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Rumor: Panasonic LX3 discontinued

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2009

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

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2009

“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

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2009

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

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2009

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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