Graph source: Idealo.de
What you see on the graph on top is the price change in Germany for the Panasonic GM1. As you can see the price now dropped by 100 Euro and the lowest price is now 558 Euro at [shoplink 45145 ebay]eBay Germany (Click here to grab one)[/shoplink].
I own the GM1 and I can say I am using the camera a lot and I am quite happy with it. It’s true that sometimes I miss the manual controls of the PEN but I am using the GM more than the PEN I had before because it really is easy to carry always with you! I do believe this is one of the most underrated cameras on market. If you look at it in a practical way than it’s a winner! Grab it if you have kids running in your house 🙂
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Totally agree with you , mine is always in my jacket pocket , with the kit zoom or the 20mm1.7
And in my other pocket the nokton 42.5 or the 75mmolympus
The only thing that miss me is a physical button for iso, because i àm always in video manual mode with maximum open aperture
But the tactile button works fine it just change from my GH3
Focus peaking is also very pleasant to use with à thin DOF and works well
And video 24p 24Mb is so gorgeous for a such tiny caméra .
It is just the perfect 2nd camera !!!
Panasonic GM1 . . . Fantastic little camera! I use mine everyday. Easy to carry and fun to use. Great pics and vids. Wish I had gotten mine @ todays prices but I’ve had more than $100 of fun using the cameral for the past 5 months.
I agree with our admin, gm1 Is a fantastic camera. I had to male my choice between gx7 and gm1. I bought gx7 for many reasons, evf (i use a lot mf Lens, focus peaking in evf Is So Great), and tilt screen because i do a lot of streets pics. I have 12/2, 20/1.7 and 45/1.8 also. I dream to get a gm1, sometimes i feel somerimes gx7 Is too big for me. I have a family with two littles kids. I think to sell my silver 12/2 for to get a gm1 with 12-32. I forgot also to say that i have the samy 7.5mm. What do You think?
I initially was going to replace my Canon EOS 500D with the GX7, then felt that it wasn’t much of a smaller size for me, and have just decided now that I’ll get the GM1 instead. It feels like if I got the GX7, it defeats the purpose of selling off all my DSLR gear just to get something just slightly smaller… love the GM1. Perhaps the GX8 will be much smaller? One can only hope 🙂
Like this?
http://camerasize.com/compact/#472.374,195,ha,f
There was no 500D, only a 50D.
Have you handled a GX7? It’s MUCH smaller and far less bulky than any of the small-ish Canon or Nikon DSLRs.
I wouldn’t mind if the GX7 were slightly larger. As it is the size and weight are quite good.
Let me throw more options into the comparison:
http://camerasize.com/compact/#491.397,387.409,452.335,521.332,472.374,393.36,219.23,ha,t
for fun, E-M10 is with the bazooka mounted.
I have to agree with Jeff….especially when you consider the sizes (& weight!!!) of the lenses. The GX7 is a much more compact proposition. That being said (I LOVE my MFT cameras!), I also won’t give up my FF gear for top image quality, low DOF, focusing abilities etc. Both systems have their places…depend on each individuals needs and finances, etc. It’s such a personal choice. What is cool is that we have sooooo many choices these days!
GX7 is not the smallest – but that’s intended. It is intentionally larger, to provide better grip and handling. I’m pretty happy about its dimensions.
But I can imagine that if you want to go even smaller (and why not?) then not only GM1 – but also GF6 or E-PM2 might be also contenders.
I know, all valid points, which was what made it so difficult to decide. The GX7 was what finally made me decide to leave APS-C and move into MFT… quality of MFTs have come a long way! And the GX7 handles the 14-140mm lens much more comfortably due to the grip. The GX7 has all the functionalities that I’d like, and in fact, after my travels, I might just get the GX7 after all.Unless something else comes up by that time… Jeff the Canon EOS 500D is a Australian/NZ moniker for the Rebel series in America.
Me too , aimed to buy it one day when price drop further more .
Like to keep it along with my GX7 .
I use mine all the time also.. A bit frustrated with the flash sync for sports but otherwise happy…
GH4 is announced in shops for 30 April. When can we expect a price drop for GH3?