photobeans

I wouldn't say that. Technology progresses and camera phones are making leaps. Perhaps in a few years, we could see aps-c sized sensor phones with some breakthroughs in optical imaging.

Poor photo compositions. The pictures are fairly decent, but the photography is poor.

I think you are being too anal retentive here. Just buy one and enjoy using it.

There is no "coulda shoulda woulda". THere are TWO.. I repeat TWO higher priced models with viewfinders built in. AND they are not even expensive.

They can if they decide to go full frame. Olympus knows how to make great bodies, lenses, and photography systems.They will be a great alternative to Nikon/Canon.

Except in real world usage. Missed focus, slow focus, slow shooting. The OM-D is like a sports car. Quick as hell.

The fun of photography to me is holding a beautiful camera in my hand with my prime lens, selected  ISO and Aperture or shutter speed, and selecting my focus point. I don't care if cell phones get...

In daylight shots, there's really no real separation between high quality p&s and DSLR. The only difference is if you like nice buttery bokeh you have to use a DSLR with appropriate lens. Indoors,...

I live on Earth like you. I meant to say "Third, using a 35mm lens for portrait is really no better than using a small sensor camera when you don't pixel peep". It's true, look at it on your...

A lot of complaints about image quality here. Let's keep this in perspective. First, these are snapshots. Second, the lighting and selection of scenery is poor. Third, it's a 35mm lens. Fourth,...

Ridiculous. The gallery is just a collection of quick snapshots. A good photographer can take compelling photographs with just about any camera, including cell phone cams.

the bar jpegs look a bit muddy, the RAW will be better.

I'm not sure why you think the e-p5 is sharper. I have good eyes and the GX7 is easily sharper than all the other cameras. THis is likely due to the lack of AA filter on the GX7.

Looking at the RAW, the GX7 sensor compares very well against the nex-6. The images are also sharper than all the other cameras, likely because they removed the AA filter.

Well, women weren't obsessed with make-up and facial creams back then. My mom who came from a dirt poor Asia looked like 40 something when she was 30 years old when I look at some of our pictures.

There's a simple solution to your problem. Buy 2 bodies. m43 bodies are so small and light, and even cheap,  you can easily carry a 2nd one with another lense attached.

Better to have reviews on products than no reviews at all. Common flaws are revealed when more than 1 reviewer states them.

I've been using GIMP for years. GIMP is definitely no substitute for Photoshop. GIMP is severely unintuitive and hinders your productivity. Back in the early 90s when I started using Photoshop I...

with the same sensor, image quality will be the equivalent of a full frame. The only cost to light weight is ergonomics and control

Looks like a great successor to a great camera. I'm done with DSLRs though, would buy a Sony NEX 6 over this. NEX and m43 cameras are wonderfully sized and the perform good enough.