Panasonic Firmware Update For S1II/S1IIE/S1RII Includes ARRI LogC3 Option

[BTM_Pix]

This was introduced last week and offers a raft of new features but the one that seems to be catching everyone's eye is the (paid for) ARRI LogC3 option.

https://www.panasonic.com/uk/corporate/news/articles/panasonic-introduces-extensive-new-firmware-updates-for-its-lumix-s-series-cameras-s1rii-s1ii-and-s1iie.html

Surprised there hasn't been a discussion about this already on here.

I'm guessing that could be that no one has yet bought those camera types or is too busy wondering why they are spending so much effort looking after a cat that isn't their cat but has just turned up and convinced itself that it is now indeed their cat to be discussing camera firmware updates.

Or, in my case, both.

A bit of a caveat is that it doesn't work in RAW...

 

[FHDcrew]

44 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

This was introduced last week and offers a raft of new features but the one that seems to be catching everyone's eye is the (paid for) ARRI LogC3 option.

https://www.panasonic.com/uk/corporate/news/articles/panasonic-introduces-extensive-new-firmware-updates-for-its-lumix-s-series-cameras-s1rii-s1ii-and-s1iie.html

Surprised there hasn't been a discussion about this already on here.

I'm guessing that could be that no one has yet bought those camera types or is too busy wondering why they are spending so much effort looking after a cat that isn't their cat but has just turned up and convinced itself that it is now indeed their cat to be discussing camera firmware updates.

Or, in my case, both.

A bit of a caveat is that it doesn't work in RAW...

 

I’ve heard some people (mainly the YouTube shills) say it’s the next best thing since slice bread. Others have said it’s no better than the Davinci Resolce Arri Log CST lol

[BTM_Pix]

13 minutes ago, FHDcrew said:

I’ve heard some people (mainly the YouTube shills) say it’s the next best thing since slice bread

[eatstoomuchjam]

2 hours ago, FHDcrew said:

I’ve heard some people (mainly the YouTube shills) say it’s the next best thing since slice bread. Others have said it’s no better than the Davinci Resolce Arri Log CST lol

Wait, so it won't turn the Panasonic into an actual Arri?  Or be all that useful in any real way except for people who want to use a Panasonic as a B cam to their Arri and fairly easily match them in the grade?

[PPNS]

ive asked this before, but why not logC4/AWG4?

[Davide Roveri]

1 hour ago, PPNS said:

ive asked this before, but why not logC4/AWG4?

If I remember correctly Arri created LogC4 to accomodate the increased dynamic range over previous cameras and avoid encoding issues. I guess that since no other camera on the market (mirrorless or otherwise) is able to reach the same numbers it wouldn't make much sense to use LogC4 especially considering LogC3 has been around for a lot longer and there's a huge ecosystem of grading tools and LUTS made for it out there.

[newfoundmass]

I think it's pretty incredible that a small mirrorless camera has gotten this BUT I take nothing said about it so far seriously because the only people who seemingly have access to it are shills (and while I like watching some of them, they are still shills.) It'll definitely be interesting once real users get their hands on it and try it out, but until then its just a "oh, that could be really neat."

I am, however, intrigued by the possibility of more Lumix/Arri collabs and what the future might hold if they are working together.

[FHDcrew]

55 minutes ago, newfoundmass said:

BUT I take nothing said about it so far seriously because the only people who seemingly have access to it are shills (and while I like watching some of them, they are still shills.)

Exactly the current info is a mess with half of YT saying it’s the same as a simple CST while the other half (shills) are like “omg your LUMIX s1 II is a baby Alexa and and and it’s different cuz cuz cuz arri engineers tweaked the color look look but my affiliate LUMIX sent me this camera for free”