The Panasonic Lumix DMC GX85 is a mid-range mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with a Micro Four Thirds mount. It is known as the GX80 in Europe or the GX7 mark II in Asia. This naming system was mostly likely adopted to discourage grey market sales, though Panasonic has not confirmed one way or the other.
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Panasonic Lumix G9 vs Olympus OM-D E-M1 II – The complete comparison
Updated on: January 14th, 2020
In all my time reviewing cameras, never have I received so many requests to write about a specific product as I have with the Panasonic Lumix G9. Many of you have been patiently waiting for this article, and some of you have kindly shared suggestions and early findings after purchasing the camera for yourselves, which I am grateful for.
I am already very familiar with the OM-D E-M1 II but it was a pleasure to use it again and see how it stacked up against such fierce competition as the G9, especially now that the Olympus camera is coming up on its second birthday (which is a lifetime on the electronic consumer market).
As for the G9, well, it surprised me in ways I wasn’t expecting, which forced me to re-evaluate some of my views. And when that happens, it makes my work much more fun!
Olympus OM-D E-M1 II vs Panasonic GH5 – Five key aspects analysed
Updated on: October 30th, 2018
Three years ago, the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Panasonic Lumix GH4 set a new standard, not only for the Micro Four Thirds segment but for the mirrorless market as well. They introduced a number of innovations that had never before been seen on a consumer product, but even more importantly, they proved to the masses that a compact system camera had the potential to be a professional tool. The OM-D E-M1 mark II and Lumix GH5, released in late 2016 / early 2017, are the culmination of that potential.
Panasonic Lumix GX850 vs GX85 (GX800 vs GX80) – The complete comparison
In an effort to simplify its line-up of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, Panasonic recently assigned the “GX” prefix to all its flat-topped models. While it was once possible to decipher the target audience from the prefix itself, we now have to look at how many digits follow the prefix: one is used for the flagship (GX?), two for the mid-range model (GX??) and three for the entry-level model (GX???).
Olympus Pen F vs. Panasonic Lumix GX8 – Quick 20MP sensor comparison
The very first Micro Four Thirds camera to receive a 20MP sensor was the Panasonic Lumix GX8. Announced back in July 2015, we knew it was only a matter of time before Olympus released a 20MP sensor camera of its own.
Instead of choosing to debut the new sensor on one of the high-end OM-D cameras, Olympus opted to give it the Pen F, the latest model in the Pen line-up. We highly suspect that it is the same Sony 20MP MFT sensor used inside the GX8, although pigs will fly before rival companies openly admit to using the same technology!