Al Dolega

I think the YAGH thing that was released with the GH4 being a flop might make Panasonic a bit gun-shy on trying another add-on grip accessory. Costs them money not only to design and manufacture the unit, but also raises the cost of all the camera bodies as you have to add the connection. Although maybe now with having USB-C, that could be the connection, and the body cost wouldn't have to increase.

I've seen a couple videos about turning 2230-size NVME SSD's into CFE-B cards- just takes a simple adapter/casing. Still limited speed-wise by the CFE-B slot I suppose, but certainly cheaper than real cards.

The non-log profiles in my S5IIX do have a bit of that gross cellphone-like edge sharpening. Some people have blamed this on the addition of PDAF, citing Panasonic's past statements about PDAF affecting picture quality, but I don't see how that could affect the picture globally, I would think that would only affect the phase pixels. Seems to me that this could only have to do with the new processing that they touted at release, as part of the "new" L2 partnership with Leica. Which if Leica is actually responsible for grossness, is surprising given their historical tradition for natural image quality. I've only used V-Log for years now so luckily it doesn't really affect me, and I haven't noticed a difference in my S5IIX footage. The B-Raw implementation on the new cameras is better, so there is some small compensation there.

Hopefully this means a simplified and more unified product line. Looking at their fixed-lens camcorders the last few years, they would have one or two "prosumer" models that were 99% the same as one of the "professional" models; apparently this was done because the "prosumer" model was handled by the Lumix/consumer division, and the "professional" model was handled by the pro A/V division, and I guess both needed to show they had produced something. I think fewer, better models would work better. With the S5ii and G9ii sharing a body, maybe some consolidation is already happening. I would assume that this means no EVA-1 replacement anytime soon, if the S1H replacement has the internal ND they patented a while ago.

You're assuming that "smooth" is the goal. For many it's not. (for the record, I mostly shoot in 60p and deliver in 30p, so I'm not some 24p hyper-traditionalist)

Seems like pretty typical new-camera-release hyperbole to me. Full-time YouTubers have to play that game to stay afloat, doesn't bother me and is pretty easily ignored. I am excited for global shutter to reach the mid- and low-price markets. I hope for that to happen relatively quickly, maybe five years. Seems like the savings from deleting the shutter assembly will be a good motivator for the companies to get the sensor tech scaled and affordable. I guess it depends on if Sony lets that happen though, they may want to milk this cow as long as they can.

Exciting! Been waiting for a global shutter hybrid for years. Would love to have no rolling shutter and an unlimited flash sync speed. Now I just have to wait about five more years until it's available at a price point I can afford, and from Panasonic 😄

I'd love to see an update to the LX100. Add IBIS and PDAF, maybe ruggedize the body a bit, more modern video specs, tilt screen, bam. Maybe offer a vlog variant where the screen tilts but can also flip up over the top of the cam (like some of the RX100 versions do), with a 16-35 or 20-50 equiv lens.

My S1 did this, it was annoying, but my S5IIX doesn't.

Is there even a way to adapt it to E mount?

Panasonic S1 and Canon XF405. Shooting both in 4K60, edit/deliver in 4K30. Waiting for my pre-ordered S5IIX to arrive to replace the S1; eager to have the new AF, a little worried about the sharpening/smoothing complaints.

I really hope there's an S1 replacement that's still around $2500, instead of just the S5II/S5IIX and then an S1H-type model at $3500-4000ish.

I also prefer the tilt screen in most scenarios, not strongly but a slight preference. Over the years I've had more cams with the flip screen though, so I know I can adjust just fine. I don't expect the S5II to have the combo tilt/flip, it is after all a mid-range (or basic/entry-level for full-frame) camera, and that market solidly prefers the flip screen. For two grand there are going to be compromises. The S2 or S2H will almost definitely have the combo screen, and hopefully everything else we've been wishing for.

I think we may be getting to the point where the number of things the market is expecting/hoping to be fixed soon via firmware may be outstripping how many things I reasonably expect can be addressed in a single firmware (or several firmwares in a short timeframe). I would love for the banding, oversharpening, smoothing, AF performance, and maybe even rolling shutter to be addressed/improved by the time my preorderd S5IIX comes in in 2-2.5 months, but I am losing faith in that happening. AF on my S1 has actually been behaving itself recently so maybe I'll tell myself to wait until the S2 or S2H is announced.

Very disappointing, the smoothing and sharpening are part of what we're trying to avoid by shooting on a "real" camera! I hope they've addressed this in firmware by the time my S5IIX comes in.

I don't think adding a motor, controller, and rocker/buttons would make the lens any cheaper, especially since it would certainly sell way fewer units than the regular 24-105. Which I think is great, btw. Seems parfocal enough to me, maybe it's "fake" parfocal where it's programmed to adjust the focus as you zoom, but that's good enough for me. The only real improvement I can think of would be for it to go to 120mm like the Nikon equivalent does.

This! I can't stand this trend. It seems to me this was born of laziness and now is actually expected. Like shooting separate B-roll doesn't even occur to people anymore, since whichever Sony ZV-whatever introduced "product showcase" mode. Now people think holding something up in front of your face at F1.4 is the way it's done, and any camera that doesn't enable this is trash.

It'd be nice, and would be an insta-buy for me, but from an overall ecosystem POV there are probably more pressing needs, telephotos >200mm and a fast ultra wide zoom come to mind. I always hoped that the little external zoom box that Canon made years ago would have caught on and been made compatible with all zooms from that point. I remember it was paired with a cheaper APS-C superzoom type lens when it came out but then I think that was it.

Pannyboy does have other conversion LUTs, they have a pack of Varicam LUTs for download somewhere. Most are more "look"-ey but I like the "Nicest" one, that or the standard V-Log LUT are usually my starting point, that or a CST in Resolve.

I've been trying to bug Panasonic in various places to add a 60p 3:2 APS-C anamorphic mode to these cameras (or at least the X). The spec sheet shows they have the 48/50p 4:3 anamorphic mode from the S1H, so I'm hoping that 3:2 being shorter vertically, and thus using fewer lines of the sensor, would let it reach 60p. Marketing-wise this would be a great addition to the whole "shoot in 3:2 for cropping to vertical later" selling point- you would have a slo-mo option with the same aspect ratio as the full-sensor 6K open-gate mode. That and some ~2.5-2.8K modes at higher framerates would really put these cams over the top for me. Now if the X would just get here already!

Just to be clear, the RS halves on the S cameras when in APS-C mode as well. So the S5ii's 4K60 would be 10.5ms, same as my S1, which seems to be good enough for me. I very rarely see skew or wobble and I shoot fast action. I mostly shoot 60p so that I have the option for slo-mo later (editing/finishing in 30p). I've been doing this at 180 degree shutter (so 1/120th), so when I use a clip at normal-mo it does have a touch of the "fast shutter" look, but I think this is less of an issue with 30p. I've been thinking about trying a 270-degree shutter with 60p (so 1/90th) to alleviate this, haven't tried it yet.

I think the Tamron 28-70 coming out on the heels of the A7III in 2018 was a big multiplier for a lot of people. You finally had an affordable fast zoom with very few compromises, and it was compact and sharp. And then the 17-28 and 70-180 afterwards just reinforced that. All the other lenses helped of course, but it seemed to me like that was when the E-mount lens ecosystem really became viable, and even desirable for those without G-Master-deep wallets. If only I had been as happy with the A7III as I was with the Tamron! I wonder if we'll see Tamron make L-mount versions of those lenses if the S5II does well. I know Sony owns a portion of Tamron so maybe they will nix that.

I'm happy with my 24-105 as well. Very versatile and the OIS makes the stabilization even better. Focuses really close too.

I wish we had some idea of sales numbers. Even accounting for the hype, it seems like this will be a very successful camera for Pannyboy. It'd be interesting to see what the sales numbers are like vs. their other cameras, and between the II and the IIX.

They should simplify the lineup and just do an S1H replacement with full-width 4K60/120, internal raw, timecode etc and internal ND's, locking IBIS, basically what the R5C should have been, a full-tilt "video DSLR". No need for an EVA2. Then meld the S1 and S1R together into a single replacement model that's like the S5II but with full-width 4K60, combo screen mechanism, and the bigger battery and better EVF.