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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Dudley" data-source="post: 1882959" data-attributes="member: 5172">I went to try our the Panasonic G series last night and saw the NEX3 for the first time. Unfortunately they didn't have the 16mm pancake to fit the Sony for me to compare to the Pani G 20mm pancake. They've ordered the 16mm in for me to test next week with my Leica 82. The thing I loved about the Sony was the slide and tilt screen. I don't need a swing out and rotate screen, and the Sony screen would easily overcome my current problem of having to either keep the scope at a low level to see the camera when mounted or adjust the tripod lower each time I need to digiscope.I got a much sharper image with the Pani LX3 using the Leica over eyepiece tube which mounts on to the front of the LX3 than I did hand-holding the G2 and GF1 with 20mm pancake. I'll be interested to see if if the Sony 16mm on a NEX5 performs better. I'm not a fan of all these swing arms, etc - if it don't work held to the lens or with an over the eyepiece tub, then I'm not interested.</blockquote>