GX8 II or GX9 ?

Valentinian wrote:

Cyvan wrote:

Valentinian wrote:

The G7 ...... 2 and ½ years later came the G9

The GX7 .....2 years later came the GX8. After 6 more months came the GX7 II.

Now, considering .....the GX8 when will Panasonic announce an upgrade?

Will it be GX8 II or GX9 ?

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So... the GX8 ... it's the first PRO level photo-centric camera line. In that case, it's not actually a successor to the GX7, .

The true successor to the GX7 was the GX85.

The G7 successor, is actually the G80. NOT the G9.

The G9 , .... is the FIRST PRO level G camera in the line.

...... so I wouldn't expect a true successor to the GX8 any time soon.

What you wrote makes sense.

Sure, the G9 is a great camera, it has headphone port, an AF joystick and a top led window. its EVF is better, but it is not tilting and it is not in the same well-chosen position of the GX8.

Also, consider the cons of the Dpreview review:

• Depth from Defocus flutter is distracting when shooting action
• EVF resolution drops when shutter is pressed
• AF joystick can not move points diagonally and is not responsive enough
• Nose activates touchpad AF, no option to limit activation area
• Screen can not be flipped out when ports are in use
• 20 fps mode using electronic shutter can result in rolling shutter effect

So, I will wait. Maybe , just maybe, if, let’s say in a year, a GX9 will be announced, then it will have some of the G9 goodies, without the cons….

I have a GX8 so I would love a GX9 , but I think Panasonic realised they got more traction from the DSLR form factor than the rangefinder form factor of the GX8. There was a lot of negativity surrounding the camera at launch so ppl were against it. But if you got one most people, like myself , loved it.

Personally I'd be happy if they did a GX8 refresh and called it the GX8 II and just gave it the new shutter and IBIS. That's the only thing I really wish my GX8 had. I'd really miss having my tilting EVF if I switched to a G series camera.