Micro Four Thirds or dSLR?
Leonard Goh | May 12, 2009
(Credit: Canon and Panasonic)
Last week, Panasonic announced the price of its second Micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix GH-1, in the US. At US$1,499, it is almost twice the price of entry-level dSLRs such as the Canon EOS 500D and Nikon D5000, which are retailing at US$899 and US$850, respectively. Considering that the features of these three cameras are quite similar, some consumers may find it hard to justify the higher pricing of the Panasonic camera.
In some ways, the GH-1 encompasses the better of these two dSLRs. It has an articulated LCD like the D5000 and the full-HD video-recording feature of the EOS 500D. But is it worth the premium? We figured Panasonic can afford to price this shooter higher because it is the only company with Micro Four Thirds cameras on the market. But come third quarter of this year, Olympus will be announcing a Micro Four Thirds shooter. The competition will heat up then and we can expect pricings of such snappers to be more competitive. That said, would you go for a dSLR or a Micro Four Thirds camera?
Talkback
kim@letkeman.net says...
Double the price, expensive and fairly rare lenses, slightly lower AF performance, mediocre high ISO .... what's not to love? I think I'll stick with dSLRs until we see how the APS-C EVIL cams look ...
May 12, 2009 14:06
Double the price, expensive and fairly rare lenses, slightly lower AF performance, mediocre high ISO .... what's not to love? I think I'll stick with dSLRs until we see how the APS-C EVIL cams look ...
May 12, 2009 14:06
derique says...
why be a guinea pig and still fork out the premium?
May 12, 2009 18:48
why be a guinea pig and still fork out the premium?
May 12, 2009 18:48
wilswong says...
Lens?
Sensor size?
Noise level?
And how about the EVF?
Price?
All points towards DSLR being a better buy
May 13, 2009 00:13
Lens?
Sensor size?
Noise level?
And how about the EVF?
Price?
All points towards DSLR being a better buy
May 13, 2009 00:13
gohleonard says...
what about the looks of the camera? say, Olympus unveils a very cool looking camera that looks nothing like the G1 or the GH1, will you guys fork out the premium?
May 13, 2009 00:18
what about the looks of the camera? say, Olympus unveils a very cool looking camera that looks nothing like the G1 or the GH1, will you guys fork out the premium?
May 13, 2009 00:18
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SimonToh
I will go for the bigger sensor of either Nikon or Canon. smaller sensor needs the software to work harder to solve the noise problem. Furthermore, the extra US$600 can get you a better lense than the kit len...newer micro 4/3 does not mean better.....
May 12, 2009 14:06