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I know of some VFX folks that use these in bulk to capture high-res plates for compositing, so they're at least known and in-use in professional circles. I don't know of examples where it was used as the main camera, but that's the thing about people that actually make content - mostly they're not online talking about the brand of paper-clips they use 🙂

I had a tip off by a man who should know, that a certain Leica SL3 is coming in March next year, which will be a huge updated based on Panasonic's latest tech, which means we should see an S2H or S1H II whatever it will be called before then, perhaps even this year. The S1 and S1R will get an update too, so not long to wait for some excitement in Panasonic land. By the way I just noticed that WEX in the UK have an S1H for £1399, which is simply ridiculous. This was a 4 grand camera when it came out and is Netflix standard!! It is amazing how the market punishes Panasonic for such a high quality piece of kit. In fact I felt sorry for it and bought it. Autofocus be damned. The S2H is sure to have PDAF but will it be an 8K overkill monster and lose some of the low light creaminess that the S1H is well known for? That is the question.

They didn't make much profit on it then!

Yes, a robbery indeed. it could have been a simple FW update. I'm using several GP11 for scientific diving and an improved (real) battery duration would be nice. 10-15% doesn't worth it.

It seems really only minor updates with the only stand out improvement the Max Mod 2.0 that let you use shoot in 4k.....

More well-shot footage...

Could have been someone on the Panasonic size pushing for it, or it could have been someone shooting a Netflix production with a Varicam LT who wanted a good C Cam / crashcam to use alongside their Varicams.

I'm eagerly awaiting the Sony GX3

8K is cancelled. Just use AI to make it better... IMAX does! https://ymcinema.com/2023/10/02/imax-ceo-we-use-ai-to-blowup-images/?expand_article=1 From IMAX CEO, Richard Gelfond: "we use it to blow up images. We use AI to make the images look better, we sharpen the edges, and we take the grain out. We have been using AI for supplements for a while." "However, the best reference for that utilization of the IMAX proprietary algorithm and AI tech, is the talked-about sci-fi project, The Creator. The movie was shot entirely on Sony FX3 which is not an IMAX-certified camera. Nevertheless, the ProRes RAW footage was undergone special treatment by IMAX AI technologies, in order to boost the imagery and make it capable enough to hold up against the huge canvas." Other streaming services only store feature films in 2K and upscale to 4K for people who stream in 4K, and now IMAX, the supposed best quality folks upscale using AI. We all knew that streaming was a low-quality distribution, and now IMAX is too... How can they get away with this???? Maybe.... *gasp* ....because it's not visible? I mean, you could say that AI is good enough for IMAX, but you could also say that visual perception is so low that you can't even tell that IMAX is upscaling with AI! It works both ways!! 😂😂😂

Considering how long it takes to design electronics products, the GH8 is probably also in "very early stages" of development. But, as they say, talk is cheap! Until it's in your hands it's not real..

In the meantime, somewhere in Japan... https://www.43rumors.com/ft3-new-gh6-successor-with-phase-detection-af-is-in-the-works-and-will-be-named-gh7-and-not-gh6ii/

More sample footage from S5iiX and Sirui 150mm anamorphic lens. Nothing wrong with these images...

https://www.eoshd.com/news/panasonic-battery-problems-s5-ii-also-drains-charge-when-switched-off/ They should really fix this.

From petapixel it more like 10-15% better