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Panasonic update – Lumix LX4 maybe in July

Update: a reader just reminded me about this post I wrote last year – almost every year Panasonic releases new products around July 20th. Quesabesde visited Panasonic factories in Japan and there are two interesting bits of information in terms of upcoming products: For some reason Quesabesde is “convinced” that there will be a successor of the Panasonic […]

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New Panasonic Lumix cameras in March

Update: here is a comparison for the silhouettes: This teaser is from Panasonic UK site: “Find out more on the launch of our new models” combined with the silhouettes of two cameras indicates that Panasonic may release a new Lumix G and another smaller model (LX4?) during Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham NEC (March 7-10, […]

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Panasonic LX series remains in 2010 lineup

Panasonic still lists the LX series in their 2010 lineup: Rumors for a Panasonic LX3 replacement has been floating around for a year, but nothing credible has been reported so far. Via Cnet

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New Panasonic cameras to be announced for PMA

Panasonic will introduced at least two new cameras for PMA. One of them will be a new G model (hinted already last week) and the second one could be the long awaited LX4 (replacement of the very popular Panasonic LX3). There were a lot of previous Panasonic LX4 rumors, but my sources from Asia can […]

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Rumor: Panasonic LX3 discontinued

I received a rumor that the current Panasonic LX3 model is being discontinued. This is hard for me to believe, since this camera is a very good seller and is hard to get, but maybe a new model is in the making.

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Panasonic’s new Micro Four Thirds camera to be released in September

“In an interview with Photobusiness.fr, a French online magazine, Luc Saint Elie (manager of new technologies at Panasonic France) hints that the next Panasonic MicroFourThirds cameras could be unveiled in September. He adds that the ‘platform’ could allow manufacturers to come up with radical design such as a spherical camera.” Via 1854

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Panasonic LX4 and DMC-GL1 rumors

The translatiojn from Japanese is difficult to understand. I think it says that Panasonic will release LX4 with 1/1.3 inch backside illuminated sensor and integrated Summicron f2.0 lens and Panasonic DMC-GL1 with a LUMIX G 20mm F1.7 (pancake / 55,000 yen) lens:

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Panasonic LX3 replacement – not until early 2010

This is the official response from Panasonic (US) Customer Service on a customer inquiry: “… this model has been carried over into our 2009 Digital Still Camera line up, and will be available through out the remainder of 2009 and early into 2010” Source: dpreview This information kind of matches previous reports that Panasonic may skip the LX4 model and […]

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