Category Archives: Panasonic

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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This is the new Panasonic Lumix Phone

It all started with a teaser few days ago and now we have it – the new Panasonic Lumix Phone. The dedicated Japanese website got updated with some pictures but no further details are available:

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Panasonic Lumix Phone announcement coming up next week

Panasonic published a press release for a new “Lumix Phone” (Google translation): “Panasonic Mobile Communications, the first camera phones which bear the brand “Panasonic Lumix“ developed. Phone Lumix digital camera, the Panasonic “LUMIX” I took over the mobile phone user interface technology and high quality. Not only beautiful and easily taken, has been enhanced collaboration features unique […]

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Panasonic Micro Four Thirds lens roadmap (kind of)

After Ricoh GXR and Sony E-mount we are continuing the roadmap series with the expected Micro Four Thirds lenses from Panasonic. The title of this unknown document says that Micro Four Thirds lenses will cover the full range from 7mm to 300mm (equivalent of 14mm-600mm in full frame). Three specific lenses listed “under consideration” are: 25mm f/1.4 lens (there is already an existing […]

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Photokina day 1 updates

Panasonic GH2 + new 3D lens announced: Sony showed a prototype (maybe Alpha A77?) DSLR at Photokina: See also AP related coverage on the new Sony prototype. Ricoh GR LENS A12 28 mm F2.5 announced:

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Panasonic GH2 posters at Photokina

A reader (thanks Ala’a) sent me those  pictures of a Panasonic GH2 poster – there were taken few hours ago in front of the Photokina entrance:

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Panasonic to announce also a 100-300mm and 3D lenses for Photokina

Here are the details on a new Panasonic 100-300 and a 25mm 3D lenses:

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Panasonic GH2: picture and specs

After a brief apopearance on a California beach, here is a better picture of the Panasonic GH2 Panasonic GH2 specs: 18 MP multiscale sensor (16 effective MP) 100-12.800 ISO 24Mbit/s AVCHD video recording The GH2 has one LSI with three cores (instead of current two cores of the GH1) Improved AF speed (0.099 second with the 14-140mm kit-lens) […]

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