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brentbrent wrote:

MrALLCAPS wrote:

Raist3d wrote:

MrALLCAPS wrote:

brentbrent wrote:

The G9 is simply the best fit in my hand of any camera I've held, with the best control layout. Not every hand is the same, of course. I like my smaller cameras, GX8, GX7, GM5, but they are increasingly compromised in terms of ergonomics as you go smaller down the line.

The G9 is juuuuuuuust right!

You may feel its "just right", but I have a Z6 and if one wants M43 to survive, it won't with the size like a G9, unless its under a grand out the gate.

Panasonic needs to go smaller, period. There are too many M43 users that think having a larger body is "pro" and "just right". -No. It's a return to what ruined Four Thirds.

Agreed, as much as a nice camera the G9 is.

Exactly. And the G9 is a VERY good camera, but in order to really compete, it has to be reduced in size and price.

I think your premise, that a smaller size sensor, absolutely positively MUST be placed in a smaller sized body, is simply wrong. Your comparison of the Z6, which you own and apparently like, to the G9 illustrates my point. They both offer comparable real estate for controls, and somewhat comparable ergonomics (I've handled a Z7 - I like the feel of the G9 better in my hand). Nikon no doubt designed the Z6 to provide good ergonomics.

If the sensor is good enough for my purposes, and the MFT sensor is, then it is a plus for me to be able to buy a camera with such outstanding ergonomics as the G9. That size camera works well, regardless of whether there's an MFT or FF sensor inside.

It's just silly to say that no MFT camera should be the size of a G9. Now, I do agree that since the MFT sensor allows smaller bodies to be built, it is advantageous for smaller MFT bodies to ALSO be offered. I own three of them. Panasonic already DOES "go smaller!"

You may have, but you're a very small minority. When one walks in a camera store, especially these days a camera like the G9 or EM1 will simply be overlooked against a Z6, X-T4 or Canon RP. There are not enough features to set it apart from the competitors, which is why M43 is falling behind.

Full frame, APS-C are getting smaller, while M43 is getting larger. The mistakes of Four Thirds have already hit Olympus.

But the MFT sensor is not a toy, and there's nothing wrong with ALSO putting it in a larger body that has great ergonomics and is better when using the largest MFT lenses. The fact that YOU personally turn up your nose at the G9 is really no basis for proclaiming that it will ruin MFT.

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Brent

The mindset of wanting larger M43 cameras and that they should exist, will doom M43. Mark my words