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HELP! almost bought a GM5,..

Started Sep 1, 2018 | Discussions thread
Eric Nepean
Eric Nepean Veteran Member • Posts: 6,209
Re: HELP! almost bought a GM5,..

MikeF15 wrote:

So then I wonder if my best bet on a second body camera is the GF7 or GF8??

I do like the specs for the GX9 (except for battery life and seemingly less grip than the GX7)

I'd wait until September 25th and see what new cameras Panasonic announces.

I'd avoid GF7 or GF8 as they are cheap entry level cameras.

If the size of the GX9 is acceptable to you then:

  • GX9 if you can afford it - you will get 20MP and other nice features
  • GX85 if you want something cheaper and don't care about the the tilting viewfinder and 20MP

If you must have something smaller than GX9 then I'd consider a used GM5 or the EPL8 which has an optional viewfinder attachment.

https://camerasize.com/compact/#570,658,699,654,730,686,472,673,770,ha,b

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