It's time to replace the carry around camera

I don't have any massive brand loyalty, I don't really mind whether I have Panny or Oly.  Both have been very reliable for me.  I have moaned before that Panasonic cameras often seem to have some mad feature that ruins them, like the dim viewfinder in the L1 that came from using a half silvered mirror to pass light to a sensor that wasn't there any more, and the otherwise wonderful GH2 being ruined by only having one command dial, with some stupid clicky trick replacing it, or their mad search for ISO rather than DR which was inflicted on things like their G3, but I expect most of them are fine.  My G1 was very good.

SidSnot wrote:

Louis_Dobson wrote:

With the benefit of hindsight I might have been better off going for the Oly compromise with a VF2. But I didn't, so let's see.

You may be surprised, I think you will love the GM5, it's a very capable camera and the minuscule size just makes it even more amazing.

I love mine. My EM1 and EM10 have not seen much use since the GM5 came along.

Panasonic have really nailed it with this teeny camera - can't really see how it could be bettered...

Also the Panny Custom modes, along with pin sharp video and even an in-camera Panorama mode that works brilliantly all leave Oly in the dust.

I think I have almost come 'full circle' with u43 - I started with a Panasonic GH2 then moved over to Oly EM5, EM1 and EM10 but now I'm back to Panasonic and it's a bit like a breath of fresh air...

I do love Oly's IBIS and Liveview modes though, along with their brilliant ergonomics, just not impressed with their menus, or their reliability record - dials failing/coverings peeling/lugs falling off/EVF's burning.....