L-mount alliance seeks new partners and many companies have expressed interest in joining!

There was an official L-mount alliance press conference at the CP+ show (see video below). Two news are important:

  1. L-Mount aims to expand its ecosystem by welcoming more participants, ensuring a diverse and innovative product lineup in the system camera market
  2. Many companies have expressed interest in joining the alliance

For me, point one is crucial. We only have Panasonic making “mainstream” and also “affordable” cameras. Leica cameras are too expensive for most and Sigma is going niche with the BF. I would be happy if DJI and other cameras would also produce L-mount system cameras!

Interview with Matt Frazer: S1H will get a replacement “at some point”

 

When asked by CineD about the possible S1H successor, Matt Frazer said that we will ‘eventually’ get a replacement. When asked why it took so long to get the S1rII, he said that they wanted the right sensor for their target. So there’s not much teasing from Matt, but as I’ve said many times before, there will be another Lumix camera announcement in April. And soon I might be able to tell you a bit more about this camera 😉

Lumix S1rII preorder links:
In USA at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
In Europe at Fotoerhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK. Clifton. ParkUK.
Lumix S1rII battery grip links:
BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotoerhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK.

Next highly unlikely DJI L-mount mirrorless camera rumor…

DJi is one of the newest L-mount members. And that certainly brings a lot of prestige. But it’s unclear if they will ever make a more classic “L-mount” system camera. Recently, DJI’s support channel sparked new rumors around such a possible camera announcement with this strange message:

What do you make of this?

Super Wild rumor: Panasonic fixed lens anamorPhic cine camera

I got this message from a new source. I have no clue if this is real or not:

Panasonic is considering making a full frame camera with IBIS and a 35 mm fixed anamorphic 2x lens with LIDAR auto-focus included for all filmmakers that use the 35mm 2x almost exclusively. Can do 4k 120 fps & very attractive price around 3000 dollars.

What do you think about that?

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.”