Category Archives: Panasonic

Micro Four Thirds adapter for EOS lenses

By PR admin | Published: November 30, 2010

In the next few weeks Birger Engineering will be releasing a Micro Four Thirds adapter with aperture control for EOS lenses. It is not clear yet if the adapter will also support AF (I contacted the company but did not get a response). The rumored price of $700 will make it a hard sell, but it is good to […]

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And the winner is…

By PR admin | Published: November 30, 2010

The winner of the Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic LumixLX5 book is… lkm51. Congratulations to the winner!

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Just few interesting links

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2010

External LED iFlash for your iPhone: The Contax brand name will be released from Kyocera this year. Will the Contax camera come back to life? New Panasonic firmware update for DMC-G2 makes the camera compatible with the 3D interchangeable lens (H-FT012). Sony released a firmware that will add AF support to A-mount lenses when used […]

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Panasonic GF2 gets a price and a release date *updated*

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2010

Update #2: Panasonic GF2 will be available in Japan on December 3rd (source). Update: another Amazon UK entry lists the GF2 at £599. Panasonic usually reveals their pricing 30 days before the camera is released for sale, but according to Amazon UK, the Panasonic GF2 will cost £729.99 and will be released on January 24, […]

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PhotoRumors Giveaway #2: “Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX5” book

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2010

What can I win? Today’s giveaway is for a “Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX5” book (paperback) that just got released few days ago. How do I win? The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post and retweet it or share/like it on Facebook. If you are not into social […]

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Panasonic GF2 official

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2010

Panasonic GF2 is now official and it will be available in January 2011. Pricing is not yet announced (Panasonic aways announce the pricing approximately 30 days prior to shipment). Some of the improvements over previous GF1 model are: touchscreen display (not sure if this is an improvement) more powerful processor compatible with the latest 3D lenses from Panasonic […]

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Panasonic GF2 will come in five different colors

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Another Panasonic GF2 leak, this time from China. It seems that the GF2 will come in 5 different colors, it will be 19% smaller and 7% lighter. The rest of the specs are: 12MP sensor, 1920×1080 HD video (AVCHD format), new built-in flash and 3in. LCD screen. The full Google translated text after the break:

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Two more images of the new Panasonic GF2

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Two more images of the upcoming Panasonic GF2 from different billboard in Paris:

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Panasonic Lumix GF2 leaks in Paris

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Panasonic Lumix GF2 posters are already on display in Paris (Porte de Versailles) where tomorrow the Salon de la Photo show will take place: Looking at the picture, the new GF2 appears to be thinner than its predecessor: Expect the official Panasonic GF2 announcement tomorrow. Via Journaldugeek

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Panasonic GF2 to be announced on November 4th

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2010

The Panasonic GF2 will be announced on November 4th (Thursday). There are still no reliable specs or any other details for this camera, except that it will have the 12MP sensor from the Panasonic G2 and it will be smaller in size. This will be the first major announcement since Photokina ended over a month ago.

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