iiiNelson
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Looks like the 100/2.8 macro is on hold and a few new lenses were placed on it. Notably missing is a 35/1.8 lens (which I wouldn’t be surprise if it were comparable to the Leica 35/2 APO-Cron in performance for most) but there’s more to come I suspect. I’m not so sure they will push to have the f/1.8 lenses “Leica Certified” but that doesn’t bother me really. I think they’re aiming for price to performance ratios so I expect these lenses to sell in the $400-700 range.
https://m.dpreview.com/news/9353401...ith-two-new-primes-drops-the-100mm-f2-8-macro
So this makes me believe that Panasonic will introduce (or at least give a development announcement) their “mid level” FF camera at Photokina 2020. Size, weight, and price were mentioned as concerns they’re receiving based on user feedback in a recent interview. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a S1X in a “rangefinder” style body with most of the S1 internals (or maybe a new generation of internals) and slightly scaled back video features (4k30/1080p120) and EVF (3.69 mega-dot) for ~$1500. I think this would be a big winner for Panasonic and maybe the L mount camera many have asked to be produced for 5 years now.
https://m.dpreview.com/interviews/4...iew-if-we-stay-united-i-think-we-will-survive
I don’t expect PDAF to come anytime soon and I think more video people flock to Panasonic. I believe AF isn’t as high of a concern with that crowd. I hope for further development of DFD but I don’t find it to be anywhere as bad as I expected based on reviews but I also started at firmware 1.3 too. Do I trust it as much as Sony AF? No but a lot of that is familiarity and still learning the camera and where trouble is likely to arise. I think the Sony works 80-90% of the time but I’m on generation 2 there... and there’s the 10-20% of the time it won’t focus without composing differently.
https://m.dpreview.com/news/9353401...ith-two-new-primes-drops-the-100mm-f2-8-macro
So this makes me believe that Panasonic will introduce (or at least give a development announcement) their “mid level” FF camera at Photokina 2020. Size, weight, and price were mentioned as concerns they’re receiving based on user feedback in a recent interview. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a S1X in a “rangefinder” style body with most of the S1 internals (or maybe a new generation of internals) and slightly scaled back video features (4k30/1080p120) and EVF (3.69 mega-dot) for ~$1500. I think this would be a big winner for Panasonic and maybe the L mount camera many have asked to be produced for 5 years now.
https://m.dpreview.com/interviews/4...iew-if-we-stay-united-i-think-we-will-survive
I don’t expect PDAF to come anytime soon and I think more video people flock to Panasonic. I believe AF isn’t as high of a concern with that crowd. I hope for further development of DFD but I don’t find it to be anywhere as bad as I expected based on reviews but I also started at firmware 1.3 too. Do I trust it as much as Sony AF? No but a lot of that is familiarity and still learning the camera and where trouble is likely to arise. I think the Sony works 80-90% of the time but I’m on generation 2 there... and there’s the 10-20% of the time it won’t focus without composing differently.
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