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Had a GX7 for years, got one right of the launch. Very good one, but the GX85 is much better - and expensive. The EVF: is a very neat feature for unusual shots. One is what you showed - pointing the lens upwards. Very good for composing a building with the sky above. Another useful trick is to hold the camera like an old TLR camera, both hands below the body and close to your chest, looking downwards through the EVF - a VERY stable position for longer shutter speeds. Last one, when the camera is on a tripod - you tilt the EVF up and is very useful to compose. Shutter sound - yeah, is unique. Kinda loud and sound like a guillotine. The grip is VERY good, but my hand pressed the DISP button constantly. And it looks amazing - probably the most stylish GX camera. Even today, people will think that is a film camera.

George, seriously adore your content. Please keep going! Just bought an Olympus EM-10 IV because of you.

I must not buy a gx7 I must not buy a gx7 i must not buy-

STYLE!! I recently bought a mint (1502 shutter activations) GX7 with its original 14-42mm lens. Unlike the many other Lumix and Olympus cameras I've owned, the GX7 design is beauty to hold. It definitely is not a BBB (Big Black Brick) like most "modern" cameras. The feel and even the shutter sound hearken back to the film era with the panache of a Leica! Lumix new cameras have sacrificed style of the GX7 for the "professional" BBB look. After using the GX7, it's a really capable camera that will serve me well for travel and street photography. If Lumix engineers would pay attention to style as an important part of marketing, a new GX7 using the original case design and modern innards could capture the eye of new generation users who don't need a BBB. My "dream" GX7 would update using the G100 viewfinder, articulated screen, 20mp sensor, 4K photo/video. The "dream" GX7 would have full stabilization and dare to dream, in camera LUT and PDAF like the G9ii. Add some colorful skin options to allow owners to express their style without resorting to spray paint. Keep the cost under $1000 and Lumix could have a camera that people would love to hold, shoot and be seen with!

reg. 4:11 One important reason why I use mFT is exactly the 4-by-3 image ratio in the VF (and the final image): it yields not the 'flat' 2-by-3 ratio, with its missing vertical dimension, but a much more balanced perspective. It's a matter of preference, I think.

The shot of the dude with the glasses is a banger! Nice one George 🙌🏻

I used to have this camera. Ahhhh nostalgia.

I got this when it first got released and I have loved it till today as a travel camera.

I was deciding between the GX7 and Olympus EM10 mark ii earlier this year. I went with the EM10 mark ii for the ability to shoot completely silently with electronic shutter, not sure if the GX7 can do the same but the EM10 mark ii's "higher" shutter speed allowed me to use F1.7 lenses in bright daylight witthout an ND filter. As a street photographer, I actually prefer rangefinder style cameras but the GX7 didn't really vibe with me, the EM10 mark ii just looked so much more classic. Personally I think the tilting viewfinder is a gimmick, if you're going for that waist-level finder type of photography then the tilting LCD already suffices. That said, I have some info to share having used m4/3 cameras for street photography: 1. The smaller sensor is actually better for street, F5.6 is around the same depth of field as F11 on full frame, you get more in focus without sacrificing exposure, when it comes to street bokeh is pretty overrated! 2. Get the Lumix 14mm f2.5, 20mm f1.7, and Olympus 45mm F1.8, they're dirt cheap on the used market. The 14mm and 20mm are pancakes so they're light and discrete, they equate to 28mm and 40mm on full frame respectively, honestly just pick one depending on you're preference. The 45mm is more for portrait but its a great short-tele for street, personally its harder to find used for me so the alternative is a new YongNuo 42.5mm F1.7 which is pretty good bang for the buck. (if you're on the lookout for the GX7 generally its kit lens is already the 20mm f1.7 so keep your eyes peeled!)

Great shots, George! Really nice explanations and comparison too 🙌

I have offered to upgrade my wife's GX7 several times but she refuses. She has my Lumix 14-140 glued to it. Yes it has 2-axis body stabilisation good for 2 stops. This is good with unstabilised short lenses e.g. primes. If you use a Lumix OIS lens, it will use Lens-IS, not both. It cannot do Dual-IS, and we are not given the option to choose. A Mega-OIS might go 3 stops and Power-OIS a stop more and significantly better at sensing movement. The lens you have there is the 14-42 f/3.5-5.6 Mega-OIS kit lens, a decent lens but can be slow on the uptake to AF. These lenses are practically all designed to be soft wide open, faster than optimum; never use them wide-open but put 1/3 to two stops into them. This also gets rid of the problem of them changing f-stop as you zoom. Personally I'd pop the PZ14-42 pancake onto it as I do with my E-PL7 which is sibling to the E-M10ii, only smaller.

Nice, George! I have the GX9 -- the younger brother. The GX7 though is so great at a knock around, every day, street camera. I do prefer the Panasonic over the Olympus menu system. Also, the images SOOC on the Lumix is fantastic! I am in love, actually with Panasonic digital rangefinders! Have fun with it!

Thanks! Really enjoy your videos.

I like how you show RAW from the camera and then the edited ones as so many 'look at this under appreciated street camera' from you tubers often just show wurh their 'presets' that seem to make any old camera look good. I just want to see what the camera does, so yay here! Also I like it was just you talking about the camera as you present really well, on some previous posts I've watched, I've found the comedy whisper background moments distracting and ended up not completing the review. I know we all like a bit of humour and maybe many love it and I normally do too but for whatever reason it has been a distraction so glad you dropped it. Just a personal preference I know. Just subbed......so long as comedy whisper guy stays away. 😁

I have a gx85 and em5iii but preferred the em5 for EDC and street I can handhold up to 5 seconds. I shoot allot of night shots/ low light , I always shoot 4x3 and crop in post... Both are great but I do prefer the menus on the Panasonic. I finally decided to have the gx85 converted to IR so we shall see how I like it when I get it back..

The GX7 is a great camera to use, so small yet capable. The GX8 is also wonderful, just a little larger. The GX9 I have now tries to combine the best from each predecessor, but ends up being just okay (though adding a grip transforms the handling). A little pedant point, as with any digital camera, changing the aspect ratio doesn't change the resolution, but just the file size recorded.

Interesting & informative vid, thks

Great looking images! I got the a6400 recently and noticed the evf felt lacking. Wild that this old camera has better res.

I used a GX7 for several years ...loved it...Nowdays a pair of GX9 bodies does it all...I am not a fan of dangling side flip rear screens...being an old medium format film shooter... I prefer looking down at the screen...Cheers M43 rocks!!!

Great video George. It's nice to see folks encouraging people to check out M43 for street. I use Canon for work but I picked up a GX9 a couple of years ago as a walkaround. Basically because I was at a street photography "conference" and 95% of the audience were middle-aged guys with Fujis. I didn't want to be a sheep. The GX9 was my gateway into Lumix and I have to say I love it. Nice form factor, great files and colours. Great menus. I dont' like the EVF but I'd loved to see Lumix come out with an updated GX camera. With both the GX7 and 9 you need an extra grip if you've got big hands.

The photos look great on it. For that price, you cannot go wrong. Sick video bro 👊

GX7 is what I have! It's been a fantastic little workhorse and it's still going strong and does practically everything I need. The only reason I'd ever want full frame is to use vintage film lenses at their full field of view. Also interesting how you in the UK have the American version (black and silver) while I in the States ended up with the European version (all black).

The evf swivel is a really interesting feature.

Seems I got another camera in my own list!) Great video bro! Thanks!

Great video! It’s true what you say about needing much more than this for street - I think it’s more than ideal and the only weakness it has is low ISO performance, but there’s great AI workarounds for this.

As a fan of a viewfinder, I can't tell you how many times I used the flip up evf on my old gx8. I'm gutted I sold it. It was superb.

slightly off topic, but love the jazz bg music; on topic, that's also my dream camera! thank you for making this video🫶

great camera, i chose it over the gx8 for the dinky flash as i like to take it out for party's and such and just leave it for anyone to use and see what you get the next day, very entertaining seeing pictures of your own self doing silly drunken antics. have lost so many lens caps doing this tho.

just like wildlife and portrait should be shot with full frame i feel street should go along with smaller older sensors to keep nostalgic cleashe tradition

love my gx9, but waiting for gx10 maybe😉

Got the gx80 for walk about and so happy with it

Great video George, I have the M10 MK1 and the GX7 and use both for street photography - the GX7 beats the Oly for its silent shutter. But I love the M10 for its ergonomics. Both great budget cameras though.

A GX7 with a 1,7 20mm, a 1,7/15 and a 45-150 is always in my backpack. It still is a capable camera and the stabilizer allows shutter speeds of about 1/8 or 1/4 of a second. This is enough to be able to shoot at dusk or dawn with a fast 1,7 prime and ISOs of not more than 800.

I’ve got 2 Nikon 1 in my archive camera collection. I used to call them my handbag cameras to the local Nikon rep as I tried to carry one at all times. Didn’t really need them when phone cameras got better and the top iso was pretty limiting..

Great camera, use one paired with my E-M1 Mk2 for gig photography.

Lumix ALL THE WAYYYYYY🎉🎉🎉

Still love my GX7 I started photographing more frequently with. Paired with a Lumix 20mm f1.7 it´s really a lovely kit. Speaking of shutter sound, you did so in a truely polite manner- I think it´s horrible, more of a „cutter“ sound, actually.

I had a GX7 for a short time when it first came out. I've been getting the itch to get another one because of the sensor (same as the GM5). Thinking back, I remember the thumb dials feeling plasticky and not feeling very confident in them. Maybe my memory is failing me though. Can you confirm? It seems the frame of the rear LCD screen is very delicate too. I see a lot of them that are cracked on eBay. I guess these are things one can "put up with" when paying so little for them on the used market today.

Let's see the 5D next!

Yeah, the GX line is amazing. I found a used GX85 with the two kit zoom lenses at B&H for USD400 - when it arrived it came in the box like brand new. Eventually, I will find a GX9 for myself at some point in the future. A shame Panasonic is not continuing the GX line anymore, let's hope that changes!

When you say straight out of camera, you then say they are raw converted to jpeg, which the camera can often do better than the usual suspect raw converters. By all means use the raw to apply a different process or profile. The camera itself can be set to "shoot for the jpeg" and produce better images; often a case of using your mark 1 eyeball at the time; change the settings.

I'm happy with my Olympus E-M10m3 (w/kit lens) & Canon R10 (w/kit lens + rf 50/1.8)

Great and robust camera! One of my favourites. Shame it doesn't have stabilisation in video and no weather sealing. The back dial is the same nonsense as in the gm5 but at least here it's not needed

If you get one keeper, all is right with the world.

Coming from APS-C DSLR and 35mm, after years of using GX7, I'm still not used to 4:3 ratio. But overall it's a great little camera. Only two downsides for me are that it's not that great with high ISO (Sony is so much better) and that it's not that great for shooting night sky (extremely long exposures).

Awesome camera , awesome video! Already have: Z9 S5 II (I am thinking of selling it , I don't like as much as I thought I would) X-T2 Ur mom. Wish list: Pen F X100 (maybe the upcoming) D700 foveon sensor or CCD camera IR converted BW converted or even K3-mono.

you ain't getting my mom george 😂😂

4:53 excuse me WHAT? 😱🤯

My mom is on the list too?? You cheeky sob you 😂😂😂

They got a CCD like look

I have one plus a GX9 and G9 The ibis is a bit of a con and is more compatible with IS lenses, however its still a great camera I'm waiting to get it converted to IR 🤣📷👍

Great camera. Not sure why the D200 is on your list. I had one back in the day and could not stand it. Bayer is sooo bad. I think it's really a 5mp camera. I did manage to take some great photos with it, but it was def in spite of itself. Autofocus was ahead of its time, however. I remember tracking birds back then like no camera I've owned since. If you find you like the GX7 I'd strongly recommend the GX85. It's an upgrade in every way and I think it's around the same size.

Which camera do you think is better for street photography just for photos, the sony zv-e 10 or this panasonic gx7?

Why not just go Olympus e-m5 mk ii? Better ibis and has mic jack. Found mine cheap and blowing me away with features

Hi, I'm not very good at photography, that's why I don't understand the term you used King St Preset, is this term a function of the camera, or is it a kind of photo processing with some program, could you explain to me. And lastly, what is your opinion about this camera after months of use, thanks.

Finally! Why can't all cameras be GX7s?

Looking on spectral highlights It's seems like you've used glimmer glass filter or something similar. Why didn't you disclosed that in the video?

Just get a Gx80 you can get it for less than 300 and I truly believe it's the best value camera out there.

So George, GX7 or M10??😊

Do they use dollars in Leeds then ? 🤔

Please please tell me where do you find these prices…….

Thankfully you cant get my mom

I don't consider this as good choice, just a little bit more to get gx85, which is the sweet spot, better IBIS and no shutter shock.

GX8 would be better