Rumors The latest from L-Rumors: S9ii, S5iii, S1Hii

[Pete_W]

This article was posted a few days ago on L-Rumors.

It suggests a number of new models from Panasonic this year for the 25th Anniversary of LUMIX: S9ii, S5iii, S1Hii and some m4/3 models too.

Panasonic 25th anniversary: Bold prediction list from chinese social - L mount system camera rumors and news

The S9II I listed as on my Amazon "wishlist" store The big chinese socials are betting on an impressive 25th anniversary product launch year from Panasonic: LUMIX S9 II – A lightweight and portable full-frame camera. It's expected to finally feature the long-awaited hot shoe, and the build...

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That's a lot of camera releases and in my view a bit hard to believe.

 

[pdk42]

If the S9ii has an EVF and a second dial, it might be hard to resist.

 

[dirk]

If a Panasonic S9ii would be released with a high res EVF and later also a 28mm FFL i-series lens from Sigma, I would probably sell my Leica Q3 for it.

 

[pdk42]

If a Panasonic S9ii would be released with a high res EVF and later also a 28mm FFL i-series lens from Sigma, I would probably sell my Leica Q3 for it.

But an S9ii + Sigma lens just wouldn't have the "gestalt" of a Q3 !

 

[dirk]

But an S9ii + Sigma lens just wouldn't have the "gestalt" of a Q3 !

If you mean the size: That does not matter. As long as it is not a smartphone or a Ricoh GR, you have to carry it over your shoulder anyway. A few cm more or less do not make a difference. Same for the Fuji X100. A Lumix S9ii with a small i-series lens will weight probably the same like a Q3

If you mean the "Leica feeling": Yes, there is for sure a high quality feeling vs. the more plastic feeling of the S9. But I do not care. I never had problems with "plastic" cameras, no matter from which brand. They were always very reliable. I call the Nikon D800, Z6, Fuji XT5, Oly EM 1.3, Lumix G9 etc. also plastic cameras by the way.

But the burden of a Leica camera is the price you carry around and cost of replacenent, if its get stolen. I do not feel as "free" or as "relaxed" using the Q3 vs. i.e. a Nikon/ Sony/ Fuji or Lumix camera. That weights a lot more for me.

I was in Marseille for a week. Not a very secure city in France. I did not take the Leica with me because of that. I took my Ricoh GR3 and GR3x with me. Nothing else. And I was happy.

I love the lens in the Q3 43. A dream. But I would also be happy with an "inferior" lens. I always look at the whole package of all pros and cons for my equipment for my use cases. I think at the end of the day, a S9ii with a 28/2.8 and 40/2.0 would be a better compromise for me than a Leica Q3 or Q3 43.

But we have to see first the real data of a S9ii and whether Sigma will release a 28mm i-series lens and a 40mm lens at all. Hope dies last.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

That's a lot of cameras to come out in one year. I think it's about time for an S5 III and I'd hope for an S5D II to replace the S5D as a budget offering and obviously the S9 could do with a refresh to add all the stuff that's sorely missing from the original but I don't see Panasonic doing that as I think it would make it as big as the S5 series.

Lense are more what's lacking.