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> my understanding is that Panasonic made the better video bodies. I love the stills output (esp the colors) from Oly cameras, but for some reason I don't quit
by slantyyz 6y ago
> my understanding is that Panasonic made the better video bodies.
I love the stills output (esp the colors) from Oly cameras, but for some reason I don't quite like the handling/ergonomics.
I don't know if it's because I had a Panasonic LX3 way back when, but I find my GM5 way more usable than Olympus E-PL6 from a button and menu perspective. YMMV of course, but my GM5 and GF2 feel much more solid than the Olympus bodies (EPL6 and EP2) I have.
- Jedd 6y agoI've held a friend's Panasonic, but that's as close as I've come to one - never used it, navigated menus, etc. I had a Minolta 7Hi originally - fixed lens, but sophisticated for the time - then Olympus E620 (FT), and then the EM-5 MkII (mFT). So my experience has consistently improved, but isn't very wide. With FT and mFT cameras, the Olympus menus for a long time (and perhaps still) have an unfortunate default setting of the 'Super Control Panel' being disabled. Almost everyone enables this excellent feature, but that requires some deep diving into the standard menu system, and sometimes some conflicting settings need changing. But (!) once you've done that, I've found navigating the settings & controls to be blissful.