Lumix G100: The Most Polarizing Camera of All-Time?

[@Sofus.Solivagante]

I love the form factor. And nothing else. Still, if it was cheaper, I could get one for casual photography.

[@BrandonLovesCameras]

@@Sofus.Solivagante There are some deals out there. It’ll only get cheaper as time goes on.

[@brownwallet942]

Lol "nothing else" but you'd buy it if the price is right. You should actually be thankful for their idiot marketing team who touted this as an excellent vlogging camera. Because of the backlash, the price is cheaper. For photography, even the kit lens takes gorgeous shots and sharp across the entire aperture range, and just the camera size makes it a good looking camera for compact prime and zoom lenses of MFT

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

One big plus is 'THE VIEWFINDER". Try to shoot in bright sunlight at a sandy beach without a viewfinder. Good luck.

[@BrandonLovesCameras]

@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp it really is nice to have. I was at the beach on vacation this summer and was so thankful to have one.

[@Footski1]

I fail to understand why manufacturers insist on pairing video with still cameras. I never use video and never will. I only want my still camera to concentrate on stills. Sadly it seems this is not really possible these days..

[@4thonstuff]

If you don’t want video don’t use it?

[@Footski1]

@4thonstuff What a rather odd and unhelpful reply that totally misses the point.

[@brownwallet942]

​@@Footski1he is actually right. It's not as if it's a hindering you from taking photos, it's just a feature you can choose to use or ignore, like seriously are you running out of things to complain 🤣

[@kennygo8300]

Not really sure what Panasonic was trying to do. In the "real world", it's not any better than the G7. The spec sheet looks better, but it's functionally the same in the hand, and with the results.

[@BrandonLovesCameras]

@@kennygo8300 I’ve never used a G7, so I can’t really comment on that. I’ve heard good things about the G7 though.

[@InfiniteEyes369]

Photography isn’t too difficult of a learning curve to learn once you understand the purpose of aperture, shutter speed, iso and white balance. I increasingly see mid range cameras with a full suite of professional shooting formats implemented in them for both the still image and video shooting modes for less than half the price of a Sony or Fuji full frame. However, you can buy a Canon or Panasonic Full Frame for around the same amount as their mid range Super 35mm sensor sized options. You can also pick up a GH7 or a Black Magic Cinema Camera for around the same price with all of the professional Shooting formats of any of the Mid Range pro or Full Frame pro models. Wouldn’t someone rather learn on a body that gives them the best of all of the pro features for Less than half of the price of a pro model from any of the other brands I mentioned and instead of spending the money on a “beginner model“? Too often I see videos from aspiring photographers and cinematographers who wish they hadn’t taken that route and Instead went with a body that grew quickly with them

[@BrandonLovesCameras]

@@InfiniteEyes369 that’s how I learned, I was fortunate enough to get a job early in my career at a TV station and got to use professional cameras. Some people like to ease in or may not have the budget. For those people there are these types of cameras.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

To me - the most difficult part was to understand how stay withing the spectrum of light a camera can cope with.