Question;

I'm buying the X5S Zenmuse camera. What's recommended? Is it better to buy the camera with the lens excluded and get one of the compatable lenses sold seperately or use the one that comes with the camera?

Olympus M.Zuiko 12mm/2.0DJI MFT 15mm/1.7 ASPH
Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm/1.8
Panasonic Lumix 15mm/1.7
Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm/1.8
Panasonic Lumix 14-42mm/3.5-5.6 HD
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm/1.8
Olympus M.Zuiko 9-18mm/4.0-5.6

Hi, there Ryan. Thank you for reaching out. Hope that you could get the best suggestions and recommendation from our fellow DJI co-pilots here in the Forum. Please don't hesitate to reach us if you have any other concerns. Thank you for your continued support.

Certainly the best setup for aerial imagery with X5S camera will be with excellent Olympus M.Zuiko 12mm lens, pretty much typical approach for landscape photographers. Next in line may be 25mm lens, eventually 45mm as well. Factory standard 15mm lens is not the sharpest one, stay away from it. The same apply to a 14-42 pancake zoom, any zoom for that matter.