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The Panasonic S1 II pricing is wrong – so is the entire product strategy

Are Panasonic open to some honest feedback? I can only hope so. My current camera collection is addict-level huge, but I use my Nikon Z8, Fujifilm GFX 100 and an X-Pro3 the most. I also have a lot of fun with my Sigma Fp-L, but only with Leica M mount lenses and not the native glass. I had a Sony a1, but sold it (and regretted it), that one will be coming back the moment the used price drops to £3k. Speaking of £3000, that’s a lot of money for consumer electronics in 2025 isn’t it? When I was emailed the wrong S1 II pricing information by the PR agency Panasonic is using to contact me (they no longer do directly – the price for being a fact-based journalist in 2025), I queried it and it seems they had sent the wrong pricing to everyone and mixed up the S1 II and S1 IIE. This is truly amateur hour stuff but it points to a deeper issue with Panasonic’s strategy and why they might leave the camera market before too much longer. EOSHD has been going 15 years from the start of the mirrorless filmmaking revolution with the Panasonic GH1 in 2010 and of course the DSLRs, starting with the 5D Mark II. Some of you will know the history of it, and recognise that Panasonic have been one of the most creative in terms of products. The Panasonic GH1 was pioneering, the first hybrid mirrorless camera aimed at...

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Published By: EOSHD.com blog - Yesterday

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