Panasonic News

Should I buy the Pen E-P5, or wait for the new Panasonic GX7?

02/08/2013 By Mathieu

Panasonic is becoming more and more serious about the DSLM (Digital Single Lens Mirrorless) market. Today, the Japanese firm announced the new Lumix GX7, the successor to the GX1, packed with loads of new and advanced features such as a tiltable built-in viewfinder, 1/8000 shutter speed, focus peaking and excellent video quality to name a few. This combination of advanced features in a cool retro package makes it one of, if not the most complete mirrorless interchangeable lens camera on the market today. Along with the GX7, Panasonic also announced the new Leica DG 42.5mm (85mm equivalent) called Nocticron with a fast aperture of f/1.2! It was about time that either Panasonic or Olympus released a lens that fast for the M43 system, and this one could definitely become the portrait lens every Micro Four Thirds user dreams about.

The GX7 is very similar in terms of specs and price to the new Pen E-P5 released by Olympus just a month ago (read our complete E-P5 review here). It is without a doubt one of the best Micro Four Thirds cameras out there right now. So, this begs the inevitable question: Should I buy the E-P5 or wait for the new GX7?

The Panasonic Lumix GX7 set to be a strong mirrorless competitor

27/07/2013 By Heather

It’s been a while since we posted a bit of news, but we felt this camera merited some attention!

In a few months, we’ll be seeing the appearance of the Lumix GX7, Panasonic’s first retro-style mirrorless camera. It will be based on the design of the Four Thirds L1 camera and will feature a Magnesium body in either black or silver.

Sony RX1R, RX100 MII, and Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 announced!

27/06/2013 By Heather

So much attention has been directed towards Fujifilm these days with the announcement of the X-M1 that it is a breath of fresh air to see that Sony and Panasonic are also brewing up some concoctions of their own.

Panasonic is on the verge of releasing a retro Micro Four Thirds camera

23/05/2013 By Heather

Let’s travel back in time by almost a decade to the 2004 release of the Panasonic DMC-LC1. Though it had a purely digital brain, its body paid homage to the classic 35mm design of film cameras. It featured a modest 5MP sensor, a shutter speed dial on the top of the camera, as well as zoom, focus and aperture control on its high-performance Leica lens.

Two years later, the Panasonic DMC-L1, a digital SLR, was announced. It, too, featured that deliciously attractive retro body we know and love. It was also the first non-Olympus Four Thirds camera ever to be released.

Now, according to Mirrorless Rumors, Panasonic is on the verge of releasing a new Micro Four Thirds camera based on the beautiful retro design of the Panasonic DMC-L1-LC1 series.

The Mirrorless Camera Round-up: E-P5, E-PL6, G6, LF1 and more!

13/04/2013 By Heather

The Internet is currently flooded with news and rumors about new mirrorless cameras set for release in 2013. Since work and family commitments have stopped me from writing a post about each specific model, I’ve decided to sum up the news that has been deemed official here, in one post.