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Panasonic mad management plans to change camera lines and names
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    According to this strange article - http://www.lesnumeriques.com/appareil-photo-numerique/vers-simplification-appellations-hybrides-lumix-g-n54221.html Panasonic management after prolonged consumption of unlimited vodka volume came to following conclusion:

    To properly mess with consumer mind it is enough to have 3 main lines - G for DSLR like bodies, GX for Sony NEX like design and GH for guys who also want good video and want to pay premium.

    But, as they understood, just 3 lines is not enough. They also want to make 4 levels inside each of this 3 lines.

    Now they will have GH5 for pros, GH50 for one who pretend to be one, GH500 for shit looking like good camera and GH5000 for real trash.

    Most probably on upcoming Photokina GH5 will be new camera having 4K at 60fps, GH4 will be renamed as GH50, GH3 will be renamed GH500 and GH2 will make another entry as GH5000. Joking.

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  • TailschaoTailschao

    They are really mad.

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    Well given how good the Panasonic GH2 holds up even in 2016, it wouldn't be such a bad thing if they sold a "GH2" as a GH5000! Keep it exactly the same, but add in WiFi & focus peaking, plus sell it at a very low price of US$299, and they'll have a winner on their hands for the budget constrained newbie! If they make it unrestricted record length and 1080P 60fps plus the higher bit rate recording options, then that would all be pure gravy on top.

    The bottom end GX range would replace the niche the GF series served, and the second to bottom GX model would be what the GM5 was.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    To have $299 end retail price camera at factory must be around $100-120, this is hardly real.

  • SeanL78SeanL78

    GX8 -> GX85, GX80 frustration already a sign of the new naming system.

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