Japanese website SankeiBiz (a business news website run by Sankei – one of the largest media companies in Japan) recently reported that the price point of the upcoming Panasonic S1/S1R will be around $4,500. This is a very steep price to pay for a full frame camera and even the Sony a9 hasn’t been able to hold the price […]
The Panasonic GH5 is currently discounted $500 for the holidays along side other savings at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Adorama. Panasonic GH5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Panasonic GH5 Film Maker Kit: B&H Photo
Dutch store Kamera Express listed the following specs for the upcoming Panasonic S1R full frame mirrorless camera. Some of the details might be new and weren’t mentioned from official Panasonic sources yet. System camera with 47-megapixel full-frame sensor High-quality Leica L mount Built-in Dual IS image stabilization 4K video with 60fps and internally variable ND filter Double card […]
DPReviewTV tested the Panasonic LX100II and they kept a lot of the features people loved. The LX100II is still a very tactile camera. Excerpts below: New Grip isn’t as good as the original They wish the EVF was better The back screen has improved and has a touch screen interface Much easier to select the focal point […]
Panasonic previously announced the development of their 8k Organic Sensor. Now they have announced an 8k camera that uses the sensor the 8K Multipurpose Camera AK – SHB 810. Item name 8K multi-purpose camera Image processing unit Part number AK-SHB 810 AK-SHU 810 Release date Fall 2019 Fall 2019 Panasonic Corporation has developed the 8K camera system […]
Panasonic has dramatically improved their AF, which is good news because the Fujifilm X-T3 is looking to challenge the GH line today and the GH6 is likely not ready to launch yet. Updates to the GH5 (firmware 2.4) Improvement of tracking performance and minimizing of backfocusing in continuous AF mode with 225 AF points Fix of a One-Push-AE […]
Sony semiconductors updated their CMOS Image Sensors for Consumer Cameras and it now likely shows the sensor inside the Fujifilm X-T3, and it also now includes the sensors inside the Panasonic GH5, G9, and GH5s. You might be able to find some additional details through Sony’s semiconductor page, but it’s surprising it took them this long to publicly list […]