7 Things I love about the Lumix S1RII (& 3 I Hate)

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
OWC Announces Latest Thunderbolt 5 Dock and RAID Array Devices (Explora)
Panasonic S1II E vs Nikon Z6 III: Battle of the 24MP Beasts (ThePhoBlographer).
Is the L Mount the Best Investment for Creators? (Matthew Dangyou and The Savage Film)
Panasonic Lumix S1 MKII – My Personal Take (Darryl Carey)
How to Shoot Backlit Scenes (With Demos) (42West).

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The new TTArtisan’s new 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift full-frame lens for E-mount is in Stock at Amazon US&EU and  TTArtisan store. And finally have a review of the new lens thanks to Richard Wong. He tested the L-mount version of this lens:

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Peak Desing came up with this new Field Plate design you can get now for $39 at BHphoto, Amazon, PeakDesign.

TTartisan just launched the SILVER version of their 75mm f/2.0 Z lens on TTartisan store and Amazon.

It looks like the massive $614 price drop on the Lumix S1II is now permanent on stores like BHphoto and Amazon. It was running even lower ($100 less) for a limited time on Amazon (now gone). For that price it clealry outperforms anything else from Sony-Canon-Nikon!