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Reddit mentions of Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1K 16 MP Micro 4/3 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm Zoom Lens (Black)
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1K 16 MP Micro 4/3 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm Zoom Lens (Black). Here are the top ones.
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16MP Micro Four Thirds sensor4 frames per second continuous shooting23-area contrast detect focusing with touch AFISO 160-12,8001080 HD video3.0 inch touchscreen LCD with 460,000 dotsOptional DMW-LVF2 electronic viewfinderRaw shootingPop-up flash and hot shoe
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 2.68 Inches |
| Length | 4.57 Inches |
| Weight | 0.7 Pounds |
| Width | 1.54 Inches |
Compacts are really good these days, and especially in daylight, it is difficult to tell the difference between a photo taken from a compact and a "more advanced" camera.
Then again, you can do some crazy stupid things with micro four thirds glass. The variety of micro four thirds glass is nuts compared to other systems.
According to the wiki, there are 44 lenses sold for micro four thirds. I think 2 of the sigma lenses actually cover APS-C sensors but have been repurposed as m43 lenses, and the SLR Magic toy lenses are rubbish (I've personally tried them). If you want to include toy lenses, Lensbaby and Holga alsomake stuff for m43... but I wouldn't count them.
There are 40 or so good native lenses for micro four thirds. Nex has 10 listed. 2 of which are actually just "lens converters" which you screw onto the front of a lens, and the 18-200mm was updated, so really there's only 7 native lenses.
Nikon 1 has 4 lenses.
I think the Pentax Q has 2 lenses? It's hard to find info on it..
Anywho, the point is, you can do amazing things when you have good lenses. This is a small sample of what my favourite lenses do:
Affordable portrait lens.
Super wide angle lens.
Ridiculously fast f0.95 prime lens.
By the way, two of those photos were shot as ISO 3200, so the high ISO on these cameras isn't bad either. Full frame will get you better high ISO, with less noise and brighter colour (things which noticeably degrade as your ISO increases), but m43 ain't bad. Also; "If people are commenting on the noise, your photos must be really boring".
...so... yeah... these sorts of photos are what m43 can do that a compact camera can't do...
It isn't especially cheap to buy lots of lenses though. The portrait lens was about $300, the wide angle $900 and the fast prime is about $800 now. The camera I use is the GX1.
The GX1 is available on amazon for $529 with a kit lens. (Or $503 without... lol do not buy it without a kit lens...)
I'm not sure if you understand basic math. The GX1 with a kit lens is more than double the price of a EOS M kit. For that matter, it's more expensive than a basic Canon or Nikon dSLR beginner camera. It's completely priced out of the market, and its sensor sucks compared to the Canon 18mp sensor, which is why m4/3 has abysmal sales.
If anything, you're pissing away money on micro4/3. Wait 5 years for Olympus to go out of business from running out of money, and let's see how well supported their cameras are. The EOS M is and will be pretty well supported, from new firmware updates (the v2.0 updates fixing the autofocus, for example) to fast repairs. Canon may not consider the EOS M to be a cash cow, but they're not dumb enough to throw away the mirrorless market.