Panasonic G85 from an Olympus user

Michael Meissner wrote:

The main reason I went for the G85 is the electronic viewfinder.

The Stylus-1, E-M5, and E-M1 mark I cameras all have LCD electronic viewfinders that have areas that you just can't see with polarized sunglasses when shot in landscape orientation. Now, those there are such that I can generally frame the shot and let auto focus do its work, but it still is a hassle to shoot. All of the LCDs are fine if you shoot in portrait orientation, but I tend to prefer landscape orientation for most vacation shots. I tried the E-M5 mark II in the shop, and the viewfinder was harder to see with polarized sunglasses. I briefly tried the E-M1 mark II in the shop during a store sale where the Olympus rep had a demo available, and it has the same problem.

It turns out the Olympus E-M10 mark II and Pen F both have OLED viewfinders. I've tried these in the store, and I can see the EVF clearly with polarized sunglasses in both landscape and portrait orientations.

However, ever since I got the E-1, I've liked having environmentally sealed cameras, so that if a rain storm comes up, I don't have to put away my gear into a plastic to protect the poor precious thing. So initially, I was thinking of getting the E-M10 mark II or Pen F as a sun camera, and use the E-M1/E-M5 when it gets wet. That's fine if I'm taking a full camera bag, but for a vacation camera, I often times just want to take one camera, lens, and a spare battery in my pocket, and leave the bag behind. We are going to the big island, and it has both a wet side and a dry side.

Then the Panasonic G85 was announced. It had the things I liked from my Olympus E-M1/E-M5 cameras, notably weather sealing, and 5 axis IS, plus a viewfinder I could see through. The fact that the Olympus E-M1 mark II was more expensive and had a LCD viewfinder helped to seal the deal.

Exactly.

Im a long time prescription polarized glasses wearer and refuse to.give them up. Sony's got it figured out... fuji too... most of the others its hit and miss EVF and screen wise.

After trying couple olympus bodies ... looking thru the viewfinder was horrible experience with polarized sunglasses. Funny... cheap G7 or A6000  can get it right and 2k new flagship body sucks just as much as before.

Im not even looking at olympus bodies lately almost because if this issue alone... but if em10 II and pen F are great then maybe. Im curious