Still Photography or Videography: The Versatile Panasonic Lumix S1R II Excels in Both
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When it comes to still photography and videography, conventional wisdom holds that digital cameras intended for one of these mediums will be middling performers, at best, in the other. Or maybe the whining about every compromise or minor imperfection in our gear has just reached an absurd level. I have followed the reports and reviews of the new Panasonic Lumix S1R II with some interest, and by most accounts, this camera may well be the best hybrid shooter on the market today. Based on what I’ve seen and heard, I’m inclined to believe it—and nobody is offering me any incentives, financial or otherwise, to hold this opinion.The S1R II is capable of producing stunning still images with almost 45 megapixels of resolution—images which are, by all accounts, rendered all the more glorious by the camera’s excellent color science, which produces beautiful colors straight out of the camera. On the videography side, the S1R II can capture video in a wide variety of formats, up to and including 8...