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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

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 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

I'm confident that the level of technology in 2025 will allow for excellent photo quality. Unless you're a professional photographer taking huge shots for advertisements on Broadway or Tverskaya Street, the quality of any M4/3, APSС, or FF camera will be sufficient for you. Therefore, size, ergonomi

If you want current production Panasonic, your reasonable choices are the G100 or the G97. The G100 is slightly larger & a bit more capable than your old camera. The G97 is larger still and still more capable. The biggest difference is that the G97 has IBIS and thus Dual IS. It's also large enough t