I found some instant relief from bumping into a customer-return-new GX800 (with kit lens) for a confusingly little 139€. It is absolutely T-I-N-Y: about the same step down as that X-E3 => GX1. It has USB-charging, wifi, and a even a miniature flash- money!
Downsides / doubts: There is no grip what so ever + no hot shoe => cannot use the thumb grip either. It doesn't have many physical knobs nor levers either, but maybe this can be compensated with programmable function keys. It's border line plasticky-icky, but definitely good build quality for the price or even double. We'll see how it handles..
Downsides / doubts: There is no grip what so ever + no hot shoe => cannot use the thumb grip either. It doesn't have many physical knobs nor levers either, but maybe this can be compensated with programmable function keys. It's border line plasticky-icky, but definitely good build quality for the price or even double. We'll see how it handles..
Yeah, thanks for the tip! I've been looking at Fujis too, but they seem a little pricey as a whole so I pulled a trigger on a used 16mm Sony lens. If it gives promising results with old nex3, I might try to find an A6x00. There seems to be a lot of dead stock and pre-loved, but barely used units in circulation.I have GX1, GM5 and GX85.
GM5 even with a grip attachment won’t handle like GX1. I love GM5’s miniature-ism, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
GX85 is heavier, but it gives you IBIS and EVF. Its grip is shallower than GX1’s and doesn’t have that rubber coating. Getting a JJP grip helps if you mount bigger lens onto it.
If I were you, I would try to future-prove it a bit and consider Fuji 24mp ASP-C. (The future of the m43 mount is very uncertain.) A Fuji X-E3 + 27/2.8 pancake is quite close to GX1 + 14/2.5 in size.
size comparison: https://j.mp/2TjBs7g
p.s. I dunno. These days I use my iPhone’s cameras way more than my Panny’s. Maybe a new smartphone is the answer?