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What body to buy next?

Started Feb 4, 2020 | Discussions thread
alcelc
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Re: What body to buy next?

My last main camera is GX7 and GX85. Since wife loves GX85, I was looking for a upgrade for quite a while to replace my aged GX7 which started to show its age after years of shooting.

I decided to skip GX9 since it has not the large enough improvement from GX85 that I want it to be.

While waiting for a GX10, I was attracted by the deeply discount G85 (It was even cheaper than the GX85 I bought in 2016!). What I had lost for not going for G95?

  • 4Mp less resolution (I always prefer to have the optical reach rather than cropping),
  • some features I might rarely use (Live Composite),
  • already a satisfactory GX85/G85 jpg engine, already 4K ready, 1/2000" EFCS,
  • might be less convenience on not having the My Menu on menu diving,
  • I don't need direct USB power source...

GX85 should be well enough for my shooting for some years to come*. So will be G85. I suppose unless a break though on sensor technology (organic sensor?), OSPDAF, super high resolution (40Mp or more with good noise control), 6K/8K video and still photo modes, G9's level of AF tracking ability... otherwise I might stick to my existing gear for quite some time until they breaks. A £335 or US$430 for a brand new G85 (33%~50% cheaper than a G95) is hard to resist.

* cannot rule out a GX10 to upgrade my wife's GX85 if the camera started to show its age later...

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Albert

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