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Hey Tom, I thought you might drop in! GRIN. Yes, the smallest Panas are great. The only thing I don't like about mine is the Japanese menus (bought it in Japan of course). But it is 'set it and ...

Nice. Both the place and the pix.

That would be pretty hard, since the GRD3 died in a beer shower just after the national college football championship game at Koshien. To be replaced by a used GRD4.

I had the GRD3 and now have the grd4 but never noticed any difference in 'sharpness,' for what it is worth.

In Japan used V2s can usually be found for under ¥30,000, and V1s for under ¥10,000. I try to get all my gear there, which is harder now that I have moved to Pamplona. GRIN

Thank you. We are here for the Fiesta del Pilar, and it is very colorful. The city itself is very laid back. Been here twice before and plan to be back (we live now in Pamplona).

Taken in Spain this week during the Pilar festival; Look a bit better at larger sizes.

The V2 is smaller, has more megapixels (for cropping), and a scene dial than the V1. It is more orthodox than the quirky V1. I have both and like shooting with them. I mainly shoot the V1 in B&W, ...

I think the GM5 is great! I mostly use it with the small kit lenses: 12-32 and 35-100. Terrific. Of course I shoot it in RAW (just like my Ricohs but not my Fujis). Small is beautiful. GRIN

I shoot them all (including the Fuji MX-1 with the 27 prime mentioned above). I much prefer small cameras. I use my GRD4 for street all the time. Right now I am in Zaragoza for the last corridas ...

It didn't use to be this way, back in the day of the R4. Really. GRIN

Rather than the Q7 (which I love) better to compare it to the 1/1.7 GRDIII and GRD4. Both were great, and still quite useable, at least to me. Small is good.

We live in the province right next to La Rioja (Navarra), and drink their reds everyday! It is one of the great advantages of living here. GRIN

In addition, the speaker is head of tech development, not sales or PR. So why should he speak English at all?

Accepted, as long as he stopes to let us get more wine, and to take pictures! I am not so sure about that nautical uniform, however.

A bus ride for us! The train goes there too. We are in Spain to drink wine, live the life, take photos, and see the bulls. No driving for us. GRIN

Well, why should a Japanese company 'think in English?'  The company does fine as it is. The whole world is not 'English centric,' nor should it be, in my opinion. Of course you could learn ...

I am going to own one, when they come out!

It turns out that I was actually referring to the AP-S 55-200, which I do not have with me. (it is at our long house on Van Isle). As I recall, it does work very well, but doesn't of course have ...

Actually, it appears not. I must have been referring to the AF-S 55-200, which is very cheap but works great for sports, action wild life, on the V2 with the adaptor. https://www.dpreview.com/produ ...