Does anyone have and use the Panasonic GH2

[buglinbilly]

I'm considering purchasing the Panasonic GH2. I hear its a great camera for video, but I am much more interested in it for stills. I will be using my Olympus lenses and I guess an adapter. I understand it is a very quite camera and that's what I need for much of my wildlife photos. So if any of you know much about this camera or use it, I would be most interested to hear what you say.

Thanks and have a good one. BB

[tonymor]

good morning
yes i have a panasonic gh2 which i perchased a couple of months ago with three lenses 20 mm 14-42 and also 45-200mm i also have a panasonic dmc tz10 my last camera was a nikon D300 which was a excelent camera the gh2 is a very good camera focus quick not quite as quick as the d300 picture quality very good the thing that lets it down is the manual it tells you all the controls and they are many but does not tell you how to use the camera as yet no instruction books out from independant experts telephoto is very good as you can 4x the actual distance useing the software very handy does anyone know of a book on the gh2 that is available in the us as i am traveling there next month

[Photo-John]

I don't own the GH2 but I've used it and it is a nice camera. I can't help but wonder why you would want to use it instead of your E-5, though? The E-5 is a much better camera, overall. Is it a smaller camera you're after?

[Anbesol]

I think he was interested also for the reduced noise from no mirror slap, to not bother the critters.

[Photo-John]

I think he was interested also for the reduced noise from no mirror slap, to not bother the critters.

That's not something I would have thought of. But it makes perfect sense for the kind of photos he takes

[Panoly4/3]

The shutter noise is louder than the new Pens for this type of work.