Crazy 8: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 sample gallery

Could be because I love the Seattle area, but these are some of the best image examples I've seen from any new camera, period. Thank you DPR for presenting these. It makes me want a GX8 bad.

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For this price you can get an awful lot of capability from an APS-C or entry-level full-frame camera. Shooting video or travelling light would need to be high on your list of priorities to consider this model.

A lot of very soft images, rather drab with little DR. I see nothing better than the GX7 can get with kit lenses and long zooms. Very disappointing.

I think these images would benefit from more aggressive sharpening, even if it increases the appearance of noise slightly. I also wonder if greater sharpness could be achieved with tripod mounting of the camera, or if this is limited by the mechanical shutter or the sensor. Since the superlative 42.5 Nocticron was available, such a test would reveal the camera's potential for sharpness.

Although the extra resolution does not seem to have compromised the sensor performance, I'm not seeing any real benefit here.

I understand it's all about marketing pressure, but I would have preferred the old 16MP with a step up in dynamic range, coupled with lower noise.

If I can give an analogy, I want to buy the cheapest house, in the most expensive road, not the other way around!

A very interesting set of pics, by the way.

i.Dynamic is actually a low-intelligent JPEG processing(I never use it on Pana MFT cameras), which should be avoided under most circumstances.

Have a look at the blue sky of the 1st image(100% crop view), what a mess! If one favour OOC JPEG with a decent DR, adjusting the in-body curve is a better way.

A few more pixels without any obvious loss in per-pixel quality. Looks like a good, incremental improvement in sensor technology.

Is this how all new sample galleries will be displayed? I find it very annoying. The old version was much better.

Can you comment on how the camera handled shutter shock with the mechanical shutter? I'm a wedding photographer that often uses fill flash or is in high motion scenarios where I can't use the electronic shutter.

@DPreview- thanks for making RAW files available!

ahhh 4/3 ratio... What a silly idea.

"The camera's ISO range tops out at 25,600 and offers a max burst rate of 8 fps with single AF and 6 fps with continuous AF."

Two corrections. First, it can actually do 10 fps with S-AF when using e-shutter.

Second, the grammar is all wrong. The above statement says that the camera's ISO range - not the camera itself - offers a max burst rate of... It should read:

The GX8's ISO range tops out at 25,600, and the camera offers a max burst rate of 10 fps (with electronic shutter) or 8 fps (with mechanical shutter) with single AF and 6 fps with continuous AF.

Ah, you were in Chihuly-land!

I'm impressed at the high ISO images. I've always gotten better results from my G6 and GX7 than most people think is possible (something to be said for being insanely careful with exposure, and having a light touch with the noise reduction in ACR), and these actually look like they'd be better still.

My only concern is whether they've broken a size barrier for me. I didn't get a GH4 because when I handled it, it made me start thinking "why not a D7100 instead?" Of course that ignores all the advantages in lens size and weight over a DSLR, but it was a visceral reaction - felt like I was giving up too much of what made me get into m4/3 to begin with.

The results here look impressive enough that I'm going to head out to my local shop to handle a GX8...

I wish there were more "portrait" pictures to tell us how well the GX8 renders skin tone, which is challenging for most cameras. I also wish that when taking pictures of people, dpreview, and others, can include people of darker skin. My Olympus cameras tend to make the darker skin too reddish for my liking.

I would like to see some samples at slow shutter speeds to see how effective the dual IS deals with camera shake.

New format works great on a large computer. Could be a little better on an iPad.

I downloaded a few raws and my general impression is that they look like the lenses used are not so great. Either that or I'm just used to the super sharp shots I get with my EM1. The 25mm shots especially looked soft and a little weird.

I don't like new format! Small pics are nice too, right?

New format doesn't work on older Windows systems. A bit buggy on my phone too.

The GX8 is a nice camera. I just find it hard to overlook the fixed lens offerings from Sony at the moment when the price of cameras like the GX8 is so high.

I can buy a GH4 for the price that Amazon lists the GX8 at right now. That decision is a no brainer.

I really like the new gallery. Now I can quickly scan through the photos to see what settings were used. I can skip right to the high ISO photos if that is all I am interested in.

This new gallery is a BIG improvement to the site. Job well done Dpreview!

For an M43 camera the GX8 output looks fairly good but the cost vs value continues to be a valid question.

Got my GX8 just before the weekend as a 2nd body or full replacement of my Olympus OMD-EM5(version 1)

My experience so far:
The EVF is a major update. Wat a view! Makes a whole lotta difference.

Vari-angle screen..., mmm is better suited for video I think personally. Pure as a photographer I prefer the tilt up and down only screen. Since these is centered with the lens. I use a screen about 50% of the time(photojournalist full-time)
But I will do more video in the near future, so have to get use to it a bit more.

On paper and in test the sensor isn't supposed to be a whole lotta better as the 16mp Pana & Olym. Since the Lightroom 6 new update you can pro cress the GX8 rw2 files. And those looks like an upgrade from the 16mp. High iso seems ok also and 6400iso is more usable as before.

The body is weather sealed and seems ok though. But for me still a bit too plastic(although good plastic). The OMD can handle more abuse is my guess. And with my work camera's get abused.

I haven't even looked at these pictures. I'll look at DxOMark site and decide, because I cannot decide myself just by looking at files and pictures, someone needs to herd me.
I don't even go out and take real photos, I just talk and brag and talk and brag in forums for hours, and explain how my ISO25600-looks-fantastic camera takes excellent photos of an A4 paper I put on the wall.
But that's just me, I know that you are not like me...