GX9 or EM5III?

nevada5 wrote:

SamKnopf wrote:

nevada5 wrote:

Max5150 wrote:

I've had both. Unless the tilt up viewfinder in the GX9 is mission critical, definitely without hesitation, EM5.3 . I'd also go as far to say that if for some reason you prefer some feature inherent in Panasonic camera's like the menu setup, or the focus system, then I'd pick a different Panasonic camera entirely, like the G90 or wait for the GX9 to be replaced. Although I really like the Panasonic menu and ergonomics in their other camera's, the GX9 was just too cramped for me and I didn't enjoy using it.

The OP says he's had the GX7 since it came out - over 6 years. So I don't think the form is too cramped for him. You didn't mention any other negative, nor did you mention why the EM5.3 would be advantageous, so........

I also have a GX7 that I enjoyed using. I bought a GX9 and returned it. There are quite a few physical changes on the GX9 compared to the GX7, and they are all in the wrong direction. They added an unnecessary dedicated exposure compensation dial, causing everything else to be more cramped, especially the on/off switch. The built-in flash, weak but occasionally useful, is gone.

Everyone else who bought a GX9 got a flash built into theirs - yet it was missing from yours.

I'm wondering if maybe the OP shouldn't consider your advice as "expert" with regards to the GX9.

The GX7 had a small but comfortable grip. There was no good reason for eliminating that, but they did. Why do designers change things for the sake of change, even if they make the product worse?

Sorry, I wrote quickly, and my memory was faulty about the built-in flash.  However, my memory is not faulty about the fact that I bought it, tried to like it, didn't like it, and returned it.

One thing I liked was that it used the same battery as my GX7, so that I could have taken the two on a trip, with the GX7 as a backup.   However, it just didn't convince me that it was a worthwhile upgrade.