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A brief initial review of the GX9 vs GX8

Started Oct 23, 2020 | Discussions thread
jeffharris
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Re: A brief initial review of the GX9 vs GX8
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jalywol wrote:

brentbrent wrote:

jalywol wrote:

I have had a couple of instances with the GX9 ( the one I have now, not the defective one I had exchanged) where it simply refuses to focus and yet still takes the shot. It's not common, and it's usually after it has racked the lens back and forth to capture focus on something without success, but instead of continuing to try to focus, at that point it just stops and lets you actually shoot, with the result of just a big blur. Not sure what that's about . . .

The G9's setting for Focus/Release Priority has a new option in addition to Focus and Release: Balanced, which theoretically could explain this behavior. (???) I'm sure you must be aware of this, if it also exists on the GX9, but just in case . . . .

Oddly enough, mine is just set for focus, not balance, which should preempt this behavior...but maybe it has some kind of internal limit anyway even on "focus" that stops it from continuing to try? Very curious.

I found the G9 to be significantly better than my prior bodies in terms of color. Not something that shows up on spec lists, but Panasonic has definitely made some strides in this department.

Yes, they really have. They have come an amazingly long way from my much loved, but oh so terribly greenish, GH2...

I just pretended I was shooting Fujichrome. 😜

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