Category Archives: Panasonic

Pansonic Lumix G3 will be announced tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2011

As I mentioned already back in April, the Panasonic Lumix G3 (DMC-G3) camera will be announced tomorrow, May 12th. The G10 was already discontinued back in January of 2011 and a new replacement was expected since. The new G3 is supposed to have a brand new sensor. More info in few hours.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 to be announced on May 12th

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2011

I received some reliable information that the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 camera will be announced on May 12th, 2011. I do not have any specs yet. Panasonic seems to be releasing a new Lumix G camera approximately every 6 months (in Spring and Fall): G1 was announced on September 12, 2008 (now discontinued) GH1 was announced on March 3, 2009 […]

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Nauticam announced NA-LX5 underwater housing for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 camera

By PR admin | Published: April 15, 2011

Today Nauticam announced the NA-LX5 underwater housing for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 camera. The housing has a depth rating of 75 meters. The price is $950 and will start shipping on April 22, 2011.

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NAB 2011 show recap

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2011

Today is the last day fo the NAB 2011 show. Here is a quick recap of some of the new products introduced during the show: Panasonic announced two new professional camcorders, the AG-AC160 and AG-AC130 (press release). Sony announced the CineAlta F65 4k camera (press release): Canon introduces two PL-mount digital cine zoom lenses with full […]

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DxOMark: Fuji X100 outperforms 4/3 sensors

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2011

DxOMark published new test data today for the Fuji X100 camera (see review). Here is the comparison with the Olympus PEN EP2 and Panasonic GH2: See some more new DxOMark test data on NikonRumors.com.

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Panasonic confirms the release of a new 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: March 8, 2011

In an interview with AP, Panasonic representative today confirmed the release of a new 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The announcement is scheduled for this summer. This lens was listed on the Panasonic’s roadmap from last year as “under consideration”:

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Serious compact cameras compared: Samsung TL500 vs. Panasonic LX5 vs. Canon S95

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2011

I initially started with evaluating five different compact models: Samsung TL500, Panasonic LX5, Leica D-Lux 5, Nikon Coolpix S8100 and Canon S95. The Panasonic LX5 and Leica D-Lux 5 are almost identical cameras – take a look at this post over at leicarumors.com. The Nikon S8100 doesn’t really fit in this category because it does not support RAW […]

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Panasonic G10 discontinued, G3 incoming?

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

Panasonic G10 is already listed as discontinued at B&H – only 10 months after it was introduced. Here are the model numbers of the next Panasonic G3 version that is rumored to have a new sensor and will be available in multiple colors.

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CES 2011 recap

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

CES 2011 is now over. Many compact cameras were announced, but the stars of the show IMHO were the Olympus E-PL2 and Olympus XZ-1. Dpreview has a samples gallery of the Olympus XZ-1. A hands-on of the Olympus E-PL2 can be found on AP. Both Olympus E-PL2 and Olympus XZ-1 cameras are now available for pre-order. Here is some additional coverage: DSLR magazine […]

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Today is CES press day (part 2)

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2011

The Pentax firmware I reported yesterday is now official. Samsung dropped 4 more camcorders and a new, dual screen point and shoot camera. Casio announced the previously leaked TRYX and a point and shoot camera with back-illuminated CMOS sensor. Panasonic announced camcorders and several entry level compact cameras. Sony also did their camera announcements including the 3D Bloggie camera […]

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