Tag Archives: Leica

DPReview: Olympus/Panasonic/Sigma/Leica New Year’s Resolutions

DPReview put together a wishlist article about what they would like to see from each manufacturer in 2019. Here is what they had to say about the m43 alliance and L-Mount alliance partners. Olympus – in 2019 we wish you would… Start making small cameras again. Maybe an updated PEN-F? Update the OM-D E-M5 II. Simplify your […]

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Personal View Panasonic Interview: “Please don’t worry about m4/3. We plan to make much more m4/3 products.” and More Interesting Details.

Personal View interviewed Mr. Michiharu Uematsu (Adviser for Technical PR, Merchandising Department, Imaging Network Business Division), Ms. Emi Fujiwara (Imaging Section, Communication Department) and Mr. Taku Kariyazaki (Staff Engineer, Innovative Entertainment Development Center, Corporate Engineering Division) about the new L-Mount alliance and the future of m43. Below you can find some excerpts from the lengthy interview […]

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Panasonic Leica 10-25mm f/1.7 DG Vario-Summilux Roundup

Panasonic is pretty insistent that the Panasonic Leica 10-25mm f/1.7 DG Vario-Summilux is a sign of things to come for m43 and it’s health. Of course, some of the best lenses for 43 were released just before m43 overtook and killed the format so we will have to see how Panasonic’s transition into Full Frame affects […]

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Panasonic Interview with Yosuke Yamade, Photo Manager About L-Mount

lesnumeriques interviewed Panasonic’s Yosuke Yamade, Photo Manager about their partnership with Leica and the L-Mount system. Below are some translated and condensed excerpts from the interview: Considered Full Frame 24×36 8 years ago, but at the time there were technical and logistical problems Sony launched their full frame 24×36 cameras five years ago Panasonic felt ready to […]

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Leaked L-Mount Alliance Press Release: Leica, Panasonic, and Sigma Are Teaming Up

It looks like m43 is going to become an increasing nitch camera system going forward so we will be covering L-mount news here and at Photorumors going forward. This is certainly an interesting way to take Canon/Nikon/Sony/Fujifilm head on. In addition, we are launching a forum the l-forum, which you can join now. We have […]

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Firmware Update: Panasonic Lumix G Leica 12-60MM F2.8-4.0 ASPH. DG Vario-Elmarit

Firmware 1.1 for the Panasonic Lumix G Leica 12-60MM F2.8-4.0 ASPH. DG Vario-Elmarit is now available. It improves AF and OIS. Date/Version Description 2017/8/7 Ver.1.1 Fixed the instability of Auto Focus. Improved the performance of O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer). You can download a copy of the latest firmware here. Panasonic Lumix G Leica 12-60MM F2.8-4.0 ASPH. DG […]

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