When will someone learn that grips are essential? Good thing Just getting a flipbak G4 will resolve this issue. The back of the camera does have a thumbrest tough, so it does give you a non slippery feeling from the back, even if I wish it was raised a wee bit more. I am afraid of holding the camera because it’s small and does not have anything in the font to hold the camera secure. A cool experience since this is a compact. Since the ring almost touches the bottom of the camera you can use the control ring like you would hold a rangefinder with focus tab. The control ring has a nice feel to it, kind of an aperture ring feel. The only small issue with the back is the Fn button and Playback buttons are not raised enough, they are too caved in, no biggie tough. The front of the camera has the control ring and no grip. The back is nice and the screen is gorgeously seamless with the camera (No raised bezel). The LF1 is small when compared to other serious compact cameras, it’s more in the Canon S100 series range than say Ricoh GRDIV or Panasonic LX7. The flash does not pop up and is discreet. It has an uber cool raised area for the viewfinder and wi-fi antenna that gives it a distinct look. When the postmaster arrived with a small box I was sure I would get my Panasonic LF1 the day after, but to my surprise, the LF1 was inside that small box! The Panasonic is small and sexy. In a nutshell, it’s just an all around pocket beast. The 10fps burst mode is pretty impressive for a camera that small. Besides the finder the LF1 is an F2.0 Compact Camera with a sharp Leica f/2 lens and does video pretty well. An amazing technological feat if you ask me because that camera has a lot to offer even without the viewfinder. The Panasonic LF1 is unique because it’s the first camera of it’s size to have an integrated electronic viewfinder. When it comes to a pocket camera, the LF1 Lumix is not only a great contender for a pocket camera, but it’s also a pretty amazing multi-tool. One should always be with you because pictures don’t wait for you. I am a firm believer that every photographer should have at least 2 cameras: A non pocketable one and a pocketable one. The camera went pretty much unnoticed in the photography world, but it more than intrigued me. The Panasonic LF1 is very much an underdog in my opinion, a hidden gem.
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