How the G90/95 should look (tried to design it).

jwilliams wrote:

Haven't heard anything official and rumor was the G80/85 line is dead.

Yes. But nothing I write here ahs got anything to do with reality of course. Just some users fantasy mostly. We can dream.

I would say that a A7III is the FF equivalent of what a G90 should be. G9 is not it, GX9 for sure ain't it either. I think the 750-1000 dollar/euro segment currently is not well tended for currently. So there is a hole there and it is the price range where the G80 fitted in nicely. A G90 would do the same. No FF cam with specs anywhere close to what I wrote down is possible, so no competition there. X-T100 Fuji comes to mind, but it is underwhelming in reality.

To me it would seem exceedingly stupid to discontinue what is really the beast all around camera in m43, but lots of stupid stuff going on in m43 lately.

I think a lot of good stuff is going on lately. Lenses are really nice, we have everything (almost) that we want or need. High end lenses are fine, since the mid and lower end is also well spec'd.

The only thing is that there is just no enthusiast am available that is modern by todays standards and up for tomorrows demands. G80 not and EM5.23 surely not. I agree they can score here with a very good cam without getting compared to FF (yet again) because the price is somewhat similar to that A7III.

As far as the update, if they just put the 20MP chip in and give it the G9 processing I would be happy. I haven't bought a m43 camera in a very long time and at the moment it looks like I may never buy one. If they can do a simple update without screwing up it up and keep the price reasonable it would be a camera I probably would buy.

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Jonathan

Rumours have it that G90 is going to be a mini GH5s. Now that rumour is not rated as very reliable, but as somewhat reliable. I think very very few photographers would welcome such a G90 instead I think it could infuriate quite a few as , IF it happens, Panasonic is losig touch with the photographers community. Sad because we can see how they now very well how to make a good hybrid cam. Like....the G80. I hope they will realise such a cam is needed, a revamped one.