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Panasonic LUMIX GX85 4K Digital Camera, 12-32mm and 45-150mm Lens Bundle, 16 Megapixel Mirrorless Camera Kit, 5 Axis in-Body Dual Image Stabilization, 3-Inch Tilt and Touch LCD, DMC-GX85WK (Black)

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From Australia

All rounder at reasonable cost.

Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2020

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Compact, Stylish and Pro Like pictures. At par with intermediate DSLR cameras.

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Rubén José

Muy buenas compra.

Reviewed in Mexico on 11 December 2018

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Aunque tenía mis dudas pues siempre he sido usuario de equipos DSLR compré esta cámara Mirrorless por las recomendaciones en cuanto al peso y lo completo de sus funciones. No me decepcionó, es un equipo excelente con una muy fácil forma de operar y con la posibilidad de intercambiar lentes como cualquier cámara DLRS de mayor peso, tamaño y precio. Muy buena compra.

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Ralph C

Most Compact without sacrificing most of micro 4/3 strengths.

Reviewed in Singapore on 3 January 2022

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Arrived without damage or defect although the box was torn as it looked opened before. Might have been an open box but internal checks out ok as unused. All accessories are intact. Could have wrapped the box with bubble wrap better.

Camera is decent especially on sale price but the limitations of the sensor is apparent especially against APS-C ones from Sony and Fuji. ISO simply cannot go pass 1600 and not 800 for indoor low light. Kit lenses are decent but extremely plasticky though very lightweight. It's strength is probably the menu and features, giving plenty of options. Stabilizer is below average but adequate. Build quality is surprising above expectations. It has some heft to it and easily balances out with heavier prime lenses - could be the heat sink and metal mount.

Battery life is worrying, best to get at least 2 more. One original can last about an hour of video/shooting depending on intensity.

Overall, this should not be bought anywhere near list price but its a good representation of what micro 4/3 was - long reach and needs really good lenses.

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Dilly

Lumix GX85 poor picture quality.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2019

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Picture quality is very poor and im very disappointed with this product.

Anime Enjoyer

Fantastic camera bundle with the best price to value ratio I've found.

Reviewed in Canada on 7 February 2023

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I was looking for a rangefinder camera with a viewfinder and had to decide between Sony's a6000 series cameras and the GX85. I decided to buy the GX85.

Why I chose the GX85:

- The two high quality and widely praised kit lenses that are sharp, stabilized, support Dual-IS and focus quickly.

- Access to cheap Micro Four Thirds lenses. I recently purchased the cheapest MFT prime lens with a wide aperture, the Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f1.7 ASPH and it's phenomenal for the price ($199!!!). Autofocus is swift and images are crisp.

- The IBIS (in-body image stabilization) and Dual-IS (IBIS + lens stabilization) with stabilized Panasonic Lumix lenses.

- The electromagnetic shutter mechanism that prevents shutter shock and no AA filter on the sensor.

- The viewfinder is useful outdoors when the brightness of the sun dims the visibility of the LCD screen.

- Unlimited recording times and no overheating.

- Unrestricted touchscreen and intuitive user interface. (The touch capability of the Sony a6k cameras that have touchscreens [a5100, a6500, a6100, a6400 and a6600] is limited only to touch focusing and zooming in on pictures in playback mode.)

Things to consider:

- Buy this camera bundle when it's on SALE, where it's discounted down to around $860 and happens frequently.

- The 12-32mm kit lens has to be rotated and extended by its zoom ring for it to start working, which means it can't be used in its flat position at the base focal length (12mm). And it also does not have a manual focus ring.

- Keep in mind that this camera bundle does not include a body cap for the camera sensor or a rear lens cap for the 12-32mm lens, so be sure to buy those. I bought the JJC 2 pack Micro Four Thirds body and rear lens caps here on Amazon for $12.

- The camera bundle only comes with a USB wall charger with a micro-USB cable for charging the battery inside the camera through its USB port while it's off. In order to not wear out the USB port on the camera, I would suggest buying an external battery charger for the camera's DMW-BLG10 battery such as the OEM Panasonic DE-A99 charger from eBay or a 3rd party charger that fits the DMW-BLG10 battery.

- Buy an extra battery or few so you can swap them out. I personally bought an extra OEM Panasonic Lumix DMW-BLG10 battery here on Amazon that is often on discount for $59 compared to other retailers that sell it for $79. I chose to buy the OEM battery instead of cheap 3rd party batteries that are more likely to lose their charge quickly, suddenly die, swell and won't accurately display their charge status bars when using the camera.

- The viewfinder uses a field-sequential display which can produce RGB (red-green-blue) color tearing effects if you are sensitive to it. I notice it slightly when I move my eye around the display image in the viewfinder, especially when I use the main menu in the viewfinder, but it doesn't bother me personally.

- It's worth mentioning that this camera does not use PDAF (Phase Detect Autofocus) on its sensor, but uses CDAF (Contrast Detect Autofocus) and Panasonic's own DFD (Depth from Defocus - works only with Panasonic Lumix lenses that support DFD), both of which are not as good as Sony's PDAF and Canon's Dual Pixel PDAF. PDAF is useful for tracking and keeping focus on moving subjects, particularly when shooting a video.

Personal dislikes:

There isn't anything I dislike about the camera, but I do wish the GX85 had the tilting viewfinder that the GX7, GX8 and GX9 were equipped with.

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albee

EVF

Reviewed in Canada on 21 February 2023

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There are many reviews of the GX-85 that complain about the EVF being too small, and about the field-sequential EVF causing rainbow effects and other aberrations for certain people. I can only say that the EVF does not cause any perceivable problem for me. It looks as sharp and clean as I could expect for a camera of this vintage - i.e. perfectly useable. However, the size of the EVF could be an issue for all - it is apparently a 16:9 screen that gets cropped to 4:3 when in that native sensor format, resulting in a relatively small image in the viewfinder.

Setting the picture format to 16:9 or 3:2 reduces the amount of crop in the EVF, resulting in a noticeably bigger viewfinder display at the cost of fewer pixels in the saved image file - the 16MP 4:3 Large file size is reduced to 12MP at 16:9, and to 14MP at 3:2. The 3:2 format is a good compromise for the GX-85's EVF. At the cost of 2MP you get the 35mm film apect out of the box. None of this is much of an issue if you are OK with the smaller 4:3 display in the EVF, or if you work mainly with the rear tilting display - which is excellent. It's nice to have any EVF on this type of camera, even if only used occasionally. The EVF's shortcomings are not a deal-breaker for me, especially considering that this is a 7-year-old camera design.

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Gmx

Increíble cámara sin espejo

Reviewed in Mexico on 3 April 2019

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La cámara es muy pequeña y ligera así como los lentes que incluye. Pesa alrededor de 1 kg ya con el telefoto y alrededor de 500 g con el otro lente que incluye. Si bien es un sensor cortado que equivale a la mitad de un 35 Mm, la calidad es muy buena. La estabilización de cuerpo y lentes en conjunto te permite tomar fotos con exposiciones relativamente largas a mano alzada. Esta funcionalidad para vídeo es muy útil también, y cabe mencionar que la calidad es superior.

Recomiendo leer el manual avanzado para descubrir las funcionalidades de la cámara. Algunas son bastante útiles.

Lo único malo que le veo es que no tiene entrada para micrófono.

Actualización Julio 2020

Recientemente compré un lente Olympus 12-35 F2.8 y realmente los resultados me sorprendieron. Es una calidad comparable con la de cámaras más caras y pesadas.

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Sylvain M

Très bon rapport qualité/prix!

Reviewed in Canada on 26 December 2022

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Excellente offre; boîtier, lentilles. Caméra versatile avec menu facile à comprendre. Un seul commentaire négatif: la très faible durée de la charge de la pile. Il faut absolument éteindre l’appareil entre les prises de vues sans quoi la pile sera à plat bien avant la fin d’une journée ordinaire de visites touristiques. Lors de mon dernier voyage, il me fallait parfois utiliser 3 piles (jlai acheté les piles originales Lumix)!! Si vous êtes du genre à grenier beaucoup de photos dans une journée (200 clichés et plus), sachez qu’il vous faudra plusieurs piles. Sérieusement, avoir su , j’aurais peut-être considéré acheter un autre modèle.
Tout le reste de la caméra est vraiment top! Dommage!

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Stormcrow

Excelente cámara, recomendada!

Reviewed in Mexico on 13 August 2018

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Adquirí el kit que viene con cámara y dos lentes, de 12-32mm y 45-150mm. También la he probado con un lente manual Fotasy 35mm f1.7 comprado también en Amazon. Fácil de usar viniendo de otra Lumix (vengo de la compacta ZS100 y a grandes rasgos los menús y funciones son casi iguales), tiene gran calidad, sólidamente construida, incluye correa para el cuello, batería, cargador y cable USB. Si se desea usar la salida micro HDMI habrá que buscarla por separado. La cámara llegó perfectamente protegida. Ahora, la siguiente compra será alguna mochila para la cámara y los lentes. Estoy satisfecho y recomiendo ampliamente la cámara a quienes vienen de usar cámaras compactas o celular para tomar fotografías y quieren salto a algo más complejo y poderoso. El sistema Micro 4/3 que Olympus y Panasonic utilizan en sus cámaras es abierto, así qué hay otros fabricantes de lentes que tienen productos para este sistema y la variedad de opciones y precios es algo muy atractivo. Añadiré fotos a esta reseña en unos días. Espero que mi opinión sea de utilidad, gracias por leerme!

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Ray

Quality of image impressive

Reviewed in Canada on 11 April 2023

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Did research as long don't shoot in 4k focus tracking works great. For price and age has a lot of great features. Note No shutter release cable port, can download app but not impressed. can use timer but only has 10sec timer not 2sec. no GPS. Its great for travel small and light with good quality images.

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