Having sold my S90, I'm picking up a cheap red GF1 body to round out my gear. I have the LX-5 to cover the compact slot. And for my BIG camera system (yeah, HUGE) I don't want for m43 lenses and I really like my ep2, but I really like having two bodies for when I go out for a full day of shooting - not to mention having bodies with different strengths and weaknesses for different uses. I had an epl1 and ep2 when I traipsed around Europe last summer and the combo served me brilliantly, but I didn't love the controls on the epl1 so I sold it very shortly after returning. And after getting good and used to the LX-5, I've realized that Panasonic has got a few things really on the ball when it comes to interface and responsiveness that I really like. So the gf1 seems like a great compliment. I'll still have the stabilized ep2 for the 14-150, for legacy lenses, and for when I want to shoot with the 20 in really low light and want the IBIS. But the gf1 seems like a good choice for the second body. I'll use it with the 9-18 a lot and for street shooting with the 17 and 20, where I'm looking forward to its reputed quicker reflexes than the ep2. I'm paying exactly the same for it that I sold my epl1 for used in August, so it seems about right. Oly and Pany bodies both have their strengths and weaknesses and it seems like if you're gonna have two m43 cams, one of each is a good way to go. So one of each its gonna be. The gf1 is red, which I have mixed feelings about. On the one hand, a street camera should be as unobtrusive as possible and red aint that! On the other hand, a little red camera reminds me of an old red film point and shoot I used to have (I don't remember what it was, but it was a pretty fun little camera - fixed 35mm lens, probably pretty similar in size to the gf1) and people always reacted to that like it was a cute little toy, so maybe this will seem equally non-threatening. Time'll tell.
So I'll be back to my two body kit with a nice compact and the right selection of lenses. I should be good for awhile. Until they start making quantum leaps in sensor technology and AF speed and stuff over the next few years. But I'm already ecstatic with the IQ of all of these little cameras, even the LX5, so I doubt I'll jump real fast at a better sensor. The 14mm lens will be tempting, but I already have that focal length covered twelve ways til Sunday and I don't see needing it covered again in a prime, so I think I can resist that temptation. And nothing else is making me drool even a little bit at the moment.
-Ray