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I got the 100-500 recently, so I can weigh in on its use and why I bought it over others. Before my Lumix (s1IIe) I had a setup with 600mm max focal range. I went back through a bunch of my birding photos to see what range I was using most, and to my surprise they were often 350~450mm. So in my case
...edrijver in r/Lumix
May 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM
4
Some people are pointing to the dual gain output in Dynamic Range Boost mode, but that’s not it. Even with that disabled, the S1II has a good stop or so on the Z6III. I’m not an expert, but I believe this comes down to two things. S1II is taking longer to read the sensor. I’ve heard the S1II uses a
...bruce_pizza in r/Lumix
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
6
Not answering your question but S1IIE's prores raw looks good, almost as good as my BMCC 6K FF. 6K opengate with HEVC looks more digital, and colors are not as beautiful. I also recently learned that the prores raw requires a "pre-processing LUT" (Panasonic RAW to VLOG LUT that should be the first n
...Neat_Cauliflower7161 in r/Lumix
August 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
3
I have yet to buy this camera, but from what I can tell, everyone is sleeping on it pretty hard. The narrative is that it’s an S5II with all the new features and upgrades of the S1RII/S1II, like false color, internal RAW, cripples stabilization, and the new body design. However it seems that’s not t
...bruce_pizza in r/Lumix
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
4
I think the problem with the s1iie was clear from the leaks even before the official announcement; it's "just" a suped up s5iix.The s5ii/x has been on the market for a couple of years which means that it's had a couple of years' worth of price reductions. You can buy one in the UK for less than £2k
...Ark_n_Bones in r/Lumix
May 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
7
I use the S1IIE, its very good camera. It may have little lag with godox system but to be sincere its not noticeable, i have the same kinda lag with canon dslr. The olympus ones are the right ones for panasonic. Autofocus is great
Guitar74_47 in r/Lumix
July 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM
2
Same for me. I can wait some more now. The S1IIE is a really good camera. I hope Panasonic brings the price down by about 10 to 15%. Then it is better priced and more people will hopefully decide for this camera. I have a feeling Panasonic has another S9 moment here. They market the “essentials” ver
...IamMikeWink in r/Lumix
September 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
3
Ahhhh now your comment makes alot more sense lol. I’m sorry for going at you like I did. Ya that’s a much more difficult situation for sure. I won’t lie, I used BMD and Panasonic cameras (I’ve owned everything else and this is where I landed) and I haven’t been disappointed. I do multicam setups wit
...mrmmoka in r/blackmagicdesign
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
3
If Panasonic finally decides to release small body (GX9 or G90 successor) with PDAF and Real Time LUT that would suit your needs just perfect. For now, google says that only compatible bodies are G9 mk2, GH7 and bunch of full frames (S9, S5II, S5IIX, S1IIE, S1II, S1RII). From those S9 with grip migh
..._borsuk in r/M43
October 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
3
Panasonic released 3 cameras this year, S1IIR, S1II and S1IIE. we cannot hope they release cameras every month. The cameras we have now are pretty amazing, also the L mount is growing. Don’t worry Panasonic is doing the things the right way.
InvitePlane252 in r/Lumix
September 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
5

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