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Panasonic Lumix S1R Mark II coming soon


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It's arrived.

First impressions = impressed.

Feels like a very slightly chunkier S5ii and as it is taking over from a Sony A7RV (and a Nikon Zf), that is no bad thing.

When it was first announced, I was disappointed on two counts...

Count 01 = the body, - it was and is not a mini S1H. No top dial for one thing. Boo! 

Count 02 = it didn't have and still doesn't have the 61mp sensor from the A7RV/Leica SL3. Boo. Initially boo anyway.

Count 03 = I am The Count and I like to count ha ha ha. (Bonus Count)

But over time, these two 'issues' have become non-issues for me.

The body first. Yes, I would rather it had the top LCD and was it's own design, but they have addressed my criticisms of the OG S5 and S5ii which were less than great rear LCD and horrible clacky shutter. It does have a sort of mini S1H feel, despite the lack of a top LCD.

Summary, in reality, in the hand, I genuinely like it and everything works exactly or at least very similar to, how I am used to with the S5ii's, but just better.

And the 44mp sensor over the 61mp? Came to the conclusion that 61mp was overkill anyway and was always shooting in 26mp mode so with the new Panny, I will actually be shooting in a higher resolution.

Most importantly of all though, this has been an exercise in both downsizing my overall kit; this year from 5 bodies and 9 lenses to 4 bodies and 7 lenses, and then in 2026 (or poss later this Summer) from 7 down to 6 lenses. And all 4 cameras with the same batteries, menus and very close manual controls.

Setting it up now for stills duty across 5 days from the end of this week and then it will also be on hybrid duty from mid Aug.

Looking forward to pulling some 7.2...1k frame grabs.

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