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- POLL: Panasonic officially killed the LX, ZS, TX compact line. Will you miss them?
43Rumors (Friday, 12 August, 2022) - These were the last three compact cameras announced by Panasonic: Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 (Lumix DC-TZ95) on February 18, 2019 Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II on August 22, 2018 Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 (Lumix DC-FT7) on May 11, 2018 Ant it is now official that all the three compact camera lines are discontinued.... - Kondor Blue Cage for Panasonic LUMIX GH6 Released
CineD (Thursday, 11 August, 2022) - Kondor Blue has recently released their own camera cage for the Panasonic LUMIX GH6. It features several 1/4”-20 and 3/8”-16 mounting points, an integrated Arca-Swiss plate, built-in tools, and even bubble levels. Pricing starts at $150. Released at the beginning of this year, the Panasonic LUMIX GH6 is the company’s... - MEIKE 135mm T2.4 FF cine lens
News Shooter (Thursday, 11 August, 2022) - Meike has announced its new 135mm T2.4 FF cine lens. This is Meike’s sixth full-frame cine lens. It covers an image circle of 45mm and it is available in either PL, Canon EF, Canon RF, Sony E, or Panasonic L mounts. The 135mm T2.4 joins the following lenses in Meike’s full... - Nikkei: “Panasonic, Nikon quit developing low-end compact digital cameras” 43Rumors (Monday, 8 August, 2022) - Nikkei reports: Japanese camera manufacturers are bidding farewell to a once-major component of their operations, with Panasonic Holdings and Nikon suspending development of entry-level point-and-shoot cameras under their flagship brands. The companies will instead focus resources on pricier mirrorless models going forward, aiming to navigate a market upended by smartphones....
- Nikkei reports Panasonic has stopped the development of “low end models” and will focus at enthusiasts and professional filmmakers 43Rumors (Sunday, 7 August, 2022) - The prestigious website Nikkei reports: The company (Panasonic HD) said, “We have stopped developing new models that can be replaced by smartphones.” Production of existing products will continue for the time being, but in the future, the company plans to concentrate on developing high-end mirrorless machines aimed mainly at enthusiasts...
- Four Camera Brands Are Put to the Test—Which Is the Best for Filmmakers?
NoFilmSchool (Friday, 5 August, 2022) - Sony, Panasonic, Canon, and Blackmagic Design are pitted against each other. And we dug through the results to see which is the best for making movies and tell you why it may not even matter. There are so many different cameras available—cinema, mirrorless, hybrid, ENG, action, and mobile—that it... - Full Panasonic Lumix DC-GH6 review at Dpreview 43Rumors (Friday, 5 August, 2022) - Dpreview published their full GH6 review and concluded: The GH6 is a flexible and dependable video camera that offers all its modes in a wide selection of codecs and bit-rates. The sensor that delivers excellent video falls behind its best stills rivals, making it a less successful hybrid camera than...
- Panasonic GH6 vs GH5M2: 5 Reasons to Choose the RIGHT Camera! 43Rumors (Thursday, 4 August, 2022) - Geeky Nerdy Techy: Should you buy a Panasonic Lumix GH5M2 or a Panasonic Lumix GH6? I am going to give you five reasons why the GH5M2 is a great camera and five reasons why the GH6 is a great camera. This video will outline the strengths of each camera and...
- One step closer to WWIII – Throwback to my Taiwan footage and experience living there
EOSHD.com blog (Thursday, 4 August, 2022) - This blog began 12 years ago in Taiwan, 2010. I was living there and had just got the Panasonic GH1 from the local family run dealer on a street I called “Camera Avenue” because it had about 40 camera stores all independently run and all in one place in downtown... - What is actually the best? ProRes RAW, ProRes 422 or H.265? (w GH6 Firmware 2.0) 43Rumors (Tuesday, 2 August, 2022) - Richard Wong: Panasonic has released the 2.0 firmware for the Lumix GH6. This new firmware adds ProRes RAW (external) recording, new ProRes 422 (internal) recording options in additional to the existing ProRes 422 internal recording and other H.264/265 recording options, so I thought this would be a good time to...
- PureRAW 2.1 now adds support for the OM-1 and GH6 43Rumors (Tuesday, 2 August, 2022) - Back in March DxO announced the new PureRAW 2 software (details and purchase here). The new update 2.1 adds support for the two new OM-1 and GH6 cameras and for the following lenses: OM SYSTEM EZ-M 12-40mm F2.8 Pro II OM SYSTEM EZ-M 40-150mm F4.0 Pro Panasonic Leica DG Summilux...
- Japanese data: OM Digital still solid on third place of the mirrorless market 43Rumors (Friday, 29 July, 2022) - BCNretail reported the latest Japanese mirrorless market share data. OM Digital keeps being the solid third place. Ahead of big players like Fuji, Nikon and Panasonic!...
- Blackmagic Camera 7.9.1 Update – Improved Recording to USB-C Media CineD (Thursday, 28 July, 2022) - Blackmagic Design has released the first update for its Pocket Cinema camera series since it revamped the UI with version 7.9.0 in late June this year (article here). The new Blackmagic Camera 7.9.1 release brings some improvements and bug fixes. Building on the foundation laid with version 7.9.0 (fresh UI,...
- New Panasonic LUMIX Firmware Adds BRAW WB Controls to GH5s and BGH1 CineD (Tuesday, 26 July, 2022) - Panasonic has just released firmware version 2.5 for the LUMIX GH5s and version 2.4 for the LUMIX BGH1, adding BRAW white balance controls and more. Let’s take a closer look. In the RAW wars, many critics have complained Blackmagic RAW or BRAW is not true RAW, pointing to a lack...
- Desperately Need a Camera? These Are 4 of the Coolest Cameras on Sale for Under $4,000 NoFilmSchool (Monday, 25 July, 2022) - Finding an affordable camera for your toolkit is an adventure. Let us help with our Deals of the Week. Cinema and hybrid cameras can fall into two categories—those you buy for yourself and those you rent. We at No Film School are firm believers in being budget-friendly, so we...
