So my time with the GX8 has now passed and unfortunately for my bank account it was a great time indeed. When the time and money come it will most likely become my 2nd camera in my Micro Four Thirds line up.
So what was so nice about the camera?
For me this camera was a new camera, a "game changer" now when I first started talking to people about this camera a few people seemed to be shocked by the price compared to the GX7 understandably so, when most manufactures go up one level in a camera not much changes, maybe an extra FPS, or a slight tweak to the sensor or a improvement in build quality etc and as such the price goes up a bit and people go ohhhh new camera and away they go. What the GX8 does is improves everything and not only a little bit either. No discredit to the GX7 which in itself is an awesome camera but I believe the GX8 goes far beyond a regular upgrade, so much so if they had started a new product line off I do not think this would have been unjustified...
With improvements too; the viewfinder (OLED and in my opinion one of the clearest on the market, with lab test actually putting it above the XT1), massive improvement to the autofocus system making it the fastest in the micro four thirds range, a brand new sensor (20mp), 4K video (and in turn 4KPhoto), full weather sealing, improved burst modes (more than doubling its predecessor) and many more features too.
For me the low light performance was going to be a key factor and taking it to a local gig or two allowed me to put it through its paces. Click the image below to see the full album.
So what was so nice about the camera?
For me this camera was a new camera, a "game changer" now when I first started talking to people about this camera a few people seemed to be shocked by the price compared to the GX7 understandably so, when most manufactures go up one level in a camera not much changes, maybe an extra FPS, or a slight tweak to the sensor or a improvement in build quality etc and as such the price goes up a bit and people go ohhhh new camera and away they go. What the GX8 does is improves everything and not only a little bit either. No discredit to the GX7 which in itself is an awesome camera but I believe the GX8 goes far beyond a regular upgrade, so much so if they had started a new product line off I do not think this would have been unjustified...
With improvements too; the viewfinder (OLED and in my opinion one of the clearest on the market, with lab test actually putting it above the XT1), massive improvement to the autofocus system making it the fastest in the micro four thirds range, a brand new sensor (20mp), 4K video (and in turn 4KPhoto), full weather sealing, improved burst modes (more than doubling its predecessor) and many more features too.
For me the low light performance was going to be a key factor and taking it to a local gig or two allowed me to put it through its paces. Click the image below to see the full album.
Above: Eva Plays Dead - Rock City Nottingham - GX8
For me at this stage it was a winner no issues with focusing in low light, and capturing a nice tonal range for such a difficult situation, an issue many cameras seem to struggle with.
Now there is not a lot more to say about this camera that has not already been written about, however having gotten so used to it, shooting with it none stop for about a month and training staff and demoing to customers, I should be able to answer any questions you have. Just leave them in the comments section below.
Hi, I've just stumbled across your gx8 review which seems to reinforce my desire to buy (when the price drops a bit more), so thanks for the info. Any downside at all? On screen images look great - what about on paper? No parralex issues presumably despite of set eyepiece? Cheers Peter.
ReplyDeleteHello Peter,
DeleteI had an issue with comments on the blog apparently and no notifications. I am glad you came across the review. I have had no issues and some lovely prints too. Only at small(ish) sizes in fairness but no reason it would change at a larger size.
I wear fairly strong glasses and had no issues using the view finder a good dioptric corrector built in which is easy to access.