Panasonic has announced that it has redesigned and replaced the previous Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II ASPH with a new Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH POWER O.I.S. for the Lumix G Series Micro Four Thirds cameras.
Panasonic has announced a new large-aperture ultra-wide prime lens to its L-mount lineup: the Lumix S 18mm f/1.8. This new lens brings its total f/1.8 prime lens support for its S-series cameras to five optics.
Panasonic has announced the large-aperture ultra-wide Lumix G Leica DG Summilux 9mm f/1.7 ASPH for Micro Four Thirds (MFT). The lens is manufactured under Leica's standards which the company says makes it suitable for both pros and high-end amateurs.
Panasonic's new Lumix GH6 appears to be more popular than the company anticipated as today it announced that it may take some time for everyone who pre-ordered the camera to receive it.
Panasonic has confirmed that it doesn't plan to reserve its development in Micro Four Thirds to just its high-end cameras like the GH5 II and GH6, leaving the door open to successors to its other Lumix cameras.
Panasonic has announced the Lumix GH6, the first Micro Four Thirds camera to feature a resolution over 20-megapixels. The company says its 25.2-megapixel sensor is primarily for photography but it of course is loaded with video features as well.
The Panasonic GH6 is one of the company's most highly anticipated new products and was scheduled for release by the end of the year. Unfortunately, Panasonic has announced that the camera is now delayed to 2022.
Panasonic has announced a new "box-style" Lumix mirrorless camera called the DC-BS1H. Similar in form-factor to the Micro Four Thirds BGH1, the BS1H packs a much larger 24-megapixel full-frame sensor.
Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix S 24mm f/1.8 for full-frame L-mount cameras, the third of four f/1.8 prime lenses promised by the company.
Panasonic will soon release a new wide-angle fast prime lens according to a new report. If true, it would be the third in a set of four f/1.8 prime lenses the company originally revealed last fall.
Panasonic has announced that in addition to the GH5M2, the company is reaffirming its commitment to Micro Four Thirds (M43) by announcing that it is developing its new flagship GH6 M43 camera that features a brand new sensor that will launch before the end of 2021.
Panasonic's Imaging Division director Yosuke Yamane has promised to "strengthen" the brand's commitment to both full-frame and Micro Four Thirds, while also noting that it is aware the contrast-based Depth From Defocus system still needs work.
Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro O.I.S. lens for L-mount. The company says it boasts both high performance throughout the zoom range as well as close focusing capabilities which combine into a well-rounded package.
In an announcement that flew under the radar a little bit, Panasonic has released some proper webcam software that lets you use your LUMIX camera as a webcam on both Mac and Windows. This replaces the slightly hacky tethering software work-around unveiled back in June.
In early November, Panasonic announced that a 70-200mm f/2.8 for the L-mount was coming soon. The lens represents, which comes in at a hefty $2,597.99, is a major step closer to completing the holy-trinity lineup for their S series cameras.
Panasonic has added two much-anticipated lenses to its "S Pro" lineup of L-Mount lenses for the full-frame mirrorless Lumix S1, S1R and S1H cameras: The Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/2.8 O.I.S. and the Lumix S Pro 16-35mm f/4.
One short day away from making all of these camera announcements officially, Panasonic has sprung a massive picture and info leak through several channels, including a Telegraph UK article which has since been taken down. According to the British paper, three cameras will be unveiled tomorrow, with the main event being the announcement of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 mirrorless camera (the followup to the DMC-G3).
If you think 14fps on a high end DSLR is fast, check out this video by Mike's Electric Stuff. In it, he does an extreme teardown of a cheap Panasonic Lumix compact camera and spends 30 minutes exploring and explaining the various components.
After photos of the camera were leaked a week ago, Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix GX1. The camera should satisfy GF1 shooters who loved the camera but were unhappy about the consumer-oriented GF2 and GF3 followup cameras. The 16MP Micro Four Thirds camera features a max ISO of 12,800, a solid build, .09 second autofocus (with iPhone-esque touch to focus), a 3-inch touchscreen, RAW mode, and 1080/60i HD video. The camera ships for $700 (body-only) starting in December 2011.
CES is over, but Panasonic has no plans of letting the camera announcements end -- they've just announced four new Lumix compact cameras in addition to the eight they introduced at CES earlier this month.
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Panasonic has pulled the wraps off its new Lumix branded phone that we first reported on last week. The website set up for the phone now has photos and diagrams, though it's in Japanese. We now know that it's a slider phone that looks like a stretched out compact camera, with "13.2 Megapixels" etched on the front to remind everyone that your cell phone packs quite a punch.