Category Archives: Panasonic

Panasonic announces “organizational and personnel changes”

Panasonic announced some details on their organizational and personnel changes and appointments effective on April 1, 2017 – read all the details at 43addict.com. There have been reports that Panasonic will dismantle their digital camera business and place it under the umbrella of other operations. Panasonic’s official statement is that the Digital Imaging business will move under […]

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Panasonic issues a statement on the recent reports about dismantling their digital camera business

Panasonic issued a statement on the recent reports about dismantling their digital camera business:

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Panasonic to dismantle digital camera business and place it under the umbrella of other operations

I have been saying for months that Nikon is not the only photo company in trouble. Panasonic just announced a big restructuring as profits sink and I am pretty sure this is just the beginning: “Panasonic plans another round of restructuring of unprofitable businesses, responding to sinking profits with the same prescription that has restored the […]

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Panasonic GH5 camera now shipping

Post man must made my day!!!! #Gh5 #A7s #A6300 #A7sii A post shared by Ovié (Oh-Vee-Yay) (@ovie.official) on Mar 24, 2017 at 5:27am PDT The Panasonic GH5 camera is now shipping. You can download the GH5 manual here. Check out also the B&H GH5 live stream event that will take place next week: The GH5 […]

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New wave of announcements coming in April

The 2017 NAB show (April 22nd – April 27th) and the 2017 Beijing Photograph & Electrical Imaging Machinery and Technology Fair (April 21st – April 24th) will both take place next month. March 31st is also the end of the financial year for several camera/lens manufacturers and they will start announcing their new products for […]

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What else is new?

This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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Panasonic GH5 camera delayed because of too many pre-orders, first unboxing videos posted online

Panasonic Japan issued the now already standard warning that the GH5 shipments will be delayed because of the large amount of pre-orders. The Panasonic GH5 camera was first introduced at Photokina last year, while pre-orders opened in early January. The new US shipping date is now listed as March 30th at B&H and Adorama. Here are […]

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2016 BCN awards in Japan: Canon wins in almost all categories

The 2016 BCN awards for the Japanese market are out (BCN collects sales data from approximately 2/3 of all Japanese retail stores). Canon still has a major market share in almost all categories (even in mirrorless – now at the #2 spot after pushing Sony to #3). Olympus is the #1 mirrorless camera, while Fuji never made […]

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