Regarding your comment about the viewfinder “being cheap” – at NAB, a Panasonic guy at their booth told me that this was the case, and that if he bought the 500, he would spend the money to buy one of their “higher-end” viewfinders that come w/ their other cameras, such as the 2000 . . . I’m thinking about getting the 500 camera, and following through w/ this suggestion.
Grant Taylor
SunCloud Productions
Santa Fe, NM