inspiredtimothy
Active Member
Hi all, I've been posting here for a little while now but haven't yet introduced myself. My name is Timothy, and I'm from Cedar Rapids, IA in the United States. Seems like lots of folks here are in Europe or other continents, and I want to say it's absolutely lovely getting to experience the beauty of other parts of the world through all of your photography.
About a month ago I was finally able to purchase an S5 II on a heavy EDU discount with a bundle deal including the 35 and 85mm f1.8 and the 28-200mm. I was eyeing both the S5 II and the Nikon Z6 III, and ended up going with the Panasonic because body only it was over $1k cheaper and after the lens deals I saved about $2.5k going with Lumix over a similar Nikon kit. Frankly it's just astounding that you can get a camera and lens deal like this brand new for such an affordable price. Hopefully this doesn't indicate anything negative for the health of the system long term but that's another conversation.
Before I had a few year stint on Sony FE as a main system, I used to shoot with a G85, so I feel very comfortable with Panasonic. I quite missed the features and great IBIS and just general polish I felt from Lumix. It feels like I've come home after a long time away
I've had a blast shooting with the camera so far. Purchased the primes with the expectation that I would do most of my shooting with them but since the 28-200 came off backorder it's hardly come off my camera! I suppose that's just more of the phase of life I'm in what with having a three year old at home. Hard to find time to switch lenses when he's running circles around you
Anyway it's been great to be here so far. Love the community very much and more often than not I've checked the site every day since the DPReview ownership fiasco, with an eye on picking up the S5 II after finances permitted. It's great to be here with all of you, thank you to everyone for being so welcoming and friendly!
Timothy
About a month ago I was finally able to purchase an S5 II on a heavy EDU discount with a bundle deal including the 35 and 85mm f1.8 and the 28-200mm. I was eyeing both the S5 II and the Nikon Z6 III, and ended up going with the Panasonic because body only it was over $1k cheaper and after the lens deals I saved about $2.5k going with Lumix over a similar Nikon kit. Frankly it's just astounding that you can get a camera and lens deal like this brand new for such an affordable price. Hopefully this doesn't indicate anything negative for the health of the system long term but that's another conversation.
Before I had a few year stint on Sony FE as a main system, I used to shoot with a G85, so I feel very comfortable with Panasonic. I quite missed the features and great IBIS and just general polish I felt from Lumix. It feels like I've come home after a long time away
I've had a blast shooting with the camera so far. Purchased the primes with the expectation that I would do most of my shooting with them but since the 28-200 came off backorder it's hardly come off my camera! I suppose that's just more of the phase of life I'm in what with having a three year old at home. Hard to find time to switch lenses when he's running circles around you
Anyway it's been great to be here so far. Love the community very much and more often than not I've checked the site every day since the DPReview ownership fiasco, with an eye on picking up the S5 II after finances permitted. It's great to be here with all of you, thank you to everyone for being so welcoming and friendly!
Timothy
