
Phototrend published their interview with Yosuke Yamane, director of the Imaging Business division at Panasonic, who confirmed that Phase detection AF is coming to the next Panasonic MFT camera:
Panasonic Japan announced a price reduction on five zoom S lenses for L-mount. In the US the same lenses currently have a $200-$300 instant savings: Panasonic Lumix S Pro 16-35mm f/4 Lens Panasonic lumix S Pro 24-70mm f/2.8 lens Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/2.8 OIS lens Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/4 OIS lens […]
Canon develops a 1″ 4k CMOS back-illuminated stacked sensor with 24 stops of dynamic range: The new sensor divides the image into 736 areas and automatically determines the best exposure settings for each area The new sensor realizes a dynamic range of 148 dB—the highest-level performance in the industry among image sensors for monitoring applications. It […]
Panasonic Japan announced that deliveries of the new Lumix S5 II camera could be delayed due to high demand. Check S5 II pricing and availability at: Adorama | Amazon | B&H Photo | Calumet | Erhardt | Koch | WEX. Full text (Google translated):
Here is the updated 2023 Panasonic L-mount lens roadmap (the previous version can be found here) that includes two new lenses – one prime lens (105mm?) and one zoom lens (24-200mm or 28-300mm?):
The previously rumored (first reported here in early November) Panasonic Lumix S5 II/x cameras with a new phase-detect autofocus system and Lumix S Series 14-28mm f/4-5.6 ASPH lens are now officially announced: Pre-orders: Adorama | Amazon | B&H Photo | Calumet | Erhardt | Koch | WEX Hands-on reports at 42 West and Explora Product […]
Here are some more leaked pictures of the previously rumored Panasonic S5 II and S5 IIx cameras that will be officially announced on January 4th with new phase hybrid AF (the leaked specifications can be found here):