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Before I begin my report on the new Panasonic GX1, please allow me a brief digression. We now have the Canon 1D X , Samsung N X 200, Fujifilm  X -10, Ricoh G X R, Casio E X 15, Olympus  X Z1, Sigma DP2 X , Sony H X 9V – and that's with just one model from each company, and only since January. Now the Panasonic G X 1. And of course Panasonic's X series lenses.
May I therefore humbly suggest to the camera industry that there are 25 other letters in the alphabet which aren't getting much love these days. A little originality please.

A GF1 Successor?
In addition to the "X" issue, there's a small matter of "F"s and "H"s. The Panasonic product line currently consists of five models; The GF2, GF3, G3, GH2 and now the GX1. As I understand it the GF line is Panasonic's entry level, the G line their mid-range and the GH models their top of the line.
While the GF line started with the GF1, which had a mode dial and other external controls, with the GF2 and GF3  it m...

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