Another factor for Panasonic to consider is that, due to its rather unimpressive DFD auto focus system, it is competing against the independents like AMD and Z Cam, who also largely depend on someone willing to work in a manual mode. And then they're going against $1,300-$1,500 MFT cameras that can record ProRes internally and ProRes Raw externally. And all AMD pieces come with a free DaVinci Resolve. And Z Cam offer a very nice and inexpensive MFT-to-EF booster that also has ND filters built-in.
So, what would GH-6 have to have to sell enough units at, say, $1,800? Well, it's going to have to beat S1 on specs. And there's no reason for Panasonic to do that.
My take again is that GH-6 would have to come in for under $1,300, likely at around $1,000, and be the king of budget video cams a la the six year old G7. Otherwise, Pocket4K and Z Cam E2 M4 are better buys.
So, what would GH-6 have to have to sell enough units at, say, $1,800? Well, it's going to have to beat S1 on specs. And there's no reason for Panasonic to do that.
My take again is that GH-6 would have to come in for under $1,300, likely at around $1,000, and be the king of budget video cams a la the six year old G7. Otherwise, Pocket4K and Z Cam E2 M4 are better buys.