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It looks like camera manufacturers are giving people the choice to be happy with the sweet spot or to have access to higher resolution if they require it- Sony started this strategy and everyone now is copying - a good thing I think.The S1 is not just getting any love.
I remember when 24mp was thought to be the "sweet spot" for FF sensors.
Gary
The current 4 yr old and still better than anything else out there at 24MP SL is worth looking at if you have any interest in L mount or M mount shooting. I wont be selling mine to switch into a newer 24MP camera -no point for my very simple needs at that MP range. I will be deciding between the new SL2 at 50MP or keeping the FujiGFX for 50MP - my decision as far as 100MP is already made with the soon to be released Fuji 100MP mirrorless camera. Both 50 and 100MP cameras are not about using the native aspect ratio of the chips they come in - it is about my ability to extract a 25 ( from 50) and 50 from 100MP - XPan aspect ratio. 50MP is plenty enough to print in meters in the aspect ratio I use.I agree Peter that having a choice between a ~24mp and higher resolution version is a great choice to have. That's why I own both the A7II and the A7rII cameras.
I've just noticed that the 24mp cameras often get short shrift, less attention and "love" in reviews and comments when released at the same time as their higher resolution sibling.
It would be great if Leica could have both a less expensive 24mp and higher cost 40+mp version of the SL in the future, but that is probably asking too much.
Gary
It's getting love from the video crowd, but not as much from the photo geeks.The S1 is not just getting any love.
The Leica SL also uses contrast detect with DFD technology. By most accounts, most Leica M users believe this to be the second best option for M lenses. PDAF helps with focus acquisition speed and tracking and contrast detect helps with accuracy. Most Mirrorless cameras use a combination of both and by most accounts the best implementations are Canon’s Dual Pixel and Sony’s 4D Hybrid AF when it comes to tracking in Mirrorless cameras.The specs are impressive. I personally think 24mp is more than enough for today's lenses. The S1/R have most of the features I want like two cards and robust weather sealing. I'm not much into video, but having those options is nice. Although, the Af specs do seem impressive, the use of contrast AF w/DFD, might make this less useful if adapting "M" lenses, but maybe I'm wrong. The Nikon Z is by far the best camera i've used for my work and the ability to use my M 50 Lux with phase off the sensor is remarkable. Zoom and peaking are the most accurate way to get good MF with fast lenses. I also shoot with a D810 because of the ability to back up my images in camera, but I would prefer to use just one camera with the extra back up capability and keep a Z6/Z7 as a back up camera. Lumix lens line up at launch is equally as impressive.
Good points. I'm assuming you mean banding in regards to IQ hits in extreme situations? This is promising tech for sure. I also imagine that all mirrorless can zoom in the EVF for MF lenses. The specs on the Limix EVF are considerably better than the Z7 too.The Leica SL also uses contrast detect with DFD technology. By most accounts, most Leica M users believe this to be the second best option for M lenses. PDAF helps with focus acquisition speed and tracking and contrast detect helps with accuracy. Most Mirrorless cameras use a combination of both and by most accounts the best implementations are Canon’s Dual Pixel and Sony’s 4D Hybrid AF when it comes to tracking in Mirrorless cameras.
Most reviews are stating that the S1/S1R are the best CDAF based systems they’ve seen (even in pre-production firmware) but that they’d still like to see where it can go in the future. Perhaps Panasonic has it right and they can get the algorithms to a point to where performance is negligible in actual shooting... or perhaps they will go as far as they can and find a way to include PDAF without taking the theoretical IQ hits that can happen in extreme situations.
Yes banding can occur in extreme situation but I’m talking specifically about the “rainbows” that can occur where you see the OSPDAF points in extreme cases. Doesn’t happen often but it can happen.Good points. I'm assuming you mean banding in regards to IQ hits in extreme situations? This is promising tech for sure. I also imagine that all mirrorless can zoom in the EVF for MF lenses. The specs on the Limix EVF are considerably better than the Z7 too.
The biggest advantage is accuracy and the biggest disadvantage is focus acquisition speed. From the videos I’ve seen this will likely not be an issue in photography but there’s still some ways to go to match what Sony and Canon are doing with their hybrid focus systems IMO. I will say that this is the best implementation of DFD by far and it seems to be largely negligible as it applies to performance differences in everything but continuous focus.What are the advantages/disadvantages to using contrast detect w/DFD of the S1/S1r vs phase detect of the Z7? Do only Panasonic lenses work with DFD, considering it's using a database to make adjustments such a bokeh, micro contrast etc?
What are the compelling features of the Panasonic that are leading you to consider shifting from the Sony?I'm unlikely to be an early adopter and I'd need to run them alongside my primary Sony system to see the differences before committing full-on (as I usually do when/if changing systems). There's a good chance that I may add an S1 and kit lens to start with to test for a minimum of 3-6 months unless I REALLY don't like it.
Keep in mind all of the factors I’m about to mention are 100% subjective.What are the compelling features of the Panasonic that are leading you to consider shifting from the Sony?
He seems to echo what a lot of other reviews have said IMO (which isn’t a criticism but a conformation) that the LUMIX S bodies are outstanding cameras. I’d be interested to see if they can get DFD fast enough to develop/release a direct A9 competitor in time for the 2020 Olympics. That will be the day nearly all reservations flee from the direction Panasonic is going by sticking to CDAF/DFD instead of PDAF.A great review of the S1 by Steve Huff
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2019/...a-review-the-best-i-have-seen-this-year-2019/
I must say it also ticks a lot of my boxes - especially handling and adaptability of M lenses :thumbs: