Post here if you've ordered an S1Rii

[pdk42]

Forgive me Lord, for I am weak ...

Pre-ordered!

 

[pdk42]

These are my reasons:

- Almost same resolution as the S1R
- Almost as good at high ISO and shadow lifting as the S5
- Smaller and lighter than the S1R
- Latest PDAF & fancy AI AF
- HHHR, Live Comp etc all in one camera
- Latest firmware etc with updates
- Access to Lumix Lab
- Better battery life than S1R

And maybe a few more...

 

[Andreas]

For those who are on the fence, please keep in mind that the S1rii is actually cheaper than it seems, at least for customers ordering from U.S. retailers. If you order from B&H or Adorama (or some other retailers) you can get a free 320GB SanDisk Pro-Cinema CFexpress Type B memory card. That card costs about $200 at full retail price, or about $180 on sale. So the actual cost of S1rii is just a tad over $3000.

 

[dirk]

I am torn. If the AF tracking would be better for kids sport than the S5ii, then the higher resolution could be an advantage for me. I could gain reach with cropping in post = telezooms can be smaller. Otherwise I would prefer a camera with only 24MP.

The other "cons" for me is size and weight. It would be no improvement vs. my S5ii and I originally wanted to buy a new body only if it is smaller and lighet than than my S5ii.

But this cropping capability is seductive. If there would be a pixel binning feature, this would be a lot easier to decide.

 

[xaviergut]

These are my reasons:

- Almost same resolution as the S1R
- Almost as good at high ISO and shadow lifting as the S5
- Smaller and lighter than the S1R
- Latest PDAF & fancy AI AF
- HHHR, Live Comp etc all in one camera
- Latest firmware etc with updates
- Access to Lumix Lab
- Better battery life than S1R

And maybe a few more...

Great Paul!! Looking forward to see your excellent pictures with the S1Rii, in order to decide if I get one too.

Did you sell your S1R and S1 already?

 

[pdk42]

Did you sell your S1R and S1 already?

Yes. They'll be off to MPB tomorrow! I'll have only the S5 until the S1Rii arrives. I'm sure I'll cope. The S5 delivers great results!

 

[dirk]

You had 3 LMount bodies at the same time? You are worse than me

 

[RBecker]

Also: If I convert either my S1 or S5 to full-spectrum for astro, that eliminates one of the reasons for buying the SR1II, since I would then not use it for astro. In that case, do I just accept the AF limitations of my existing S1R for wildlife, and drop the pre-order for the S1RII?

If you only want to use the converted camera for Astro think about the full spectrum conversion! The full spectrum is a good option for infrared pictures (color and mono), because you can use it for all variants, depending on filter
But for Astro you always need a filter, even on uwa lenses where filter sometimes is not possible!

That the reason why my S5 is only astro modified, with extend red range to cover the ha light. With this camera I don‘t need any „base“ filter