My experiences with micro four thirds

jeffharris wrote:

Teera wrote:

The GX8 is nice and quite responsive. But it's choice of flip screen will not work well with street photography. The gx7 type flip screen is much better for this purpose. Very peculiar decision to have selfie flip screen for a camera of this caliber . Am I missing anything here?

Selfie flip screen? What camera are you thinking of? The GX8 has a fully articulated screen, which is quite usable for street shooting. It just requires a different technique than the tilty screen of the GX7. It's totally doable. Imagination and the ability to experiment are necessary components. I carry both in my bag.

Rest camera in palm of left hand, flip screen out against inside of wrist, change focus point and trigger shutter with right thumb. It even works with manual focus lenses.

Another method is to swing your camera bag in front (not a bad idea for security in some places), rest the camera on top of your bag and do the same as above. Or cover the camera with left hand over the lens.

A fully articulated screen can be used to shoot subjects @ 90 degrees to the side .

A tilty screen is useless for shooting vertical (portrait orientation). The one thing I missed tremendously with my GX7!!!

Hi jeff. I do the same when using it flipped out. Since it would be awkward to grip it normally down low, I support the under body with my left hand, often using my right thumb for the shutter. My left arm/wrist ends up somewhat in front of the LCD so its less noticeable.