Panasonic
Lumix S5II
$1797.99
OM SYSTEM
Based on 19 Reddit mentions
$1098.00
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only on cameras with the Color dial. Which only 3 cameras have so far; the pen f, E-p7, and OM3. A shame really because they should have it on all of their cameras imo. Fuji is making bank on the film sim craze but OM systems are limiting it to only 3 of their cameras(2 of which are already 10 years
...Unluckyb33 in r/M43
March 19, 2026 10:44 AM
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Fair question. I bought into M43 nearly a decade ago based on very careful analyses of camera systems at the time. When taken as a whole, the compact lenses/bodies combined with IBIS meant I could do things at that time with M43 that was largely impossible on any other camera system at similar size/
...Accomplished_Fun1847 in r/M43
June 10, 2025 7:12 AM
4
Realistically, there isn't a true successor to the GX80/85. I recently bought a GX9 because I was getting annoyed with the green cast in the shadows of my GX85's raws. But it truly is just a minor improvement. AF is more or less the same between the two and the GX9 has some small handling and interf
...Trash_xx in r/M43
February 15, 2026 6:54 PM
2
yeah i mostly agree with you. I think the OM-5 has a future, as a lighter, more ergonomic, and cheaper alternative to the OM-3. The price difference is pretty big. But with that sensor and processor, it's not going to go far... Good observation on the e-m10 and pen series... Maybe part of the reason
...erhue in r/M43
January 7, 2026 12:56 PM
1
Everything. Like many others, I’ve been hoping for a true successor to the Pen-F for years. The OM-5 for me is a compromise, a placeholder for the camera we never got. If OM System isn’t going to give us a new Pen-F, the least they could do is improve the OM-5’s materials and fix long-standing issue
...Genoxide855 in r/M43
June 11, 2025 11:53 AM
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