Category Archives: Panasonic

Panasonic planning to release affordable L-mount full-frame mirrorless camera, no plans for APS-C, will continue to work on new MFT products

PhotoTrend published their interview with Yosuke Yamane, Director of Panasonic Imaging Business Division – here is a quick recap:

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Updated Panasonic L-mount lens roadmap

Panasonic released an updated L-mount lens roadmap for 2020/21 (see previous roadmaps here and here). There are six new lenses added and one lens is actually removed (100mm f/2.8 macro):

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Recap of the Dpreview interview with Panasonic: “The number of members of the L-mount alliance may increase in the future”

Recap of the Dpreview’s interview with Panasonic:

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The 2020 CES show is coming soon (Sony and Panasonic press events already scheduled)

The CES show is coming soon (January 7-10) and Sony already has their press conference scheduled for January 6th, 2020 at 5:00 EST. You can watch the live stream here (maybe we will get the already leaked Sony a7S III LOL). Panasonic will also have a press event on January 6th (10:00 – 10:45 am). Via SonyAddict

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Deal of the day: refurbished Panasonic S1R camera for half price ($1,862.12)

You can now get a refurbished Panasonic S1R camera for $1,862.12: This is basically half-price compared to a new S1R body currently priced at $3,697.99. The camera is coming with a 1-year warranty:  

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Canon, Panasonic and Sony confirmed for Photokina 2020

Nikon, Leica and Olympus will not take part in the next Photokina in Germany, but Canon, Panasonic and Sony confirmed today their presence at the 2020 Photokina show (May 27-30, 2020):

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Panasonic to sell their image sensor business TowerJazz: “Panasonic has turned its focus away from low-margin consumer electronics”

TowerJazz Manufacturing Facility

Panasonic is going to sell their image sensor business (TowerJazz) to Taiwan’s Nuvoton for $250 million:

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Panasonic firmware updates for S Series, GH5, GH5S, and G9 cameras announced

In addition to the two new L-mount lenses, Panasonic also officially announced the previously rumored firmware updates for the S Series, GH5, GH5S, and G9 cameras and you will be able to download them on November 19 from the Lumix Support Site.

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