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Thank you for the comments, they are very helpful.  I think I'm leaning toward the Sigma 56mm f1.4.  I had a Sigma 30mm f1.4 way back when and I really liked it.

I am looking to get a portrait lens so separation of subject from the background as well as nice bokeh are important.  Which of these would be better?  Anyone have insights?

My impression:  It's an innovative optics company that cares deeply about photography and photographers.  I don't know much about Panasonic so I don't want to compare, but Olympus cameras were ...

It's not free but it's cheap and literally the best RAW converter I have used, at least for m43 files.  It's easy to use and powerful. https://skylum.com/luminar?utm_expid=86009138-102.tRWZjksQRcCM ...

It sounds like something I want but not now.  I don't need the latest and best immediately. I still haven't had enough time with my E-M1ii, an outstanding camera.

Looks like a nice portrait lens.

Even if this were a good comparison, which it isn't for the reasons others have pointed out, why would Panasonic jump into a market where prices were cheaper?  It is high prices that lure ...

Some of this technology that was so expensive in R&D will make its way into that E-M5iii.

It's an amazing lens.  Sharp as a tack with no optical flaws that I can see.  It allows me to get great bokeh at a wider angle and use it freely in low light.

Across a range of situations and times I can get better photos with m43, holding everything else even, than I can with any other format. It has most of the absolute quality of FF, but I can stick ...

Great photo, thank you.  Seems like a nice travel lens that punches above its class.

There may be a reason for the big size other than just being big.  Perhaps new technologies like global shutter that like IBIS are more easily done with a smaller format but increase the camera ...

Yes, agreed. Mainly I see it as marketing power.  m43 is a huge market that serves the needs of most photographers more of the time than any other format.  As long as Panasonic and Olympus keep it ...

He's different, he actually takes photos.

If you have a Panasonic 12-35 and 35-100, that is all you need.  If you really want shallow  dof, maybe the Olympus 17mm f1.2?  They are fine for weddings and many photographers use them.   They ...

They are people who are good at taking pictures, who may or may not know much about marketing cameras.

CDs and DVDs, later cloud and other storage, were new tech that did everything better than cassettes. By contrast, FF is actually the older technology, sort of like reel to reel tapes.

Handheld High resolution that would be able to be used to take portraits of people.  It would also allow hand held landscapes that would have high DR, tonality, etc. That would practically ...

Thank you.

Never been there before and I live on the other side of the Pacific, but I'd like to go someday. This might help you get started, though I'm sure our Australian friends here will have better insights: