For sake of completeness, I upgraded to the GR, although I gave a D-Lux a very hard look. So far I am finding the GR to be what I was really hoping for the in Q...a compact carry-all camera with DSLR controls and great image quality. I do miss the tilt-screen, retro look, close macro, and exposure comp dial on the mx-1 though. I seriously considered the D-Lux, but could not justify the price for what I want to do with the camera.
The "Q" was novel; the mx-1 looked "cool" and had good image quality; the GR is lightweight, compact infinitely customizable, can be carried in a pocket, and has IQ that I dare say rivals my k5ii. Not that the GR is perfect. I am still struggling with the menu options and settings quirks, 28mm view, as well as button layout, etc (only had it a week though). But for what I was looking for, I think the GR will do nicely.
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