Two days after receiving my GH-1 camera, I shot this video in my backyard while experimenting with using my Canon EF 300mm f2.8 lens on it. Sometimes I also used a Canon 1.4x teleconverter. Focusing wasn't difficult because of the shallow depth of field, but keeping the image steady was problematic. Although the lens has image stabilization built into it, it doesn't work when the lens is attached to a non-Canon camera. I mounted the lens and camera on a gimbal head attached to a large Gitzo tripod.

With the adapter that I bought to use Canon lenses on the GH-1 you can't adjust the aperture settings on the lens, so all exposure adjustment was via the shutter speed and ISO settings. I'm considering buying an old Canon FD 300mm lens so that I can adjust aperture settings (NOTE: adapted FD lens apertures are adjustable), but so far I'm pretty satisfied with using my current lens.

The movie was editted with iMovie '08. No color correction was done.