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The Panasonic Lumix FZ80 is a decent choice for casual nature photography. If you want to stick with what you know, a Panasonic Lumix G95/G97 or G100 would be the next step. Pair it with a Lumix 100-300 mm or 100-400 mm zoom. Personally, I have a G95. It's a little larger for handling the bigger zoo

I just answered another post so I’ll give you the same recommendation. The Panasonic g97 is running about 600 usd on B&H with the 12-60 kit lens. Both the camera body and lens are weather sealed. The lens is generally well regarded. At 24-120mm ff equivalent it runs from a wide angle to a short tele

I don't own a G97 or have ever used one so I can't speak much to it. I do own a Panasonic G9 and a G85 which is somewhat close to the G97 in regards to body style/performance to a degree. Having said that I must say that the Panasonic G9 is a fantastic camera. The ergonomics/in hand feel is wonderfu

The OM-5 is a winner in most ways. But the spec sheet doesn't actually capture how versatile and good Lumix AF system is, even the lowly 49 point system. You simply can't understand if you've never used it. Although you may get something of a sense based on reviews of the prior G95 such as this one:

I have both cameras, the difference in size is absolutely minimal (they even take the same battery grip). The G97 has better image quality and much better ergonomics with dedicated ISO, WB and exposure comp. buttons and three dials. The screen is also a massive improvement, easily visible in direct

I shot the G95 (almost identical to G97) for years before switching to the OG G9. I'm a video + stills shooter but will stick to photography related differences since you seem to only shoot photos. There's a lot of good information already shared, so I won't repeat what others have mentioned. I will

Since BIF is not your desire; I’d whole-heartedly recommend picking up a lightly used G95/G95D/G97. Another user already pointed out the major differences, of which there are very few. It’s pretty much a display upgrade each time & BT 5.0 on the G97. I just picked up the G97 myself a couple days ago

I know this is an old thread, but I just experienced this exact scenario and figured I’d share my experience between the two cameras. I shoot both photo and video so both aspects are important to me when choosing a camera, rather than focusing primarily on photo as the OP. I owned the R50 for about

The V1 is a camera designed for v logging, not very intuitive for stills photography. The z50 ii is a good body but Nikon is still very sorely lacking when it comes to lenses for apsc Z mount. The G97 would be a much more suitable hybrid body for beginner. It's a very well built body, beginner frien

Virtually all my gear is Panasonic, so I can’t say much about the OM-1. And I’ve never felt the need for a 25mm lens, so I can’t comment on that either. If you’re mainly doing stills, another camera to take a look at is the often neglected G95, now rebadged as the G97. Basically the same guts as the