I haven't read or watched many reviews,... and also auto ISO in all model with the ability to dial in compensation..
I'm still mildly interested but would really like a camera with constant preview in all modes and also auto ISO in all model with the ability to dial in compensation.
I haven't read or watched many reviews,
but it seems to me with having a physical exposure compensation dial
how could they not allow that to work in manual mode?
(Easy to check when it hits the shops...)
I think thd GX8 also has a compensation dial but I'm sure I read that auto ISO with compo isn't available in manual... should I be wrong it'd make me much more likely to buy. In fact I probably would.I haven't read or watched many reviews,
but it seems to me with having a physical exposure compensation dial
how could they not allow that to work in manual mode?
(Easy to check when it hits the shops...)
That would be very good news and if so I'd need to double check the GX8 as I'm sure some reviewer or other said it didn't.Looks like exposure comp is possible with auto-ISO in M mode on the Pen-F. Might tip the balance for me.
The manual says in the M mode section (page 29) ...
"When [AUTO] is selected for [ISO], exposure compensation can be adjusted using the exposure compensation dial."
I assume this exposure comp on your GX7 doesn't work in auto ISO?
I spent my spare time today Googling various reviews of both the Pen and GX8 and in my innocence the conclusions for me seem to be...
- There's little if any improvement in image quality over my GX7.
- Auto ISO now available in manual mode.
- Exposure compensation in manual mode is possible with Pen but not with the GX8.
- The GX8 is widely said to be better built than the GX7 but some are a bit wary of past Olympus quality.
- Both have the fully articulated screen that I like because I tend to turn it to the body
- Both almost certainly have a better EVF than the awful one (IMO) fitted to my GX7.
All in all I think the better build, better EVF and fully articulated screens interest me but the lack of any significant improvement in image quality over the GX7 worries me. I think I've now decided that I wont go out of my way to try either of these cameras but if I'm in York or Newcastle and passing a shop that has them I'll take a look as the idea of having a GX7 with an articulated screen, a better EVF, auto IS in manual mode and the ability of dialling in compensation is what I'm looking for even if there is no increase in image quality. Or I could just wait a year to 18 months and see if things move on a bit more with the GX9 and next Pen F II or whatever it may be called.
Anyone more enthused and definitely interested in getting a Pen F?
I've not really looked too closely at the Oly mini SLR style camera specifications and reviews but I might... I was really hoping to get a smaller RF style camera to replace my worthy but unloved GX7 as it would make a nice companion to my A7 when I want something even smaller and even less conspicuous. My worry with an Olympus mini SLR camera would be that it doesn't really offer any bulk saving over the A7 and would be about as conspicuous.Or you could pick up an E-M5 II at Hdew for a close to half the price
Historically, I don't have much faith in Oympus's quality control (or Sigma's either, as another random example) - whereas my experience of Panasonic products is radically better. Ok - nothing is set in stone, but experience rings hard. So I won't be buying one of these.
For functional flair, though, I might consider a Fuji ...
The body is a bit smaller than your A7 as well as being extremely well constructed and solid feeling. The Pen F and E-M5 II are pretty similar in overall dimns.
Then of course your m4/3rds primes are quite a bit more compact than the Sony primes (for the same FOV).
Yeah he pretty much slams the constant af, put me right off.
No the cheap as chips Leica Q........ And really enjoying itWhich Q? The super mega expensive one?