Panasonic GX10 (rumoured, FT4)

pac72 wrote:

morinor wrote:

I have to say that the GX line of Panasonic and E-PL of Olympus are the true nature of MFT system. Small, lightweight systems to fit in your jacket pocket replacing smartphone cameras with ability to change lenses. Other lines can get bigger that easily APS-C cameras can match the camera size. So unless you do not seek reach there are not so many things nowadays to attract you on a bigger camera than a GX.

Cannot agree more, and also had a GX80 (unfortunately stolen) for the same reasons. With a 12-32 + 45-150 + 20mm prime, I never hesitated to bring it with me, while friends or colleagues in the same short trips had their smartphones instead of their DSLR...

However, I also had some frustrations with the GX80: the not so great EVF, poor battery life, and the limited grip.

I would not like the new GX10 to be a larger GX8 style body, BUT I think that either a deeper grip or an optional grip accomodating larger batteries would be great for extended shooting sessions.

my 2 cts

To be honest I do not care about the EVF. I use the backscreen. The EVF is just nice to have available if I cannot use that. I initially was looking on GX800 or Olympus E-PL9 which actually do not have any kind of EVF. Some limitation on GX800 (no IBIS, heat issue when shooting video, mechanical shutter works only at 1/500s, flash limited to 1/50s, no control when shooting video), the price and the included kit lens on Olympus made me reconsider for GX80. I paid 100€ more compared to GX800 and 100€ less compared the Olympus, while the body fits in jacket packet without issue. The only thing I miss compared those two is the articulated screen that both offered.