Looking for a "fun" and compact travel cam: E-PL6 or GF7?

thechoson wrote:

Looking for something fairly inexpensive, compact, and "fun" to use as a travel cam. I have enough gear for "serious" photography.

I gotta admit, I do want some good selfie capability. My wife and I generally like taking pictures but hate bothering strangers to take photos for us when traveling. So a tilting screen is a must.

I'm also prioritizing compactness and relatively cheap since this would be additional gear I'm buying without replacing anything.

I would be new to the Micro 43 world, but I love the compact bodies and compact lenses. Getting say two "kitlenses" such as the 14-42 and 45-150, and then pairing with a fast prime like a 20mm 1.7 or 25mm 1.8 would create a really compact and capable kit for me.

Also, this is a Micro 43 forum so I don't think I'll get any suggestions otherwise, but if there is another camera that might be good for me, I'm open to that as well. Something like the Canon G7X maybe? I'm generally a Canon user.

But I'm primarily looking at the E-PL6 or the GF7.

If you want the selfie feature, I'd suggest the Olympus PL7. The screen flips 180 degrees down for selfies. I don't do selfies (too ugly) , but the photo technology inside the PL7 is winner all the way. Latest firmware VII from Olympus, small and compact body. Pair it with the Panasonic 12-32 and the Panasonic 35-100 for a really compact and stunningly sharp combo. Here's a pic taken with my PL7 and the Panasonic 35-100 this July forth.

And yes, the PL7 is just plain fun, fun, fun...