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From CameraLabs review ;) : "So while the GX8's body-based stabilisation seems to perform a little better than its predecessor for unstabilised lenses, while also providing some benefit when working alongside optical stabilisation, it remains a pale shadow of where Olympus currently stands with...

Also you could try some of the latest Olympus OMD. Their usp is fantastic in body image stabilisation, producing almost shoulder rig results, Eg @9:11 : View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQKYgQaNHQ

Panasonic Lumix GX7 & 20mm f1.7 LUMIX G II ASPH. £349 http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gx7-20mm-f1-7-asph.html Good deal as the lens would be more than £150 by itself.

I used to love GAP combats, but they dont seem to make them anymore... GAP combats were (are?) the best :)

Is it "beach proof"? :) - ie sand, dust, splash etc resistant? Or do you mean sightseeing holidays? For sightseeing hols I found that 14mm is the only length necessary, as I 'm always trying to pack as much scenery as possible into my shots, but for for more action oriented holidays a zoom...

Leica V-LUX has smaller sensor (ie poorer image quality, worse noise in low light - eg in indoor shots), no interchangeable lenses. GH4 and OMD are in different class imho. As is the A6000. Panasonic have joined forces with Leica for some of their lenses (eg Panasonic-Leica 25mm 1.4) for m43...

You're welcome!:) I didn't say anything about "multipurpose lens" as there are multiple choices for each system, but I should add that the GH4 and Em5-2 (the micro 4/3 system) have a much larger lens selection compared to the Sony (NEX system).

Another vote for Adobe Lightroom. Its very powerful and yet beginner friendly, has plenty of "make your picture look better" 3 minute long video guides on youtube and you'll be getting used to the tool that you'll be using for a long-long time straight away. Cheap/free editors are fine, but you...

I'd say have a look at Panasonic GH4 (fast AF, one of the very best for video, very good for stills), Olympus OMD Em5-2 - also a jack of all trades and its optical stabilisation allows to shoot handheld video with nearly steadycam results. Sony A6000 is another good candidate - good AF, good...

Beautiful shot, the kit lens did not hold you back :)

Yeah, the AF situation is extremely disappointing for me. That was THE missing feature of m43 format, never mind the camera adjustable colour curves and dials for art filters... Thus, the brightest point of that Pen-F review, was the comparison with e the GX8 at the end, when they said that...

Is it better to protect the highlights first and shadows second, or the other way round? I thought that it was easier to recover blown highlights from RAW, so I 've always aimed for the best exposure in the shadows. Did I follow bad advice?

GX7 + 14-42 is £329 at Jessops (with Panasonic cashback), good deal as well.

Imho Gm5 is a better proposition vs a large sensor compact (ie RX100). Similar size, bigger sensor, better glass, twice faster AF... To say nothing about upgradability (save good old lenses, upgrade to a better body). Check out the difference in AF speed @6:34 View...

I personally also do not see the point in the larger m43 cameras- the ones that are comparable to the APS-C cameras. After all if you need a *medium-sized*camera bag, you may as well put a somewhat larger camera in it. M43 is the ultimate walkabout, with a sweetspot on portablility and IQ. Thus...