Category Archives: Panasonic

This is the upcoming Panasonic LX100II (LX100M2) camera (announcement: August 23rd)

By PR admin | Published: August 17, 2018

Here are the first pictures of the previously rumored Panasonic LX100II (LX100M2) camera that will replace the current LX100 model – the official announcement will be on August 23rd (will be available in black and orange):

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LeicaRumors.com and Micro Four Thirds are 10 years old today

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2018

Both LeicaRumors.com and the Micro Four Thirds system are 10 years old today. From Facebook:

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Panasonic still owns 49% of TowerJazz

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2018

Some needed clarification: there was a Nikkei report last year about Panasonic dismantling their digital camera business and unloading shares of the sensor manufacturer TowerJazz. According to this press release from June 4th, Panasonic still owns 49% of the TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Company:

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Panasonic GH6 camera rumors/predictions

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2018

Here are the first Panasonic GH6 rumors/predictions:

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Panasonic G9, GH5, GH5S, Fuji GFX50S, Nikon D5 firmware updates released, Fuji X-H1, X-T2, X-Pro2, X-E3 and X100F updates coming soon

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2018

Fujifilm GFX50S Firmware Ver.3.10 and New Feature Guide Released Fujifilm Announces Firmware Updates For X-H1, X-T2, X-Pro2, X-E3, and X100F Coming Soon Nikon D5 firmware update version 1.30 released Panasonic G9, GH5, and GH5S Firmware Updates Released

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The latest financial results from Panasonic, Olympus, Nikon, Kodak, Canon and Ricoh

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2018

Panasonic announced the recognition of extraordinary losses. Their financial results can be found here but they do not provide any camera specific data/information (Panasonic’s camera business is under the appliances segment). Last year there were rumors about Panasonic dismantling their digital camera business and placing it under the umbrella of other operations. Also last year […]

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New Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 water/dust/shock/freeze proof rugged camera with EVF announced

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2018

Panasonic announced the Lumix DC-TS7 – a new water/dust/shock/freeze proof rugged digital compact camera with EVF: Waterproof to 101.7′ / 31m Shockproof from 6.6′ / 2m Freezeproof to 14°F / -10°C Pressure-resistant to 220 lbf / 100 kgf 20.4MP High-Sensitivity MOS Sensor 4.6x Zoom Lens, 28-128mm (35mm Equiv.) Water, Shock, Freeze, and Crushproof UHD 4K30 […]

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The latest patents from Sony, Olympus, Tamron, Panasonic and Canon

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2018

→ Sony patent for PDAF usable up to the array edges. → Olympus has a patent (201821951A) for a 12mm f/1.2 lens – this will be a nice addition to the other three Olympus f/1.2 Pro MFT lenses. → The next patent (2018-45184A) is for the Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 medium format lens and it was […]

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The Panasonic G9 camera now comes with a free BGG9 battery grip

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2018

The Panasonic G9 MFT mirrorless camera ($1,697.99) now comes with a free BGG9 battery grip (a $339.96 value) at Amazon, Adorama and B&H: Additional coverage of the Panasonic G9 camera can be found here.

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Dpreview: “successor to the LX100 is probably on the way” (Panasonic LX200?)

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2018

In the latest Dpreview interview with Panasonic (see recap) the LX100 camera replacement came in one of the questions:

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