Photographers working for Our Place World Heritage, a global photographic initiative to document the sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list, now use the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 worldwide. Geoff Steven, Director and Assignment Editor of Our Place, claims that the low weight, portability and discreetness of the Panasonic G1 are great advantages to their photographers. To see images from the OUR PLACE World Heritage Collection, go to www.ourplaceworldheritage.com

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New Panasonic lightweight G1 camera now used by OUR PLACE photographers worldwide.

OUR PLACE World Heritage is the global photographic initiative, which for the last three years has been documenting the sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list, exclusively using Panasonic LUMIX cameras.

Geoff Steven the Director and Assignment Editor of OUR PLACE says, “when we send the OUR PLACE photographers on assignment they can end up working in a wide range of different locations and situations; from crowded ‘living cities’ to remote wilderness areas. They often have to travel long distances to get to locations and the amount of gear becomes an important factor in their travel plans”.

“The low weight and portability of the LUMIX G1 and its interchangeable lenses is a great advantage to our photographers”, says Geoff.

“Another advantage of the small profile G1 is its discreetness – it does not look threatening to people who might be reluctant to be photographed. It delivers professional results but still allows the photographer to get close in where the action and best images are”, said Geoff.

UK photographer Guy Levy, recently used the LUMIX G1 on location in Tel Aviv, Israel.

He said,  “Although very small the feel of the G1 camera in hand proves very positive and the controls are easy to use, the articulated screen provides flexibility when shooting in bright conditions. The physical size & weight of the G1 and the 45-200mm lens (90-400mm 35mm equivalent) makes the kit even more appealing. Where you would have needed a lot of glass to achieve these long focal lengths, the physical nature of this lens means that it goes with you everywhere unburdened”.

Guy added, “the effective image stabilisation, in this compact & light package, gives that extra confidence when shooting at the 200mm end of the range without a tripod. Navigating the functions and controls is intuitive and changing the aspect ratio was quick and easy. At base ISO, and throughout the ISO range, shooting raw the image quality is excellent for kit in its class”.

To see images from the OUR PLACE World Heritage Collection, go to www.ourplaceworldheritage.com
For further information about OUR PLACE, email: [email protected]

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