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GX8 II or GX9 ?

Started Jan 16, 2018 | Questions thread
lol101 Veteran Member • Posts: 5,855
Re: GX8 II or GX9 ?

Cyvan wrote:

Has nothing to do with looks , specifically, but the functionality. I had a G7 before and I much preferred the ergonomics of that camera compared to my GX8, the hand grip just melted in my hand. I was able to ameliorate that a bit with the GX8 leather half-case. It makes the grip deeper and softer but it also increases the overall size of the camera to nearly that of the G9. My problem is that I love the SLR shaped cameras for their ergonomics but unfortunately their design precludes one of the distinctive features of the range-finder shaped GX8, the tilting EVF, which I love.

Why would the SLR shape preclude having a tilting EVF?

Have a look at the Samsung NX30 (which I have). DSLR shaped with a tilting EVF.

Oooooooh, I've never seen this before. Very nice.

Indeed.

A real shame Samsung NX line went belly up... a NX50 with their NX1 AF system and 28MP chip would have been a real killer...

Oh well, I'm happy with my GX8.

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