Category Archives: Panasonic

Panasonic GX8 camera listed as discontinued at B&H

The Panasonic GX8 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera is now listed as discontinued at B&H – see this and this page (Adorama still has some in stock). The GX8 was announced on July 16, 2015.

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First look: Panasonic S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras (video + interview)

Panasonic-S1R full frame mirrorless camera prototype

Lensvid published their Photokina interview with Panasonic about the upcoming S1/S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras:

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PersonalView interview with Panasonic on the new L-mount

PersonalView interviewed Mr. Michiharu Uematsu, Ms. Emi Fujiwara and Mr. Taku Kariyazaki from Panasonic about the new L-Mount alliance and the future of Micro Four Thirds. Here is a recap of the interview:

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Panasonic swears they are still committed to Micro Four Thirds

PGN published another video interview from Photokina yesterday and Panasonic is still committed to Micro Four Thirds – the exact quote was “It’s still a big part of our business. We will never give up Micro Four Thirds“:

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The L-mount is not an open standard (at least for now, future additional members are possible)

As some readers have already reported, the new L-Alliance was formed by invitation only (Olympus decided not to join) and the L-mount is not an open standard (Leica Camera AG is the licensor). Here are some quotes:

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Interview with Panasonic about the new L-Mount Alliance

Lesnumeriques interviewed Panasonic’s Yosuke Yamade about the new L-Mount Alliance. Here is a recap from 43addict:

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Panasonic S1/S1R full frame mirrorless camera hands-on videos

Panasonic S1/S1R full frame mirrorless camera hands-on videos from the 2018 Photokina show:

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Panasonic S1 full frame mirrorless camera next to the Sony A7III (size comparison)

Optyczne published several pictures of the new Panasonic S1 full frame mirrorless camera next to the current Sony A7III:

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What do we know about the Panasonic S1/S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras?

This is what we know so far about the two new Panasonic S1/S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras: The S1R and the S1 cameras are the world’s first to support 4K 60p/50p video recording Dual I.S. image stabilization Global release in early 2019 Newly-developed 35 mm full-frame image sensor and image processing engine Effective pixels: approximately 47M […]

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Panasonic L-mount lens roadmap

The first there Panasonic L-mount full frame mirrorless lenses will be:

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