Panasonic Q3 financial report: Sales and profit decreased, forecast cut.

This week Panasonic published the Q3 financial report.

Q3 was a bad quarter for Panasonic. Sales and profit decreased and forecast for the whole company full-year operating profit was cut by 9.4% to 290 billion yen from 320 billion yen. The company cited heavy restructuring expenses and a “push to reform its group” as the primary reasons for the downward revision.

There is zero info about the camera business. So we don’t know how Lumix sales are going 🙁

Panasonic has launched a special website for the CP+ show

LUMIX has unveiled its CP+ 2026 theme: ‘DISCOVER YOUR COLOR‘. The booth’s floor plan is specifically designed around this concept, creating a space where creators can find the aesthetic and palette that best suits their style.
While the official CP+ LUMIX website is now live, we are still waiting for the full seminar schedule. A major highlight of the show will be the return of the L-Mount Alliance joint talk, featuring Leica, Panasonic, and Sigma. As for new gear, the rumor mill is currently quiet—there are no whispers of new cameras or lenses just yet—but all eyes will be on Panasonic to see if they have a surprise in store for the event.

Is Sony going to make a 107 MP Full Frame sensor for the future Lumix S1rIII and Leica SL4 cameras?

I am 100% certain that Sony will soon announce anew 180 Megapixel Medium Format sensor. And the interesting bit for L-mount shooters is that there is a fair chance this very same tech will trickle down to Full Frame sensor. At same pixel size this would mean we could get a 107 Megapixel partially stacked sensor in late 2026 or early 2027.

Both Leica and Lumix have access to Sony sensor so maybe in 2027/2028 we will get a crazy high resolution L-mount camera? Now I know most of you don’t need crazy resolution…still would you get such a camera?

Finally: new Sigma 85mm f/1.2 L-mount lens is coming by end of this month!

I can finally share the exclusive first info about a new lens coming at the CP+ show: Sigma will launch the new 85mm f/1.2 L-mount AF Full Frame lens during the last week of February! This has been confirmed by trusted sources.

I don’t know if Sigma will also announce some other products but this one is a welcome addition to the L-mount lens range. A fast portrait prime lens will be appealing for many wedding and portrait photographers out there.

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