expired Posted by greenthunder • Jul 18, 2022
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expired Posted by greenthunder • Jul 18, 2022
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Panasonic LUMIX S5 Full Frame Mirrorless Camera (Body Only)
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S5 714g 133 x 97 x 82 mm
Canon R5 738g 138 x 98 x 88 mm
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S5 714g 133 x 97 x 82 mm
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With that said, I found two major drawbacks for the camera. As others have stated the autofocus is not great. In a previous review I mentioned it was decent when it came to autofocus, since that review I have shot around 6k images and unfortunately during that process my opinion has changed for the worse. Frankly, for a camera that came out in late 2020, the autofocus has been appalling. It works fairly well in good lighting and with a clear subject that fills most of the frame. Outside of that it is a coin toss, during night shots it is even worse. I found myself manually focusing most of the time, which is a shame as even my older Canon T6i seemed to perform better in that regard. After playing around with the settings, I found Area and Pinpoint to be the best settings depending on the situation. Pinpoint in particular seemed to be the best for low light, however Manual was still the better choice most of the time.
What made matters worse was the second drawback, the EVF. Initially I didn't have an issue with it, however I found my hit-rate using it to be significantly lower than the back display. This is mainly due to the low resolution, shots that I thought were in focus when viewing the EVF tended to be off once I viewed it on the back display or on my PC. At this point I primarily shoot using the back display, which I should mention is great, just not always ergonomically preferred.
Overall for this price I still recommend this camera, it is fun and the images are amazing when in focus. Just know getting into this camera it is not reliable with autofocus. You can get around this of course, but it is still is not ideal. If you are a portrait or landscape photographer or are a videographer that focuses manually, it is an excellent choice.
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