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You'll probably want a camera with PDAF focusing. So, an E-M1/1.2/1.3, or a very-used OM-1. If you don't mind changing brands, the Panasonic G9 II and the GH7 have PDAF, but even used will be out of your budget. If you want to impress all the other sports dads, get an E-M1X ;) Personally, I'd look f

Disclosure: I own the G9 II and shoot on GH7's and FX30's for work. I'm gonna have some bias towards the Panasonic offering so take this with a grain of salt. The G9 II is probably the closest you can get in the Lumix lineup at a cheaper price point. It's currently on sale at Amazon for 1.6k body on

Panasonic need to bring PDAF to the whole stack. For now it's only the G9II and GH7 that have it. If I was looking for a new camera, I'd be waiting for a GX10 with PDAF or something like that.

G9 is the cheapest camera I could tolerate for video but you have to use Lumix lenses or the autofocus will suck. If I had mostly OM lenses an OM3 would be the cheapest video camera I would want to use. G9II is objectively the best value MFT video camera. But if you’re using Olympus lenses on it the

I rented the OM5ii for a weekend and was very impressed with it. ND filters, Pro Capture, hi-res mode, focus stacking...... what more could you want? It has most everything you could need and nothing you don't. I was very impressed with the image quality and color science. I usually shoot with the P

Not many people here do video. You would be better off posting in the videography sub. Every time someone comes in here asking about cinema cameras, most cinema cameras are inappropriate for their needs. I am confident that you are better off with a hybrid or content creator type camera. Many people

You have conflicting priorities. In a lot of ways most phones are better than a GX85 for video - autofocus, formats, etc. GX85 has very outdated autofocus technology and video formats. I cannot describe it as “good”. I describe Panasonic G9 as “OK” and Panasonic G9II as “good”. Phones are on G9II le

At the very high end the Panasonic G9ii and GH7 have the highest resolution but Olympus went with a 20mp stacked sensor for the OM-1 and OM-3 which is faster and with better tracking. So it partly depends on what you want to shoot, I believe Olympus is better for birds and wildlife and sports, Panas

That is so kind of you! Pleased to meet you! My wife competes in Hoopers, and our life revolves a lot around this community. She competes with our mighty Boston Terrier and currently trains its successor Lurcher (Border Collies + Whippet). I do not consider myself an expert in the field, but can con

You're likely to run into other problems with a longer lens on that camera... As you start shooting longer lenses with larger entrance pupils, the DOF gets shallower and the subjects are moving faster in the frame. All of this increases the challenge of focusing on your subject exponentially. Unfort