According to two reliable sources, Panasonic will launch a new successor to the Lumix S1R in February! This will happen before the start of the CP+ trade show (before Feb. 27). The sources have not yet shared the camera’s specifications, but it is clear that it will use the same Leica SL3 sensor and core technology. But unlike the Leica, the new successor to the S1R will be able to take decent video and will have a much more affordable price.

I don’t know yet if a lens will also be announced along with the new camera. I have heard some wild initial rumors that this might be the case, but I need further investigation….

Now, don’t be upset if you were hoping to get the S1HII first. Panasonic has officially registered three new camera models in Asia. All three cameras are expected to be announced in the first half of the year, and I suspect that the S1HII is one of them. I have no idea what the third camera might be, but I personally hope it will be this one 🙂

So now I will work on getting the full specs of the S1RII, possibly pictures and also some more information about the lenses. If all goes well, I might also be able to share the first information about the other two new cameras 😉

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I got 100% confirmation that Panasonic will very soon announce a new L-mount camera. Some clickbait…it might be this one or this one 😉
If you have any rumors about that camera feel free to share them anonymously using this contact box (try to use a nickname to be recognized in future) or via lrumorscameras@gmail.com.

I will post the name of the camera tomorrow on L-rumors and on my youtube channel. Stay tuned!

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P.S.: I know you hate teasers…but I am making this post so that sources can send me more info I can verify using what I know already! Thanks!

Leica is sending out invitations for the January 16 event. We know for sure that we will receive the SL3-S on that day! The SL3-S is basically the same SL3 camera but with a lower resolution sensor (24mp?) and more affordable price.
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Image shows the current Leica SL2-S

Leica is poised to announce the SL3-S, the anticipated successor to the SL2-S, on January 16, 2025.

On December 17 Panasonic registered a new camera model in China. It has the code “P2305A”. Back on November 22 Panasonic also did register the “P2307A” camera. This means we now have TWO cameras that Panasonic will release within 3-4 months.

To be clear, those codes are NOT for the new G97 and TZ compact camera as they only support 2.4MHz. The registered model do support 5.1MHz too!

My bet is that we are getting both, the SR1II and S1HII. That would be nice don’t you think?

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While I’m almost certain that “something” will be announced next week… but I’m still completely unsure what exactly is coming. For sure we know that Panasonic has filed for a new camera in Asia, so something will be coming soon anyway. But it’s strange to get an announcement just before Christmas, so I don’t think we’ll get a new full-frame S camera. Yesterday a new source told me that there will be a new TZ compact camera. But I also heard this from another (again new) source:

The incoming announcement from Lumix is a teaser for multiple cameras that will be announced in January

Again, these are rumors from new sources, so this could also be complete garbage. Nevertheless, we can hope that this source is spot on 🙂