Bought as an upgrade from the Panasonic LX-100, point & shoot that I've used for about 5 years. The LX-100 wasn't giving me as much control as I wanted as far as the long end zoom range and I wanted to have the ability to change lenses to suit my needs.I saw this with the 2 lenses at Adorama and decided to buy it. The new features I really like are the touchscreen, which I can use to help focus at different hard to reach angles, I also found the focus stacking feature very useful while using Macro mode (using a macro lens that didn't come with the camera) to get the entire subject in focus.I find that this model being several years newer than the LX-100 also handles low light better and the has a better quality, higher resolution pictures with less noise. The ... MoreBought as an upgrade from the Panasonic LX-100, point & shoot that I've used for about 5 years. The LX-100 wasn't giving me as much control as I wanted as far as the long end zoom range and I wanted to have the ability to change lenses to suit my needs.I saw this with the 2 lenses at Adorama and decided to buy it. The new features I really like are the touchscreen, which I can use to help focus at different hard to reach angles, I also found the focus stacking feature very useful while using Macro mode (using a macro lens that didn't come with the camera) to get the entire subject in focus.I find that this model being several years newer than the LX-100 also handles low light better and the has a better quality, higher resolution pictures with less noise. The camera is also light, easy to carry and is good for taking on walks and convenient for street photography.I'm very happy and don't have any negative comments on this camera for the time I've used it.

This is coming from a hobbyist not a pro, so keeping that in mind, I love this kit. The camera itself takes beautiful photos (it recommends a higher exposure than my tastes on auto but easily tunable), and even though I am still learning the ins and outs of the settings, it has been very beginner friendly.The kit itself has it's goods and bads.The good:The light, filters, batteries/charger, and cleaning kit. All good items with the kind of quality you would expect from "kit gear", not top of the line, but not bottom of the barrel junk either.The bad: Tripod came broken out of the box. The adjustment collar was snapped (I repaired it with some plastipair, but not everyone has that lying around).The case itself is not great for carrying, everything fits, but ... MoreThis is coming from a hobbyist not a pro, so keeping that in mind, I love this kit. The camera itself takes beautiful photos (it recommends a higher exposure than my tastes on auto but easily tunable), and even though I am still learning the ins and outs of the settings, it has been very beginner friendly.The kit itself has it's goods and bads.The good:The light, filters, batteries/charger, and cleaning kit. All good items with the kind of quality you would expect from "kit gear", not top of the line, but not bottom of the barrel junk either.The bad: Tripod came broken out of the box. The adjustment collar was snapped (I repaired it with some plastipair, but not everyone has that lying around).The case itself is not great for carrying, everything fits, but it's more like a lunchbox that someone stuck velcro to the sides.The indifferent:The sd card is just that, hard to say any pros or cons.The Corel software can be buggy often losing pictures in it's film strip and crashing when it uses more than 800 MB of RAM, but thats on Corel not building it well not the bundle.The only thing I would change about this bundle to make it really stand out is to add a glass screen protector for the lcd.Otherwise it's a solid bundle that has already helped me capture some of my best pictures to date.

My criteria: pocketable size, or at least unobtrusive so street photography isn't intimidating; interchangeable lens system - I've tried the ZS200 and it was great under many conditions, but the sensor size didn't allow enough clarity and megapixels for cropping or printing; lightweight so I won't leave it at home; enough physical controls for quick adjustments (I loved the Canon M100 but it has all controls on screen instead of important ones with physical buttons); within my budget! I traded my Lumix G85 for this Lumix GX85 because it is much smaller and only a couple of differences (G8 has a mic port and weather proofing). I recommend it for: street photography, macro with a $60 Raynox DCR-150 Snap-On Macro Lens, star trails with a wide or fisheye lens, travel ... MoreMy criteria: pocketable size, or at least unobtrusive so street photography isn't intimidating; interchangeable lens system - I've tried the ZS200 and it was great under many conditions, but the sensor size didn't allow enough clarity and megapixels for cropping or printing; lightweight so I won't leave it at home; enough physical controls for quick adjustments (I loved the Canon M100 but it has all controls on screen instead of important ones with physical buttons); within my budget! I traded my Lumix G85 for this Lumix GX85 because it is much smaller and only a couple of differences (G8 has a mic port and weather proofing). I recommend it for: street photography, macro with a $60 Raynox DCR-150 Snap-On Macro Lens, star trails with a wide or fisheye lens, travel with the kit lens. It is wonderfully light and compact. The stabilization makes 2-second hand-held shots of milky water easy and the background sharp. I don't use it for action photos just because I don't do much of that, but other people say it's great.