Panasonic Lumix S5D, Full Frame Mirrorless Camera Body, with S-R1840E 18-40mm S lens, 24.2MP, 4K 60P Recording, Live View Finder, Free Angle Monitor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Black

Too late for anyone to buy a new one now but it was a huge amount of very well made camera and lens for the money. S5 Mk1s and S5Ds second hand are very good value still. The autofocus is a bit pedestrian but OK if your thing is not sports - or my son's high speed lurcher dog! When Panasonic clear stock of old models it seems that they discount heavily. This is not the first time I have benefited from this and had some excellent cameras for not very much.

This camera may now be deleted. For the photographer (more so than for the videographer?), this camera remains an excellent tool. For less than £900, not only do you get an excellent, well made, modern camera, which in all respects, bar possibly the contrast only auto-focus, matches the latest & greatest top end cameras, but in this kit comes with an excellent 50mm F/1.8 standard prime lens, but also a very underrated 18-40mm light weight super compact zoom lens. This latter lens may have a relatively slow, maximum aperture, but it would be difficult to distinguish the results from more expensive, heavier F2.8 (super wide-standard) zoom lenses, @ f4-5.6 apertures. Indeed with the excellent IBIS of the Lumix S5 the slower apertures & speeds, can still be used, except on faster moving subjects in low light. Just phenomenal value!

Fantastic

It's really a little gems. Picture quality is above its price range. Versatility is spotted on, great for photo and great for videos. Just enough features to be future proof for quite some time, highly customizable. Main down side is autofocus, but that's because we're all spoiled now with cameras built for the social media era, it's more than descent if you learn how your camera and your lenses behave etc. You can't really go wrong with this for the buck

good

Good camera function, features and image quality, but as with the S5 the autofocus is DREADFUL. It's so bad I only use it with manual lenses and an adapter.

Bottom line - a fantastic camera for the money. I've been using mine for 3 months solely for photography, not videography. Picture quality is excellent, lots of features built in. Excellent performance at high ISO. I found the supplied 18-40mm lens a bit 'limiting' in terms of focal length and aperture and bought the 20-60mm lens secondhand ('as new' for under £200...) - a fantastic and underrated lens. I can also recommend the Meike 35mm f2.0 lens for this camera. Looked at Canon, Nikon and Sony alternatives before buying this and have absolutely no regrets.

Great starter camera. Value for money. Autofocus needs improvement. The best feature is that the camera can be used continuously with an adapter (DMW-BLK22 AC Power Supply Adapter & DC Coupler Dummy Battery Charger Kit).

I guess this is the best full-frame camera for its price. Of course, it's not perfect and may not be suitable for pro, but for photography enthusiasts it's a great choice.

Superbe boitier. Une très bonne surprise pour cet hybride. Habitué à utiliser des boitiers Sony, Nikon et Fujifilm, le S5 n'a rien à envier à ces marques. La qualité d'image est fantastique et le zoom fourni dans le kit est très bon (pour un zoom de kit). Les RAWs développés avec DxO Photolab 4 sont à la hauteur des espérances. Je ne peux que recommander pour un usage photographique (Je ne fais pas de vidéos). l' AF en AF-S est extraordinaire, même en basse lumière.

Dal prezzo pensavo ci fosse qualcosa di strano, il venditore non è neanche Amazon, invece sopresa piacevole. La fotocamera è nuova, prova della schermata degli scatti lo conferma, ed è bellissima oltre ad essere molto funzionale. Tasti a portata di mano, praticamente non vado mai sul menù e foto super, anche senza post-produzione. C'è da dire che vengo da un apsc Canon EOS 2000d e il salto è stato sorprendente. Sarà la mia compagna per molti anni. Per quello che serve a me fa anche troppo. Anche i video con la stabilizzazione a 5 assi vengono molto bene.

Amazing value for the money.

Ich bin von der Canon EOS R7 auf die S5D mit 18-40 umgestiegen. Die Bilder der S5D sind traumhaft und auch bei hohen ISO-Werten sind die Fotos sehr rauscharm, das gleicht das Problem mit dem lichtschwache Kitobjektiv aus. Im Vergleich zur Canon ist der Fokus schneller und treffsicher, kaum zu glauben, aber das war eines der Gründe, mich nach ein paar Monaten von der EOS R7 zu trennen. Die Verarbeitungsqualität (Metallgehäuse) ist hervorragend und liegt sehr gut in der Hand. Die Bildqualität, insbesondere die Farben und der Dynamikumfang, übertreffen ebenfalls die Canon. Der Bildstabilisator von Panasonic gehört zum besten auf dem Markt. Bei der Canon hatte ich mit dem Sigma 18-50 2.8 immer leichte Bewegungsunschärfen. Bei der Lumix habe ich nun klare Kanten und starke Kontraste. Diese Kamera-Kombination mit 18-40 ist relativ leicht, wettergeschützt und somit ideal zum Wandern und für Städtetrips. Die Lumix S9 kam mir wegen dem fehlenden Sucher, mangelnder Ergonomie und dem schlechteren Bedienkonzept nicht in den Sinn. Danke an Panasonic für dieses preiswerte Vollformatsystem, das Fotografen und professionelle Vlogger gleichermaßen glücklich macht.