WhiteBeard

Do you actually take pictures or just buy stuff?

My guess is bad communication or just dumb service tech. He might have meant that the KIT's warranty is void since it doesn't exist anymore but I don't see how/why this would void either the lens ...

Easy, except for the fact that brentbrent is right about your subject line... But I guess I'm bringing no value either, right?

This comment begs for a little more details, as in: what don't you like about it? Sure, it doesn't stand well against a good copy of the PL 25 F1.4 (a tiny bit more expensive) but overall, it seems ...

Well, along with the pigeons and the Goélands à bec cerclé (Ring-billed gulls), we have quite a bit of Canards Colvert (Mallard ducks) in the parks with ponds (most of them in Outremont). A nice ...

Dragonflies are among my favorite flying critters - ok, ducks too but maybe because of the magret and confit de canard -and you took some fine specimens. Congrats!

Unless this is supposed to be tongue in cheek, I don't think you got the general idea conveyed here...

As far as I know, Pany has yet to be cursed about any "dreaded failure". Again, a good thing since Panasonic's service - and marketing - departments really need a good shakedown.

Doesn't apply here since the OP has personal experience and does not convey a prejudice - as many other posters do...

I'm with your nephew on this one...

My thoughts exactly; WWIII has just begun!  :-)

Might be part of the reason Panasonic has horrible service (if any) while Olympus service seems to satisfy most owners. Just happy I didn't have to service any Pany gear so far although I would ...

And they were: « All images were taken with the Olympus OMD EM1 Mark II in RAW and processed using Adobe Camera RAW ».

Simple: My Moto G6 fits in my pocket while my GX8 does not...

Well, for the UK and its wonderfully sunny climate, primes from F0,95 to F1,2 should do the trick... ;-) PS: Bring a flash unit, just in case...

I'm trying to be objective while you are subjective; oh well...

Yeah and I'm sure you tested all of them before saying that, notwithstanding the fact that the 12-50 is more in the price range of the Pany 12-60 which is faster at 60 (F5.6) than the Oly at 50 ...

No problem with french here but Google translate can give some odd results... Agreed; a "standard zoom" would be my first pick and that 14-42 II is a good suggestion. I would also suggest a used ...

I was not saying zooms aren't good per se, I was only pointing out that Godspeaks statement to the effect that « the zooms of today often meet or beat primes for image quality » and that « The ...

Not so sure I agree with your statement. Sure, a "Pro" 12-40 can do a good job against a basic 25 F 1.7 but the cheap 25 will still have the edge on aperture.  Sorry but a zoom, however pricey, ...