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What the
owners think
ThreePanasonicLumixGH3users
givetheirverdict
‘Likesomany,themainreasonI
movedtotheMicroFourThirds
systemwasforthesizeand
weightbenefits.Overtheyears
I’velearnttheweightof mybag
hasa bigroletoplay,especially
whenI usuallyendupcarrying
it forhoursat a timewithout
rest.I chosetheGH3above
othermodelsonthebasisof
howit feltin myhand.Some
camerasyoujustpickupand
loveandtheLumixGH3was
oneof them.I instantlyknewit
wouldlightenmyloadandsave
myachingbackat thesame
time.Somemightarguethatit’s
a fairlybigMicroFourThirds
camera,butpersonallyI think
it offerstheperfectblend
betweenbeinglightweightand
manageable.Pairedupwithfast
primesit deliversbeautiful
resultsandthedynamicrange
isn’tbadeither.I havebeen
carryingit aroundforsixyears
nowandI’vebeenimpressed
byitsrobustness.Nocold,heat,
rainorsnowhasyetstoppedme
fromusingit. It hastakenthe
occasionaltumblealongtheway
(onceit wasevensubmerged
completelyin water),butmy
exampleis stillgoingstrong.I do
occasionallyogleothercameras,
butsofarnoneof themhave
convincedmeenoughto
abandonmytrustycompanion.’
Forandagainst
+Feelslikea miniatureDSLRin thehand
+Robustbuildquality
- Circularcontrolwheelcouldbemoreresponsive
- Menusystemcantakea whiletolearn
PaulBeentjes
Paulhasbeenimpressedbythe
GH3’sdynamicrangeperformance
PanasonicLumixGH3,LeicaDGSummilux
15mmf/1.7ASPH,1/1000secatf/8,ISO 200
Forandagainst
+Greattravelcamera
+Smallandlightweight
- Noisylow-lightimages
- No4Kvideo
AmyDavies
‘I boughtmyGH3in 2014justasI was
abouttoembarkona two-weekroad
tripacrosstheWestCoastof theUSA.
Atthetime,mirrorlesscameraswere
stillrelativelynewandtheMicroFour
Thirdssystemofferedthebestsolution
in termsof lensesandaccessories.My
maincamerabackthenwasa Canon
EOS6DbutI feltthiswastoobulkyand
heavy,especiallyafterfactoringin the
weightandsizeof lenses.A Panasonic
cashbackofferbroughtthepriceof a
newGH3downto£400– considering
thecamerawasonlya coupleof years
oldin 2014,it wasa crackingbargain.I
usedit witha 7-14mmultrawideangle
lensand25mmf/1.4prime.Fora
generalwalk-aroundlensI useda
12-35mmf/2.8.I lovedhowsmalland
lightit was,whilestillhavingplentyof
directaccesscontrolsacrossthebody,
plusa viewfinderandarticulating
screen.I partedwayswiththeGH3last
yearasI’dmovedontotheG9andfelt
theGH3wouldbebetterin thehands
of somebodywhocouldgetmoreuse
fromit. It helditsvalueexceptionally
well,andperhapsthankstothe
cashbackoffer,I wasabletosellit for
notmuchlessthanI paidforit, almost
fouryearslater.’
©AMY
DAV
ES
©
PAUL
BEENTJES
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Low-light shooting isn’t one of
the GH3’s strengths, but usable
results can be obtained at
ISO 1600 as this example shows
Panasonic Lumix GH3, Lumix G Vario
7-14mm f/4 ASPH, 1/20sec at f/4, ISO 1600
© PAUL BEENTJES