Lumix S5II

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

I switched over to Lumix S5ii due to the image being way better and regret it. I totally grass is greener’d and miss Sony autofocus real bad. I’m going to pick up another Sony and use the Lumix as a b-cam, as well as a handheld b-roll camera because the IBIS is so frickin good.

For travel, the form factor of the S1ii/S5ii style body kinda sucks. As someone traveling a lot recently with an S5iiX, the evf gets in the way of using a slim bag, and the weight of the body is very noticeable when taking 10-20k steps a day. I'd recommend the Nikon ZR or Lumix S9 for form factor al

As you can see, when I bought the ZF I had also just received the S5ii + 20-60 and rented both an S5ii + 24-105 and a Z5ii + 24-200 to compare them. I loved the IBIS of the Panasonic, in my opinion significantly better (in photos I shot 1 second at 20mm without blur and in video, it looks like my iP

Still not much of an upgrade IMO. For me the biggest upgrade is the body itself more than what you just mentioned. I won't notice the better IBIS. I've seen videos testing and saying "so the S1IIE has better IBIS". Meanwhile I'm sitting here unable to tell the difference. And to be quite honest, the

A7iii for 1400 is horrific, you lose 50% of that if not more instantly when you buy it. It's old and very limited compared to similarly priced cameras. 8 bit, no flippy, no real stabilization, af dated. A7iv is overpriced these days too, due to nikon and lumix price reductions. It's compromised and