22% off Panasonic Lumix G85 4K hybrid mirrorless beginner kit lens on Amazon

The Panasonic Lumix G85 launched all the way back in 2016 as the company's flagship Micro Four Thirds offering for photography and videography. The Lumix g85 is larger than much of its M4/3 brethren, sacrificing a truly pocketable form factor in the name of ergonomics and premium features, like weather sealing.

Some of the highlights of the Panasonic Lumix G85 include:

• A weather-sealed magnesium alloy body.
• 16 MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds sensor. 
• 200-25,600 native ISO, expandable to ISO 100.
• Five-axis in-body image stabilisation. 
• A three-inch fully-articulating touch-enabled LCD screen.
• 2.3-million-dot electronic viewfinder.
• 1/4000 to 60s mechanical shutter speed, with up to 1/16,000 with the electronic shutter.
• 9 fps continuous shooting.
• 4K 30 fps and 1080p 60 fps video with H.264 encoding at up to 100 Mbps.
• 3.5 mm microphone jack for audio input.
• Micro-HDMI port for external video recording.

During the Amazon discount, the Panasonic Lumix G85 is just US$697.99 with a 12-60 mm, F/3.5-5.6 Lumix G Vario Power O.I.S lens (24-120 mm full-frame equivalent focal length). The kit lens in this bundle delivers sharp images and dependable image stabilisation, but the maximum aperture of 3.5 might leave you wanting more background blur. In that case, there are plenty of Micro Four Thirds prime lenses that deliver better performance and bang for the buck.

Buy the Panasonic Lumix G85 with Panasonic G Vario 12-60 mm Power O.I.S. lens on Amazon.