Panasonic S1R arrived. Impressed! Some 5K tests

[MrSMW]

On 5/24/2023 at 12:57 PM, MrSMW said:

Otherwise back on with my S1R’s for the year.

And...they're gone. For the 3rd and final time. 😆

As part of my down-sizing exercise, I have settled on 2x S5ii's and a single S1H.

I say 'down-sizing' but the S1H now has a battery grip and the Lumix 70-200mm f4 welded to it. And a monopod because it's freaking heavy at 2959 grams or 6.5 lbs!!

However, the sole use of this combo is roaming hybrid during wedding ceremonies and speeches whilst the pair of S5ii's are on tripods doing the longer form static stuff.

Outside of C&S, the S1H disappears and it's back to roaming hybrid with the S5ii pair which can be easily handheld.

Well the S1H can be handheld, but try holding that lump one handed whilst trying to turn a VND!

I used the set up for the first time at a recent 4 day event and it was the FIRST time in 12+ years I felt I had a zero compromise hybrid set up where the tools got out of the way of the creativity.

A couple of niggles but they were on me or unavoidable such as the Sigma 16-28 decided to start taking out of focus (right 50% of the frame), stills and video, so I lost the ability to shoot anything wider than 28mm on Day 01. No real biggie.

I then dropped one of my S5ii's and bent the new flip out VND holder on Day 03 🤪

And a battery failed also Day 03 mid ceremony. Fortunately I shoot 2 angles on sticks plus my roaming unit so lost just one of the statics.

Still comfortably the best results (because or despite of?) of the year to date.

The combo was genuinely stellar and just needs a few final tweaks (settings) and then I can get some continuity going which I am looking forward to.

Finally. Because it was driving me fucking nuts having to make anything from micro to fundamental changes at or after each and every job for pretty much more than a decade.

So goodbye S1R's. I liked the quality of your output but found your controls compared with the S1H and S5's just a bit clunky and decided (finally) that 24mp is indeed the sweet spot. The S5ii's just do everything better except for the hi res stills. Which I'm not too bothered about losing.

No further changes until full frame 6k 50/60p and ideally internal VND is a thing without sacrificing IBIS and that will happen when it happens and I will look forward to it, but don't care when.

 

[Ninpo33]

Made a lowball offer on ebay and scored the “Vintage Lumix” S1R kit for $800 US this week. I have a book project and need to photograph a lot of oversized art in high megapixel raw so i couldn’t pass it up for the money. Been wanting to try out the 5k mode for a while now and have a whole list of vintage lenses to adapt. As much as I wanted the SL2 or the GFX 100s the prices haven’t come down as much as the Lumix stuff and I can always revisit those later. For now the Original S5 with Ninja V for prores raw and the S1R for high res stills and 5k Super 35 Anamorphic. A little S9 for $800 is next and that will round out my 3 camera budget system for under $2,300, Not bad… 

[ArashM]

Enjoy, I really liked my time with my S1R (and onto the S1R2 now)

 

[Andrew Reid]

$800 is a steal for that powerhouse. Enjoy

[MrSMW]

Liked the results mine produced on the stills side and the 5k was special.

The only thing that annoyed me really was the different ergos to the S1H, especially the position of the on/off switch, but a great bit of kit and exceptional value used as is the S1H!

[Andrew Reid]

As the saying goes it's same as a Leica SL2 inside, so $800 is a real bargain. The S1 / S1R ergonomics are alright, bit too heavy and big. I prefer Sony 4th gen (a7 IV onwards) in that respect, but the S1R really did feel and look like a high-end camera when it came out unlike the new stuff.

[zlfan]

18 hours ago, Ninpo33 said:

Made a lowball offer on ebay and scored the “Vintage Lumix” S1R kit for $800 US this week. I have a book project and need to photograph a lot of oversized art in high megapixel raw so i couldn’t pass it up for the money. Been wanting to try out the 5k mode for a while now and have a whole list of vintage lenses to adapt. As much as I wanted the SL2 or the GFX 100s the prices haven’t come down as much as the Lumix stuff and I can always revisit those later. For now the Original S5 with Ninja V for prores raw and the S1R for high res stills and 5k Super 35 Anamorphic. A little S9 for $800 is next and that will round out my 3 camera budget system for under $2,300, Not bad… 

what is this xqd card for?

[Ninpo33]

54 minutes ago, zlfan said:

what is this xqd card for?

There are two card slots. Camera takes both types of cards. 

[zlfan]

3 hours ago, Ninpo33 said:

There are two card slots. Camera takes both types of cards. 

nice. so using xqd card can have much higher codec rates?

[Ninpo33]

2 hours ago, zlfan said:

nice. so using xqd card can have much higher codec rates?

S1R is a 6 year old camera so all of the codec options are pretty standard at this point. I think CF express type B will help with photos and faster buffer rate for continuous shooting. Other than that SD cards are fine for video specs. 

[MrSMW]

CF Express type B works in the S1R

[Ninpo33]

2 hours ago, MrSMW said:

CF Express type B works in the S1R

Correct. The question from Zlfan above I guess was what it improves upon over SD card? Maybe you can confirm that it’s more photo related for faster buffer time when shooting continuous stills? I don’t think it helps video in any way…

[MrSMW]

1 hour ago, Ninpo33 said:

Correct. The question from Zlfan above I guess was what it improves upon over SD card? Maybe you can confirm that it’s more photo related for faster buffer time when shooting continuous stills? I don’t think it helps video in any way…

Well in the newer cameras (S1II and S1RII) it opens up certain data heavy codecs that are not available in SD but I think with the S1R, it was more a case of having a more robust (and cheaper!) card option?

I had mine set up writing to both for peace of mind insurance but beyond that, no other needs.