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Panasonic says: new entry and very high end L-mount cameras will be coming and the new telephoto zoom will be very compact

CameraBeta has been invited for a talk with Panasonic managers and this is the info they gathered:

  • At present, Panasonic focuses on the mid-range full-frame camera market, but in the next few years, it will supplement entry-level and high-end models
  • Video will continue to focus on 4K, 6K oversampling, 6K and open gate.
  • 8K is not sufficiently popular in the consumer market.
  • A telephoto lens will be available soon. I think it’s a surprising size, so please look forward to it.
  • It has suffered a lot in the last three years, but is still very good.
  • LUMIX G is stable overall. LUMIX S is the best result ever.
  • China is the strongest market.
    ・Rapid recovery of production and sales
    ・Securing production and supply by building factories

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via Asobinet

First impression about the use of the new DJI LiDAR on the Lumix S1H

Asobinet reports about a hands-on testing of the new DJI LiDar system when combined with the S1H:

  • Combination of LUMIX S1H and LiDAR
  • No need for calibration, can be used directly
  • The RS Pro3 and LiDAR aren’t cheap, but this whole package, the S1H, is very cheap and the overall image quality is a very good result.
  • Not a bad shooting solution
  • I don’t think you need a stabilizer
  • For now, only RS3 Pro supports LiDAR
    → other support can be expected with updates
  • LiDAR to gimbal, gimbal to camera connection
  • 1: LiDAR captures the subject
    2: Camera focuses on the subject
  • Not only follow focus
  • Focus performance can be improved no matter how dark it is
  • Compatible with LUMIX S5II
  • Currently not compatible with Micro Four Thirds
  • LUMIX S5 is not currently supported

 

Panasonic announced a new S lens roadmap: Two new zooms teased and new Lidar AF technology partnership!

Today Panasonic held an event in China. They announced a new Lidar partnership with DJI and also a new S lens roadmap. The S lens roadmap now teases the launch of:

  • a zoom lens in the 30-70mm range (Could be 28-70mm f/2.8)
  • a zoom lens in the 100-400mm range

DJI and Panasonic also teased a partnership when it comes to Lidar AF technology. It’s unclear how this will work and when they will bring this. But on images you can see a Lidar system mounted on the hot shoe: