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**Klaus** · 04-05-2016, 10:25 AM

Seems to be fairly small indeed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_conti...DLCMl9X7Ww

Reference:

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/cam...-gx80.html

**Klaus** · (This post was last modified: 04-05-2016, 10:40 AM by Klaus.)

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)

goran h · 04-05-2016, 02:56 PM

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.

04-05-2016, 06:15 PM

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.

04-05-2016, 07:44 PM

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).

thxbb12 · (This post was last modified: 04-05-2016, 08:25 PM by thxbb12.)

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?

dave9t5 · 04-06-2016, 02:20 AM

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.

**Klaus** · 04-06-2016, 03:44 AM

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)

wim · 05-21-2016, 06:13 PM

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