ade towell Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 As I said before I got mine for £100 used, no idea what it goes for now or in your country/EU. I got it because it opens up all the cheap used Canon EF lenses there are and as I say they behave just as well as the Panasonic lenses at least for AF. One great thing about the PAnasonic lenses is that they are pretty much silent when using AF It is definitely a larger system than the Fuji and I am a big Fuji fan - used the XT3 for a long time, but the AF on the S5ii is much better than it was on the XT3 which I couldn't trust enough to use in a working environment. FUji AF may have improved since then though, worth finding out if AF is important to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade towell Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Sorry posted at the same time. I always try and buy lenses etc 2nd hand so yes new prices will be much higher. I think whichever camera you choose will be great there isn't that much between them all. Just feel that the S5ii is the best deal at the moment and size and weight wise it is about right if you plan to use long zoom lenses handheld. And that IBIS is amazing stefanocps and newfoundmass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 hours ago, stefanocps said: Why you never consider fx30? Because 50% of my work is photography and as a photo camera, it is ‘average’ at best. The FX30 is designed to be a mini ‘cine’ camera, either with or without a bit of rigging out such as a cage and side or top handle plus monitor. The S5ii is a better hybrid and arguably better video camera. IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 10 hours ago, stefanocps said: Why you never consider fx30? Give him a week or two and it will be the best camera for him. 🤪 kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanocps Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 you think so? 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 The FX30 is a very fine camera in it’s own right but would be a sideways…or even backwards move for me, so no, not going to happen. SRV1981 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfoundmass Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I'm always confused about people complaining about the size of the S5ii. I understand preferring a smaller camera, that's one of the reasons I loved M43, but the S5iix with 24-105mm (and the S5 with that same lens) is perfectly fine and pretty well balanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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