Subjective camera preferences.....

I just find it kind of strange that I am more comfortable with a camera with lots of quirks and a few significant flaws than a really solid and well thought out high level body. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I don't find that strange at all. The experience of using a camera is subjective and in my opinion more important than technical quality, especially now that all of the new M43 exhibit the same level of noise, sharpness etc.

The camera that gives me most pleasure to use is the GH4, not because it is high end but because it feels great to me, the best designed cameras I've ever used. I pick it up in preference to the GX7 or GM1 and use those mainly when I want something smaller.

I've used the E-M1 and didn't like it half as much yet I know many people hold the reverse opinion just as strongly.

My neighbour has a GF1 and loves the thing. Size, weight, performance, it all gels for him. I try to tempt him sometimes letting him use my GH4 or GX7/ GM1.

He could afford any or all of them but none of them feel as good as his GF1. He agrees the swiveling or articulated screens are great, as are the EVFs....he feels the GM1 is too small..nothing is going to drag him away from his first M43 camera.

In the end, humans are hard wired to subjectivity. If someone told me that the E-M1 had half the noise and twice the resolving power of my GH4, I'd be impressed but on picking it up I'd say, "nah, I'll stick with my GH thanks, it'll do".

And the fact that the next person would say the same about a camera I can't stand gives me nothing but pleasure. If cameras were bounded by lens sharpness and IQ I think I'd take up train spotting.