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It might make more sense but it still doesn't make a lot of sense really - I'm (we?) are still waiting to see how you comforatbly carry around 4 x GM1/5 with 4 different lenses... :) One day you ...

the 45-175 is one of my fave lenses - pin sharp and compact/light with no extending. It fits my GM5 perfectly - small compact camera and lens combo that work really well together...

would be interested in seeing the same shots with the Panasonic set to 'vivid' mode...

We also need to know the type of focus failure - does she get the focus confirmation beep but the resulting pic is OOF? Or does the lens 'hunt' and refuse to focus? Lots more info needed for any ...

I doubt very much that Panasonic (or Olympus) will ever release a future model without an EVF, that's a huge selling point these days and a major reason people upgrade from a smartphone... Also I ...

Correct, but there are bargains to be had to those that look for them. I got my GM5/12-32 for $400 (Aus), complete with extra (genuine) battery and 9 months left on the warranty. The seller liked ...

Well now I am totally confused - why are you upgrading your 'fleet of GM1's' for GM5's - when a bit further down this thread you claim the GM1 is the better camera and even better (ergonomically) ...

I think you are out on a bit of a limb by yourself here Tom, From what I have read in this forum, most GM5 users buy it as a 2nd or back-up body to something larger - like an EM1 or GX8. *We* here ...

Thanks for the explanation, that makes perfect sense to me, I somehow knew that the EVF burn *was* directly related to the + dioptre setting but I needed a simple explanation as to why... Yes, I ...

Fair enough, as you say it's 'horses for courses'... The GM5 is my pocket camera, well, it's the camera I carry everywhere, in a very small LowePro bag on my belt. For more serious stuff I take my ...

Hm, I'm not so sure, perhaps the TZ100 has knocked the GM series for six: http://camerasize.com/compact/#570.409,647,673,wa,b Here you have a body that's just a smidge larger than the GM5 but also ...

Thanks for the detailed reply Guy - I struggle with flash a bit, maybe I should use it more to get the facts to stick... :) Yes, I did miss the OP's description of the shooting environment - this ...

I'm anything but an expert on flash, I have an EM1 and an FL600 but hardly ever use the EM1 with flash, the EM1's IS is just so good and I prefer not to use flash for most of my (static) subjects. ...

From what Guy has observed years back it sounds like Olympus are not even aware of this anomaly and it should be brought to their attention so that (hopefully) a firmware update fixes it or ...

Since this camera was announced I have to say that it seems to have all the right ingredients to become my next *favourite* camera... Until I came across this: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS ...

Well perhaps Olympus should stop marketing the EM1 as 'Pro', whatever that means... The thing is - I have some of the very early digital cameras and never had a problem with them, no lugs dropping ...

There's a setting in the menus to disable the 4 way control buttons, it sounds like you have enabled that setting in one of your custom modes... Hm, correction maybe you have set the 4 way ...

Totally agree... Image quality is not a problem or decider for me these days - I am perfectly happy with either Panasonic or Olympus IQ, what concerns me far more is reliability and features. Now ...

It's the way the world is going, these days everything is disposable, not made to last any longer than the warranty period - no bulk manufacturer would want you to keep your new gadget for more ...

Agreed. My GM5 jpgs are pretty much as good as my EM1 jpgs. Panasonic jpg has improved a lot over the last few years, not much in it these days....