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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoonMind" data-source="post: 240144" data-attributes="member: 5637">[USER=1281]@Ripleysbaby[/USER] Don't get me wrong, but I think as long as you keep the GR, you won't get a lot of additional usage out of either the LX100 or the X100F, though I think that Fuji got that one pretty much right ... Just another word about the LX100: I really like that camera, it's still my go-to EDC, but coming from the GX8 or the A7R, it'll feel like a rather expensive toy, a downgrade in almost every respect. A miniature rangefinder replacement this is not. It's a reasonably competent compact with an impressive feature set, but its performance is limited.Anyway, with your kind of background, I'd take a long hard look at two other cameras, both a lot more premium, but really unique and worth their price: the Sony RX1R II and the Leica Q. The Leica may be a bit big, but in terms of handling and IQ, it leaves nothing to be desired. I fell in love with it after using it for only a couple of minutes. Now, I know that I'd not get enough mileage out of such a camera to ever justify buying one, but if it's your main camera (and it sure deserves to be), it's not as expensive as it may first appear - you get very useful and well thought-out features in a very convincing package, from the lens to the sensor to the EVF and the all-over appearance and feel. As for the RX1R II - well, in all honesty, when I tried this camera, I instantly hated it about as much as I loved the Q. I adore the intuitive, direct handling of the Leica; the beeping, blinking, packed screen of the RX1R II, along with its somewhat more sedate pace in every respect, just put me off. But - and that's a huge "but" at that price point - the files from the RX1R II are yet in another league than the already gorgeous ones from the Q. That means that the Sony represents the ultimate in quality vs. size. If you can muster the patience to set up the RX1R II to your liking (disabling and shutting off most of the christmas tree decoration display, probably), it'll deliver the best quality in a fixed-lens compact you can get at the moment, period. And it's a lot smaller than the Q!Having said all that, I'll end with something decidedly sober: I think that in many ways, you already have the best camera for the job: the GR. It's capable, small and straightforward to use. Its files are very solid and malleable - not the best on the market, but hard to beat if you consider its price, let alone its size. The wide-angle might be a bit of a problem, but that's about it for limitations, and that's something you can wrap your head around.Take the money, travel to amazing places, take the GR with you and shoot the hell out of it.M.</blockquote>

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