Ming Thein reviews the GH3

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Mahmoud Mousef
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In reply to richarddd, 2 months ago
This permeates throughout all aspects of the camera – from the feel of the buttons (hard and shallow, no positive clicks) to the menus, UI and overall control logic: it just doesn’t feel like a well-thought out product, and isn’t at all intuitive in use. Don’t get me wrong: I have no doubt that the imaging potential is there – it should be, given the sensor’s provenance – and some will find the operation of the camera to suit their shooting style. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a personal bias because I very much like some of the company’s other products – the LX series, for instance – but the GH3 just left me cold. MT

He never goes into details about what exactly he dislikes about Panasonic and give examples of what is unintuitive, or give examples of how it's better with other devices (and I don't expect him to; it's his site), but I suspect this would help silence some of the rowdy fanboys and girls offended about what some guy says about their camera brand.

It really shouldn't matter; people have different tastes. I'd hate to meet someone that liked or disliked the same stuff I do. He still gets the job done with what he likes (or in this case, dislikes

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