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Giving up on Panasonic gx7... I think.

Started Aug 26, 2020 | Discussions thread
jalywol
jalywol Forum Pro • Posts: 12,301
Re: Giving up on Panasonic gx7... I think.

robmarshall77 wrote:

Thanks for your reply. Yes, the m series Canons are something I thought about. Do you have any experience with them yourself?

Yes, I do.  I bought an RP a year or so ago, so I decided to switch my smaller bodied cameras from M43 to the Canon M series.  I got an M50, which is a very nice little camera, with the 15-45mm and the 55-200mm kit.

Advantages?  Better sensor, good handling, good EVF.  It is missing a second control wheel, which is a bit annoying, but can be set up to work around that.

Disadvantages?  For me, since I shoot long telephoto quite extensively, there is no native long (over 200mm) lens; you have to use adapted EF lenses for that, and they are a lot bigger.  So, I ended up going back to M43 primarily because there are lots of native, high quality, long lenses.

However, as a stand-alone system, if the M series native lens selection has what you need it's quite a good option. IQ is excellent, and it's an enjoyable system to use.

If you can find a way to try one out in person, you should be able to judge whether you are more comfortable with it than with your M43s.

-J

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