Lumix S5II

Why not the Lumix s5ii or the Nikon ZR?

Yes, definitely. I've used other systems as well and always come back to using Lumix the most. I just love their ergonomics, aggressive pricing and menu system - I think the menu system is second best to Leica's. L mount lens selection is excellent now and is getting better every year, most 3rd part

Debatable They vastly degraded the s5iix image quality with aggressive sharpening and NR post launch (firmware which can't be reversed) and later completely removed streaming functions which were heavily marketed and users specifically paid for with the s5iix over the s5ii Also every other update br

Lumix S5ii manual Reddit S5ii Tips S5ii Setup and Settings Congrats! It’s a great camera. You just need to work your way thru it. I suggest you review each menu item, one at a time, and then go learn about it if you don’t understand it. Happy Shooting!

Even my Lumix S1 with DFD is fast and accurate enough for any kind of photography, with only exception being tracking birds mid flight (it can do that too, but PDAF makes it easier). Believe it or not, but they actually did paid photography before the mirrorless era and those DSLR's had so much slow

Hey there! Full time business photographer videographer here. Looks like you’re hitting the limit of using a hybrid photo camera for long form video. The Nikon Z8 is an incredible camera, but some would say it isn’t built for hour plus continuous recording, especially in a theater environment. Readi

S5iiX and S1ii longtime user here! Been in this situation hunting lenses, many times, for10 yrs. Short answer if one-and-done: Sigma 20-200 Tried almost all Sigmas and Lumixes, bought every FF L mount focal length from primes to zooms, 14-200mm. M4/3 too. Can't go wrong with any starting out really.

If your only use case is jewellery macro, I would steer you towards lumix 100mm 2.8 macro. And also if autofocus is important, consider s5ii. Also, in India you would get far better deals when shopping at your local camera store compared to something like amazon.

It’s totally worth it, you will love this camera. I’m a full time wedding videographer/photographer and S5ii are my main camera currently and I’ve been using LUMIX for 10 years. I’m upgrading to S1II soon!

I feel like apsc is the perfect balance between light capabilities and reach, ive used my xt5 for weddings and sports and also as a daily for vacations and birding, i love my lumix s5ii but i wouldnt chug it around everyday and thats why i havent sold my fuji