Scenes Seen/Vintage Digital: Panasonic DMC GF1 – 20mm f/1.7… Respectfully, What The Heck?

In the last post about this camera and lens I said:

I say vintage digital in the title since a camera from 2009. But here is the thing. This camera does not feel… old.

I also noted how the GF1 and 20mm definitely tick off the low price box. I went over my being happy with the speed and performance of this little combination.

In this post, I will spare you my gosh golly this camera is neat ramblings, and share a resulting moment I experienced yesterday that did not fully sink in until I was on my way to my destination.

The occasion was meeting up with a cousin who was in town for a convention.

The moment came when choosing what to bring. As I explained in a text to my friend Anthony:

So. My cousin is in town for a sorority conference nearby and I met her for dinner last night. Where I would normally hem and haw on what camera and then what lens to bring I brought the GF1 and the two lenses without hesitation.

I imagine some here may understand, or perhaps it is just me… but I often risk being late pondering what image capturing contraption to bring with me. Went on to describe the proceedings.

Kept the camera and one lens in hand and the other lens in my pants pocket. Definitely had a, “I really wish I had done this sooner.”, moment. The 20mm f/1.7 handled low light just fine with LR AI Denoise needed on a few. AI Denoise really saves older sensors.

And I have not even mentioned the other lens yet. More on that later.

Now I will hush and share more images taken with the GF1 and 20mm f/1.7… or my newly dubbed budget precious pairing.