A new Panasonic Lumix Cine camera is rumored to be announced on May 31. It is not clear yet if the camera will be with L-mount or MFT mount (L-mount most likely): I first reported the rumors about a Panasonic S type video-oriented full-frame camera in November last year. Update: Sony also has a “Cine” […]
B&H will have an exclusive Panasonic Lumix S photo and studio demo event next week (1pm ET, Wednesday, Mar 27). You will also be able to watch the event live online.
Several readers noticed that Panasonic is fudging the LUMIX S lens MTF charts by using non-uniform X axis. To an uninformed reader, the LUMIX S MTF charts may look flatter when comparing to MTF charts from others who use standard linear axis. Here are the re-adjusted LUMIX S MTF charts to a standard linear axis. […]
Here is the updated Panasonic Lumix S L-mount lenses roadmap: Panasonic Lumix S Pro 50mm f/1.4 (Announced) Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f/4 Macro OIS (Announced) Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/4 OIS (Announced) Panasonic Lumix S 1.4x Teleconverter (Coming in 2019) Panasonic Lumix S 2x Teleconverter (Coming in 2019) Panasonic Lumix S 24-70mm f/2.8 (Coming in 2019) Panasonic Lumix […]
The Panasonic Lumix S mirrorless system is now officially announced – see the recap here and here, Press release: Lumix S1 | Lumix S1R | S lenses Panasonic LUMIX PRO now open for registrations Lumis S series official website Sample photos Lumix S cameras pre-order links: Adorama | B&H | Park Cameras | WEX Lumix S lenses pre-order links: […]
Two new Panasonic Lumix S1/S1R videos demonstrating the camera’s features:
The new Panasonic S Lumix mirrorless system will be announced at 6am EST on Friday, February 1st. While waiting, check out the just leaked full set of S1R camera specifications. Previous coverage of the Panasonic Lumix S system can be found here.
Here are the leaked specifications of the upcoming Panasonic LUMIX S L-Mount lenses with Leica-level prices (50mm f/1.4 for $3,000): Panasonic LUMIX S Pro 50mm f/1.4 L-Mount Lens: Lens construction: 13 groups of 11 lenses (2 aspheric lenses and 3 ED lenses included) Minimum shooting distance: 0.44 m Number of diaphragm blades: 11 Filter diameter: 77 […]
The new Panasonic Lumix S mirrorless cameras are already listed for pre-order at Park Camera: The US prices are: Panasonic S1: $2,499 (body only) Panasonic S1R: $3,699 (body only)
The specifications of the Panasonic Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras with L-mount leaked online (no big surprises so far from what has been already reported): Panasonic Lumix S1: 24.2 MP full frame sensor Maximum standard ISO 51,200 It can create 96 million pixels (12,000 x 8,000) images using high-resolution mode Size: 148.9 x […]
Panasonic already has a launch teaser online for the upcoming S1/S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras announcement tomorrow night:
The Russian YouTube channel SG TV posted two new Panasonic S related videos. The first video is a 1080p -180fps slow motion test that confirms the announcement time as February 1st, 2:30 pm Russian time (GMT+3):
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