Seeking advice on a replacement camera

[TonyBarrett]

I’ve recommended the GX9 in the past, fwiw. The tiny kit zooms (12-34mm, 35-100mm 2x crop) and primes are relatively cheap (the zooms are pretty slow but fine in decent light).

camera advice: travel and family, should work with darktable

I have the gx9 and it’s great for me as you can get very small zoom and prime lenses. Carried the gx9 and three prime lenses recently to Cyprus and Portugal in a bum bag (fanny pack). If you want even smaller, there’s a secondhand GM1 or GM5 with a tiny zoom. See both pictured with cup of coffee for scale. I also have the G9, which is ergonomically superior, but bigger, but still relatively small compared with full frame once you factor in the smaller lenses. [image] [image] [image] [image] …

The predecessor rangefinder style camera, the GX7, would be cheaper with fewer megapixels and other missing features. Panasonic also made a GX8 that confusingly switched to SLR style.

There’s also the GX80 that should be cheaper than the GX9. I’ve never held one but there’s a comparison by someone who has here:

GX9 vs GX80 impressions: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography...