Dean

No, I didn't. It was still jittery with dual IBIS... I sold it along with the 35-100/4-5.6 which I didn't like either. Maybe the 12-32 I had was a dud ... not sure. I've bought the 15/1.7 & the 12-35/2.8 ... both of which are excellent and no issues with IBIS. I also have the 42.5/1.7 on the way which I'm really looking forward to using. The GX85, 15/1.7 & 42.5/1.7 look like the perfect combo for me.

I'm absolutely loving this camera. Have it pretty much set up to how I want it now using C1, C2 & C3. Excellent street cam for both video and stills. I've gone from having gripes regarding the min shutter / ISO thing to thinking this is one of the best cameras I've ever owned Originally bought it for my wife to replace the LX100 but the Lx100 can stay and I'll keep this one !!

This won't work with Nikon lenses will it? Just Canon?

Don't think so. People have had there Samsung cameras fixed after bricking them so should be OK but not 100% sure.

Good idea ... as great as the IBIS is and how good this cam looks on paper, Olympus seems to find new and creative ways to fuck video up.

I had 2 NX1's over the last 1.5yrs at different times. Great camera but time for a change. Nikon is the only constant in my camera world. LOL Am looking forward to checking M43 out ...

Sold my NX1 kit and lenses. Thanks for everyone here for all their advise and postings ... very helpful. It's an amazing cam and I like a lot about it but my NX1 & 16-50S will be out of warranty soon and someone offered me a great deal so I decided to take them up on it. Going to try MFT for video for a while. Liking the GX85 and the G85 looks good as well. Still have Nikon for stills. Cheers all

Yes, was just some black tape. I've had the 77mm mkii version for a fair while and no issues. Only used the 52mm mkii for a couple of days but seems every bit as good as the 77. Hard stops are a great feature. Supplied cap is also a bonus.

Thanks. It's a Gordy's ... they make nice straps. http://www.gordyscamerastraps.com

Enjoying this cam a lot now after getting used to it over the last couple of days. Bought the 15/1.7 & SLR Magic 52mm Vari ND. Nice combo. Amazing little lens.

Certainly looks a whole lot better than the GX8 for video. I ended up getting the 15/1.7 and haven't tested it as much as the 12-32, but I haven't seen any jitters with it. Everything seems nice and "floaty". I think u mentioned before people's complaining was mainly with the 12-32? And btw, this Pana 15/1.7 is a champion little lens ... really nice !! Took some still and was really impressed. Also really impressed with the GX85's SOOC Jpeg's ... look great to me. The standard setting with -5 NR gives a natural look with a touch of contrast which is just how I like images. Have a 3 day weekend sop looking forward to using this cam

Looking forward to seeing the comparisons. Was in Venice a few weeks ago and took a ton of footage on the NX1. You're spot on ... the bright sun, dark alleyways and sun shining off the water make it very challenging to shoot. Have fun !!

Thanks for the information and link. Much appreciated. Cheers.

Of course you are right about "M" mode with a variable ND but I think "S" mode and a fixed ND is useful for run & gun type shooting. BTW, every cam I have owned displayed the auto iso value when shooting in any mode be it video or stills ... only Panasonic doesn't

Yeah, not sure what's going on ... will test some more. Like I said, didn't happen all the time but did happen. I used "S" movie priority. 24p 4k ... shutter @ 1/50 using an X4 49mm 3 stop ND filter for all of those scenes.

Here's what I mean by the Dual IBIS being so so ... 4 scenes in this clip ... the first three are jittery and the fourth is more floaty. The floaty type happened more often than not (which I think is Ok) but the jittery type happened about 20% of the time. I'll try and do more testing this weekend. But like I said, I reckon Panasonic's implementation of the Dual 5 Axis is not that great. This was with the 12-32 and the lens had been updated and "Dual" was showing on the LCD. Electronic stabilisation was set to off. The NX1's DIS & OIS & A7Rii's & Oly's stabilisation are all better IMO (owned all three) ...

I will but just with Film Convert and a few tweaks ... worth using 0-255 then? Also, sometimes I use Andrews Log LUT for the NX1 and for that you need to film in 16-235. Cheers.

You take my intelligence fro granted ... haha. I have no idea what most of what you asked mean. I am just a novice when it comes to video. Should I not use 16-235 any more? I used 0-255 or what ever it is once and the whites looked too white and the blacks too black.

The amount of lenses I buy and sell these days I only ever buy used and the 15/1.7 second hand is not badly priced over here 2nd hand ... I've seen them for around $2,200 HKD (USD 280) regularly on DCFever (like a HK eBay for used photo gear). I'll test my mate's 15/1.7 this weekend but I'm sure it will be great. the 15/1.7 & 42.5/1.7 look like a great walk around combo for this cam.

I don't really use the LX100 ever ... my wife does. I was planning on the GX85 being a replacement for it but I'll use it as well. Kind of like killing 2 birds with one stone She'll probably not end up using it ever after hearing her talk about the new iPhone 7 camera ... I think that's it for her and non phone cameras. I have a feeling the iPhone 7 will be her camera from now on. Sad but true. Sorry, my bad ... I meant the Pana 15/1.7 (30 equiv) which looks like a great lens. 30 equiv should be perfect. There's some totally amazing lenses for M43 now. BTW, I've been messing around with the settings tonight and found a bit of a work around for being able to see the aperture & ISO the camera is choosing when using Shutter priority for video. If you shoot video in stills "S" mode instead of movie "S" mode, you can see the aperture and ISO the camera is choosing. As soon as you press record, the info goes and your only left with the shutter speed read out but at least that infos there before you start shooting. The image is also slightly cropped when you press record but nothing major that can't be taken into account. You also loose the ability to use the shutter button to begin recording. I seem to remember you could still use the shutter to start video recording in the LX100 if you went into 4K mode but it doesn't work with the GX85 ... it seems to be taking a series of images. I've set 3 custom modes. (1) ... Aperture priority for stills, (2) ... Shutter priority for movies (inc changing the aspect ratio to 16:9) & (3) Manual for movies. Turned off all touch screen except for being able to press the custom button on the top left of the screen. Can just leave the cam in "C" on the mode wheel then touch the screen to get into 1,2 or 3 of th custom modes. The different modes seem to remember each setting including different colour profiles etc. Happy !!

I'm not sure, John. The work around you suggest will work but needn't be done. In 2016 all these features should be standard. Panasonic is either just ignorant or technically incapable of implementing such features. The issue over here in HK is that's it's so damn bright most of the time, when street shooting you just want to set the shutter in at min around 1/320 and have the ISO float when you move into dark areas like alley ways or heavy shadows. Or when in bright areas it will just raise the shutter speed. Many say just use manual and set the shutter speed but the issue with this is that you get a massively overexposed image a lot of the time. You miss a lot of shots in the street when having to fiddle with unnecessary settings. I found the LX100 to be super frustrating ... there's like 1 million moves to go from taking stills to shooting video with a correct shutter speed LX200 won't be any better I reckon but lets see. I haven't shot with it enough to realise it's that good at the wide end. Hopefully the EM1 mkii has decent video but Oly always find someway to frac video up ... maybe this time is different but wouldn't bet on it. The IBIS for sure will be amazing. Going to borrow my friends 30/1.7 next week and test it out on the GX85 for stills & video. Looks like a nice little lens ... as does the 42.5/1.7.

Sounds great. I'd love to see if it works. The bitrate hack is certainly very clean and detailed !! ... I found a little surprise on this water lily when I zoomed in at 400% This was using normal gamma with everything at zero. 16-235. Probably should have turned sharpening down to -10.

Anything like that would be excellent ... perfect in fact. At the moment with my 16-50/2-28 I usually compose the shot with the AF point where I want it on the subject ... physically switch off AF on the lens ... press AF/ON which I have assigned to lock exposure ... then press record. I do this in "S" mode with shutter @ 1/50 and a 3 stop X4 filter on. Works nicely from run & gun street type videos. What you are proposing (focusing first, then starting video-rec in manual) would be great !! Cheers.

Ok, thanks. We have actually done some work in person in the past ... for stray animals. I'll donate a bit extra next time as well. Not to be a serial pest question asker, but would there ever be a chance of AF-S in video ?

Yeah, for sure, don't get me wrong ... nice camera and jammed with features. My beef is with the they way the approach ISO / min shutter etc but not just that ... I find it strange that Panasonic chooses not to tell you what ISO the camera is choosing when shooting video and in "S" mode in video the chosen aperture is not displayed either. Guess I'm just spoiled with my NX1 and my Nikons and their software. Samsung seem to have the usability and menu systems very right on the NX1. I have also found that the features I'd like on the GX85 do not seem to be present on any Panasonic body which I find amazing. It must be that they are not able on a technical level to be able to program these things in ... doesn't seem like any other reason they would leave them out. With regards to the IBIS, maybe the 12-32 is not as great as other lenses. I was expecting more though and I am guessing, but once the EM1 mkii is released it will considerably steadier than any of Panasonic's offerings. As mentioned, OIS combined with DIS on my NX1 seems much steadier and way less "floaty" than the GX85. Definitely a lot better than the LX100 though which is why I bought it ... and not too much bigger either. I'll continue to use the GX85 and test it. Want to get a 30/1.7 and a 42.5/1.7 for it.