Not interested, but X-T30 shows the way.

I get your point ... I window shop a lot, hoping to settle on a single system to replace my two half-systems.  I toy with the idea of m43.  But the cost of entry is high: E-M1 II or G9.  Anything less is just too compromised, with shutter shock (old models), field sequential VFs, outdated 16MP sensors or other issues.  They're all nice cameras, but each of them has some compromise that would keep me from wanting it as my primary camera (to replace an A6500 and a D7000).  Not that the E-M1 II or G9 are bad choices !  But it seems like both Olympus and Panasonic should be able to do sub-$1000 scaled down versions of their high end cameras without obvious compromises.  I can understand why some have been asking for an updated E-M5.

Fuji does a nice job with the XT series - the compromises it makes seem sensible.  It's hard to comment on Sony, as the A6xxx lineup has been aging (though the sensor is still excellent).  Along comes the A6400 and it's kind of quirky, because it adds all this great AF capability, but keeps the same "point and shoot" body style (I have an A6500 and my biggest gripe is the lack of a second control dial for my thumb) and lacks IBIS (which is present throughout the FF lineup, even in the $999 A7 II).  I wouldn't say that Sony is doing a significantly better job than Olympus or Panasonic ... you basically have the A6500 (excellent, but small and lacking in controls), the A6300 (only a bit cheaper and you give up IBIS) and the A6000 (pretty solid, but dated, lacks IBIS) and now the A6400 (an upgrade and a downgrade from the A6500, so you're not getting IBIS in anything below the A6500.

- Dennis
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