There is a USD400 "cupon" at Amazon now which lowers the price for the GH6 to USD1300...

2200 (MSRP) - 500 (discount) - 400 (cupon) = 1300.

This is basically after 12 months.

No GH has dropped so fast in price... And still no word on a PDAF replacement.

AJMD: somebody told me the following:
* Merger of the G9+G90 lines with PDAF. Slimmed down (<600g), but not G90 prices. They consider the weight important to differenciate it from their full frame models.
* Real time LUTs (photo)
* 0.8-0.83X EVF, the resolution is not less than 3.68M while focusing or with high refresh rates. EVF sensor at the top.
* 1.62M+ dots Flip screen (w smaller bezels ).
* HHHR
* 4K/60p (10 bit internal recording). No video crop. Good Rolling shutter.
* Live Composite, Focus stacking
* 3 line panorama with assist tools (useful for Panorama Bokeh)
* USB C charging. No included battery charger.
* 8 way joystick
* HLG Photo.
* Auto subject type detection
* Updated menu structure
* When using crop modes (16:9, 3:2, 1:1), option to have the cropped area greyed out but still visible or with frame lines."

Wouldn't it all be nice in more of an updated and streamlined Af100 body with built in XLRs and NDs? I guess they must protect the product line upstream...

Scandinvian dealer "Scandinavian Photo" which sells in Sweden, Norway and Denmark has a clearance sale on the G9.

It should be noted that Panasonic has outsourced the distribution of Lumix stuff to a local nordic company, so this local firesale only means that the Scandinavian distributor needs to get the volume down before the G9M2 announcement.

Well, I'm off to Berlin today for IFA.

I must say that if Panasonic is going to announce anything Lumix related (G9M2, GH7, S1H M2, whatever), the rumour front is absolutely dead...

Also, Panasonic doesn't have a press conference at IFA at all, but that seems to be the trend for others as well.

IFA 2023

Panasonic had a very low key presence at IFA 2023 in Berlin. The exhibition was only open for media and retail. As is now know there was no news about new cameras or lenses. Both the Lumix G and Lumix S range was displayed. There was extra focus on the S5M2(x) after the "award with no name".

Perhaps the biggest surprise was delivered at the Media Markt retailer at Alexanderplatz: Both Media Mark and Saturn in Germany will stop carrying stuff from Panasonic after a fall out earlier this year.

Here is a link to the teaser on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cw2lNpXPWjU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Graphics show "G" and m43 mount so it's the first Lumix G with PDAF.

Considering it's launced the same week as IBC2023 I would say it's more likely a "GH7" than a "G9M2".

On the other hand there is a lot of shutter sounds in that September 12 teaser...

Q4 2023 - GH7
Q1 2024 - GH7S