Lumix closing pro services on November 30, 2025.

[John Matthews]

9 hours ago, ND64 said:

This name screams "consumer". You just don't replace "pro" with "my" if you're targeting professional shooters. But nothing is impossible with Panasonic marketing team.

I understand. On the other hand, they could just call it Panasonic Pro Services and it would be completely seamless.

I can’t help but feel there’s something going on behind the scenes, though. You’re right — moving from Lumix Pro Services to My Panasonic just doesn’t make sense from a user’s perspective, at least in my opinion. I smell a rat — the whole thing feels a bit fishy.

[MrSMW]

For me the future of LUMIX lies in; A. will we see an S1Hii and B. if so, what will it be?

If there is one in the pipeline and it’s a banger, it won’t ‘save’ the brand anymore than it would for any other manufacturer as it’s a much bigger picture than that, but as a (pro) consumer of this brand, it will at least have demonstrated their short term commitment.

Also we have to remember that the sky was falling in on Nikon just a few short years ago and they were utterly doomed…and at the end of 2025, they are the industry darling.

Financially how any of them and doing and what their short, medium and long term goals and outlook is, probably even they don’t really know and Panny are probably on the shakiest ground of all, but had a fairly big surge, at least amongst the community bros this year so…

Being totally honest, clean sheet tomorrow morning, I’d pick Nikon without hesitation, for my needs, but I think LUMIX/L Mount would still be in second place and really loving my S1RII’s which are arguably the best tools for my specific hybrid needs available today.

ZR vs S1RII for stills? Zero contest, easy LUMIX win.

For hybrid? LUMIX wins again.

Run & gun video? Could make a case either way but unless shooting R2D2-3CPO raw, I think LUMIX has more advantages.

As an outright cine camera, maybe the Nikon.

As a brand for the short & medium term, probably Nikon is the safer bet, but depending on how invested you already are.

Will this pro services thing have any bearing?

Well as a pro with Panny for nearly 5 years now, wasn’t even aware of its existence so… 🤷‍♂️