The Panasonic S1 and S1R full frame mirrorless cameras are here along with three new lenses

There’s been a lot of rumours and speculation over the past few months since Panasonic unveiled their alliance with Leica and Sigma at Photokina and briefly introduced us to their two new full-frame mirrorless cameras; the Panasonic Lumix S1 and S1R. Now, they’re finally here. Well, at least to pre-order. But here’s all the info, specs and capabilities.

Matt Higgs at London Camera Exchange had the chance to take one out for a spin in Hallstatt, Austria. In this video, he goes over the specs, and tell us what he thinks about using the camera in a real world shoot environment.

As you can see, overall it looks pretty good, although not all features will ship with the camera. Some features, such as P-log, aren’t supplied by default and are only available as paid upgrades. This always felt a bit weird to me, to intentionally cripple a camera and then charge users to unlock features the camera’s already capable of. But, that seems to be the way things are going. Canon also does this with C-log on the 5D Mark IV and Panasonic’s done it in the past, too with V-Log for the GH4 and GH5.

So, it is what it is.

Panasonic S1 – $2,497.99

• Sensor: 24.2MP
• Video: Full frame 4K 59.97fps
• ISO: 100-51,200
• Extended ISO: 50-204,800
• Mechanical shutter: 1/8000 – 60 sec
• Flash sync: 1/320
• Continuous shooting: 9fps (single AF) / 6fps (continuous AF)
• Buffer: ~90 shots
• High Res Mode: 96-megapixels
• Autofocus: -6EV contrast 225-area DFD AF
• Stabilisation: Dual IS Sensor-Shift image stabilisation
• LCD: 3.2″ 2.1m-dot triaxial tilt touchscreen
• Card slots: 1 XQD & 1 SD
• Dimensions: 148.9 x 110 x 96.7mm (5.9 x 4.3 x 3.8″)
• Weight: 1021g (2.25lb (with battery & memory card)

Panasonic S1R – $3,697.99

Photographer and YouTuber Darryl Carey has had a chance to play with the Panasonic S1R in Taipei, Taiwan and has posted a video on his thoughts about that one. The two cameras seem largely the same, though, aside from the resolution of the sensor.

• Sensor: 47.3MP
• Video: Full frame 4K 59.97fps
• ISO: 100-51,200
• Extended ISO: 50-204,800
• Mechanical shutter: 1/8000 – 60 sec
• Flash sync: 1/320
• Continuous shooting: 9fps (single AF) / 6fps (continuous AF)
• Buffer: ~90 shots
• High Res Mode: 96-megapixels
• Autofocus: -6EV contrast 225-area DFD AF
• Stabilisation: Dual IS Sensor-Shift image stabilisation
• LCD: 3.2″ 2.1m-dot triaxial tilt touchscreen
• Card slots: 1 XQD & 1 SD
• Dimensions: 148.9 x 110 x 96.7mm (5.9 x 4.3 x 3.8″)
• Weight: 1020g (2.24lb (with battery & memory card)

Panasonic has also announced three new L mount lenses to come along with the two cameras.

• LUMIX S PRO 50mm F1.4 (S-X50) – $2,297.99
  A large-aperture fixed focal length lens that forms the core of the LUMIX S Series of lenses
• LUMIX S PRO 70-200mm F4 O.I.S. (S-R70200) – $1,697.99
  A telephoto zoom lens that features high resolution with stunning clarity across the entire zoom range
• LUMIX S 24-105mm F4 MACRO O.I.S. (S-R24105) – $1,297.99
  A versatile standard zoom lens with macro shot capability covering wide-angle to medium telephoto

Both cameras and all three lenses are available to pre-order now, and shipping is expected to begin on April 4th.