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Analysis: A stark future for photo trade shows Events Feature Opinion 

Analysis: A stark future for photo trade shows

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The announcement this week of the cancellation of PhotoPlus Expo – coupled with last week’s cancellation of PRINTING United – brings to a head the ongoing concern of the future of the trade show format. After missing two consecutive years, it will be interesting to see in what form PhotoPlus returns in 2022. Up until cancellation, the show was still... Read More
Panasonic developing LUMIX GH6 camera for later this year, updates GH5 News 

Panasonic developing LUMIX GH6 camera for later this year, updates GH5

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Panasonic announced it is developing a new flagship Micro Four Thirds camera, LUMIX GH6, featuring a new image processor, by the end of 2021. The company said the LUMIX GH6 will have a high-speed sensor and Venus Engine image processor, providing 4:2:2 10-bit DCI 4K/60p recording capability and a 10-bit 4K 120p High Frame Rate (HFR) and Variable Frame Rate... Read More
LUMIX names three Hollywood creators as brand ambassadors News 

LUMIX names three Hollywood creators as brand ambassadors

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Panasonic announced directors of photography (DP), Alicia Robbins, Emily Skye and Carissa Dorson as LUMIX brand ambassadors. The three will represent the brand as the choice for producers of popular television series and artistic films. Robbins, a DP in popular television and film, and the first female cinematographer to shoot a Shondaland series, currently is lead DP on “Grey’s Anatomy” season 17.... Read More
Panasonic debuts LUMIX S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 MACRO O.I.S. New Products 

Panasonic debuts LUMIX S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 MACRO O.I.S.

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Panasonic introduced the interchangeable telephoto zoom lens, the LUMIX S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 MACRO O.I.S. (S-R70300), based on the L-Mount system. The LUMIX S 70-300mm boasts high-speed, high-precision AF and Dual Image Stabilizer (IS) for use in a wide-range of situations including sports, animals, portraits and vehicles, the company said. The lens is constructed of 17 lens elements in 11 groups,... Read More
Panasonic debuts LUMIX S 85mm F1.8 lens New Products 

Panasonic debuts LUMIX S 85mm F1.8 lens

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Panasonic introduced a large-aperture medium-telephoto fixed-focal-length L-Mount lens, the LUMIX S 85mm F1.8 (S-S85). The lens is the first of four L-Mount lenses the company said it would release. The lens is comprised of 9 elements in 8 groups. The LUMIX S 85mm F1.8 also excels in video recording performance with a mechanism that suppresses focus breathing. The 355g lens... Read More
Panasonic debuts box-style mirrorless cinema/event camera New Products 

Panasonic debuts box-style mirrorless cinema/event camera

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Panasonic released the brand’s first box-style LUMIX Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera DC-BGH1. Based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard, the LUMIX BGH1 takes advantage of an extensive interchangeable lens lineup and includes Panasonic technologies from professional cinema cameras, camcorders, and the LUMIX GH series. The LUMIX BGH1 will be available at valued channel partners in December for $1,999.99. The... Read More
Panasonic releases beta of LUMIX webcam software Windows and macOS News 

Panasonic releases beta of LUMIX webcam software Windows and macOS

GaryPageau
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. has released the LUMIX Webcam Software (Beta) for Windows / Mac, a one-stop webcam software making it possible to use an applicable LUMIX camera as a webcam, using a USB connection in optimum output resolution (1280×960 or 1280×720) according to the application for live streaming or video conferencing. No extra device is needed. Compatible models: DC-S1H, DC-S1R,... Read More
Panasonic debuts full-frame LUMIX S5 New Products 

Panasonic debuts full-frame LUMIX S5

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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. announced the LUMIX S5, a hybrid full-frame mirrorless camera for serious photographers and videographers. The Lumix S5 will be available at valued channel partners in mid-September for $1,999.99 for the body only and $2299.99 with a 20-60 kit lens. The LUMIX S5 contains a 24.2-megapixel 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor boasting a wide dynamic range and high sensitivity performance. The LUMIX S5... Read More
Venus Optics add L-mount options on six Laowa Lenses New Products 

Venus Optics add L-mount options on six Laowa Lenses

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Venus Optics, the manufacturer specialized in making unique photo and cinema lenses, add the L-mount option on six of their existing Laowa wide-angle and macro lenses. These L-mount lenses can currently be used on Panasonic S1 series , Sigma FP and Leica SL/CL cameras. Wide Angle Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 – Laowa 10-18mm is currently the widest rectilinear zoom lens available... Read More
Panasonic updates streaming software for Lumix cameras Updates 

Panasonic updates streaming software for Lumix cameras

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Panasonic announced firmware updates for the LUMIX G Series cameras and for the  “LUMIX Streaming (Beta)” for Mac and the development of “LUMIX Webcam Software” for Win/Mac applications. The firmware update programs are for DC-GH5, GH5S, G9, G95, G85 and GX9 to improve compatibility with the new Tripod Grip DMW-SHGR1 and operational stability with LUMIX G VARIO 12-32mm / F3.5-5.6... Read More
Panasonic debuts LUMIX G100 vlogging camera New Products 

Panasonic debuts LUMIX G100 vlogging camera

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Panasonic launched the LUMIX G100, a new mirrorless digital amera designed primarily for vloggers and content creators. The LUMIX G100 uses a 4/3rds sensor for recording smooth, high-resolution QFHD 4K videos in 3840-by-2160 resolution at 30p or 24p in MP4 and Full-HD at 60p. The five-axis hybrid I.S. in the LUMIX G100 provides effective shake suppression essential for capturing stable, easy-to-see... Read More
Panasonic adds streaming capability to LUMIX software Updates 

Panasonic adds streaming capability to LUMIX software

GaryPageau ,
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. has jumped on the trend for still camera makers to add streaming capability to their lines, following the actions of Canon and Fujifilm. Panasonic released “LUMIX Streaming (Beta)” June 7, 2020; this is a Windows beta software program derived from the current “LUMIX Tether (Ver.1.7)” with an additional display option for situations where this software can be... Read More
Panasonic launches LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 New Products 

Panasonic launches LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6

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Panasonic introduced a new interchangeable standard zoom lens, the LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 (S-R2060) based on the L-Mount system for the LUMIX S series full-frame camera. The  LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 is a compact, lightweight standard zoom lens that covers from ultra-wide 20mm to standard 60mm focal length for versatile use including landscape photography, the company says. The wide viewing... Read More
Updates 
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Panasonic will release the firmware update program for the LUMIX S1H Full-Frame mirrorless camera to enhance its performance and usability. Working together with Atomos, the new firmware, to be available at LUMIX Global Customer Support website May 25, enables the output of a maximum 5.9K/29.97p and 59.94p 4K RAW video data over HDMI to save it as Apple ProRes RAW on the... Read More