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Handling Panasonic GX9 - not too sure

Started May 27, 2018 | Discussions thread
OP Ozonation Senior Member • Posts: 1,025
Re: Handling Panasonic GX9 - not too sure

dutchcelt wrote:

I've been using a GF1 prior to my purchase of the GX9. Which, btw, I'm very happy with.

I do notice that my handling required some adjustments but mainly with the touchscreen. I sometimes have that switched off.

The EVF requires your eye to line up perfectly and alas the edges remain fuzzy. Moving towards an edge brings it in focus blurring the opposite edge even more. This has hindered me way less than I thought it would because I use it for composition and not to read the settings.

After visiting some camera stores to check the feel of various Lumix cameras my concerns on that front were quickly abated. I was actually thinking of getting the DC-G9, stunning camera but too big for me.

After a month I must say that I like the dial arrangement on the GX9. Also, the EC dial gets used a lot which is the only one I use with my thumb.

So I quickly realized that adjustments and compromise are necessary and after a month I really love this camera a lot. Just purchased a PL15mm and now I can't put the damn thing down.

That's reassuring to hear! I'm considering returning my GX9 but I'm faced with deciding what should I get in its place, if anything, and I admit I'm sort of drawing a blank if the point is to go light and small for travel. (The Fuji bodies are just as small and even lighter, but the lens are much larger.)

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