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GX7 or OMD-E10?

Started Oct 21, 2015 | Discussions thread
007peter
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Panasonic can do WIRELESS FLASH, no HOTSHOE isn't a Big Deal

alvinleong wrote:

P.S. Other cameras I had considered and discarded are:

1. Olympus E-P5/E-PL7/E-PM2 (no VF and/or no flash)

2. Panasonic GM1/5/GF7 (no VF and/or no flash and/or no hotshoe and no IBIS)

Just for the record, newer Panasonic camera GF6/GF7/GM1/GM5 can do Wireless Flash Master straight from it build-in flash.  My GF6 can control 4 groups of External Flashes wireless, each with separate power level.  The lack of hotshoe isn't a problem is you own an external flash that support wireless slaves.

I just came back to M43 and was choosing between low end Olympus and Panasonic.  I like the High/Mid-End Olympus like the EM5/EM10/ EM10 II, but I don't like the E-PL series much:

  • 16:9 Ratio 3" LCD yield only 2.4" 4:3 ratio image on LCD.  I find this tiny & annoying
  • E-PM2 has zero grip, slippery little sucker
  • E-PL7 a tad thicker, but useless flippy LCD from bottom (stupid), prefer older E-PL5/6 from the top
  • E-P5 (Expensive) if you can buy one @good price, buy it

I find Panasonic (in the used market) are generally CHEAPER.  Some great deal are:

  • Panasonic G5 (if you want 360 degree LCD)
  • Panasonic GF6 (selfie lcd + longer battery (same as GX7)
  • Panasonic GF7 (best SELFIE camera ever created)
  • Panasonic GM1 (shockingly small, a jewel of a camera)

I'll be blunt, there is no Future sticking to Pentax.  Sell them fast while there are still value in them.

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