After a conversation with Nick my umming and aahing over cameras came to an end. So, rather than taking the new GF1 with 20mm lens and my Canon 400D with the 24-105mm lens I got an extra lens for the GF1 instead. Net result - about 2-3kg of weight saved from my gear. Now I just need to get used to the GF1. Immediate first impressions are generally positive. It's going to take some getting used to the lack of viewfinder. From a handling perspective it feels harder to take photos because I'm having to hold it away from me and look at the screen. The manual controls seem pretty well thought out and it's obvious when you've got the right lighting settings. This is important because I know, from last time, that snowy mountains do no favours to photographers so being able to easily tweak shutter speed and aperture are important.
Other than that - the proof is, as they say, in the pudding so here are some shots courtesy of Panasonic and a lovely Spring evening in Winchester:
None too shabby. The other thing that's going to take some getting used to is the 45-200mm lens. It's going to be awesome for framing long shots and giving me options but it does mean the days of walking up to something to get it framed properly are going to be fewer.
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