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G85 overheating? record time? light sensitivity? stabilization?

Started Jan 25, 2018 | Discussions thread
uncle dunc Senior Member • Posts: 1,222
Re: G85 overheating? record time? light sensitivity? stabilization?

No problem with large files.

If all you're doing is sticking the cameras on a tripod and setting the focus, you could get by with a pair of GX85s. That would leave you more money for prime lenses if you needed better low light performance.

You can find new GX85s for $500 without a lens, but you'd need to verify the USA warranty is good. I've never seen the body-only versions with the 3 year warranty option that you get with the regular GX85/12-32 kit from places like B&H.

I've run the GX85 continuously in 4k for over an hour, and heat was never an issue. If heat did become an issue, you could 1) make sure the screen is off the body so it can breathe and 2) add a little usb powered fan clamped onto the tripod, blowing up in between the screen and the body.

The main drawback to the GX85 is the little EVF that crams the nose of left-eyed shooters up against the LCD screen, but if you're indoors, I wouldn't think you'd need the EVF.

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