Category Archives: Press releases

Panasonic is Changing How They Name Cameras

Panasonic is simplifying their naming convention. There will only be G.GX and GH, followed by a single digit for professional, double for amateur, and triple for consumer. “To clear things up, so Panasonic is planning to put all these flat names to reduce all three families: G, GX, GH. GM names and GF therefore pass by […]

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New SAMYANG 50mm F1.2 AS UMC CS

Kind of an interesting lens because there are a few reviews on the web of it, but I can’t find it anywhere on Amazon (has the generic, but not the Samyang), B&H Photo, or Adorama. Translated: Kenko Co., Ltd., the sale of South Korea · Samyang Optics Co., Ltd. of the interchangeable lens “SAMYANG 50mm F1.2 AS UMC CS”, will start […]

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Portraits of Love

Panasonic, Fujifilm, Sony, Nikon, Ricoh, Canon, Samsung, Sigma, Tamron, EyeFi, and Digital Photo Academy, sponsor the Portraits of Love project along with the USO and PMDA, which is a project that tries to capture a memory for soldiers to take with them when they are deployed. If you have the time/resources/skill it is a worthy cause to donate too. Alpha universe has and […]

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Panasonic issued an apology for the delay of camera shipments due to the Kumamoto earthquake

Update: Olympus issued a similar statement. Similar to other Japanese companies, Panasonic Japan also issued an apology for the potential delay of camera equipment shipments due to the Kumamoto earthquake. Here is the translated text:

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Olympus OM-D EM-10 Mark II is Bloomberg’s Pick for Scenic Touring

Bloomberg has selected the Olympus OM-D EM-10 Mark II for its top travel camera list, as the camera best suited for scenic touring. These little awards and top picks might not seem important to many photographers, but m43 cameras can use the exposure. m43 should excel at travel related awards like these where weight and over all system […]

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