I’ve been waiting to make this post for a few weeks now. I bought a Pansonic Lumix GF1 with the 20mm prime (non-zoomable) lens. It’s a real beauty! It takes lovely photos, is a joy to use (nice and fast) and fits in my coat pocket. I bought it as a present to myself for three months working for Lonely Planet in Melbourne.

Choosing the GF1

I got interested in a camera with a nice prime lens after seeing all Maddis epic photos. He uses a sony Alpha and the minolta beercan lens. I started researching and quickly became interested in getting an a330 and hunting down some 80s lenses - but as I read around the net about small form factor dslrs, I kept seeing micro four thirds being mentioned, in particular the GF1.

This review at dpreview and craigmods gf1 review were the articles that really sold me on the GF1. It’ll be fun to pack up our house into a big box and then go travel the world with this camera hanging off my neck.

Sweet Mothers Kitchen. Taken with the 20mm pancake lens

See more photos from last night on this flickr set.