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great sound like most panasoics, they get their sound right.

use shutter priority for pics to get the speed of your movement right, and the video mode should be able to adjust to your subject   4k will eat up memory so get lots of cards if you want 4k

they probably can do one or the other as it might be too tough to make an extended zoom in a compact frame and a low aperture number

g7 for video as it just a step slower than a gh4 and the lx if you really want compact., the g7 is small but not the smallest.

I would tell you not to buy this lens as you stated too many negatives for you and wait to buy something that fits your needs. I would not mind owning this lens, but photographers should buy gear ...

I like my sig 60 and pan 25 1.7  good ones to get one at a low price. if you want dirt cheap though go with the lens cap lens from oly, but it is f8

with an aps-c you could get a 85 but it wont act the same on a full frame.  The limits to doing portrait work is bound by your wall space.  You are not limited to the 85 but the questioner wanted ...

using a piece of 35mm film portrait lenses go from mainly 70mm to 135mm the sweet spot is 85 mm due to least distortion of the face. so the lens will vary on what body you have it on so get it in ...

I find it a game changer and an excellent buy.  It now is my top indoor camera. good post.

this is where I was not talking about the optics and about the compactness of the lens. I am sure that nikon has good build quality on some of its products. you are buying lenses mainly for how ...

most photo editors will allow you to blur a selected area. so you just have to do work if you have not enough blur.

on body I  am not sure which on is better of the 3 you offered. but I can help with lenses.  you have a big enough budget to get a new body the 17 is like a 35 mm and the 15 is close to a 28 mm so ...

get your lenses first. If you are not picky about what body you want, make sure you get the lenses that you need to get the shots you desire. I would at least get one of your options with 2 lenses. ...

panasonic fz-200 might work for you it is under 500 new and you only need a filter for it. it is not extra small nor shoots in the dark, but It will do the rest.

good luck, and consider a 50 1.8 or 35mm prime for low money. you will get good results and light to carry. k-50 works well

The da70 limited lens is rather nice and does good for the distance it covers. good portrait lens.  I am not sure what other manufactures have that is comparable, but I am sure they are are all ...

it seems to be that way on my fz camera too.  so expect that.

I don't think you can go wrong with either. I think the G7 is a more spectacular camera than my pentax, but they both worked well yesterday. my g7 is my top indoor camera. pentax has the wr outside ...

that video i posted is a good example of the lens

sigma is slower so if you want to go faster you will need the faster 42.5