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

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

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

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

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

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

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Panasonic Lumix GF2 leaks in Paris

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

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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Panasonic GF2

Panasonic GF2 camera (replacement of the GF1) will be announced this week. The new GF2 should be the smallest mirrorless camera to date and will use the Panasonic G2 12MP sensor (Panasonic already confirmed that they will not use the 16MP sensor form the GF2). Korean Radio Research Agency already has an entry for a “Panasonic PKL-DMC-GF2” camera:

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New wide angle pinhole cap for Micro 4/3 cameras

New wide angle pinhole cap for Micro 4/3 cameras is now available – see the sample photographs after the break: The Pinwide is the worlds widest digital pinhole cap! Because the Micro 4/3 systems have no mirror, we were able to recess the cap into the body of the camera. This allows us to get a super […]

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Panasonic GF2 will not have the 16.05MP sensor from GH2

DSLR magazine published an interview with executives from Panasonic and they confirmed that the replacement of the Panasonic GF1 will not have the new 16.05MP sensor from the latest Panasonic GH2 camera. About the GH2 16.05MP sensor (from Panasonic’s website): “The newly developed 16.05-megapixel multi-aspect Live MOS sensor adopts the high speed digital νMaicovicon. In addition to […]

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