LUMIX GX7

Remember dropping Nikkor 85/1.8D on the stones. Built like a tank - survived and made many more great images. Dropped few old manual lenses - also hardly any damage. Dropped Panasonic 9/1.7 with GX7 from the bag on the gravel- not so happy ending. Obvious decentering after the drop and loose mount o

Olympus (now called OM system) have lagged behind the industry by a few years. Only their very new and expensive models (OM1, OM3, OM5 mkii) have the new + improved menu design. Panasonic's menus are easier to use, but IMO their cameras' physical build + design are not as nice, and the colour rendit

I travelled with the GX7 in my backpack with the Panasonic 20mm,f1.7 lens from when it first came out in 2013 until COVID. It’s pretty durable and I was lucky to find a leather case that covered the camera with that lens on it. Now I put in the back of my bike rack bag. Highly recommend if this help

If this is just for personal use/ Instagram etc and your goal is small and easy access, I'd go for something fixed lens. I went for a Panasonic GX7 recently but wouldn't take it on trips where I was nervous about it, so if I was in your position I'd be looking at Ricohs, current Gen canon or Sony co

I have a good old Panasonic GX7 with Panasonic Leica 15 f/1.7, Panasonic 42.5 f/1.7 and an Olympus 40-150. I rarely photograph anymore and would use my camera like once a year when I go on a trip abroad. This camera served me well, extremely durable and high build quality. But it's showing its age.