Reddit reviews Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 12.1MP Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 Aspherical Lens
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Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)Full-time Live View and new My Color modeElegant, compact design and it includes Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 aspherical lens4/3-type 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor , clear images even when taken at high ISO sensitivityCapture 1280 x 720 HD video in AVCHD Lite format for longer recording time4/3-type 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor; clear images even when taken at high ISO sensitivityElegant, compact design; includes Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 aspherical lensCapture 1280 x 720 HD video in AVCHD Lite format for longer recording timeFull-time Live View; new My Color modeCapture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Welcome to the future. Certain sorts of technical skill do not matter as much as they once did, taking a sharp, well lit photo is no longer an achievement, it's the new baseline. What matters, as it always has, is what your photo says, and the effect it has on the viewer. The fact that anyone with $600 USD to spend on a decent camera can take technically good photographs is a good thing and will usher in a new wave of creativity. Just as the electric guitar opened the possibilities of Rock'n'Roll, so the current wave of smart cameras and easy to use photo-editing software will open up new artistic possibilities. Some of those possibilities will require a certain degree of technical acumen, and a willingness to spend a lot of time tweaking the process to get it right. Other possibilities are going to be more in the nature of punk photography, where a camera that doesn't have some scuffs and scratches on it is looked down as lacking in character and where great shots often involve the wastage of equipment and considerable risk to the photographer.
What we as people who are committed to the art and craft of photography need to realize is that looking to maintain a status quo where good equipment is expensive by definition and requires a strong technical skill set because of it's limitations is unworkable. We need to be looking to what we can do with the tools available to us now that was impossible before now. Whether it's studio photography where seconds are sliced and reexamined by 200 sensors acting in concert, or using cheap hd videocams to capture a soccer game from the perspective of the ball; we should be doing awesome things, not whining about how amateurs are spoiling our fun.
PS. I'm posting this under what is mostly a lurker account, if you are interested in doing awesome new things with photography PM me and let's talk.
If film cost is a problem for you, may I recommend you to this guy I found on ebay. It is $20 to develop 6 rolls and then he scans them on a disc for you and he mails it all back to you, negs and all. His name is Neil and he is the man, he has so much knowledge about film it will blow your mind, he also sent me a few rolls that he had deep within his freezer to let me experiment with. He has some other deals you can get too if you want prints.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/35mm-Film-Developing-for-6-rolls-With-CDs-of-Each-and-index-prints-only-/121548982733?
Lomo also cells the experimental lenses that you can attach to the previously talked about compact mirror-less cameras.
I always thought the Panasonic Lumix GFs looked pretty sick. Looked used and you will find a good deal.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-GF1-Four-Thirds-Interchangeable-Aspherical/dp/B002MUAEX4
Thanks! The camera is this one with the 20mm lens it comes with. My buddy who does a lot of nice tank photos gave me two tips which helped a lot: