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Worth upgrading gx7?

Started Aug 6, 2021 | Questions thread
UrbanHobbit
UrbanHobbit Contributing Member • Posts: 998
Dad of Toddler Advocates for 4K Video
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Congratulations! One thing I wish I’d done as a new parent is to take more 4K video. Photos are terrific and easier for capturing the essence of a moment, but to relive what actually happened, I haven’t found anything better than a very high-resolution video clip. For this I keep my E-M1 Mk II with a large-aperture lens mounted and ready by our kitchen table. I have the video mode set to Cinema 4K 24fps and 1/48 shutter speed at 200 ISO. With the large aperture range I can just vary the f-stop to match ambient light. I take very casual, everyday clips – talking about kid stuff, eating, singing songs. I wish I had done this when my child was very small. We have many iPhone videos but the low resolution and look (small aperture, over-exposure-compensated) conveys the opposite of “being right there” somehow.

More related to your original question, may I suggest some other used models that provide incredible value. The Olympus E-M1 Mk II can be had for $500 in good condition, and represents a high mark in MFT features and capability, especially in-body image stabilization. The Panasonic GX85 is even cheaper at around $300 used. Both of these also shoot beautiful, image-stabilized 4K.

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Olympus Stylus 1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 OM-1 Canon EF 100mm f/2.0 USM Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH +15 more
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