biglouis
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My best lenses were the 28/2 and 55/1.8. I found the 35/2.8 a bit characterless which is why I sold it and got the 35 'cron. My problem with Sony arose because I needed a UWA zoom for some work. I just could not bring myself to pay over a grand in the UK for the 16-35 and take the chance it would be a good lens as I had been so disappointed with other blue-labels. I took a chance and bought the Olympus 7-14/2.8 for my GX8 and I have never looked back. Now that I've developed an interest in bird photography, the crop factor and the lightweight 100-400 have locked me into Panasonic. Of course the Sony bodies are attractive - actually the crop sensor ones even more so - but I learned long ago that a man with more that one camera system is forever subject to anxieties about which one to use!My mediocre Sony lens line up is limited to (fine samples) 28/2, 35/2.8 and 55/1.8. Rest are adapted lenses.
My experience with their zoomz (blue labelled ones, in particular) mirrors yours.
Jorgen, having played with a G9 I would argue that it is as comfortable in size and form factor as the GX rangefinder factor. It felt smaller than the GH5, it is 100g lighter and the grip is amazing. Like you, I prefer the GX form factor but I will give houseroom to the G9 in the future, even if I have to dispose of the GX8.It must be said that despite the shutter shock problem, the GX8 is still a great camera, and if I didn't make money from selling photos, I could have lived with the situation for a while more. The ideal camera would have been a GX9, close to the specs of the G9, but with the form factor of the GX8. With the launch of the G9, I don't see that coming until at least Photokina, maybe not at all.
LouisB