GX85 size would be even better
but a front facing screen is needed
I suppose it depends on how well the S9 sells and how well the G100 did (information we don't know).
the S9 has been well liked once the video record limit was removed and a more compact AF lens was released (instead of the terrible manual focus F8 pancake)
I guess we will see. I'm not sure people will like a S9 (same size as GX85/GX9 but no EVF, mechanical shutter, nor any flash support) in MFT format. Perhaps if they can add some features back and recycle as much as they can on the body.
I have an S9 and GX9 and although their front profile might be similar the S9 is significantly deeper and is a veritable brick to use compared to the GX9. No way is it going to appeal to GX9 users. Unlike the G9II which is very much similar to hold than the G9 with some detail improvements in ergonomics. Whilst both are good to hold the G9II is nicer in my book.
In my opinion the S9 body would not play well if it were made in M4/3 form. The G100D looks a whole lot like it is the affordable, compact, replacement for the GX9 even if it does not (yet) have IBIS.
I didn't realize this as I only compared the front size and they were similar. Looking from the top, you are correct the S9 is significantly chunkier. The size of the L-mount and the gripless body makes it look smaller than it actually is (especially as it reminds so much of the absolutely tiny GM1). I would prefer myself to keep the GX85/GX9 style body, but I'm just concerned they probably shut down the tooling for that already and they probably want to consolidate body styles like they did for the G9 II.
To be clear, as a GX85 owner I would love to see a 25MP PDAF GX10 (heck would even be glad to see one with the G9's capabilities in AF and high res mode), but I'm just a realist in seeing why Panasonic might not see it as making much market sense.
More likely to get a G200D with the 25mp sensor and PDAF with IBIS and a much steeper price than the sweet little G100D.
and a remake of the 20/1.7 with better glass, AF and weather sealing to complement the new GX release?
a quality new WR compact GX with an accompanying set of quality WR pancakes would be top of my 'would like' list
This seems overly wishlist, not necessarily something that would sell very well. I doubt they can design a 20mm with the same form factor, IQ, and with notably better AF. The 20mm AF is a function of it's design, which is that the groups move together to focus (which means slower focus speed), but results in a lens with good IQ and a compact size.
man, m43 users on here really are a bunch of defeatists... can't make a lens unless there's no competition, can't make anything better, can't put new tech in a small body, can't make profit, small phone sensors are better, can't compete against ff...
the list goes on
i don't buy that the old lenses can't be remade to be superior and look more modern
but hey, if there are "no gaps left" in the lens line up and they can't remake old lenses and make them better then we're a bit stuck aren't we
I'm just pointing out that if they remake that specific lens in any significant way, most likely something will give (size, IQ, or AF). If they just refresh the styling and add weather sealing, people will still complain here that it's not enough of a commitment (Panasonic already did for a bunch of lenses).
maybe they can just make their cameras bigger?? a GX10 the size of a GFX100?
imagine if Fuji had followed the logic on this forum /facepalm/
Who is asking for a bigger rangefinder? It's not even certain they want to reintroduce something the size of the previous GX9. The GX8 I remember didn't sell well and people here said to was "too big," so I doubt they want to try that again (it was for that reason why GX9 was much closer to a GX85 than a GX8).
I did not realise that there was any real difference in body sizes GX7->GX85->GX9.
The differences are very subtle. The GX7 had a much larger grip than both, but the rest appears to be within a 1mm (with actually the GX7 bigger). The GX9 is also a tiny bit bigger than the GX85 in every dimension (although still within 2mm for width and height), with the biggest change being the tilting EVF (which it shares with the GX8) which makes it stick out more. GX9 also gained an EC dial and a focus mode dial from the GX8, but mainly kept the same body.
Of course, as you may know, the 3 cameras are named GX7, GX7MK2, GX7MK3 in Japan, so that kind of tells the actual lineage, although the name in other markets makes it sound like the GX9 is a GX8 successor.
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