More Lumix S9 Titanium Gold hands-on
Here are a couple of new reviews of the gorgeous Titanium S9.
Panasonic Lumix S1H II – mock-up of a possible FX3 / C50 killer
A Reddit user created those renderings of a possible Lumix S1HII FX3/C50 competitor. Here are the specs the camera should have:
- 24MP Full-Frame Stacked CMOS — ultra-fast, video-optimized, virtually zero rolling shutter
- 15+ Stops of Cinematic Dynamic Range — next-gen V-Log3, HDR/HLG for true Varicam color science
- Internal RAW Power — ProRes RAW / CinemaDNG up to 5.8K/60p, no recorder needed
- Extreme Frame Rates — 5.8K/120p full-frame, 4K/240p, FHD/480p slow motion
- Professional Codecs — 10-bit 4:2:2 All-I, internal ProRes 422 HQ/LT, external BRAW/RAW
- Unlimited Recording — advanced active cooling, built for all-day productions
- Next-Gen IBIS — 8 stops of 5-axis stabilization + “Active I.S.” for handheld cinema shots
- Pro Media Flexibility — Dual CFexpress Type B + SSD recording, redundant or extended workflows
- Hybrid AF Evolution — lightning-fast PDAF with rock-solid subject tracking in any condition
- Cinematic Audio — 32-bit float recording, optional XLR adapter, dual professional-grade preamps
- On-Set Monitoring Tools — real-time LUTs, waveform, vectorscope, anamorphic desqueeze
- Cine-First Body Design — fully articulating LCD, no EVF, weather-sealed compact form
Would that work for you?
This is great — Amazon has now added sales number information for cameras!
Amazon has just introduced a new feature that gives an approximate count of how many cameras were sold this month. I did scroll the Amazon camera best seller rankings and here are some numbers for L-mount cameras
- Lumix S5II 50+ bought in past month
- Lumix S5IIx kits 50+ bought in past month
- Lumix S1II 50+ bought in past month
It doesn’t appear to work for all cameras yet — you’ll likely see numbers only for models with at least 50 units sold in the past month.
First Black Friday deal: get 77% off Luminar Neo.
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Sigma BF firmware update
Missed to report that on October 23 we got a new firmware update for the Sigma BF:
・Improved operational stability during writing.
・Improved HDR (High Dynamic Range) display quality for JPEG images captured with Sigma BF.*1
・Improved Auto White Balance (AWB).
・Improved AF performance.
・Fixed other minor issues and improved operational stability.
Viltrox AMA on Reddit: First L-mount lenses coming in 2026
Viltrox has done an Ask me anything on Reddit. When asked about when the first L-mount lenses will arrive they wrote this:
The earliest release will likely be next year, our R&D team is actively working on it.