization (the 12mm and 17mm primes) and
the in-body IS system worked as advertised (again, it only operates as the
photo is taken). Many other lens mounts can
be used with the GX7 and yes, that means that they'll have image stabilization
for still shooting as well. Attaching an
old Konica lens via an adapter worked fine, with the only change being that you
must tell the camera what the focal
length is."
"worked as advertised"? Panny says in their promo materials that it's almost,
but not quite as good as their Mega OIS.
Their negatives are: "The downside? There's no shake reduction while you're
composing a photo, so things can get wobbly
when you're using a telephoto lens. In addition, the in-body IS system does not
work in movie mode."
In the Conclusions, it sounds like they don't like the IS performance, but
really it's these two issues, and not
level/quality of stabilization.
> Sooo was hoping for excellent IS, good wifi, EFC, and don't want to
> pick two out of three and that seems to be the case. No bad choices
> really, but no one that is just right either. Appreciate your comments.
The WiFi implementation is VERY different between Oly and Panny. Oly simple,
reliable and limited, but with geocoding
from phone GPS. Panny complex and with more capabilities, esp. for remote
operation, no GPS.
> Want cake and eat it too, but may have to choose soon, Mike
It's still not weather proof. E-M1/5 with the 12-50 are still the best for
rough environmentals.
No longer on the Fence Moose
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