Panasonic announced the Lumix GH3 MFT camera (dedicated website | pre-order) and their new Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 POWER O.I.S. lens (details | pre-order). The company also announced the development of two new prime lenses for 2013-2014:
Phase One announced a new 645DF+ camera platform and a Schneider Kreuznach 28mm LS f/4.5 Aspherical lens:
The Fujifilm XF1 camera is now officially announced. For more details check this dedicated XF1 website. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders at $499.95.
XF1 promo videos:
The 2012 Photokina show will start on Tuesday, September 18 in Cologne, Germany. As you can see from the images bellow, there are already several "blank" billboards - during the last Photokina show (2010) those were Panasonic GH2 posters. My guess is that this year, they will have the new GH3:
I will have several readers sending me materials from Photokina. For detailed coverage next week, check the Photokina 2012 tag).
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A German photography magazine is reporting about a possible Photokina appearance of a full frame DSLR camera from Pentax called K-3:
