Iloca
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Lumix G1, Imaging Resource Preview.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DMCG1/DMCG1A.HTM
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RogerMac
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Thats a good preview - thanks for posting
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Photocracy
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Yes, thanks; very interesting reading.
Do we know which of the present 4/3rds range of lenses will or will not work with the G1's contrast-detect autofocus? If most will only work with manual focus, this system is going to be of limited interest to existing 4/3rds owners.
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RogerMac
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I am afraid that Richard has already answered that question on another forum and it was not encouraging - here is the link
4/3 compatability
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Iloca
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I'm rather surprised that nobody seened to pick up on the compatability issue. It seemed clear that if a particular lens couldn't focus using Contrast AF on the E-420/520 then neither would it be able to focus by CAF on a m4/3rds camera. That was my take on it anyway so I'm not really surprised to find out that as far as the G1 at least is concerned that is in fact the case.
I touched on it on a post Here
And Here
Obviously I wasn't talking specifically about the compatability issue as I assumed it was fairly common knowledge but I mentioned it in passing.
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DaveS
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Had a look at the review.
It seems as though, once again a manufacturer can't resist scattering info across an EVF 
Why the blue-blazes can't they put the info in an LCD across the bottom as in any other self-respecting SLR?
Other than that it looks a nice cam, possibly with the first EVF that works. I remember looking at a Minolta A1 a while ago and not liking the EVF at all, even though it was then rated one of the best (And too axpensive to keep for the A2)
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Photocracy
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Somewhere around the middle of this interview, the second Panasonic guy says that they anticipate future firmware updates to the G1 will allow existing 4/3rds lenses to work with Micro 4/3rds system bodies' auto focus.
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Olympus have said the same.
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While I like my panasonic lumix I can't help feeling that this G1 is a backwards step. Am i right in thinking it has a smaller than APS sensor,also no pentaprism(not TTL)? A case of it looks like a DSLR but isn't. An expensive pretender.
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