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Hello everyone! I am a beginner who is into photography and want an under 1000aud camera. Hence, I have two options are G85 for 899aud (~611usd) and a G100 for 999aud (~679usd). I'm considering because the g100d is newer with an OLED EVF. However, the G85 has weather sealing, and IBIS. Moreover, I have a big hand, so I guess the small camera won't be good for handling. Therefore, I want to ask everyone opinions on this. Are the IQ and colour science on the new G100D worth over the weather-sealing and IBIS. Thank you everyone!!!

A question, is 85,000 clicks something to worry about buying a s/hand D90, cheers Mike

There is a firmware update for it. Check your version and see if it is the latest

I've been using my two for years. For some reason people respond really well to this camera. They don't mind having their picture taken.

i just got a G7 today only paid 280 after a discount

Hello Grant ! First, useful video, the GX9 is my everyday carry camera and he is doing a good job :) I have a little question about the thumbrest we see on the vidéo, what brand makes this ?

Bought a PEN-F 18 months ago for my Street photography, best decision I ever made, got rid of my Fuji gear I previously used, the PEN-F is feature rich and great to use, lenses are amazing.. Its old, retro, but gives most modern equivalents a run for their money.

Just ordered a used G9 on Amazon. I had one several years ago but sold it because I simply had too much camera gear and decided to stick with my FF Canon. I'm getting back into photography now that my kids are playing sports. I know the G9II has the better focusing system but I don't recall having any issues focusing with the G9 when I had it. Then again I wasn't shooting 10 and 11 year olds running around on the soccer and football fields. We shall see how it (and I) keeps up with the fast action with the 200mm f2.8 Panasonic lens mounted to it. I couldn't bring myself to pay close to $2k for the g9ii when I could get a used G9 for $500.

when there's enough light, gf1 can give a very good skin tone, personally the skin tone is even better than most mirrorless camera on the market. Now i have many more advanced cameras but i still keep 2 gf1 for rainy days.

Just the constant preview and and last one for me

Hey Grant, I've owned the EM1X for a couple of years now and I can't fault it. It's size and weight is comparable to a Canon 5D but it offers so many more useful features, not just gimmicks, but features that you will use on a daily basis. The sensor stabiliser is incredible and paired with OIS lenses its one of the best. Low light shooting is great thanks to the stabilisation, you can hand hold night shots at ISO 200-800 easily and if you use a tripod the sky's the limit. It was, and still is, an incredibly versatile camera in my opinion. If you do get the chance to buy one at a good price go for it! You won't regret it.

Assume that I handed you an 8x10 print and asked you to tell if it was shot with M4/3 or Full Frame, could you tell the difference without a side by side comparison?

The used price is finally coming down BUT my suggestion is if this interests you rent one first. Just to be sure before you sell a kidney

Literally just got both of these. Glad you made something more up to date. A lot of g7 videos are 8-5 years old

Just make a tad smaller GX9 with an OLED viewfinder and 25mp sensor, maybe improved IBIS, and we’re there

Good review, thanx 👍

@grantrobertdavies I need your help i just purchased a Lumix G7 and dont know what Lens to get for this im looking at 2 right now which is the 1: Brightin Star 50mm F1.8 Manual Focus Lens M43 Black 2: Auto focus Lens Lumix G X 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH for Panasonic Olympus Camera 3: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 For Panasonic G Mount Which one should i go with. i got a good deal on EB only poblem is no lens so trying to find a cheap lens just for right now just so i can shoot my unboxing and talkhead. just wanna find a cheap lens that will give me some Bokeh or blur background

I need your help i just purchased a Lumix G7 and dont know what Lens to get for this im looking at 2 right now which is the Brightin Star 50mm F1.8 Manual Focus Lens M43 Black Auto focus Lens Lumix G X 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH for Panasonic Olympus Camera Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 For Panasonic G Mount Which one should i go with. got a good deal on Eb only poblem is no lens so trying to find a cheap lens just for right now just so i can shoot my unboxing and talkhead. just wanna find a cheap lens that will give me some Bokeh or blur background

Yss, you can improve it in post, but the image quality coming of the MFT is just not the same. We can argue and beat the dead horse over and over, full frame will have a much better low light performance straight out of the camera. On the GH7 or G9ii, there is visible noise at 3200 iso. On the R6ii same noise is maybe at 25000. Once you use a full frame and see how clean the low light images are you will be disappointed when using an MFT and have the same expectations.

id buy it before you could say "great autofocus "

I just ordered one with the two lens bundle. I’m hoping to mess around with it more this weekend. So far it seems like a fun little camera.

I just ordered one with the two lens bundle. I’m hoping to mess around with it more this weekend. So far it seems like a fun little camera.

😅 arri log c 😅

Panasonic might want to maximize the efficiency of their R&D. The price of a camera like G9m2 must be several times higher than the material cost, while the factor would be smaller for a GF-series camera. Since they would not have redundant manpower for M43 lineup anymore, it makes sense that they focus it on the most efficient product. It is not beautiful that G9m2 re-uses the housing of S5, but I hope Panasonic continues the M43 system at least this way. After all, they should do business not an art. If they stand strong in the camera market with their full-frame system, probably they would release a lightweight M43 camera.

I have a Nikon D90 with less than 5000 clicks and I'm trying to sell it, but it has been so hard :(

Thanks for this. A lot would be helpful for the GX8 as well. With older eyes, focus is a growing problem, so any tools along those lines are very useful. I don't use WB all that much, but I sometimes see some really lovely sunsets and find the colour temperature adjustments are really helpful then. I first came across this with my first digital camera, because I only had a concept of daylight/incandescent/fluoro from my film days. My wife and I set off on the Great Ocean Road, and, before we started out from Melbourne, over a week into the trip, she decided she did want a camera after all, so we got a fairly cheap Kodak from Hardly Normal. It always got better sunsets, of which there were lots of good ones in 2004, than my next model up, which fixed up the reds and yellows. Hers didn't bother trying, and caught the full splendour. I agree about the rule of thirds grid lines. They also help with keeping the camera level, something I struggle with if there are no guides. And I often find that the taslk of keeping the camera aligned almost subconsciously also has me lining up the composition as well, even if I forget that's what I should be thinking about. As I am of the" RTFM -- after everything else fails" kind, I'll rewatch this. Thanks!

Grant, I almost completely agree. I am fully invested in M4/3. 2 OM1 bodies, the 150-400, etc. So I love shooting M4/3. And I can definitely tell the difference between my FF Leica and OM1. Does it matter? No. And yes, modern software eliminates many historic trade offs. But the bit depth of the original file is limited by the sensor tech and can’t be compensated for in post. Not a problem, just is.

I feel if they don’t include internal nds, similar to the C80, people won’t be happy, and neither will I. I’m thinking for me it’s out of the S1H II or the Canon C80.

I love you thumbnail. How do made that halftone photo of you on the right side?

I have used it on commercial shoots that need a lo-fi look for products and portraits. It does the job if you compose correctly without reframing to avoid pixel loss. Then again, any camera in a studio environment can do the job. It slightly lacks a bit of sharpness, which isn't lens related and tonal variation is not incredible, but it's great for flat, even lighting. I wouldn't use it for pictures that need high contrast.

What makes it special is the LFV-1 viewfinder! I have mine with a vintage Canon 50mm 1.4 and some Oly lenses like the 45mm 1.8 and 30mm macro, it's incredibly versatile for day to day snapshots. The BW is not as premium as a Sigma DP, but the gritty aspect of the GF1 and small size makes it an enjoyable experience. Oh and it fires up 500x times faster than any Sigma DP camera…

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Picked up a used 12mm 1.4 lens for a good price …the 12 mm and my Olympus 25mm 1.2 are my best lenses

its a discontinued camera and has a beautiful design . I believe that's why its expensive

I still own gx1 convert fullspectrum

I bought one that had been converted to full spectrum Infrard and use it with various strength IR filters, mainly with my 20mm F1.7 lens.

I have a full frame Nikon Z8 and an OM-1. The with right lenses OM-1 has 7.5 stops of stabilisation and the Nikon 5.5 stops. But the stabilisation on the Nikon is in a different class to my OM-1. Nikon's stabilisation is considerably better. This is very evident when comparing the OM-1 with the 300mm f4 plus's 1.4 Teleconverter vs the Z8 with 600mm f6.3 plus 1.4 Teleconverter. The Nikon is rock solid stable and the OM-1 is very jittery and better with a monopod. What is stated on paper about the stabilisation does not translate in real life. The colour graduation, saturation, bokeh and high ISO is much better on the Z8 full frame. I mainly use the OM-1 for macro and insect photography. It is also excellent for all photography. But full frame is better especially if you like shooting wide open.

You talked me into a g7 and it has been a great second camera to my gh6. It is so lightweight. I used to own a gx8 and I like this camera more than the gx8 even though yes the gx8 was a great camera, but the weight, size and shape of the g7 is too good. I don’t need weather sealing so that makes its weight and size fantastic. Very good pictures out of the g7. Video is also very good if you are fairly stable with a lens that has its own stabilization, or on a tripod. Run and gun video with the g7 camera is a bad idea though. Gh6 handles that job very well.

But the GH7 is so good! That autofocus man..... You gotta upgrade!

I tend to keep coming back to this camera a lot, it’s such a good camera

If they don’t announce one soon I’ll go get myself a c80 or c400.

I have a GX1 + Lumix 20mm F1.7 and love it. It's the camera I reach for most when I head out for some photography. It's like the perfect combo.

Hi Grant, hi oldschool photo friends, I do not leave comments very often. But I got my D90 because of your recommendation last year. It is still going strong and I use it for all purposes: family, sports, indoors, outdoors… paired it with a Sigma 30mm 1.4 on day 1 and it still is my favourite combo. I also use the Nikkor 18-200, the Tamron 17-50 2.8 and an my cheapest glass: A Sigma 70-300 macro, which I use for shooting sailing events. All in all I did not pay more than 300€ on my gear and I get fantastic results. We print photos in normal sizes and watch them on TV with family and friends. I started taking pictures when my first son was born ten years ago. Took my smartphone, stepped up to a Sony NEX 5R, then got my D90 and when I bought the Nikkor 18-200, I got a D200 for free. I shoot beautiful portraits and landscapes with it, but my grab’n go is the D90. Now, as kids sport events become faster and my daughter does gymnastics indoors, I think about the Tamron 70-200 2.8 and maybe a Nikon D7200. Nevertheless, the D90 will stay ready to shoot on my shelf, at this price tag my kids are allowed to take pictures with it. If it breaks, I can get a new one for the price of a half tank full. Thanks for your great videos, keep up new work on old stuff. Best wishes to you from Germany.

I can't imagine what a video beast this camera would be..Myself--I'm probably more interested in a new S1RII myself. I just attended a landscape photo show and started to think of that Hi-res goodness.There have been a few S1Rsat good prices but I just bought a G9II and I'll have to recover from that. Congrats on the GH7 acquisition. Enjoy your sabbatical from posting-- we'll be watching for new content when you get back