Panasonic G85 - 2 questions

Dad of 2 wrote:

I currently have a Panasonic G7 which has been a fantastic camera but I am thinking of upgrading to a G85, mainly for the unlimited video recording capability. I have two questions about the G85 - would appreciate any comments on these:

1) How good is the weather sealing on the G85? Is it OK in a light/med rain?

I used Panasonic camera since 2003, compacts to superzooms and started using MILC since G1 in early 2009. G85 is my 6th M43 camera over the years and it is my first WR camera I. Over the years I had shot unde4r all sort of conditions from very wet (heavy downpour) to dry, from very hot to freezing cold, no matter it is dusty, rain or snow I swap lens whenever I needed. None of my gear ever develops issue before they were upgraded.

The most extreme example is my G1 and 7-14 f/4.They had been dropped into a river and after dried, although been told by service center that they could die anytime (serious corrosion inside), G1 performed nearly normal until today (accident happened in 2012) and 7-14 is still one of my current major lenses.

Therefore WR is always on the last (or actually never think of it) of my wishing list.

I had been advised by the salesman not to take so serious on the WR feature of G85. However as per the track record of the non WR Panny gear, I shall never hesitate to use it under all sort of condition. Due to its WR claimed, I might even push it further I think .

2) How good is the video autofocus? Not expecting miracles but curious what G85 users would say about effectiveness of autofocus during video.

CAF of HD video of Panny basically is very useful on GX7 and GX85. So does on G85.

G85 can keep me happy on 4K video AF (never has a problem on HD).

My requirement on video AF might be not very high. I expect my video AF can lock on focus gradually within reasonably fast speed when panning from one target to another. I do not looking for instant 0 delay on focus acquisition. I also need the AF be able to keep following the target, either the target or myself move in reasonable speed (no focus hunting)). YMMV.

I set AF sensitivity to -1, use custom focus area (5 columns x 3 rows in diamond shape). I read that some users found DFD caused wobbling but over last 4 months experience on G85 I have not noticed any those effect.

Thanks!