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Lumix is the spiritual successor to Pentax and has already beaten Sony..

RCFshooter

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I'm a long time Pentax shooter and I recently bought a Sony A74 because of all the marketing hype behind it but when I compared it to my Pentax K1 ii I felt like the Sony wasn't nearly as good in many ways except video, so I then returned the Sony camera to get a Lumix S5 ii and was shocked that the Lumix not only blew out the Sony, but it also surpassed my Pentax on the Photography side, and coming from someone that has been shooting with Pentax camera's since 2002, that is extremely high praise. I made a video showing the similarities between both cameras and even show the difference in image quality, check it out and let me know what you think:
 
Very interesting video. @Oíche used to participate in this forum. He was a Pentax user and was impressed by everything he could do with his Lumix S5ii.

As for lenses, over 100 native lenses have been manufactured, including Leica, Sigma, and Lumix. Other smaller manufacturers like Laowa, Samyang, TTArtisan, and /Artisans also make L-mount lenses. And there are more, including anamorphic lenses. It seems that adding them all up, they almost reach 200, including APS-C lenses. Here are some lists:

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Panasonic & Leica L-Mount Lenses - A Complete List | Alik Griffin

A complete list of every L-mount lens made that is currently available for the L-mount alliance.
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As for zooming with a prime lens, Lumix cameras have an option called "Crop zoom," which allows you to zoom up to almost double the focal length (i.e., from 50mm to 100mm), and it's a very interesting option, especially for video.

The ergonomics of Lumix full-frame cameras are really good, I don't know if they're as good as a Pentax DSLR, but if you find the Lumix S5ii comfortable and easy to handle, the S1Rii or S1ii will impress you even more.

Greetings and welcome

(I like your cars, especially the red Mustang... ;))
 
xaviergut said:
Very interesting video The ergonomics of Lumix full-frame cameras are really good, I don't know if they're as good as a Pentax DSLR, but if you find the Lumix S5ii comfortable and easy to handle, the S1Rii or S1ii will impress you even more. Greetings and welcome (I like your cars, especially the red Mustang... ;))
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Thanks a lot I really appreciate your advice and that list of lenses,I just ordered one and plan on getting a lot more, thanks for the warm welcome into the L Mount universe.
 
I must say that I really like the Panasonic S cameras. I was a long time Olympus user and dabbled from time to time with FF mirrorless; trying both Sony and Nikon. When I dipped my feet into Panasonic FF, I bought a bargain used S5 from eBay and the cheapest 20-60 that was up for sale at MPB (£135). Despite the whole lot costing well under £1000, I absolutely loved it and it delivered the goods so far as IQ was concerned. I've since had an S5ii, S1, S1R, and now an S1Rii. The S5ii, S1, and S1R have departed for owners new, but I've kept the S5 as backup to the S1Rii. But really the S1Rii is the best and most complete camera I've ever had.
 
pdk42 said:
I must say that I really like the Panasonic S cameras. I was a long time Olympus user and dabbled from time to time with FF mirrorless; trying both Sony and Nikon. When I dipped my feet into Panasonic FF, I bought a bargain used S5 from eBay and the cheapest 20-60 that was up for sale at MPB (£135). Despite the whole lot costing well under £1000, I absolutely loved it and it delivered the goods so far as IQ was concerned. I've since had an S5ii, S1, S1R, and now an S1Rii. The S5ii, S1, and S1R have departed for owners new, but I've kept the S5 as backup to the S1Rii. But really the S1Rii is the best and most complete camera I've ever had.
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Man that is awesome, I'm going to shoot with the S5ii for a while then my next upgrade will be the S1Rii.
 
Miki said:
Since, I don't care about video, I've decided to stick with S5II, and my next upgrade will be S5? with 5.6K EVF, if it comes with 24MP sensor.
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You might want to look at the new S1iiE. It has the same 24MP sensor but a much improved EVF and LCD.

This is what I am considering. I don't need the higher-res sensor in the S1Rii and I don't need the stacked sensor in the S1ii. So the S1iiE would be a nice upgrade. The only thing I am not keen on is the CFE card slot. I'd prefer two SD card slots.
 
Pete_W said:
You might want to look at the new S1iiE. It has the same 24MP sensor but a much improved EVF and LCD.

This is what I am considering. I don't need the higher-res sensor in the S1Rii and I don't need the stacked sensor in the S1ii. So the S1iiE would be a nice upgrade. The only thing I am not keen on is the CFE card slot. I'd prefer two SD card slots.
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I think for my next Lumix it will need to have more megapixels.
 
Pete_W said:
You might want to look at the new S1iiE. It has the same 24MP sensor but a much improved EVF and LCD.

This is what I am considering. I don't need the higher-res sensor in the S1Rii and I don't need the stacked sensor in the S1ii. So the S1iiE would be a nice upgrade. The only thing I am not keen on is the CFE card slot. I'd prefer two SD card slots.
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Thank you for pointing this out.
It's really worth of consideration.
Perhaps, it is the best one of all worlds.
Just need to make sure, that it has no less DR, than S5.
I don't need the stacked sensor, either.
I like the rounded shape of EVF, as opposed to rectangular one, that smears my specs really bad.
And, 5,6MP EVF is better for my weak eyes.
I don't mind CFE card. Even, I prefer it over SD one.
I hate those articulated LCDs as opposed to much more desired tilt one for events, and street action shooting.
So, the articulated LCD is frustrating, and seldom being used by me, ... only, to change settings in camera.
I don't do video, at all.
 
I’m very impressed with the performance of the 44Mp sensor in the S1Rii. It’s very close in noise and DR performance to the S5 but of course offers more Mp which can be useful for cropping or printing big. When I had the S1 and S1R I often chose the S1 or the S5 when the light was low or I wanted to do long exposures. I no longer feel I need to do that.
 
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