Let me chime in for the Panasonic Lumix G85 which I just used for a great street photography workshop in Jerusalem. I used a wider angle lens than usual: a Leica/Summilux 12 mm 1:1.4 to capture both sides of adjacent buldings and alleys in the old city. The body is unobtrusive and cost new $699. The lens, I splurged on at a price 2x the body. As a result of that trip, i found it to be ideal for street photography. Easy to use too. Menus are a lot easier than Sony or Olympus. Dual Stabilization in body and in telescopic lenses convinced me to leave my monopod home. No regrets.Panasonic has a huge array of excellent lenses too. My Lumix prime 25 mm f/1.7 is also very sharp. Paid about $250 for it. BTW my primary body is a Nikon D500. But with The G85's 4K Bust mode, it's gives me 30fps. I can use it for some of the sports shots I got the D500 for. The G85 is a solid weatherproof body and real good value. And about 1/4 to 1/3 the size and weight of my D500. Sounds like it may be the right fit.
BJW
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Let me chime in for the Panasonic Lumix G85 which I just used for a great street photography workshop in Jerusalem. I used a wider angle lens than usual: a Leica/Summilux 12 mm 1:1.4 to capture both sides of adjacent buldings and alleys in the old city. The body is unobtrusive and cost new $699. The lens, I splurged on at a price 2x the body. As a result of that trip, i found it to be ideal for street photography. Easy to use too. Menus are a lot easier than Sony or Olympus. Dual Stabilization in body and in telescopic lenses convinced me to leave my monopod home. No regrets.Panasonic has a huge array of excellent lenses too. My Lumix prime 25 mm f/1.7 is also very sharp. Paid about $250 for it. BTW my primary body is a Nikon D500. But with The G85's 4K Bust mode, it's gives me 30fps. I can use it for some of the sports shots I got the D500 for. The G85 is a solid weatherproof body and real good value. And about 1/4 to 1/3 the size and weight of my D500. Sounds like it may be the right fit.
BJW
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