Category Archives: Panasonic

Panasonic GH5 to be released in early January, three new Leica DG f/2.8-4.0 MFT zoom lenses coming in 2017

The Panasonic GH5 camera is rumored to be officially released in early January. For a short period of time today B&H had listed on their website that the GH5 pre-orders will start at 1 pm on January 4th, 2017 (the text is now removed). The GH5 was announced at Photokina, but no additional information was provided. The […]

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Panasonic GH5 and Fuji GFX 50S expected pricing

The price of the Panasonic GH5 MFT camera is expected to be around $2,000 (as much as the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III). The price of the Fuji GFX 50S medium format digital camera is expected to be under $10,000 with the 63mm f/2.8 lens.

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The latest patents from Samsung, Tamron, Olympus, Sigma, Fuji, Panasonic and Canon

With all the announcements around the Photokina and PhotoPlus shows, I have not covered the latest patent applications in a while. Here is an update: Samsung → I addition to the 70-200mm f/2.8, there is another full frame mirrorless lens patent from Samsung for a 24-70mm f/2.8 OIS lens that was recently published in Japan. […]

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Both the Panasonic GH5 and Olympus E-M1 Mark II cameras priced around $2,000?

A reader sent me these links to online retailers that have already listed a price for the new Panasonic GH5 and Olympus E-M1 Mark II cameras – if those prices are correct/true, both cameras will be selling for around $2,000 (the previous GH4 is now $1,497.99, while the Olympus E-M1 is now $1,099):

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Panasonic lens roadmap for 2016-2017

Panasonic had their 2016-2017 lens roadmap on display at Photokina – three new lenses are expected (currently under development):

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Panasonic LX10, FZ2500, G85, GH5 cameras announced

Panasonic made their official Photokina announcement and there were no surprises – all the information was already posted here on PhotoRumors. The US pricing and availability of the new Panasonic cameras can be found here. The Panasonic GH5 camera also got pre-announced with 6k photos as I already reported (check pricing and  availability). The rest of the GH5 […]

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Panasonic Lumix LX15 press release leaked

This is the full press release for the Panasonic Lumix LX15 camera – the official announcement will be tomorrow:

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Tomorrow (Monday) is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show: what to expect

Monday is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show in Germany. Here is another quick recap on what else we are expecting to be announced (I am sure there will still be some surprises, so stay tuned):

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