Here are the new Panasonic S1H specs

L-rumors.com spilled out the info about the new Panasonic S1H camera that will be announced on Friday:

Panasonic Cine Lumix  S1H will be announced on May 31
It’s L-mount

New Full Frame sensors
Records 6K/24p
Recorda 10-bit 4K/C4K 60p (10-bit 4:2:2 4K 30/25 internal and 60p external)
14 stops Dynamic Range

Cinematography dream gear
It’s built like a tank.
Slightly bigger than the S1-S1R for better heat dissipation
full built-in log settings
lot more epxensive than the S1R

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First (and likely fake) Fuji X-PRO3 rumors on the web

Camerabeta posted some Fuji X-PRO 3 specs that I believe are very likely just a guess. He writes:

  • The new machine will use a 2400/2 megapixel X-Trans CMOS sensor;
  • With X-Processor 4 processor with 4 core CPU;
  • 4K video capture at 60 frames per second;
  • Built-in body five-axis anti-shake;
  • 3-inch 1.04 million point 3-axis touch screen;
  • Weatherproof magnesium alloy body;

CameraBeta has a history of posting wrong rumors like the A7sIII and some others. I don’t recall them ever been correct. They might guess some specs right but I am sure they just guess :)

Here is their A7sIII rumor from 2 years ago….

The Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7 isn’t that expensive after all: Costs $1,797 at FocusCamera!

The Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7 is now listed with a price of $1,797 at FocusCamera.

Specs:

  • Lens construction: 17 elements in 12 groups (3 aspherical lenses, 4 ED lenses, 1 UHR lens)
  • Mount: Micro Four Thirds mount
  • Focal length: f=10-25mm (35mm camera equivalent 20-50mm)
  • Aperture type: 9 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm
  • Maximum aperture: F1.7
  • Minimum aperture: F16
  • Closest focusing distance: 0.28m / 0.92′
  • Maximum magnification: Approx. 0.14x / 0.28x (35mm camera equivalent)
  • Diagonal angle of view: 94° (Wide) – 47° (Tele)
  • Dust and splash resistant: Yes*
    • *Dust and Splash Resistant does not guarantee that damage will not occur if this lens is subjected to direct contact with dust and water.
  • Recommended operating temperature: -10°C to 40°C (14°F to 104°F)
  • Filter size: φ77mm
  • Maximum diameter: φ87.6mm / 3.45″
  • Overall length: Approx. 128mm / 5.04″ (from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount)
  • Weight: Approx. 690g / 24.34oz (excluding lens cap, lens rear cap and lens hood)
  • Model number: H-X1025

 

Press text:

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f/1.7 Lens – H-X1025

LEICA DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 10-25mm / F1.7 ASPH. H-X1025 from Panasonic is built for mirrorless Micro Four Thirds mount cameras and enables F1.7 aperture brightness throughout the entire 20-50mm (35mm camera equivalent) zoom range with exceptionally high optical performance clearing the stringent LEICA standards. Suitable not only for photo shooting but also for video recording to satisfy both professional photographers and videographers.

LEICA DG VARIO-SUMMILUX

LEICA Camera AG’s strict quality standards optimized for photo/video has been developed into this ruggedized mirrorless Micro Four Thirds mount lens.

F1.7 Full Range

F.17 high-speed aperture brightness is available across the entire zoom range of 10-25mm (35mm camera equivalent of 20-50mm).

Lens System

Comprising 17 elements in 12 groups, the lens system features three aspherical lenses and four ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lenses that effectively suppress the axial chromatic aberration and chromatic aberration of magnification. Spherical aberration and distortion are also corrected by the aspherical lenses for stunningly high resolution. The use of aspherical lenses and the optimum design of the lens system results in a compact size and light weight despite its outstanding optical performance.

Performance

Compatibility with a maximum 240-fps high-speed sensor drive realizes high-speed, high-precision autofocusing. Notably, the new lens excels in video recording performance. In addition to the silent operation achieved by the inner focus drive system, the stepless “de-clicked” aperture ring and micro-step drive system in the aperture control section help the camera to smoothly catch up to brightness changes when zooming or panning. The optical design achieves exceptional barycentric stability to minimize image shifts during zooming. Adoption of a focus clutch mechanism enables instant AF/MF switching and accurate manual focusing. The lens also excels in video recording performance with a mechanism that suppresses focus breathing, which was a fatal problem of all interchangeable lenses designed for still image photography.

Ricoh at Dpreview: “I imagine, in two or three years, some users who bought mirrorless cameras will return to DSLRs”

Ricoh released the next interview with Dpreview. And they confirmed once more they do not want to jump on the Mirrorless trend:

Currently mirrorless, especially full-frame mirrorless, is a movement. So many users are interested in this new category of camera: full-frame mirrorless. Mirrorless itself has its own benefits [and] appealing point to the users: they can check their images before hitting the shutter button, through the EVF. But on the other hand, DSLRs have their own benefits: users can enjoy the beautiful image through the optical viewfinder and then imagine different ways of taking photos using different settings, they can imagine the consequence of taking the picture.

I imagine, in two or three years, some users who bought mirrorless cameras will return to DSLRs

We have been studying various possibilities when it comes to development, but we believe both mirrorless and DSLR have their own appeal. I imagine, in two or three years, some users who bought mirrorless cameras will return to DSLRs or choose to use both systems, because each has its own benefits.

Yes, I agree, DSLR will see a comeback in 2-3 years, and the earth will be proven flat too…

Northrup: Canon and Nikon are only seeing now that their mirrorless segment is a flop!

Now this is once more going to start a new fanboy war! Tony Northrup made new predictions about the future of the mirrorless and DSLR mounts. Based on some data (like this Amazon Camera Ranking) and a lot of guessing Tony believes Canon and Nikon mirrorless segment is a flop. Even worse, he thinks Panasonic L-mount is a dead-end system.tt

And than he made this stunning graph….joking Tony ;)  to display the likelihood of the mount survival:

Basically he thinks Sony E-mount and Fuji X-mount are the most “future proof” mounts. While the Fuji GFX, MFT and Nikon Z are “uncertain” to be continued. He is 99% sure Pentax and L-mount are doomed.

As usual I invite commenters to be polite and be rationale in their answers if they do not agree with Tony!