Panasonic Lumix S1R Mark II coming soon

[ArashM]

I'm running the camera and 7" Hollyland monitor off one V-mount, recording internally to a Lexar 512 silver CFexpress card. The camera battery is in the grip but fully charged. Camera is powered via usb-c and we are indoors so far about 20-21 C.

The clips/takes are about 30 - 45 minutes each per interview.

I *THINK* the overheating would be at extreme use, ( I have never had to shoot anything at 6k 60p or 120p in Pro Res HQ for 2 hours + in one take.....) but no issue so far with anything that I think is "normal" use!

 

[MrSMW]

7 hours ago, ArashM said:

the Sigma 27-70 L mount

The 24-70, 28-70 or the new secret 27-70mm f1 lens?

I have the not so secret 28-70 and think it’s a great lens; light, compact, minimal zoom extension.

[MrSMW]

7 hours ago, ArashM said:

Double post 😝

[newfoundmass]

So I got a chance to play with this today for a couple hours. My friend Zack bought it and has been using it for the last two weeks. He really likes it and from my limited time with it I too quite liked it. 

In the time I had with it it didn't overheat and Zack says he hasn't experienced overheating either. Mind you it's spring here in Vermont and the temperature today was 62 degrees (Fahrenheit) so I wouldn't expect it to. But I know some folks experienced overheating indoors in similar temperatures so I can't really say that it's not an issue, just that we recorded for about 80 minutes on an SD card and had no issue in that environment. I only filmed in 4K, as I'm not that interested in higher resolutions, so I can't really speak about anything else. 

Doing my own rolling shutter test (basically simulating how I'd film one of my sporting events) I found it to be more than acceptable. If you're whipping the camera around like a maniac I'm sure it stinks, but if you put even a little bit of effort into being steady it's really not an issue. 

Things I didn't like: I think the image is slightly better than the S5ii, but they're very close. I wish we could get something closer to the first generation of S cameras. Battery life is meh. While it didn't die it was very close, I think. I don't mind the body, but it doesn't feel very premium. I

[ArashM]

6 hours ago, MrSMW said:

The 24-70, 28-70 or the new secret 27-70mm f1 lens?

I have the not so secret 28-70 and think it’s a great lens; light, compact, minimal zoom extension.

Sorry and thank you for the correction, yes the 24-70

[ArashM]

6 hours ago, newfoundmass said:

I wish we could get something closer to the first generation of S cameras.

It's true, on it's own I think it's a fine camera and I've enjoyed it so far, but it is not a true replacement for the S1R, That camera felt much more elevated and bar non, one of my favourite so far!