Panasonic Lumix S5 II drops to lowest price ever in unbelievable Black Friday deal

News
By
published

Hybrid king, Panasonic Lumix S5 II – with 20-60mm lens – gets a whopping £600 price cut in lowest price yet

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II + 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 with a 'Great Price' roundel on a purple to blue gradient
(Image credit: Panasonic / Digital Camera World)

I've just realized you can pick up the Panasonic Lumix S5 II and S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 lens for just £1,499 from Amazon in this early Black Friday camera deal. That’s a huge saving of £600 and a princely price for a flagship camera that’s regarded by many as the best hybrid on the market.

If that wasn't enough, you can also pick up the Panasonic Lumix S5 II and S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 and S 50mm f1.8 for just £1,699 over at Wex Photo Video. Talk about having options!

Panasonic Lumix S5 II + 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6
Panasonic Lumix S5 II + 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6: was £2,099 now £1,499 at Amazon

Save £600 The Panasonic Lumix S5 II is a content creator's dream. It boasts a 24MP CMOS sensor that can be supercharged via a 96-MP high-res mode, as well as ultra-detailed 6K video. It's the undisputed hybrid champ.

View Deal
 Panasonic Lumix S5 II + 20-60mm + 50mm f/1.8
 Panasonic Lumix S5 II + 20-60mm + 50mm f/1.8: was £1,929 now £1,699 at Wex Photo Video

Save £230 The latest flagship from Panasonic just got even better, thanks to this exclusive twin-lens deal, that effectively gets you the 50mm lens thrown in for free. Built for content creators, with 6K video and 24MP stills plus a 96MP high-res mode, this is as good as it gets for a hybrid camera.

View Deal

If I were looking for a hybrid camera, I'd probably plump for the Panasonic Lumix S5 II. Not only is it incredible value for money, but it's quite simply one of the most tooled-up hybrid cameras on the market right now. The glowing Digital Camera World review praised its best-in-class image stabilization, pro-video functionality, unlimited recording and filmic image quality.

This flagship hybrid camera is built around a 24-MP CMOS sensor and can deliver ultra-high-quality 6K 30p or 4K 60p video. Humongous 96-MP images, via its high-res mode. And rattle off 30fps bursts. It's got dual-native ISO, 4:2:2 10-bit recording, incredible 5-axis in-body image stabilization and debuted Panasonic's phase-detection AF. Try finding another full-frame camera with those specs for £1,499...

See our choice for the best lenses for the Pansonic S5 II and if you want to make sure you're getting the very best deals possible, I scoured the best camera retailers' price-match policies this Black Friday.

Mike Harris
Mike Harris
How To Editor

Mike is Digital Camera World's How To Editor. He has over a decade of experience, writing for some of the biggest specialist publications including Digital Camera, Digital Photographer and PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine. Prior to DCW, Mike was Deputy Editor of N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine and Production Editor at Wex Photo Video, where he sharpened his skills in both the stills and videography spheres. While he's an avid motorsport photographer, his skills extend to every genre of photography – making him one of Digital Camera World's top tutors for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters and other imaging equipment – as well as sharing his expertise on shooting everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...