Snap it with a Panasonic

The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 is 16-36mm on Micro Four Thirds. Code H-E08018. About 315 grams. 67mm filter.

Yahoo just writes 8-18. Plenty of those lots are the 7-14 bulb. Others are the 8mm fisheye. I wait for a photo of the H-E08018 stamp. I still look for the 67mm thread.

I paid ¥74,800. Proxy, EMS, GST, DHL processing. Packed with a body it landed about $880. A local shop wanted $1,279. A Marketplace seller wrote 8-18. The photos showed a 7-14.

I torch both ends. If they only shot the box, I skip it.

People keep telling me the GH line is video kit. The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH7 is a 2024 stills body on the same Micro Four Thirds mount. I bought it to take photographs.

The sensor is 25.2 megapixels, backside-illuminated. Phase detect sits in the body. That is a stills control. I used it on a cyclist at 1/500 last month. The subject held. I looked through the OLED. I took the photograph. The shutter button is still on the top plate.

Yahoo still leads with cages and ProRes. One lot never showed a JPEG. I opened it anyway. Same G bayonet as the 14-42 already in my bag. It locked. A seller writing filmmaker does not change the mount. I already owned the glass, which is why I still use this bayonet.

I bid ¥245,800 on a Japan ボディ. That looks like $2,197. Proxy, EMS, 10% GST, DHL processing. Landed around $2,600. Gumtree had none this week.

I torch the OLED and fold the hinge out in the shots. A dead 2024 finder here costs more than the shipping. Battery is a DMW-BLK22. Original cells sag. I price a new one in AUD before I bid.

ジャンク stays in Osaka.

The Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 is a 24mm-equivalent on Micro Four Thirds. Code H-X012. About 335 grams. 62mm filter.

Yahoo just writes 12mm. Plenty of those lots are the collapsing 12-32 kit. Others are the 12-35 f/2.8. I wait for a photo of the H-X012 stamp. I still read the barrel.

I paid ¥69,980. Proxy, EMS, GST, DHL processing. Packed with a body it landed about $830. A local used copy wanted $1,199. A Marketplace seller wrote 12mm f/1.4. The photos showed a 12-32.

I torch both ends. If they only shot the box, I skip it.

The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH6 came out in 2022. Twenty-five megapixels. Five-axis in the body. Same Micro Four Thirds mount as the rest of the Lumix G line. Listings still treat it as a video body. I import these as stills cameras.

Yahoo writes filmmaker first. One seller never shows a still. The next writes 25.2 megapixels and Dual I.S. 2, then hides every JPEG. I opened both this year. Same G bayonet. I used it for stills.

The GH6 is still a stills camera. A cooling fan did not change the mount. Dual output gain is a stills control. I walked in rain with one last month. The body is splash-proof. I looked through the OLED. I took the photograph. Glass from older G bodies went on. I already owned it.

I bid ¥126,800 on a Japan ボディ. That looks like $1,144. Proxy, EMS, 10% GST, DHL processing. Landed around $1,393. Gumtree had none this week.

I torch the EVF and fold the hinge out in the shots. A dead 2022 finder here costs more than the camera. Battery is a DMW-BLK22. Original cells sag. I price a new one in AUD before I bid.

ジャンク stays in Osaka.

The Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 is the original 2012 f/2.8 tele. On Micro Four Thirds that is 70-200mm. Code H-HS35100. POWER O.I.S. About 360 grams. 58mm filter.

Yahoo just writes 35-100. Plenty of those lots are the collapsing f/4-5.6, code H-FS35100. Others are the 2017 II, code H-HSA35100. I wait for a photo of the H-HS35100 stamp.

I paid ¥55,800. Proxy, EMS, GST, DHL processing. Packed with a body it landed about $730. A local copy wanted $675.

Fungus likes the rear group. I torch both ends. If they only shot the box, I skip it.

The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S came out in 2018. Dual native ISO. 10.2 megapixels on a Multi Aspect sensor. Same Micro Four Thirds mount as the GH5. Listings still treat it as a video body. I import these as stills cameras.

Yahoo writes filmmaker first. One seller never shows a still. The next writes Dual Native ISO 400 and 2500, then hides every JPEG. I opened both this year. Same G bayonet. I used it for stills.

Ten megapixels is why the lots sit. Dual native ISO is a stills control. Last month I shot a pub at ISO 2500. The file held. I looked through the OLED. I took the photograph. Older G glass went on. I already owned it.

On this body, 4:3 and 16:9 use the same diagonal. I am not throwing pixels away to go wide.

I bid ¥74,800 on a Japan ボディ. That looks like $676. Proxy, EMS, 10% GST, DHL processing. Landed around $930. Shop kits I opened sat near $1,100, still sold with cages.

I torch the EVF and fold the hinge out in the shots. No in-body IS, so I read the lens for O.I.S. Battery is a DMW-BLF19. Original cells sag. I price a new one in AUD before I bid.

ジャンク stays in Osaka.