Panasonic will announce an “unexpected” new Lumix camera in May!

Finally I got some good news from a trusted source. He told me this:

  • One new Lumix camera will be announced in May
  • It will be a completely “new kind of model”

The source has not yet provided any details about what this camera will be. But certainly do not expect a successor to a current model. We can only speculate that it could be a new fixed-lens camera, a Vlogger model, or perhaps a compact camera with an L FF mount. What do you wish for?

Anyway stay tuned…I might be able to get some more details soon 😉

LUMIX is teasing a “Special Report from Las Vegas”…new S5II/x firmware coming?

Panasonic just published this teaser on youtube for a “Special Report from Las Vegas”. UDPATE: I now think it’s likely we will get a new firmware update for the S5II and S5IIX.

Curiosity, they used the following hashtags for this video:

lumixlounge, lumix, panasonic, lumixg, LUMIX Live, Livestream, S5II, S5IIX, Mirrorless, Special Event, Announcement, Updates, Photography, Videography, Workflow, Full Frame, 1st Mirrorless

Leica says: Selling L-mount camera is tougher than selling a Q or an M

Amateur Photographer had a chat with Stefan Daniel of Leica. He talked about their L-mount strategy:

Of course, it’s tougher than selling a Q or an M. But the good thing about the system market is that once people are in the system with the lenses, they might also buy a new camera.”

In the interview he also explains what the strengths of their L-mount proposals are. At the end I think their biggest advantage is the partnership with Panasonic and Sigma. It was the only way to give this system a chance when competing against giants like Canon-Nikon-Sony.

Panasonic says organic sensor development is complete…but there is yet no plan to use it in any camera

The 8K camera prototype wit organic sensor displayed by Panasonic a couple of years ago

PetaPixel had a chat with Tomoki Nakanishi, Supervisor at Panasonic’s Imaging Business Unit. About the organic sensor he said:

“If we [make a] new camera, we can choose that kind of sensor. But it’s kind of an R&D matter. So it is not [certain] that we will use that sensor in the next camera or not.”

PetaPixel put it this way: “You’ve made it, but you don’t know whether or not you’ll use it.” To which Nakanishi responded: “Yeah.”

HOT news: End of March Sigma will announce a super fast Full Frame prime lens for Sony E and Leica L cameras!

Sigma is finally going to announce that is super exciting! According to my very best source Sigma will announce a super fast prime lens by end of this Month! I can’t share the final specs yet but this is what you can expect for sure:

    • It’s faster than f/1.4
    • It’s Full Frame
    • It has autofocus
    • It’s coming for both Sony E and Leica L-mount
    • Announcement end of March

Hopefully soon I can fully share the lens specs…

Panasonic registered two new camera in China: One should be the S1RII, the other one a new FF compact and the GH7?

E8M on Weibo spotted two more new camera registrations from Panasonic (we now have a total of three registered cameras). Usually this means that Panasonic will announce those cameras within 2-3 months. All three cameras do support dual band Wifi (5.1 and 2.4 GHz). The dual band support usually is a sign for a mid to high end level camera.

Camera 1: Panasonic S1RII

I am certain one of the cameras is the new Full Frame S1R camera. I told you that my trusted source told me that Panasonic and Leica co-developed the just announced SL3. And the agreements says that Panasonic will announce their High res camera only a couple of months after this camera…with same sensor and similar specs. The S1RII will have better video tough.

Camera 2: new compact FF L-mount camera?

I am uncertain what we can expect from the second model. Panasonic openly confessed they are thinking about a more compact L-mount Full Frame camera. So this could be an option.

Camera 3: GH7 MFT camera?

It’s also clear that we are in dire need of a new GH7 MFT camera.

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Hopefully my sources can soon tell me more about both cameras! If you know anything about those cameras drop me an anonymous message using this contact box (kindly use a nickname to recognize you in future). Or contact me at lrumorscameras@gmail.com.

Images below show the official camera registration in China: