Panasonic S1H Announcement Tuesday, August 27th
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filmguy123
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In other news, filmguy's lightly used Panasonic S1 w/vlog key for sale - coming soon
rogar-BigGrin(DBG)filmguy123
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Wishlist of minor items (beyond what was announced in the previous sneak peak):
* Synchro Scan / Shutter Angle controls
* WFM overlay
* False Color overlay
* VFR (36, 42, 48, 72. 96, etc.) with full exposure and other controls
* ProRes RAW or otherwise output via HDMI and/or USB-C
* Record via USB-C to SSD
* Synchro Scan / Shutter Angle controls
* WFM overlay
* False Color overlay
* VFR (36, 42, 48, 72. 96, etc.) with full exposure and other controls
* ProRes RAW or otherwise output via HDMI and/or USB-C
* Record via USB-C to SSD
It would be nice to hand off a SSD drive to be processed, instead of a bunch of cards.
If this could be set up on an external tablet, where you could have focus tabs around the border of the tablet, and each tab would have it's own setting for speed and easing in and out of the transition. I also wish that there was a feet and inches focus display ( or meters and centimeters )
Danilo Del Tufo
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I'd really like the idea of adding autofocus at faster frame rates up to 180/150p.
Cary Knoop
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I suppose I am not getting this need for full-frame video for handheld devices. The need for heavier and bulkier lenses is highly impractical.
I rather see an announcement for the GH6 using MFT.
I rather see an announcement for the GH6 using MFT.
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When it comes to M43, i am only interested in Zoom lenses. When it comes to ff35, i only really care about primes.
Going by Panasonic's track record, I would expect to hear something about the GH6 later this Fall, with delivery next Spring or Summer.
GH-6 has been bandied about for about a year now, as GH-5 was announced in January, 2017 and GH-4 in February, 2014.
You say that a three year cycle would make the GH-6 announcement perfect for the winter of 2020? But there's not been a single substantiated rumor about it. Unless that Tower Jazz connection is about the MFT, there's no new sensors available for it either.
Mitch Gross
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Don’t forget about the GH5S.
filmguy123
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A GH6 that is essentially a 5S sensor with IBIS and internal 4k60p 10-bit and some less invasive image processing for $1500-$1800 would be a big hit, especially if they made more improvements to AF as well.
filmguy123
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Mine will be priced better 
Cary Knoop
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Panasonic "forgot" to put IBIS in the GH5s.
There is no market for a portable camera over $2000 that does not have IBIS.
And if you do not need portability then for $1300 you can obtain a Blackmagic Pocket 4K with better color science than the crap V-Log-L they put in the GH5 and GH5s.
I am worried that next Panasonic is going to "forget" about MFT or provide a crippled GH6 in the illusion that mobile videographers will rush into a full-frame solution.
The GH5 was first announced in September 2016, where only 4 features were mentioned. ( the top one for me was 4k 10-bit 4:2:2 internal recording )
In late January 2017 the full GH5 spec list was announced, and then the camera was starting to ship in March 2017.
So it looks like a three year upgrade cycle, which would mean some sort of announcement for the GH6 in Fall 2019. ( maybe four features like the GH5 ) And then the full specs in January - February 2020, with the camera shipping in March - May 2020. ( but because of the S1 FF launch, I could see the GH6 launch being pushed back to Summer 2020 )
Both "Top Gear" and "The Grand Tour" broadcast car shows are very happy that Panasonic "forgot" to add IBIS to the GH5s, as the GH5 IBIS system could not deal with the car vibrations when mounted externally.
I'm expecting Panasonic to use the same V-LOG as the S1 cameras for the GH6. ( the GH5s is "crippled" by V-LOG L )
Cary Knoop
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Good for them, but IBIS is generally speaking a blessing for portable videographers.
One certainly would hope.