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Olympus Owner Tests GX8 For One Week

Started Sep 14, 2015 | User reviews thread
OP jl_smith Veteran Member • Posts: 3,970
Re: Olympus Owner Tests GX8 For One Week
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Virtual Photon wrote:

Thinking about it, I've done about ten or twelve system swaps just because I liked trying new systems and yes one understanding spouse.

do you have any impressions of the dual is? You mentioned it but didn't really comment. Also the increased gx8 size didn't bother you?

I haven't done any real scientific testing of the dual IS -- it seems to be pretty good, and much better than body-IS (for instance, using my Olympus 60mm seems shakey when in just body-IS mode) but I can't say whether it's better than my E-M5's IBIS.

The size of the GX8 doesn't bother me at all. Yes, it's not a tiny camera, but there comes a point to where TOO small interrupts operations.

I carry my gear using a Retrospective 5, so I've pretty much given up on trying to get a camera "jacket-sized" As long as it'll fit in my bag with a lens, I'm okay.  If I want pocket-sized, I'm going to move to the RX100 type camera to supplement my m43 stuff.

I typically use the E-M5 with at least the first part of the grip, so they're comparable in size and that doesn't bother me.

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