GX9 or EM5III?

Steppen wolf wrote:

I've had a GX9 for some time and have recently bought an EM5 MkIII. I'm pretty happy with the GX9 overall - and it's a steal at the current prices. The EM5 is pretty expensive.

However, the PDAF focus of the Oly is way better than the GX9's CDAF. I know DFD has its adherents but it simply doesn't work very well when you try to focus on small moving objects - like birds for example. The Oly is in a different league - it snaps into focus very quickly without problems.

The other thing is the IBIS. The Oly is again way better. The GX9 isn't bad - it's better than my A7RII for example - but again the Oly is in a different league. I never really believed their claims of 5.5 stops stabilisation but I do now. It is pretty amazing what it can do.

The other feature really like is the Pro-capture where it buffers up shots and writes them to the card when you hit the shoot button - great for capturing moving subjects.

But it all depends on what kind of photography you do. I'm pretty well sold on the EM5 despite the "plasticky" feel and high price, If you can afford it I'd go for it. The other factor is what lenses have you got. Some of the nice Oly features don't work with third party lenses. They're both good cameras.

Interesting that DPR hasn't picked up on those alarming Panasonic weaknesses in their testing. They like the IBIS on both, and concerning autofocus, "Fast, accurate" autofocus for the GX9, "unimpressive continuous autofocus and tracking performance" for the EM5III.