I misspoke: while the a7 III and a7R III will not get real-time tracking AF, they will get the EyeAF updates. Thanks to those of you who pointed out my error.

I feel a strange compulsive desire to use SquareSpace.

Apologies to all for the logo flicker in the Squarespace sequence midway through. This is NOT intentional! Looks like it was a render glitch in FCPX that I missed.

I would like to comment on a general observation as tech support company owner who has contracts with all the major pro audio equipment manufacturers for a long time about the general philosophy of Panasonic and Sony corporations. Policies that covered all their many divisions from consumer to medical to industrial. The policy of support as a tool for sales. The two companies have for decades been opposite in their view of what service and support's role in sales and brand identity. I have set a personal policy of never buying anything over about $50 from Sony. I know too much about their use of withholding support as a driver of sales, by making parts less available the day a model goes out of active production. That burned me for $124,000 on a profession digital tape deck and its $19,000 controller by dropping the model 18 months later and cutting access to many of the wear items that need to be replaced every 6 months or so. Their only suggestion was buying the new model for only $156,000 plus $24,000 for the controller. This was in an industry that was used to keep capital equipment for 1-2 decades and having in-house repair and calibration staff. A few years later I started an additional business that quickly grew to be the largest repair shop in the world supporting professional audio equipment and started doing warranty work for 54 key brands. Panasonic was a low key player in the field, but every serious studio had at least one of their DAT mastering decks, it was an industry standard. Sony had many models and churned their product line every year to 18 months but never became that popular because of the lack of parts for older models. Two Panasonic models were kept in the product line for 10 years and parts were available to keep them like new for 20 years. Panasonic philosophy was that new sales came from being a reliable long term partner. Sony philosophy was and still is, drive added sales by making their own equipment obsolete as quickly as possible. Panasonic was never flashy or hyping new tech building reliable workhorses that could be depended on delivering the performance for years. I notice that Sony is continuing that policy and selling flash, building to a price point rather than the performance requirements where others accept a narrower margin but build a longer-term value. I notice also many many people particularly those who get their news and opinions from KZfaq, are upgrading on every model change right in line with Sony's philosophy and not caring about long term viability or reliability. Every Sony shooter I know who started with the a7 has upgraded 3 times in 3.5 years. That is a poor return on investment for anyone concerned with business viability. All the photo pros I know are pretty conservative in upgrades, they only do so when a model as proven itself and then keep it for several generations. Most D3s shooters bypassed the D4 and about half are still shooting the D3s and the remainder invested in the D5 after it was out over a year. Those Sony fans could have invested in a pro grade camera what they spent on upgrades. So, no Sony for me but having a 30-year relationship with Panasonic and seeing their low key approach, promising less than they deliver, I am very interested in what the final cameras are. If I invested in the Sr1, I would know it was be supported for years and will deliver a little more than promised.

Your channel is amazing! I'm loving the content :) I came here to watch the GH5 review and I found a lot more :)

Great points. I feel like the meme clips are little too loud compared to your speaking voice volume. Would be nice to balance that out when editing. Just my 2cents.

Heads-up guys. I'm going into a four day shooting schedule, so I'm going to be scarce on here. In my relative absence, if anybody new to the convo mentions "subliminal squarespace," could one of you please explain that this appears to have been a glitch during render with FCPX for which I'm solely to blame for missing it prior to upload (if I'm right about the problem); if it WERE subliminal they wouldn't see it; and [ad lib your own clever but kind ending here]. :)

Another one to add to my wish list, it gets bigger and bigger as the year goes on and we are just in February. Love my TZ80 Lumix especially for at concerts so I would like to try out the S1 and see what its like

I love this. Partially for my love of image making, partly for my love of industry drama. S twins (great name) are big shakeups, a big manufacturer focusing HARD on useability features. LETS GO

I recently picked-up S1R and it's closer to perfect (for me) than any other camera I've shot. It's a joy to use like the Fujis, I/Q is right-up there with the best (D850, X1D, etc.), build quality is immediately obvious, and so much more as covered by your video (all spot on IMO). The biggest cons are weight and A/F (and lens availability to a lesser degree for the immediate future). I love the size of the S1/R which is a better fit for me than the trend towards smaller bodies that mirrorless enables -- better ergo and balances large and fast lenses better. Ideally the system would be lighter but I'm not a wedding photog who'll be holding camera up to my eyes for hours on end so the weight is something I can accept. The A/F is surprisingly good for contrast only and plenty good for my use cases which don't include sports shooting and spray-and-pray shooting style. As a test case, I shot my dogs chasing each other in the yard and the S1R nails focus 70% of the time, whereas hit rate w/ the A9 was closer to 90% for me (granted, the A9 cranks out a much higher FPS and this was before v5.0 firmware). Regardless, anybody paying attention should know going into it that the S1/R are not sports shooters if for no other reason than the FPS is not there, and as you point out the contrast only design enables better IQ (i.e., no banding issues that can result from phase detect). I never imagined I'd take on shooting with Panasonic, but the camera is so good that it's an easy choice for me. Yes they'll need to play catch-up with native lenses, but Sigma lenses are already available for pre-order so lens availability issue will be mitigated very shortly. In the meantime, I'm very happy with the the 50 1.4 native lens, which is insanely expensive but easily forgiven once results are seen.

S1R + Pixel Shift+ Leica Glass = FF/Medium format hybrid.. Panasonic may be playing chess here.

...lol, after about the third time “SQUARESPACE” I laughed at the idea that Hugh may be entertaining himself by giving us a light trolling.

Though I have the X-T3, I'm still keeping and using all of my M43 gear as well for the reasons you stated. But Panasonic needs to update something or new customers won't come. Still waiting for the GX8 mark II and not some half baked replacement and something cheaper and smaller next to it.

Great video as always. I Just got my hands on the S1 and it's super snappy, in terms of focus. I had the amazing Summilux 50 1.4 SL on it and it was very fast. Reminded me when I shot with the 1Dx II except it didn't have the shotgun feel behind it lol. I even put on the 24-105 (which I think is garbage by the way, from Panasonic) in super low light and it was able to focus very nicely as well. I tested it against my SL, and I have to admit, the SL is still a phenomenal camera. Even almost 4 years later, the SL still stacks up very nicely vs the S1. The S1 had about a full stop of ISO advantage vs the SL, in terms of noise. However, the SL images (JPEGS) retained so much more detail across the whole ISO range. Can't wait to see what the SL 2 will be like. By the way, the test was shot with the Leica SL 50 Summilix 1.4 for comparison. And I ended up preordering the S1.

I had no idea that Jeff Goldbum knew so much about photography.

Great points on the m43 stuff at the end. Finally nice to hear someone talk some real sense instead of complaining about how the pictures look after pixel peeping from shooting inside a closet. I am a pro photographer. I shoot m43 exclusively right now. And I think it's the most practical overall system on the market hands down. Does what I need it to do. It's small, light, cheap, and packed full of features. However these s1 cameras get my motor running. Can we get one for m43 please!!!

A7r3 and a73 are getting the eye AF updates along with time lapse.

I just bought the s1r and dropped fuji x-system. The autofocus is fast enough for my portraits and landscapes shots. But the ergonomics and viewfinder is by far better then any camera out there for a nice price. The flip and tilt screen is ideal for the studio. And yes the lenses are limited. But i only need a good 50 and a 85. This camera is a joy to work with. The 50 f1.4 is such a nice lens. The 85 f1.8 is cheap but produces beautiful pictures. I was highly surprised.

I'm so curious too ! I'm not going to go for FF anytime soon, since i'm quite happy with my Fuji XT3 and Olympus EM5II, but there's more options now and more to be seen from the L-Mount Alliance i suppose. Which will definitely bring changes to the FF market. We'll see. Btw see that blinking logo too, so please don't bring that up again. Thanks

Great video on your impressions of the s1 and s1r! I think the clips that you bring in and out need to be more equal in level with your A roll audio.

Hmmm, looks like I'l be keeping my GH5, GH5S and G9. Primarily because the size and weight saving mounts up with multicam shoots, but also because (as a video shooter) I feel it might be more sensible to wait for the GH6. I also have an EOS R for reliable autofocus on a gimbal (and as a B cam to my C200 for coporate interviews). So for me the S1 looks incredible, but whilst it kills the EOS R in most areas it lacks the only thing I use it for....killer autofocus. My only remaining question, is does the S1 have a waveform monitor? Or did they drop it like they did on the G9? My interest may peak as we learn more, but I feel Panasonic may have just missed in a few important areas... i.e. no fully articulating screen, no All-I codec, no phase AF and a crop in 4K 60 which makes a speedboosted GH5 a better proposition for video shooters., Thanks for your ever insightful and articulate commentary Hugh. I'll forgive the subliminal Squarespace logos :)

dude you're the morgan freeman of youtube photogs!

Agree completely with your concluding sentiment.....we are so lucky to live and work in a time when we have so much choice of so many great - not just good - cameras. If you were starting agin from zero, it would be a mighty hard choice as to which route to take. I had the choice in 1999 of Canon Eos 1n or v as that is all the agency had! We need to remember how lucky we are and keep in sight its the images out the other end of the game that are so much more important than what they are taken with! Thanks from a damp England for your video.....

Awesome camera commentary! I don't need to say anything about Squarespace I think that was covered! Apology accepted! We are certainly off to War as far as full frame mirrorless goes! I can't wait to see how Sony answers this new threat!

One note about the pricing is that the 24-105 is only 900$ when bought with the camera . So the a7iii with a 24-105 is the same price as a s1 with a 24-105. Plus the 24-105 focuses much closer at an amazing .50x magnification ratio. Everyone seems to be over looking these facts.

So the S1 is Rhaegal, the S1R is obviously Drogon. Question is, which camera will be Viserion... I am guessing it will be a Sony. Also if I may, I am going to record an interview for the first time with my GH5, I am generally happy with it's AF performance but I am not sure if I should trust it for an important recording... Do you ever use it's AF for that?

I'm so excited, not only by the new cameras but by your subliminal advertising strategy. I kept expecting to see Captain Howdy from the exorcist pop into the frame.. I remember when Beau-Coup was Buku and she loved you long time - only $5 boom boom. (Full Metal Jacket or those who don't) But in all seriousness Its a game changer, Love the Hi-res mode and 100 & stupid megapixels behind that glass, WOW that glass!!

I have to agree with you, they came late to the show, but boy did they bring their A game! Very excited about this camera line, a great starting camera, imagine version II!!??

Great insightful video. I'm still not totally convinced I'll move to full frame (price v performance) but interesting comments on the S1/S1R. I do believe these cameras will take some beating since Panasonic don't do things by half. Still have to say next for me will be either E-M1 ii or G9 as I move over from APS-C Nikon for M43.

The one issue I have with Panasonic's DFD technology, no matter how well it works, is that it's dependent on lens qualification data that's only in Panasonic lenses. So pop on a Leica or Sigma lens, and you're back to pure CDAF, at least if Panasonic is doing this they way they did in Micro Four Thirds. Leica's been all CDAF, while Sigma in their few mirrorless SA-Mount cameras did PDAF/CDAF hybrid AF... what does this really mean for L-Mount interchangeability?

It reminds me the first auto focus Minolta Maxxum 7000 back in the old days.

Hugh, if the S1 autofocus is anything like previous Pana models, this camera cannot be considered a hybrid. I would prefer crop footage in focus vs full sensor footage that's out of focus or pulsing. I also cannot see any current canon full frame shooter moving to the S1.

Clarification from the 5:50 time in the video: The Sony a7III and a7R3 will not get Sony's new Real-time Tracking (any object can be tracked), BUT...those two cameras WILL get the new Real-time Eye AF (improved eye tracking).

s1r sensor color, contrast and resolution sure slayed me..

Price in Australia is eyewatering indeed - especially if you need to get a lens as well - everyone complains about the price of MFT lenses but FF for the Pany - make sure you have a defibulator handy when you get out your credit card

The square Space images at less than subliminal frame rates - hopefully not to be repeated.

About 2 minutes or so into the video, Excellent Audio on the video man.

This 2 model from Panasonic are winners. With so many great features my favorite because I’m a photographer 1/320 flash sync that one is so welcome for group and large depth of field using flash. Also using it with top Leica glass that will be a game changer medium large format here is under pressure. Video combine with professional audio XLR connectivity. I’m a canon shooter I will still keep my DSLR but for Mirrorless I will invest with the S1 first and 24/105 give it a good trial and if all goes as I predict invest more on it. I totally lost faith in Canon to give me any of this features. But I will still ad a new DSLR from Canon if they make a worthwhile new model 🧐 that will be call a miracle.

Was wondering how long before you brought up focus... 4:11. It doesn't matter how good other features are if focusing can't keep up with the competition.

Very insightful as always 👍🏼 I'll be interested to see what direction Panasonic takes with glass. With sigma releasing L mount Art lenses, affordable primes should be covered, but I'll be interested to see what the prices and specs of their zooms will be. I am very excited to see another manufacturer (Fuji and Panasonic) including linear manual focus functionality in their focus by wire systems. I can't stand traditional focus by wire. Excited to see what the future holds!

Hi Hugh, another well-considered video on the new FF Panasonic models. Your reviews stand alone, in my book, because they are so intellectually well-considered, thoughtful, yet remain grounded in real-world pragmatism. Hold that thought.... Regarding the slight digression into comparison with MF, I will still, and will remain to hold steadfastly, to the view that the higher res FF systems still can't & won't match MF for absolute and outright image quality, editing headroom as well as control over focus falloff and gradation and depth of color and tonality. But, coming back to my thought being held, if I were in the market for a FF ILC, I'd be considering the new Panasonic system most closely. I think Panasonic has done an exemplary job of really thinking these two models through very thoroughly. Cheers, Stephen.

Excellent video. The best I've ever seen you do. I thought it was very objective and fair with good reasoning behind your statements. I've been extremely excited about the Panasonic cameras and especially the S1R, look amazing. Yes, many if not all the manufacturers in this market should be nervous about this camera... Just a few things I'd like to add.... Phase One and Hasselblad. They don't have anything to worry about with anything from anyone else. Except maybe Fuji. But even that's pushing it. People wanting Phase One or Hasselblad is a different market altogether. It's all about top-top end. Phase One has had 100MP long before anyone else. 150MP? Who else has 16-bit color depth? I shot with the Phase One IQ250 about 5 years ago and the images from that are as good if not better than anything else I've tried recently. Yes, there is certainly a price difference. But again, it's top-top end. Sort of like DSLR technology 10 years in the future. Maybe. Available now. The last couple of minutes of your video I thought were especially perfect. As someone firmly in the m43 camp, I'm not going anywhere. The price and quality you get is easily good enough for lots of professional work. I went from a Canon 5DMKII to a Panasonic GX8. Yes, it's that good. For my bread and butter work and the foreseeable future, m43 is my go-to. Another thing you said about the marginal improvement of bigger formats. Nailed it. For me, the price of going back to FF isn't worth the improvement. Unless something truly amazing from the DSLR comes out in the next year or two, MF is my next step. And as another professional photographer I know who just bought a Phase One IQ4, that camera is for those special and high-end commercial situations. But for most work, m43 will do just fine.

Great video as always :-) My biggest concern, in choosing between Panasonic S and Nikon Z (going from m43) is future lens prices and tele zooms. What will they offer for those who want to shoot birds and wild life? I know Sigmas has got some interesting lenses but when will they release, and what will they cost. What will Panasonic charge for their own lenses? A hand and a leg? Nikon on the other hand is going the small route which is also a great idea, and their Z lenses have already gotten some rave reviews, not to mention their PF line of long reach primes. But as you said, they also need to play the F-converter game for now. What will they bring out as far as Z lenses go? Will they try to protect their F mount line? Will they try to protect their DSLR's for some years to come? The great thing about Panasonic is they can go full speed in with their system, they don't need to protect any other high end camera. They can be the best they can be without any compromise. Oh and do I fall for Nikons claims "larger mount, smaller lenses" idea? Is there any truth in that? Who knows? Does anyone know? Can it be measured? Would it be a safer bet? Hard decisions... :-/ /Rasmus

have you started to subliminally advertise squarespace now? It kept flashing up when you made cuts between 8.40 and 9.43

No ProRes raw per se, but they did announce 12-bit external recording. Nikon's ProRes raw recording is 12-bit as well.

Excellent thoughts. I agree, Olympus is in a difficult place right now. All attention from their E-M1X was taken away by the S1

So i'm thinking Jeff Goldblum for the Hugh Brownstone movie based on your life LOLOL 👍💖

Excellent video. This release reminds me a bit of the G9. Many people wondered why build an oversize and overpriced MFT camera, but when i held it, to me it felt like a smaller D750. So with the S series, have they built a too-expensive competitor to Sony/Canon/Nikon? Or have they actually just built a much cheaper Leica SL? Much depends on your perspective, methinks. One things for sure, the S1/S1R coupled with the new 50/1.4 is sure as hell not targeting the prosumer level market. This thing is aiming at the topend. If the AF holds up, it will be a beast. And online jpeg samples already look fantastic. Do we know who built the sensor?

I am getting rid of my last Sony FF camera and getting the s1r to complement my crop sensor duo - xh1/xt2... I will not be upgrading the xt2 to xt4 and I do lean away from Video features to solid photography-centric usability and features. s1r seems excellent and provides an avenue... or a side street into some of the best lenses my money can't yet buy.

Was this video taken down? I ask because I posted a comment but then I could not find the video anywhere. Any way here is my other comment: This camera like every Panasonic camera will be a great competent camera. However, every success or failure of this camera will be directly related to its price and its contrast detect AF.

Three Blind Men: The Sony A7III and A7RIII will be receiving the enhanced Real-time Eye AF performance with the upcoming firmware version 3.0 and Real-Time Eye AF for animals will also be available. As you pointed out, however, they will not be upgraded to Real Time Tracking due to the difference in processors.

I know there are parameters that make this question rather lame but I'll run with it nonetheless: As a Food Photographer I'm trying to make the call between a used like new $2379 Leica SL and a $2438 NEW S1R. If (occasional) low light IQ is my main focus what would you recommend?

I'm done wasting time rubbing one part of the elephant. Thanks for showing the bigger picture.

great video, again, can't wait to get the S1 and just play with all sorts of L mount options. also, the memes are a surprise to be sure, but a pleasant one

I own the Sony a7iii I have recently purchased the Panasonic S1r it blows the Sony away in everything but autofocus but it’s not a big difference, the colours out of the S1r are beautiful the ergonomics and build quality are fantastic

With the L mount alliance, the total number of L mount lenses should be plenty to choose from by 2020. This is Panasonic’s way of fast tracking their lens offerings while canikon are still building up the catalog. I hope. Panasonic still continue to develop new m43 bodies and lenses. A true successor to the GX8 comes to mind and maybe updating their current primes to have weather sealing at a reasonable price (no need for f1.2 since Olympus already has that) will round out the m43 space.

You are the best!!

It may be uncharted price and performance territory for Panasonic in the small form factor stills/video camera market, but let's not forget that they (along with Sony and Canon) have been producing high-end professional video cameras for decades now. So they're used being in the high end, high price camera business, in a very crowded market (with products from Sony, Hitachi, Ikegami, JVC, Canon...). So, Panasonic are very experienced and know what they're doing when it comes to digital cameras in general. It's going to be interesting.

Thank you for your thoughts. Panasonic prices are Fascinating? They are at least too high😉. I wonder who will buy theese cameras. 6000$ for a 1R and the 50 f/4 that is insane, especially considering how good the alternatives are right now. The Sony a7rIII, and the Nikon Z7 or D850, are more than adequate for most hobbyists and photographers especially if you are a stills photographer. Even their video features are more than adequate for pro broadcasting, since most of that is in HD.

Gosh lot to discuss there; sorry, I think I will rise to the challenge but, it will require two posts. First, lets get personal. When I first saw this I thought goodness NO. Having walked around this week with my Nikon D700 and a 24-85mmG Zoom, I can tell you that all these lenses leave me cold. I will suffer for a bit of nostalgia a few times a year but, I never want to see monstrous lumps of glass in my daily camera bag again. I am a crop sensor girl and nothing about full frame gets me remotely excited. So, I watched out of interest rather than expectation. Then I saw it, your photo of the S1 next to a GH5. Hmmm not that much bigger. Then I thought; hey its a high tech body with a L mount. Stuff full frame AF modern lenses I dont need any of them; I already have a complete set of lenses. This is an APS/FF body that will take all my Leica TL glass with an APS crop that is bigger than my standard archive image size of 3600x2400 (I only store my art and panarama images bigger). I also have Nikkor 24mm f2.8D, 35mm f2D, 50mm f1.8D, Voightlander 28mm f2 Ultron and Leica 50mm Summicron M as well as a few Fx zooms all adapted to L mount for use on my Leica TL2. Suddenly the Panasonic S1 looks interesting; for 2 grand I get a Leica SL clone. Hold that thought pet - giggles

Minus AF the Panasonic shoots 6k and have anamorphic mode and anamorphic IBIS and soooo much more.

I really want to handle these cameras. I am waiting for the SL2 from Leica, for the basic reason that the original SL that is now what, three years old, has a faster FPS, and better color science than Panasonic - and for video, I would put it against the color science of ARRI any day, and regularly use it for video. Although the S1 seems amazing as a second cam, and the S1R seems like a good "wait and see" camera before the SL2 comes down the pipe. I HOPE Leica doesn't just rebrand the S1R, that would sadden me. The SL was groundbreaking.

I knew that Panasonic would come out blazing targeting Sony directly. I think that they should have lowered the price on the S1 but that would cannibalized their GH-series. Sony has been waiting for this play by Panasonic and shall now deliver their A7siii, let’s see what they do with the price.

This Panasonic kit looks really cool, and ~SQUARESPACE~ I'm sure is a great fit for many, but it's too big/expensive for ~SQUARESPACE~ my tastes.

Im mainly video. Was really excited for their release. BUT: 4k60 has 1,5 crop. That makes it completely useless for that price. I dont buy a ff camera to film in APS-C (4k60 is 90% of my style of filming).

These cameras look promising however I am pretty much topped out in budget on Nikon glass and love my Z6 that has caused my D850 and D800 a lot more shelf time. What is your prediction on the impact of ProRes RAW that will soon be available on Z cameras. My video friends, who concentrate on production and post and hardly every visit camera forums or KZfaq were very surprised and are considering shifting to Nikon when that happens. They are not gearheads, more of the artist types, so naturally, their videos are much more cinematic and refined than the typical mirrorless or DSLR video shooter. I sort of enjoy being the odd man out who is ridiculed for having a Z6, especially after comparing output and just giving a wry hint of knowing smile. WAY too much emphasis on hardware and WAY too little on the art. My circle of photo friends keeps shrinking as more and more shift from imaging to gear obsession and their results become boring and uninteresting. When I go to Vimeo and see what some of the locals are doing with their short films and see their equipment lists, the quality of videos seems to be in direct inverse relation to the emphasis placed on having the latest gear. My own field or music recording saw the same decline in creativity and art when it became easier to chase equipment since buying gear is much easier than creating something worthwhile.

Why the "subliminal" Squarespace logo frames starting a bit before 9 minutes and going on for a while?

Apologies Hugh, but I've manage to watch your video three quarters of the way through, we're I always watch all your videos fully, but the SquareSpace logo flicker is too distracting. I look forward to your next video.

But how's the AF?

I wonder about Leica as well, particularly because Panasonic seems to be designing the basic hardware for most Leica digitals these days, if not the industrial design and some of the system tweaks. Leica's been using more sensors from TowerJazz -- a sensor works co-owned by Panasonic -- than Panasonic ever did, but these new ones could be theirs. And in return, Leica was designing Panasonic's better M43 lenses. Now they're directly in competition... does this change their long-term relationship? If Leica's not designing Panasonic's top glass, who is?

Everybody has been making jokes about the “L-mount alliance” but I think it’s a big deal. Like, really big. They are going to have more high quality L mount lenses from three quality lens manufactures in 1.5 years. They just need claw mind share in the community so when people think Panasonic it’s on the same shelf as Canon. Sony delivers specs but they suck at ergonomics and have at delivering native pro glass. Panasonic has quality’s from both companies. They give their customers what they want (unlike canon). They believe in camera ergonomics (unlike Sony). Bottom line, Panasonic needs succeed here or there won’t be any more new Panasonic cameras.

This camera will do very well, if... they can get a lot of good and reasonably priced lenses. Right now they're going to have a few very expensive ones. So... I'm not sure Sony is really that worried. But, I think it's this type of competition that will make Sony not sit on their hands.

I don’t want or need ibis, flappy screen, video features, fast autofocus, eye autofocus or high continuous shooting. I want a killer landscape camera with a stellar EVF & LCD, great low light performance, resolution paired with excellent lenses. A bare bones high quality camera could be cheaper to produce & more focused. I wish Panasonic or someone else would do this.

What's with the subliminal Squarespace advertising Hugh? KZfaq is going wild with advertising this week.

The Sony a7III and a7RIII will get the eye AF upgrade but not the "real time tracking mode" .

You mention hand held pixel shifting - I don't think the S1/S1R does this, only tripod based. The new Oly can do it.

doesn't have a flipping screen is a sales pitch to me...

The head of Panasonic's camera division is a real photographer. You can tell by the degree of attention paid to what photographers really want in a hybrid full frame. These cameras have kill the new Olympus camera without even firing a shot.

Sounds like you are sold. No wonder, this looks like the perfect body for Leica glass.

What about weight? As far as I have seen the F4 lenses are as big and as heavy like F2.8 from competition. Also the body while nice is really huge for a mirrorless, similar in weight and size to the Nikon D850. That would mean probably that the F2.8 lenses will be enormous and extremely heavy. Regarding L lenses, doesn't DfD need to get some special info from the lenses? So Sigma and Leica would have to get the info on the technology from Panasonic and incorporate it in their firmware so that the S1 can use it.

I shouldn't have dismissed Sony!

Great camera just a tad too rich a price for me!

Sorry, you're not articulating all the AF concerns. Af in -6 EV has never been the problem. Few people complain about focusing in low light. The AF problem that Panasonic has is continuous AF AND the contrast detect AF pulsing in video. I'm not sure how Panasonic believes they can fix this. Their reliance on brute force sensor scanning and processing is consider the dumb method in engineering. If you can come up with a more efficient method, why would you go with a slow brute force approach? PDAF needs virtually little to no scanning and no CPU.

Oh my man, I prefer Star Wars to Star Trek. Apart from that I think we get along. Excellent video.

I keep getting loud game of throne audio. Please try to use the same audio levels for those tv/movie references...it's a bit jarring. Thank you.

I do like the S1, but not going to get it. I am quite happy with the G9, which has a lot in common with this camera. No, G9 is not perfect and has flaws, but if fits "my" needs. This Panasonic release keeps the competition going and for us consumers, it's a great time! I really do not think anyone can go wrong with any brand camera they buy today. As for those extolling the death of M43 in Panasonic really do not understand the market or those that use that format. Or...for that matter, have actually used M43.

great video! plz just jumpcut instead of morph..... :)

I'd much rather shoot sports and wildlife with Micro 4/3 cameras, but man, your'e right: "wow". These Panasonic cameras are insanely good. I look forward to seeing them compete with Sony in this market segment. Just like Apple out-maneuvered Microsoft in the mobile space, a similar thing is happening in the mirrorless 36mm space. If one is going to adapt SLR lenses to mirrorless bodies, you may as well get the best bodies you can. And Panasonic seems to subscribe to my ideal philosophy for zoom lens design: constant aperture only. Sliding apertures should have gone extinct decades ago, and Leica (you're my favourite manufacturer of all, I still love you, mwah, mwah) ought to be embarrassed that their flagship SL zooms are f/2.8-4. But, that's another discussion.

Must buy Squarespace...

For this wildlife shooter the G9 can do about 80% of what I need, courtesy of its CDAF. With all (?) the other mirrorless development encompassing hybrid AF, what rabbit can Panasonic pull out of the hat? AI?

Great video Hugh! But I see an elephant in the room - ;-))) - called Sony A7RIII which costs currently 2 grand on ebay....

Subliminal Squarespace ads around 22:00. No thanks. Please not again.

Can some one, Hugh Brownstone perhaps, get to the bottom of the flippy screen issue? Is this a patented tech licensing from Canon which they refuse to share at a certain competitive level or is the real trouble NIH arrogance from the bulk of the industry? Nice pre-analysis on the S1 sisters but final firmware, and it's functionality, will be the real starting line. I may only afford the popcorn necessary to spectate from the sidelines but I'm ready. Also, I missed most of the subliminal shenanigans as I putter about listening to your 'casts but on review it was an obvious glitch. Too bad comments go for the jugular first. Repeat after me... "All that and a bag of chips." No species of tuber is specified, only implied. ha ha

I am reminded of when Sony rolled out the A7 Mark III. In the wake of it going on sale the Canon 6D Mark 2 dropped in price from $2K to ~$1400 and is currently available for $1300. Did anyone at Canon notice? I have this strong feeling the Canon EOS R is about to discover a similar fate. And again, will anyone at Canon notice?

Hugh, I like your videos and could listen to you all day but that constant flashing up of the "Squarespace" logo is bloody annoying - hold that thought

Time for canon to decrease the price of canon eos r to 1600 usd !!!

Good video as ever, but... I was completely bored by squarespace !!!

Nicely done and normal talking voice. Too many kids talk fast, not taking breaks giving me a headache. You said it, its about the AF. If they nailed it, or close to nailed it, I'll get one. An upgrade from a Canon 70D because Canon has let me down big time. EOS R? Come on...

So THAT's what you were hiding - exciting!

Oy vey! Squarespace logo flicker is a render glitch that I missed. Apologies for that. For 10% discount: go to http:/www.squarespace.com/Hugh and use discount code HUGH at checkout.