Category Archives: Panasonic

Nauticam NA-GX1 underwater housing for Panasonic Lumix GX1

By PR admin | Published: March 21, 2012

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

By PR admin | Published: March 19, 2012

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*

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2012

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

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2012

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

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2012

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?

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2012

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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Panasonic working on a “very high quality” Micro Four Thirds camera

By PR admin | Published: February 14, 2012

In an interview with AP, Ichiro Kitao (director of Panasonic’s digital stills camera business) reveled that Panasonic is working on a very high quality Micro Four Thirds camera: “I want Panasonic to be known for very high-quality cameras, and we are currently restructuring the range of products that we offer to include a very high-end model, but […]

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The rest of the 2012 CP+ show

By PR admin | Published: February 12, 2012

The Nikon D800 and the Olympus OM-D E-M5 were probably the most exciting cameras announced during the 2012 CP+ show in Yokohama Japan. Here are some additional images from the 2012 CP+ show: Olympus OM-D with the $2,500 Zuiko Digital ED 150mm f/2.0 (photos courtesy of gqtuazon)

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Panasonic and Samsung also interested in Olympus

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2012

Reuters reports that in addition to Sony and Fujifilm, Panasonic and Samsung have also “decided to propose capital ties with disgraced medical equipment maker Olympus Corp“. Both companies declined to comment on this report. Olympus will make a decision for their future strategic partner after a new management team is chosen on the shareholder meeting that will […]

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Panasonic announces six new Lumix compact Cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012

Panasonic announced their Lumix compact product line for the first half of 2012. The new batch includes two superzoom, two rugged models and two entry level cameras – they are all priced and already listed on Amazon:

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