Thanks for the info, I will check out the one you recommend.
It is not that I refuse to buy used—I do buy used from time to time but only
from shops, not from ebay.
Cheers,
Nathan
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> On 11 Jun 2019, at 20:31, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 5/26/2019 10:39 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> Many of the cycling photos I have posted in the past few months are made
>> with my10 years old Panasonic GF1 and a newly purchased 12-32mm lens which
>> collapses into an extremely compact package.
>>
>> I love the handling of the GF1. It was a camera that really delivered on the
>> promise of micro 4/3: small cameras with good image quality. It is also very
>> solidly built and is made in Japan rather than China, always a plus.
>>
>> But there is no denying that the sensor from 2009 is looking a bit long in
>> the tooth compared to the newer MFT camera. So from time to time I look at
>> the specs of various newer Panasonic and Olympus models,
>
> Take a look at the GX850. It's, in effect, the latest GFx, sold as the GF9 in
> Japan, and perhaps other places, and GX800 yet other places.
>
>> but I continue to be frustrated by the evolution—rocker switches instead of
>> menu dials,
>
> Not quite that. The four way switches are replaced by a ring that acts as
> both switch and dial. For example push the top for EV Comp., then rotate the
> dial to set the amount. Better than the separate wheel in a way, as one need
> not move one's finger to change the setting after selecting what to set.
>
>> touch screen (great for inadvertently changing settings),
>
> The touch screen, as in all Pannys I know of, may be turned off, as I do with
> my GX9 bodies.
>
>> various other useless features that only seem to drain the battery.
>
> Just grumping? Or specific features in mind? I don't think it's an issue.
>
>> Moose recommended the Panasonic GM5 a while ago—it does have a newer sensor,
>> and it seems that it has a user interface not too far removed from the GF1.
>> But it is discontinued and seems difficult to find (I do not shop on eBay).
>
> Nose - Face
>
>> Are there are any current models that would satisfy my somewhat
>> old-fashioned user interface preferences?
>
> The GX50/GX800/GF9 is smaller, lighter, and has Panny's latest 16 MP sensor.
> Having used that sensor in it's larger sibling, the GX85, I'd say you would
> be satisfied.
>
> I still prefer the GM5, for the EVF, but if you refuse to buy used, that's
> not an option. Wait - Wow, I can only find one used, slightly beat up, and
> for USD 450. Must be a lot of people out there like MikeG, who just paid for
> a new sensor in his, and me, who bought a second one when they were
> discontinued, who are holding on to theirs. (I just fondled my red one.) It's
> a unique camera for just such uses as you have; a shame a replacement hasn't
> surfaced.
>
>> Oh, and do not recommend stuff that costs in the 4 digits.
>
> USD 550, new, here.
>
> Informational Moose
>
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