Why do I need a G9

Thanks for all the very constructive feedback. I'm still not sold on the G9 but I can see a bit clearer what I'm aiming for.

The EVF seems to get unbridled praise. I can't see me buying a camera because of it's EVF but when I was shooting BIFs today, I was wondering whether that extra clarity would help me more than I was anticipating. I think I need to see through a G9 EVF.

A bit disappointed to hear Paul say that quite often you have to acquire focus on a nearer point of subject to focus on your chosen subject. I have got used to this on my other Gs and while I think I handle it quite well I had hoped that we might be seeing some improvement here.

I'm not too worried about improved CAF but I am interested if the better CAF video is also the case when shooting 6K photo because that is certainly something I would appreciate.

Several people suggest that the whole is greater than the parts which may mean that real appreciation will only come after a few weeks getting to know it.

I put ergonomics and handling high on my want list and it seems to get universal best in praise class. My only issue here is that I already think the G80 is very good so it has to be something special to beat that. On the G80 I 'try' to use the AF/AE Lock button for back button focusing but my relatively small hands mean that it's quite a stretch of the thumb. I would hope that it isn't even further away on the larger G9.

The big thing that I am still not sold on is IQ/keeper rate. I'm sure it's better but I'm not sure if it is enough to justify purchase of a camera that I don't need. It may be that I get this benefit most when cropping and that would be a big thing. I tend to crop just about everything.

Thanks again, any more contributions will be appreciated.