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

dwkyre wrote:

I think the Godox flash I am using would support HSS of camera, but I haven’t tried it. I have read about some people having trouble with this combo (off camera godox flash, G85, HSS). HSS does work on camera, but I do not favor it. It sounds like a good idea, but you become very power limited.

The RP would have given me a lower native ISO and a higher f number for a given depth of field/background blur, both of which are useful for daylight flash use like this. But I get by well enough. I can always throw an ND filter on, and my tiny portrait lens does make the whole thing feel compact. And I do like that my lens collection also works on my tiny GM5. I do not really do video, but the capabilities of my G85 make me feel like I should try more often.

Back then I also tried Olympus Fl-600R for HSS and other kinds of flash goodness, but I also didn't find HSS to be powerful enough. Just like you, I also found out that slapping an ND and cranking up the flash power or shooting at larger aperture is a better way to get a daylight flash portrait, and I stick with that setup ever since. Alternatively, I also use the good old LX100 because it has leaf shutter mechanism, so I can shoot as high as 1/1000s without black bars appearing in the frame, and it is still my preferred dedicated strobist camera.

You should try to use the G85 more often, it's currently my Youtube camera, the best one yet so far! It packs all the important video things that I need in a reasonably priced body.