Coming in May .... bleh
Australia: 1100 AUD (1200 AUD w/ 12-32mm)
Germany: 700 EUR (body)
USA: 800 US$ (w/ 12-32mm)
UK: 509/599/729 GBP (body/kit/double kit)
In Sweden it can be ordered for about 750 EUR
Size seems to be very similar to GX7.
Specs are impressive, except for the short battery life.
Looks really nice, but I miss the tilting viewfinder.
I'm confused about the viewfinder. Is it 16:9 for stills or only for video?
And do you get 4:3 size on the stills image capture or not?
Really nice looking camera though.
Quote:I'm confused about the viewfinder. Is it 16:9 for stills or only for video?
And do you get 4:3 size on the stills image capture or not?
Really nice looking camera though.
The EVF seems to be identical to the GX7 - folks at dpreview do not like it all. Any GX7 users here dare to comment? Klaus?
The first notes by dpreview indicate that it may not feature an electronic first-curtain shutter, which could be a serious issue (shuttershock!). Theoretically such a nice cam - but Pana may have blown it (again).
Quote:The EVF seems to be identical to the GX7 - folks at dpreview do not like it all. Any GX7 users here dare to comment? Klaus?
The first notes by dpreview indicate that it may not feature an electronic first-curtain shutter, which could be a serious issue (shuttershock!). Theoretically such a nice cam - but Pana may have blown it (again).
A 16:9 EVF for a 4:3 camera is just plain stupid.
I don't understand why Panny keeps making such non-sense decisions.
Why on earth did they not use the same very good EVF as the one in the G7?
One of the best but unheralded features of the GX-7 was the amazing 1/320s X-Sync. GX-80 is step back (stop back?) mediocre 1/160s.
Quote:The EVF seems to be identical to the GX7 - folks at dpreview do not like it all. Any GX7 users here dare to comment? Klaus?
The first notes by dpreview indicate that it may not feature an electronic first-curtain shutter, which could be a serious issue (shuttershock!). Theoretically such a nice cam - but Pana may have blown it (again).
It does feature an electronic shutter (up to 1/16000sec),
Viewfinder - I never had a GX7. I did like the GH viewfinders though.
(and I am not a fan of the E-M5 II viewfinder)
Quote:It does feature an electronic shutter (up to 1/16000sec),
Viewfinder - I never had a GX7. I did like the GH viewfinders though.
(and I am not a fan of the E-M5 II viewfinder)
Why are you not a fan of the E-M5 II VF if I may ask?
3 different ways to view stuff, option to make it show the environment as an optical view finder would (i.e, bright in bright conditions, dark in dark conditions), and a bunch of other options.
Kind regards, Wim