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Panasonic Q&A: Two GH5 successors, GH5 II AF improvements and a “Double Driving Force” for full-frame & MFT products

 
 

A few months back, Panasonic unveiled not one but two successor models to the popular Lumix GH5 mirrorless camera, the GH5 Mark II and the GH6. The GH5 Mark II shares a lot of similarities with the original model, both on the outside and under the hood, including using the same 20.3-megapixel, albeit with some tweaks...

Panasonic S1R Review Conclusion: Panasonic impresses with its first full-frame mirrorless camera

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In recent years, it seems many of the camera makers have been going full-steam into the full-frame mirrorless world. Sony jump-started this revolution years ago, forcing many of its rivals to take note and rev-up their design and engineering teams to bring out...

Firmware Friday frenzy: Canon, Leica, Nikon, Panasonic, Sigma and Ricoh offer updates aplenty

 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is very likely a record-breaker when it comes to interchangeable-lens cameras. Even without including overseas equivalents, we have 20 DSLR and mirrorless cameras on the list from Canon, Nikon and Panasonic, and 24 once Panasonic's overseas equivalents are added into the mix.

And as...

Firmware Friday: Updates coming from Canon, DJI and Panasonic; Fuji, Sigma and Sony updates arrive


 
 

Our regular Firmware Friday roundup this week is a little unusual in that most of the updates for which we have news aren't actually available just yet, although a few are already here and more will arrive in the coming days. In all, we have news of firmware updates for two cameras and one lens in the past seven...

Documenting one of the world’s toughest races (through the Alps!) with the Panasonic S1R

 
 

It’s one of the toughest adventure races: the Red Bull X-Alps. Competitors start in Salzburg, and make their way by foot and paraglider to Monaco, navigating 1138 kilometres of treacherous alpine terrain. The constantly changing weather conditions make the race highly unpredictable. This is also true for photographer...

Why did Panasonic wait before demolishing the video competition with the S1H? Find out in our interview!


 
 

Last week, Panasonic figuratively blew the doors off its competition in the pro video space with the introduction of the Lumix S1H. It offers truly high-end video capability for pro videographers and cinematographers at an unprecedented price point. (US$4,000 is still a chunk of change, but there isn't anything on...

Firmware Friday: Tweaks for Fuji GFX100, Olympus E-M1 II, Pentax KP, Ricoh Theta V, Panasonic mirrorless


 
 

After a shorter-than-typical roundup last week, our Firmware Friday post this week returns with renewed vigor and news of no less than 16 cameras receiving updated firmware in the past seven days. Admittedly, most of these are from one company, and several are very closely-related models. Still, we've a lot to...

Firmware Friday: SnapBridge support for Nikon D500; imaging tweaks for Panasonic S1 / S1R, Ricoh GR III


 
 

Our Firmware Friday roundup this week brings with it news of updates for four large-sensor cameras, of which three are interchangeable-lens models. On the full-frame front, Panasonic has updated its recently-launched S1 and S1R cameras. Turning to APS-C sub-frame cameras, meanwhile, Nikon's D500 has also received...

Leica has announced an L-Mount 35mm f/2 that will cost $4600

 
 

 

There certainly will not be a lack of lens options available for the L-mount when Panasonic enters the game in the next month, but a good chunk of those optics are going to cost a pretty penny. Adding to that, Leica has just announced the  APO-Summicron-SL 35 mm f/2 ASPH, which will be available mid-April 2019 for a...

Full details of Panasonic’s first full-frame cameras: Come learn about the new Panasonic S1R and S1


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UPDATE, 11:20am: We've now published detailed Hands-On Previews for both the Panasonic S1R and Panasonic S1.

After unveiling the names as well as a few key features and specs back at Photokina 2018, Panasonic is finally unwrapping all the details...