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I'm happy with my copy. Yeah, it is softer on one side than the other wide open (I only  use it at f1.4) but those extra 3 stops over my f4 lenses make it worthwhile. Attitude adjustment :)

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2016/02/optical-quality-assurance/

That is so cliche as to not even be funny. I suspect it refers to street shooting, what ever that is. We're talking about travel. One can not "zoom with your feet" if there is a river between you ...

You're asking for opinions so you are going to get a range of answers. I'm suggesting the Lens Feature Search Page ( here ) on this website should be able to help you decide what lens/es you want/need.

http://www.43rumors.com/new-olympus-patent-discloses-an-impressive-collapsible-24-70mm-f4-0-5-6-mft-lens/ By the way it's an incorrect headline. I've been debating getting either a Panny 12mm 1.4 ...

Maybe it's not so much camera sample variation as people's different expectations of the camera.

"because their smartphones get better pictures."
At 15 meters below sea level?

There have been complaints by some that the TZ/ZS100 is too large as it is. Bigger evf and tilt screen would just make it bigger.
Because compromise.

Huh? The link's right there.

GF7 or GF8 plus one of these: Silicone case

I think you're missing the point. Some Japanese domestic market cameras do not have other languages besides Japanese. That is, there is no option to change.

Did you shoot raw? I'm guessing not. Noise can be tweaked to good effect. I am not suggesting my pic is a good a photograph as yours but it is less noisy. Plenty of light pollution, not as many ...

Sharpness is not an absolute. That is, a picture's sharpness falls somewhere on a scale of verysoft<---->razorsharp. What you may consider acceptable may not be acceptable for someone else. My ...

I got home after being close to the sea on a windy day. My OM-D E-M5 II and 12-100mm lens did not get splashed but certainly we both got a covering of mist from the sea. There was a fine layer of ...

Wait for ever until the best model comes out.

Did you consider that other people might find the 25mm useful, or in my case, not wide enough? Your post reads somewhat rhetorical but definitely first world problem.

This has nothing to do with being parfocal. I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing here. In manual mode I focus on object at 14mm. Then when I zoom to 140mm, not touching the focus ring, ...

Mmmmm, my 14-140mm ii is far from parfocal. Also interesting considering this article: https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2016/03/mythbusting-parfocal-photo-zooms/