LUMIX S1R

Having owned the S1R and now the S1Rii, the original was a much nicer built camera, with great design touches, I much prefer it from a handling perspective. (I miss the top screen!!) But the S1R’s autofocus is pretty crap, if you’re doing static portraits and landscape work it’s fine but good luck d

The honest answer is…the z8 and z9 are better cameras for the wildlife purpose. Albeit they are very large. My S5ii and Sigma 150-600 came to around 2.5k..that’s less than one Nikon Z8. So I’d expect it to be the better camera. The sigma 150-600 is a nice lens, the autofocus is slow though. The zoom

So I’ve scanned 120 with three cameras, a Panasonic S5II, a Sigma FP L (same sensor as A7RV), and a Leica SL2. If I’m brutally honest with you, the A7RV isn’t overkill..in fact…it is not enough to properly reproduce grain for massive prints. You want a Lumix S1R in high-res mode. (It is the same as

Went round the houses and for a pro do it all camera you can't beat Lumix s1ii for value and performance. I think people get sucked in by the colour fidelity of the S1r ii but actually have some real world problems like slower AF + battery life. Feedback from one pro says strictly a studio or creato

I swear by these Zeiss ZE lenses, I have a good set with: 15mm, 21mm, 35mm, 50mm Planar 1.4, 50mm Makro-Planar and 100mm which are by far the best ones of the range. These haven’t been updated on the Milvus range (apart from 50mm 1.4 and 85mm 1.4). I have the Sigma adapter and I use it with Panasoni

The SL3-P will lose you money quickly, the M11 won't. Also the M11 fills a gap - the SL3-P will not. Plus it basically is a glorified rebranded Panasonic S1R II. I'd keep the M11 or if you really need another L-Mount Body for your work, rather get a S1R II and spend the extra cash you have left over

I use the S1R for wildlife photography and the autofocus is fine. I've never used it for sports photography tho. But if I can nail focus on birds in flight I think it will be fine. I think the autofocus on the S1 and S1R is made out to be worse than it is. It's definitely not amazing, but it's far f

Yeah you need to really figure out what you want the camera for. There are legitimate reasons to choose Panasonic and video is one of them. But for a beginner the S1rII may be a steep learning curve. I own one but have been taking photos all my life. If you don’t mind investing the time and energy j

I actually did this a while back and if you can find a good deal on the S1R then I’d say go for it! It’ll make your S5ii feel like a toy though, it’s the best built Lumix camera I’ve ever felt and it’s so bloody comfortable in hand. It’s got so many nice features, Top LCD, backlit buttons, CFExpress

I’m seriously considering one of these. I don’t need PDAF nor fancy video specs/features as I just still subjects like landscapes, architecture, and urban landscapes. So I just need a good full frame camera with great colors and a simple design for a solid price. Being a Lumix user already, the orig