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It's time to replace the carry around camera

Started Oct 31, 2015 | Discussions thread
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Re: It's time to replace the carry around camera
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Louis_Dobson wrote:

SidSnot wrote:

Louis_Dobson wrote:

I loathe working off the back screen for anything except phone type snaps, and I don't like and don't use on camera flash.

Panasonic GM5 - perfect for a small carry around camera....

Looks fine as a camera but too new and hence too expensive. Around £280 as opposed to £150. It's only for snaps...

That camera was nearly double that price on launch. Its just recently taken the big price drop.

£280 isn't a bad price (I don't think it will drop a HUGE amount more), but I wouldn't buy the body only, you would be foolish to not get it with the stupidly light but optically pretty good 12-32.

Its only about £30-40 more with the lens.

Whether the camera will be too small, too fiddly, not enough direct controls, poor EVF etc, is another matter and up to you.

I am considering one myself.

I have the GX7. Its a lovely little camera, but the build quality is a little too good, so its heavier than a small pocket camera could be, and the eyepiece juts out a little too much to make it slip into a pocket as easily as it might.

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