Richard Franiec grip contour is perfect shape but is slick aluminum and very difficult to find. RX100 grip trimmed ever so slightly at the lower tip has a not quite as good grip shape but is rubber and hence sticks better to the hand. Have GM5 with Franiec and GM1 with RX100 and surprisingly favor the RX100 grip due to more secure feeling grip. Both are stuck on by adhesive. Never seen in person OEM but looks to be less comfortable, adds to the height, almost undoubtedly heaviest, believe have to remove to get to the battery and/or memory card, and looks to be a less conforming and more claw-like grip. Almost every anything attached to the bottom of a camera using tripod mount as a grip wobbles to some degree and end up continually tightening the screw to try in vain to eliminate wobble while trying not to over-torque and therefore bend the baseplate. Only advantage is it is fully removable without having to pull any dental floss between camera and grip through the adhesive to remove. Recommend the RX100 grip. Besides, much more available and cheaper. www.amazon.com/Sony-AGR2-Attachment-Grip-Black/dp/B00KOUIBRU/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nyEXmERBD9R1xB2gpQ0f2I_b-AMnSb6McSdefze1OZZsP3DbiO7ahisf0wUNrC9NwRNFcKIHkrfTVKoJaW4lM1QPJRZlUkGysbqdTRhxO0MkhaUofm9rPcI8HJ0M5ascvaT1ZhUSgR9Ap_VYhc1MdFDk8MYpwbx-QHiSV782mR9bBNqEVnaUMTs9rmk0R2oczeHyZwQmlYB7XrzXA7k0XCSaQY23NG-6MVcU9O-_ack.sWI9sVYhruFaAAbLwSXb2JXxitRbHCcc8HPm4MhsPfw&dib_tag=se&keywords=sony%2Brx100%2Bgrip&qid=1722412434&sr=8-2&th=1 Best of luck. Note too that the GM5 has a little bit of a thumb grip built in which helps grip a lot. Am thinking of sculpting and attaching something similar above and around the record button of my GM1. Note too that in my mind the best lens for the GMs, especially the GM5, is the 42.5mm f1.7. www.imaging-resource.com/news/2016/03/17/the-smallest-most-powerful-portrait-combination-under-1000 Together with a wide angle such as your phone's camera, a wide angle M43 lens, or perhaps best a Richo GR you have the old photojournalist's medium-wide/short-tele setup with the most portable portrait lens setup. camerasize.com/compact/#491.458,491.93,491.932,819,454,ha,t Equivalent f3.4 is as shallow a depth of field you will want for a head and shoulders without blurring the tip of an Aryan nose or ears. Flatter, more Asian features may allow shallower depth of field. This simulator may help tell you how much aperture you may want but, unfortunately shows totally smooth skin so blurring of nose may be more noticeable than the simulator may suggest. dofsimulator.net/en/ Barely bigger and heavier than Olympus 45mm f1.8 but has image stabilization (which becomes more important on a lighter camera especially with the GM1 where you don't stabilize the camera against your face) and focuses much closer. People argue about which is a better optic but in the end there are very minor trade-offs of one optical characteristic to another, from one lens to the other, sort of mimicking the slight differences between an 85mm and 90mm equivalent field of view and f1.7 vs f1.8 (a theoretical .165 stop slower and f3.4 vs f3.6 equivalent). Reviewers swoon over the 45mm because it is the penultimately small portrait lens for M43 and is less money however you may wish to weigh that against the fact that it is less feature-rich and is more money after you buy it with a lens hood. Additionally a set of auto extension tubes gives you almost (wish someone could make an m43 auto extension tubes thinner than 10mm, maybe impossible) every magnification through to beyond 1:1 but not quite the quality of a dedicated macro lens like the Panasonic 30mm f2.8 or the Olympus 60mm f2.8. www.amazon.com/s?k=mft+extension+tube&gad_source=1&hvadid=694830104131&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9033260&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=10437130835192824565--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10437130835192824565&hvtargid=kwd-302954076938&hydadcr=18448_13446543&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_9g5tovgvh4_e_p67 Got the Meke ones and have been fine but likely all are good. Still additionally get a finger cuff for your GM (and GR if you have one) as the camera is so light it works well. www.amazon.com/OP-TECH-USA-Finger-Cuff-QD/dp/B005DKLJAW?th=1 Finally for those who have a GR then for sure get the finger cuff and the shortest wrist strap to fit your hand (tie it off to shorten if as a quick fix) and use both together, finger on the upper lug and wrist strap on the lower lug as the swinging assembly doesn't swing nearly as much as with a wrist strap so you can use you right hand for a lot of things without hitting things. With the finger cuff on the right ring finger one can readily pull the camera into full holding grip position without using your left hand at all...Super for the single-handed controlled GR. Note too that the Richo GR only has reduced shutter lag when you already have the camera turned on with the battery running down and the delicate lens extended. Still love my GRii but wish had a GRiii for its IBIS for employing arms-length shooting although would miss the slightly better single-handed ergonomics of the GR & GRii.

discreet is the operative word. Love my GR3x

Same here.

Thanks.

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks. You have found the perfect way to handle the GM1. Maybe I'll have to try you method😀

Glad you liked it!

Thanks for sharing your insights.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. Good to hear you are enjoying your GR3.

Thanks for your opinion.

I have the GM1 but can't see any dynamic monochrome setting, only monochrome (standard) and silky monochrome. Which preset are you referring to?

Thanks. True, small is not always better.

The G90/95 I have found to be pretty much the perfect comfort size for me, as well. Then comes the ponderings if one actually needs perfect comfort size? Possibly if one is shooting looong studio sessions or such, but my style, which tends to be carry a lot -shoot a little. I will habitually go for a smaller camera, lately these have been the E-M10MkII and/or the E-M5, either OG or MkIII. In some ways, I rate unobtrusiveness over comfort in use for day to day gear. YMMV 🙂

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.

Thanks. We all are not the same as photographers and therefore we have different opinions too😀

@@mattisulanto that’s very true!

Goodbye for this walk.

@@mattisulanto okay, but it also works for click-bait, but not to sound sassy, I love your content, just honestly feel the title is miss-leading :)

do all the shots go through post process or directly out from the cam?

@kokkeanyoong Not sure what he does. Asking with a separate/ independent question might get his attention, though.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. It seems the title works😀

Why not, then the bad ergonomics don't matter either😀

Thanks.

Thanks for watching, my friend.

@@mattisulanto you are more than welcome!!

Thanks.

Thanks for sharing.

Was about to leave a similar comment, but you beat ne to it and saved me some time. ;-) I love my GM5, but the GM1 was ergonomically hard for me to use.

I have used every GM in the past😀 Thanks for sharing your tips.

I liked that ring idea quite a bit. Will try it out but with a loop of paracord. 🙂

Thanks. That custom handle sounds great, but doesn't it work against the small form factor?

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks.

Thanks for sharing your insights.

I totally agree! I never got on with my GRiii from the day that it was delivered and I ended up selling it after six months. The GM1 though takes the most amazing shots for such a tiny camera plus you can swap lenses whenever necessary. The images are so sharp, especially with the stabilized 12 - 32mm kit lens, the autofocus is fast and the tonality is lush. I stumbled on this little beauty purely by accident and love it so much that I bought another one 😂. None of my Fujifilm cameras ever see the light of day now.

Thanks for sharing.

To each their own. I'm sure there are many happy GM1 users.

Thanks. Yeah, there seems to be some sort of trend and I understand it from young people's perspective, but having experienced those cameras back in the day, I'm not yet convinced that they'd be that special😀

Thanks for sharing. We don't live together with Robin😀

@@mattisulanto Glad you're only sharing cameras Matti 🤣

I had both and I sold the GM1. GM5 is marginally bigger, the screen is slightly smaller but it has a small roulette which I use for aperture, a tiny but useful when the sun shines visor and on the back has a really small thumb grip that makes a big diference. I also have the optional grip that appears on the video but I don’t like it, it doesn’t fit well in my hands. Instead of that, I bought a “sticker front grip” which, if I’m not wrong, was designed for the Sony RX100 or something similar.

Thanks for sharing your experience on dust. Here is mine, please take a look: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZ58m9mJstK5oWg.html

Thanks for the tip.

A proper VF certainly is nice in many situations.

Hieno homma, että GX toimii😀

Thanks. The GX9 is very nice and I actually own one, but it's not with me right now.

Thanks. I'm sure with small hands it handles better.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. Yes, there are many other options too.

Thanks for sharing, both have some truth indeed.

Thanks and happy my video was helpful.

Thanks for sharing. Makes me wonder that the tripod also makes the camera kind of not so small. But, if it works for you then it's good.

Thanks for sharing your interesting set up.

Thank You!

Thanks. I'm going to stay a little longer.

@@mattisulanto ahh nice. Well, have fun and take care 👍

@@malcomjhy I'm currently in Bangkok, but soon back in KL.

@@mattisulanto ahh nice. Are you visiting Sabah too?

Thanks. That may be the case.

there is no shutter lag, i have shot tens of thousands photos with several gm1's , it's fast and responsive and can take any weather and some beating (unlike a GR) with no problems, really hope they would make second generation

@@kopraonu It seems you have found your dream camera and that is great! I'm happy for you.

Thanks.

​@@mattisulantobest part was wong or the 🔚

Thanks. I have to talk to my scriptwriter😀

Note: I hope you don’t take this as a criticism of you. I generally think your videos are really informative, I just thought your review was a little overly weighted towards the negative aspects of the GM1 and probably didn’t highlight its positives, of which there are many in my view.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Those are good questions. Panasonic LX100 is a very good zoom compact.

@@mattisulanto Thank you. I think I watched a review you did of that camera.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. No crop in any of the photos.

@@mattisulanto thanks! The 14 not as wide as I thought! But I have my eye on the 20mm 1.7 Lumix Ii. Hoping used prices will cycle down again, too high at the moment.

Thanks. If you look at my early videos, you'll notice that I have used many Canon M cameras😀

@@mattisulanto Missed those somehow. Will go back and see, thanks.

Oly Pm1 and Pm2 are smaller.

@@caskraker Nope, GM1 is smaller

@@MrTheDule Not after 11 months.

@@caskraker Yap, after 11 months is still smaller

@@MrTheDule Noooo, it isn’t.

Well observed. Goodbye for that day😀

Thanks for sharing.

How come you prefer the GX880? I'm looking at getting a GM1 or a GX880.

Thanks. That pair of GRs is a really versatile setup and enough for almost everything.

I'm really sorry, but I have no Lumix cameras with me and no way to double check anything. All I can do is read the user manual, but you can do that as well😀

@@mattisulanto - of course I took a very deep and close look in the manual and inside internet forums before I wrote you. I found that there is no solution. This setting finally is completely missing in Panasonic cameras. In the end I took the chance to write you and tell you about this problem. There is still a small hope inside me, that someone got a solution in the end

Thanks. I did not know they are collector's items these days😀

​@@mattisulanto yeah. silly prices, you can tell. Never the most practical camera, probably sitting on shelves. I found it too small even with the thumb grip in the hot shoe. I don't have huge hands, usual man-size things on the end of the arms. Small is good but too small, the GM1 didn't work out other than an exercise in miniaturisation.

That would be a nice set up, but not a GR alternative in my opinion, because the GR is essentially a pocket camera.

Thanks. I have a GX880 and I like it much more too.

They did release a Mk2 of that camera--the GX85.

Thanks for the tip.

Thanks. I had no idea they are so hard to find.

@@mattisulanto Maybe I spoke too soon, I'd looked a year or two ago and couldn't find many. There's some nice ones on eBay right now though!

No.

Thanks. I mentioned in the video that it's not fair to compare these two.