Just bought a G85 a few months ago, and couldn't be happier!!

dwkyre wrote:

Thanks. It is a pretty big crop (changed orientation). The flash was on camera, and the angle would have been wrong if I held the camera sideways. Turns out, off camera flash is much harder for portraits when you need to chase a toddler around to take the picture...

The G85 flash sync is not amazing at 1/160, but it is good enough that I can take shots like this without adding a filter. The GM5 was limited to 1/50, which meant flash was really only useful for lighting up the dark. No daytime use, subject has to be very still. No high speed sync either. After I had a child for a bit, I felt I needed to up my portrait game a bit.

Since I got it, I have really appreciated the ergonomics too. It is good enough that I have felt comfortable shooting almost entirely in manual mode.

That being said, I really liked the feel of the RP when I tested it. It is light and compact, and the price was not as bad as it could be. But most of the lenses would be pretty big and the G85 beats it on a bunch of features I might appreciate as time goes on.

Thanks for the reply Dwkyre, one thing that caught my eyes is the flash sync, I tried shooting my off camera flash setup using the G85 to 1/320 sec and if I recall correctly I only got a very minor black bar on the very edge of my frame, which doesn't bother the subject at all at that time, but I will double check and get back to you on that, I might be wrong.

Yes, the RP with its full frame sensor will most probably end up being a bigger setup than the G85 with comparable lenses. Also, video capabilities are a bit limited compared to G85. Thanks