Last week I told you that Tamron will soon announce another big zoom lens. Well, two trusted sources have just told me that Sigma will also soon announce a big zoom lens!I have been told that unlike the recent Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art lens this is more “intriguing” for the masses as it’s NOT a niche lens but an affordable lens that could be interesting for most of our readers.
Will have details soon!
Ymcinema spotted a new Panasonic patent that describes the design of a sort of modular and box shaped Cine Camera. The patent doesn’t say if this is a Full frame L-mount camera but if Panasonic make this camera I am pretty certain it will be L-mount.
We already have two such Box styled L-mount cameras:
The news here is that on this patent the box camera can use an attachable grip. The goal of this is being able to shoot handheld.
Chinese Weibo rumor accounts report (Google translated text):
[Panasonic Lumix S1H II may be released in the fourth quarter] According to the latest news, after the release of GH7, Panasonic will update the S series full-frame body. According to previous rumors, Lumix S1H II is among them and is expected to be officially released this year (in the fourth quarter).
My take: Although I don’t have 100% confirmation, I am pretty sure we will have a new S1HII (or S2H) in 2024. And yes, it will probably have all the new features we saw on the GH7, such as ProRes Internal RAW, ARRI C-Log, Lumix LAB support, and so on.
There is also a second rumor circulating that the successor to the S1H will use the same 60MP sensor as the Leica SL3. I am almost certain that this is wrong and that the rumor confuses the successor to the S1R with the S1HII. My sources have told me that the successor to the S1R will definitely use the same sensor as the SL3.
That’s all for today, I hope my trusted sources can give me some information soon about when to expect the next camera announcement!
Panasonic officially released the teaser for the launch of a new camera on 5 June. So my rumours have turned out to be 100% correct and we will get a new Lumix just two weeks after the Lumx S9. But my sources told me this ain’t’ a L-mount camera or a fixed lens camera: This is going to be the new Lumix GH7 MFT camera!
Don’t worry, there is one more Lumix camera coming sometimes this summer…should be an L-mount model 😉
Our reader Jakub sent me a link to a ‘leaked’ information about a new camera. Now, if I shared this link publicly someone would get in trouble and probably get fired. So I’m keeping it under wraps for now, unless some other website publishes it and forces me to report it. In essence, this ‘leak’ tells us this:
I see three options:
We know that Panasonic has registered three new Lumix cameras in China. One is for the new Lumix S9. The other two cameras have yet to be announced. it sounds pretty unusual for Panasonic to unveil a new camera two weeks only after the major S9 announcement. But the “leak” seems pretty accurate to me. I still don’t know what to expect, all I got is info from a new source saying this is a new MFT camera…but this is not a confirmed info yet.
Please drop me a message at lrumorscameras@gmail.com or use this contact box if you have some more info to share! Stay tuned folks!
One of our readers managed to already place a reorder through the Panasonic US shop store (see screenshot on top). The good news is that you get the pancake lens for free! Below you can see new leaked images of the lens and the camera!
Panasonic official presentation text is:
The LUMIX S9 compact full frame mirrorless camera is the ultimate tool for content creators looking to stand out in social media, with superior image quality, easy-to-use functions, and a sleek colorful design. REAL TIME LUT applies signature presets directly in-camera with super-fast sharing through your phone with the LUMIX Lab app. The full frame sensor allows for exceptional image clarity even in low light and frames for any social media aspect ratio.
I previously told you that we would get a Black, Blue, Red and Green Panasonic Lumix S9 camera. But it appears that in some countries there will be two more colored version: Black with Silver top and Orange.
Lumix S9 preorder links (will open today at 3pm London time):
US&CA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Panasonic US shop
EU at FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Panasonic UK shop.
