DxOmark sensor test: Panasonic S1R gets the same score as the Sony A7rIII

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DxOmark published the Panasonic S1R sensor Lab Test results. The camera performs very similar to the competition and earned the same A7rIII total score. There are some minor differences with the Sony:

PRO: Across much of the ISO range, the Panasonic S1R outperforms both the Nikon Z 7 and the Sony A7R III in color sensitivity, starting at a high maximum of 26.4 bits at a base of ISO 100, falling to around 15 bits at ISO 25,600.

CONS: The Panasonic Dynamic Rane never quite matches the range of the Sony A7R III, remaining around 1 stop (1 EV) lower throughout the ISO range.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony – Bigger Than You Know

Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens (Personal View).
Cinema Lenses: What Are You Paying For? (Explora).
Sony Introduces a B4 Mount for FS7 / FS7 II – Complete Your S35 ENG Kit (Cinema5D).
Samyang AF 85mm F1.4 FE: IQ Breakdown (Dustin Abbott).
Choosing a camera Part 2: is a bigger sensor better? (Dpreview).

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TheSlantedLens: Canon RP vs Sony A7III: Which Mirrorless Camera to Buy in 2019?

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Obvious answer :)

And it seems the market agrees with TheSlantedLens. The A7III sells a lot more than the Canon according BCNranking and on the Amazon US Best Sellers ranking (which is unscientific compared to BCN). And with the previous generation A7II with have an even cheaper RP competition ($999 with lens at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera)

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SonyA7III at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.

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Rumor recap: Sony A9II, Sony A7sIII, A6500 successor and new lenses

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Time for a rumor recap:

Sony Cameras:
FACT: Sony confirms professional APS-C cameras are on their roadmap and said an enthusiast model is on the way (article here and article here).
FACT: Sony confirms new APS-C E-mount gear will be announced in 2019 and “exceed” expecations (article here).
FACT: Sony said the A7sIII will have more than people expect (article here).
FACT: Sony said A6500 successor is on the roadmap (article here).
RUMOR: Sony A9II to be released in September and have some revolutionary new features (article here).
RUMOR: Sony A7sIII is going to be announced this fall and feature a completely new kind of sensor (70% reliable – article here)
RUMOR: Sony 8k sensors and new codec specification (90% reliable – article here).

Sony Lenses:
FACT: Sony said f/1.2 FE lenses are a possibility (article here).
PATENT: Sony patented new 100mm f/1.4, 500mm f/4.0 and 600mm f/4.0 FE lenses (article here and article here).
RUMOR: New APS-C lens to be announced within Q2 (70% reliable)
RUMOR: New 35mm f/1.8 FE lens is on the roadmap (70% reliable – article here)
RUMOR: New 200-600mm FE lens is on the roadmap (50% reliable)

Third party lenses:
FACT: Sigma said first lens designed for Sony FF mirrorless will be announced whitin 2019 (article here).
FACT: Sigma said first compact lens primes (f/2.0?) designed for Sony FF mirrorless are in development (article here).
FACT: Tamron said a new FE zoom lens will be announced as next (rumored to be a 70-200mm f/2.8 FE – article here).
FACT: Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 E-mount lens to be announced soon (article here).
RUMOR: Yongnuo will also announce new 35mm f/1.8, 35mm f/2.0 and one 24-70mm FE lens this year! (90% reliable – article here)
RUMOR: New 50mm f/1.0 FE lens being developed by a chinese manufacturer (90% reliable – article here)
RUMOR: Samyang 45mm f/1.8 FE to be announced soon (99% reliable – article here).

One more thing:
PATENT: Sony patented a new drone camera (article here).

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