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One aspect of the G9ii or G97 that you might enjoy is that the smaller glass makes it easier to take the camera everywhere. I highly recommend picking up the Panasonic 12-32mm lens. I’ve owned crazy expensive glass, but that performance to size to price of that lens really delights me.

Panasonic Lumix G97 fits all of your list except the pocket-size form factor. It runs around $850 with a 12-60mm kit lens that's pretty good. Leaves you some money for a nicer and/or smaller lens.

In the US market, it’s only sold from Panasonic bundled with the 12-60, just like the G95 iirc. Most buyers in the US who previously bought the G85/95 likely already have the kit 12-60 or even the PL 12-60. Not to mention, it’s basically a G95 with a better display, so little justification for a G90

Panasonic Lumix g90 / 91 / 95 the latest is G97 , some extra features added . A very capable body , tested the battery and it has sufficient power for photography ( not video ) , lightweight enough , not on the bulky side , nothing missing from the bells and whistles story , you can't go wrong with

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:

If you want a capable system at a relatively good price, the Panasonic G97 is going for around 600 usd on B&H right now. It's a small and light micro four thirds camera. It comes with the 12-60 kit lens. That's 24-120mm full frame equivalent. That'll provide a wide focal range that should do you wel

I don't recommend point and shoot cameras. They have small sensors that don't really have an advantage over those in phones nowadays. The optics on the cameras are also generally poor quality. Even on better interchangeable lens cameras, most zoom lenses aren't sharp across their whole focal range a

Point and shoot cameras are terrible value for money. You can get the Panasonic G100dD with the 12-60 kit lens or G97 with 12-30 kit lens at around 600 each. If you need a faster aperture you could get a decent used prime lens for the MFT mount and still be under your budget. They’re both relatively

There's a lot of variables at play here. Are you looking to buy into a brand/lens ecosystem? Are you looking for more of a point and shoot? Are you good buying second hand or would you rather buy new? etc... Anecdotally I bought into the Lumix (Panasonic) MFT ecosystem with the G7 back in like 2018

But aren’t you comparing a full frame (S5) to a MFT (G85)? I’m assuming that’s the reason for the image quality difference. I’ve owned the G9II and hated how large it was - it was basically a full frame body with a tiny MFT sensor. Its specs were overkill for my uses and for some reason it would ALW