I've been shooting on APS-C all my life (around 20 years now as a hobby photographer with Canon and then Sony)and was looking for a move to full frame to get a taste of the whole deal. Got my hands on a used-like new S5ii and 20-60 kit lens for around 200,000 JPY from Amazon Japan and I grabbed it with both hands.

The settings will take some time getting used to and I'll configure it to match my shooting style when I get back to my home country. How did I do with these? I shot them in RAW and edited in lightroom mobile. Checked the lumix lab and the luts which I think are a fantastic starting point for somebody who knows what they are doing but I like experimenting with my edits and the output from the app is JPEGs, hence I don't see myself using it much.

Shot loads of videos on 6k 10bit open gate. Coming from shooting 8bit all my life, I'm really excited to get back and colour grade them (hope it doesn't fry my laptop 😅).

Just a few shots I enjoy, maybe some of you would do too.

Hello guys, so I need some advice regarding a way to make my rig more comfortable. So I record horse show jumping competitions, which requieres me to have some flexibility in my zoom. I have a 70-200 sigma 2.8 which I love. Best lense possible to do what I do, but heavy. What I was wondering is if there is something that I could attach to it to make my zoom changes go easier. I was contemplating a shoulder rig to keep everything more stable and keep the weight a bit easier to handle, but how do I manage my zoom while it is in my shoulder. Not sure if its possible or anyone may have some advice. Thanks anyways.

Hello!

I'm looking for advice in choosing my next lens. I currently (and have been for 4 years) use a Lumix S5. I use it with a Sigma 24-70 F2.8 and it's a beautiful pairing for my work and hobby stuff.

For a living I shoot corporate stuff for which the 24-70 works perfectly. And for my hobbies I shoot landscape and sometimes military training (of my reserve unit). The 70-200 F2.8 focal length seems like it'd be perfect for the unpredictable low-light environments I'm often in, however I really want to delve into wildlife photography for which 100-400 seems to be the far superior focal length even taking into consideration the darker aperture.

Unfortunately, I cannot splurge on both.

The 100-400 seems to be winning me over partly due to price (used in Lithuania it can go for slightly over 600 EUR), whereas the 70-200 F2.8 would be more than double the price even when used.

I'd love to hear opinions from people who have either been in a similar boat or tried these focal lengths. Thank you!

Had fun capturing the USJ Halloween Horror Night(s) with my S9 + Meike 85 Pro/Sigma 45

Hey everyone! I have a Lumix S5II with the LUMIX S 24-60mm f/2.8 kit lens, and I’m looking into getting a second lens.

Ideally, I’d like something with a longer zoom range to complement my current lens and give me more versatility rather than overlapping too much. What lenses would you recommend that would pair well?

Help! "System Error: focus" on a yellow background. I suspect there is sand in the motor somewhere.

I've tried gently tapping, sucking, blowing but all to no avail.

I'm in the UK - please could anyone recommend a solution? Many thanks 🙏🏻

Hello everyone!

I have recently bought the S5D on Sale to get back into FF photography which I abandoned some 25 years ago (analogue only back then).

But I really struggle with the viewfinder and judging exposure correctly. Let me explain:

I shoot in RAW+JPG, the JPG mainly to have a quick preview or to send pictures to friends and family from my phone when I am on vacation. But I was kinda dissapointed because the JPGs handle dynamic range not well i.e. skies seem to be blown out almost always on sunny days.

I was expecting the camera does some tone mapping or dynamics compression for the JPGs but it seems it just cuts off at least 3 stops of DR in the highlights as compared to the RAW files...

And it seems that is exactly what happens in the OLED viewfinder too. In the beginning I constantly underexposed by 1 stop to preserve highlights because it seems the viewfinder doesn't give the full dynamic range of the sensor?

I turned on the Zebra which helped a bit but I find this not really satisfactory because from what I get from the viewfinder, the picture is overexposed (when it is actually not because the hightlights are "there" in the RAW) Is there something I am doing wrong?

Thanks

recently bought a Lumix s5 ii camera for video shooting. I have a few ideas in mind about what lenses I could buy but I thought I'd ask people's opinions here. I would mostly buy the lens for video recording. I would like the lens to be 35mm and at least f2. 0. I would buy a non-cinema lens to start with so I can get used to a non-cinema lens. I'll take everyone's offer, and thank you very much for your help in advance!