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Lumix S5II
$1797.99
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Based on 121 Reddit mentions
$3698.00
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AF is great! depending on your usage it can be on-par with sony in my tests. IBIS is bad. unusable for cinema or big screens in general, wobbly image. i have the a7sIII and FX3
hexxeric in r/NikonFilmmakers
December 19, 2025 7:36 AM
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I own Sony A7IV which has little better AF than A7S3/FX3 and it also struggle in condition like this., but even on S1II AF change to (worse) DFD autofocus above 12800.
NoNegotiation2167 in r/Lumix
March 6, 2026 3:59 PM
2
Hard truth, if you are not good at focus pulling or don't have a focus puller - learning how to PROPERLY use the AF on sony cameras like the A7S3 or FX3 will get you way better results than manual focusing badly. The AF on those cameras is real damn good and rarely misses
Rex_Lee in r/Filmmakers
April 9, 2026 1:41 PM
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Unless you are a tech nerd - what’s the real benefit of buying a new camera? […] But real question is: how can you as a filmmaker benefit? Sony’s latest AI autofocus goes hard. As on ZV-E1. But it’s missing from the FX30, FX3, FX6, and A7S III. You said “filmmaker”, and maybe a lot of that work is s
...synth_this in r/FX3
April 2, 2026 7:52 PM
1
There’s a leaked sensor roadmap floating around: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1aff89b182d7fca65b4335b4502343666ef1e3ab66183a151e82381747129019.png The interesting thing is that it was leaked before the IMX820 (see chart) showed up. And that’s clearly the Nikon ZR sensor. So there’s reason to
...synth_this in r/FX3
April 2, 2026 8:28 PM
1
There's a single light source on one side of the photo, but a diffused light source on the left – it could be an umbrella or a softbox. This is an overexposure photo; there are millions of tutorial videos about it on YouTube. I think placing a black piece of cardboard to the left of the object to cr
...NaturalConsistent264 in r/productphotography
March 25, 2026 6:12 PM
1
Lumix S1/S5 series (I can't really recall which one specifically) has a great internal stabilization. Sony A7sIII/FX3 (that are basically the same camera) also are super viable options, Sony has the best AF overall. I also suggest getting a cage for whatever you will buy or at least the top handle.
Lilspraema in r/videography
February 11, 2026 10:55 PM
1
A7V is the mid tier with an amazing autofocus and 8000iso is pretty good. After that A7sIII but it’s 12mp “only”. If you’re using anything for web and social media the it’s plenty. Depending on the lenses you want or willing to invest, canon R1 seems to be the best at high ISO. R3 is the next best o
...hunt27er in r/Photography_Gear
January 10, 2026 3:38 AM
1
AF is great! depending on your usage it can be on-par with sony in my tests. IBIS is bad. unusable for cinema or big screens in general, wobbly image. i have the a7sIII and FX3
hexxeric in r/nikon_Zseries
December 19, 2025 7:40 AM
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