Duane Adam
January 30th, 2013, 11:13 AM
I received my GH3 two days ago and had a video shoot last night so there wasn't much time to learn the camera. I have 5 Nikon lenses and a $27 MFT adapter with aperture control I bought on Amazon which meant all manual focus.
I ended up shooting about 2/3's of the session with the GH3, 1/3 with my Nikon d800 and one shot with my EX1r. The GH3 with Nikon glass is a superb combination. It was easier to focus than I expected using either the screen or the evf. I brought my ipad thinking I would need to WIFI it for an external monitor but it ended up not being necessary. The EVF by the way, is better than I expected after reading the reviews. After adjusting the diopter it's plenty sharp and you can accurately focus with it.
The camera seemed to particularly like my 50mm 1.8g FX lens which if my math is correct is 150mm on the GH3. The clarity and sharpness is astounding.
One thing I discovered after reviewing the shots was the exposure meter was smarter than I was. I took several shots with what appeared to be the right exposure and again relying on the meter and the meter won every time. Next time I'll know.
I ended up shooting about 2/3's of the session with the GH3, 1/3 with my Nikon d800 and one shot with my EX1r. The GH3 with Nikon glass is a superb combination. It was easier to focus than I expected using either the screen or the evf. I brought my ipad thinking I would need to WIFI it for an external monitor but it ended up not being necessary. The EVF by the way, is better than I expected after reading the reviews. After adjusting the diopter it's plenty sharp and you can accurately focus with it.
The camera seemed to particularly like my 50mm 1.8g FX lens which if my math is correct is 150mm on the GH3. The clarity and sharpness is astounding.
One thing I discovered after reviewing the shots was the exposure meter was smarter than I was. I took several shots with what appeared to be the right exposure and again relying on the meter and the meter won every time. Next time I'll know.