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

My story:

Self taught photographer of 6 years. Was super amateurish until about 2017. Then my friends told me I should take photography more seriously. I did and followed my passion of doing concert photography. Ended up getting way better as a photographer in both technical skill and technique during 2018. The erratic, low light situations really boosted my timing and technical knowledge. By the end of 2018, I realized I was pretty skilled. I was comparing my work to my peers work in the concert field. They all used giant, Full frame DSLRS; the classic setups. During this time I was using two APS-C sensor cameras; one DSLR and one mirrorless. I NEVER felt like I needed a full frame. I felt like I outperformed a lot of my peers despite their larger sensors and more expensive optics.

This year, I started thinking about how I wanted more features in a smaller body. Sold my Canon M100 and its lens and got the Panasonic GX85. Fell in love with it. After a lot of thinking and soul searching, I realized that I could do what I did before with a Micro Four Thirds camera as long as it had a full feature set. Sold off my Pentax gear and got a G85 along with some carefully selected lenses and a Panasonic battery grip. I was super nervous at first because I work for a pretty prominent music venue in Metro Detroit and I want my work to be the best it can be. I shot my first big show with the G85 and GX85 and it was awesome. And that was my first time using the G85 in a serious setting. Once I really get familiar with it, I will be crushing it. My client loved my work that night too.

Zero regrets so far. I would not have minded the G9 but the G85 was a way better deal with the 12-60 and the 45-200 for free. And either way, I wanted to expand my skills in cinematography, so the G85 was a great deal all in all. I would love to see a 24 MP Micro Four Thirds body one day. But I know that megapixels alone is just a piece of the puzzle.

Long story short; I love Micro Four Thirds and I am especially a fan of Panasonic gear (but I'd buy an Olympus if it fit my needs more).