Guest stnami Posted June 13, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 13, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) just to get some heart rates up 43 Rumors | Blog | (FT5) UPDATED: Panasonic will release an advanced GF camera!!! And a new GH successor! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Hi Guest stnami, Take a look here For The Digilux 2 boys. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
daveleo Posted June 13, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 13, 2011 my heart rate went down, actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krabat Posted June 14, 2011 Share #3 Posted June 14, 2011 The lens looks exactly like the Digilux 2 lens. So, is the picture of the "new camera" a photomontage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 14, 2011 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2011 It's a bog-standard LC-1. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krabat Posted June 14, 2011 Share #5 Posted June 14, 2011 Oh yes... I didn't look at the camera body at all... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want-a-leica Posted June 14, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 14, 2011 I didn't get as far as to check my heartrate. My pop-up blocker told me that that link leads to a site with malware Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveleo Posted June 14, 2011 Share #7 Posted June 14, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) too weird yesterday I did not get that popup alert. just now I did. looked pretty serious so I bailed out of the page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krabat Posted June 14, 2011 Share #8 Posted June 14, 2011 Yes, I got the same warning message. I opened the homepage despite of this warning, and nothing unusual happened. Hm, except that I did not recognise the LC-1. Maybe that THIS was the purpose of the malware warning?? In the end, nothing but a unproven rumour remains... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesh Posted June 14, 2011 Share #9 Posted June 14, 2011 These rumor boys seems confused - they talk about a potential successor to the L1, but show an image of an LC1............... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tietje Posted June 14, 2011 Share #10 Posted June 14, 2011 Same here, just a picture of an LC1 and the malware message Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guytou Posted June 14, 2011 Share #11 Posted June 14, 2011 Hello, I think that he wanted to speak about this new Panasonic GF3. Personally, I do not see here the replacement of the LC1 or the L1... Panasonic DMC GF3 announced and previewed: Digital Photography Review Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted June 14, 2011 Share #12 Posted June 14, 2011 No the link to the GF3 is elsewhere on the site.................The site was under attack along with a heap of others, google sets out he warning until they are satisfied with the damaging script is blocked. Yes there will be a new D2 style of camera with a leica/pana lens, I never figured it would happen, still sorta don't but ......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 15, 2011 Share #13 Posted June 15, 2011 The Gf3 is nothing like a Digilux 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted June 15, 2011 Share #14 Posted June 15, 2011 Not writing about the GF3 ......... “Panasonic plans to split the GF series into two lines and release a GF camera aimed at experienced photographers.” "That fits perfectly with the rumors I received saying that Panasonic is working on a Micro Four Thirds version of the popular Panasonic L1 (Click here to see that cam on eBay). And one more hot news: “Kitao told us that the company’s next priority is the GH series and bringing out a successor to the GH2” and “Improving EVF resolution and refresh rate is a priority and Panasonic intends to liaise with its supplier, Epson, to achieve this.”" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted June 15, 2011 Share #15 Posted June 15, 2011 as they will not make beast again it should swing towards LC1 lines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveleo Posted June 15, 2011 Share #16 Posted June 15, 2011 This looks more like an evolution of the D3, more than the D2. I think. Which wouldn't be bad I guess, but why would Panasonic stay in both the 4/3 market and the micro 4/3 market ? That doesn't make sense. Which brings me to the idea of buying a used D3 and mounting some of the newer micro 4/3 lenses on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted June 15, 2011 Share #17 Posted June 15, 2011 if you read the statement you would have realised that they are working on a Micro Four Thirds version not a Four Thirds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickgrafixstop Posted June 20, 2011 Share #18 Posted June 20, 2011 4/3 is already dead - too little, too late, too limited and too ignored. Olympus is hemoraging money on the part of the line that uses that technology and the best they can do to salvage it is an adapter to a micro 4/3 camera. micro 4/3 may have a slightly longer lifespan - after all small is a holy grail to some. Improvements and cost reductions (and volumes) to aps and full frame sensor fabrication will eventually doom this format also as even less, later still and more limited. It will be eaten alive by less expensive aps/ff cameras from the top and cell phones on the bottom and become a truely niche market. The best answer to a digilux 2 replacement may well be a Fuji x100 with a fixed zoom - aps sensor, excellent image quality, manageable size for adult fingers and potentially economically attractive. You know that Fuji is not going to rest with a single model of the technology investment and a zoom lens - fixed to contain several potential hurdles - is the next logical step (other than a "faster - wider - flatter" single focal length lens). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickgrafixstop Posted June 20, 2011 Share #19 Posted June 20, 2011 dave leo wrote Which brings me to the idea of buying a used D3 and mounting some of the newer micro 4/3 lenses on it. Better do some home work. The m4/3 is so much smaller that the "image circle" is wrong. the d3 lens will work on a m4/3 camera (with an adapter) but not sure if a m4/3 lens will work on the d3. the attached graphic from the m4/3 consortium sort of bears that out, but who knows what kind of screwy aftermarket stuff is available. A quick google search didn't turn up anything. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/154151-for-the-digilux-2-boys/?do=findComment&comment=1708520'>More sharing options...
Paul Reading Posted June 20, 2011 Share #20 Posted June 20, 2011 I don't think it is correct to write off M4/3rds. The reasons are simple. 1. Smaller sensor means smaller lenses and smaller overall size. 2. Sensor technology is alway going to improve so the likely hood is that the tomorrow we may get the same resolution and quality from M4/3rds as we can get from full frame today. 3. Whilst full frame will always be better than m4/3rd will we be able to see the difference? Lets say for example that technology moves on and we get say 80mb files from a full frame image,would you need it or even be able to see the difference in all but a few very large shots. Probably not. The smart money must bet on improvements so m4/.3rds could easily become more desirable simply because it can deliver the quality we need in a smart small package. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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