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

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).

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!

OK, it appears to be robust construction,well set out,

I have been researching between, Panasonic, overly expensive Sony, Nikon and Canon, first I wanted to get Canon R6 which turned out it overheats and after overheating its unfunctional, Lumix S5 does not overheat. Sony is good but too expensive, If you are thinking of getting A73, please don't, that camera doesn't have 10 bit and also is old camera, the colour science is not the same as Panasonic's best colour science, Autofocus in APS-C is perfect, in full-frame mode is almost perfect. Firmware 2.1 made the AF very good. You can record 6K with external recording with this camera. 😃 I believe the next firmware update will make the AF even better. I love this camera. Lumix S1H is an approved camera by Netflix for film making and this Lumix S5 is smaller but and better than S1H. THIS IS NOT A ENTRY LEVEL CAMERA.

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.

Fantastic

This was actually a gift to my son. He sold his Canon (equivalent model) to release some cash. However, he is delighted with this Panasonic version. He’s added Panasonic S 50mm f1.8 lens and loving it! Obviously more lenses to come, but big saving on Canons….

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.

Es ist meine erste Vollformat Digitalkamera und bin begeistert. Schöne Bilder und für meine Bedürfnisse ausreichend ausgestattete Kamera. Da ich vom MFT Kameras (Olympus und Lumix) Lager komme, musste ich mich erst auch an das Gewicht von Kamera und Objektiven gewöhnen. Die Bedienung ist dank der vielen Knöppe sehr gut. Man muss fast nicht ins Menü. Die einzige Schwäche ist der nicht ganz so schnelle Autofokus bei Bewegungen und Stromverbrauch. Es ist ein toller Zusatz zu meinem MFT-System, die ich weiterhin verwende. Meinen Goddox Blitzfuhrpark für OL/Panasonic kann ich auch für meine neue Kamera verwenden, was grandios ist.

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.