Category Archives: Panasonic

More Panasonic GF5 leaks

More Panasonic GF5 leaks from ndtv.com. The listed specs are: Resolution: 12 Megapixels Sensor: micro four thirds ISO: 160-6400 (expandable to 12800) Burst Speed: 4fps Video: AVCHD/MP4 (FullHD) Microphone: Stereo LCD: 3-inch TFT LCD (921K Dot) Ports: TV/Digital Out and Mini HDMI

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Panasonic 45-300mm lens?

I received this (probably fake) image of a Panasonic 45-300mm lens. This lens was rumored to be announced at Photokina together with 12-35mm, 35-100mm f/2.8 lenses and a GH3 camera.

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Panasonic GF5 announcement on April 5th

Digicame-info is reporting that the announcement of the Panasonic GF5 camera is expected on April 5th, 2012. Shipping will start on April 26th. The G5 model will be released later. Here again are the rumored GF5 specs:

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This is the Panasonic G5

In addition to the GF5, Panasonic is also preparing a new G5 camera as seen on this leaked picture. No announcement date or details are known at that point, but my guess is that we will see those cameras before the summer. Here are also two more images of the white and black Panasonic GF5 models:

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Nauticam NA-GX1 underwater housing for Panasonic Lumix GX1

Nauticam announced a new underwater housing for Panasonic Lumix GX1 camera with a depth rating of 100m. The US price is $1200 and will start shipping at the end of March, 2012.

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Panasonic 12-60mm f/4.5-5.6 and Olympus 150mm f/2.8 lens patent

Panasonic filed a patent (201247813) in Japan for a 12-60mm f/4.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds lens: Patent release date: March 8th, 2012 Patent filed on: August 24th, 2010 Focal length: 58.1999-12.3599mm Aperture: 4.63557-5.76853 Angle of view: 10.1280-4.3446 deg. Zoom ratio: 4.70875 Lens design: 11 elements in 8 groups 1 ED glass element 5 aspherical elements Optical […]

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Panasonic GF5 picture leaked *updated*

This is the first leaked picture of the upcoming Panasonic GF5 camera. The size and design resembles the Panasonic GF3 model. The expected specs are:

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The latest patents from Pentax and Panasonic

Pentax filed a patent 201048084 in Japan for a 90mm f/2.8 (medium format) and 60mm f/2.8 (full frame) macro lenses.

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The latest patents from Canon and Panasonic

Canon patents for a 400mm f/4, 200mm f/5.6, 300mm f/4 lenses. The next Canon patent is for a 18-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens for a APS-C mirrorless camera:

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What else is new?

Quick recap on the remaining news from last week: Rayqual announced Leica M and Nikon G lens adapters for Pentax Q mirrorless cameras (read more). VTEC announced new lenses for iPhone: 12x telephoto, fish eye and a macro lens. See also this article on iPhone accessories. Plustek introduced OpticFilm 120 – a new professional grade film […]

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