All in all, when it comes to the design and overview of the Lumix S1, you can clearly see that despite the rather hefty price tag, Panasonic has not cut corners in their pursuit to make the most versatile mirrorless camera in the market.
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The L-Mount System –
Seeing that the Lumix S1 is a new kind of camera device for Panasonic, I expected them to create a custom mount for the same. However, its not exactly the case. What has been done instead, is that Panasonic has formed the L-Mount alliance with Leica and Sigma, and taken the same L mount that Leica uses for their full frame SL cameras. With an inner diameter of 51.6mm and a flange depth of 20 mm, its definitely not the smallest mount in the market, but what Panasonic has gained out of this move, is that they will now be able to create more varieties of lenses in a small amount of time.
The Lumix S1 has launched with three variations of lenses – a 50mm f/1.4 prime and a pair of zooms, the 24-105mm f/4 and 70-200mm f/4 models. Sigma has now gone a step further and committed to releasing no less than 14 Prime L-Mount lenses in 2019, ranging from a 14mm f/1.8 ultra wide angle prime to a 135mm f/1.8 model, along with a macro lens.
