Latest Japanese sales ranking: OM-1II sells well

OM-1II at Amazon US&CA&EU, BHphoto, Adorama, Om Digital, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK. OM Germany, OM UK, OM, Italy, OM France.

Best selling cameras in second half of February according to Yodobashi:

  1. Nikon Z f
  2. OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II
  3. SONY α7C II
  4. Leica Q3
  5. FUJIFILM X-T5
  6. Nikon Z8
  7. RICOH GR IIIx
  8. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  9. FUJIFILM X100V
  10. DJI Osmo Pocket 3

Best selling cameras in February according to MapCamera:

  1. Sony α7C II Body
  2. Nikon Z f 40mm f/2 (SE) Lens Kit
  3. Sony α7C II Zoom Lens Kit
  4. OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II Body
  5. Nikon Z 8 Body
  6. Sony α7 IV Body
  7. Sony α7R V Body
  8. Nikon Z 50 Double Zoom Kit
  9. Sony FX3 Body
  10. Nikon Z fc 16 -50 VR SL Lens Kit

Panasonic officially registered three new cameras in China: Is one of them the GH7?


AI generated impression of the GH7 …yep…fail :)

E8M on Weibo spotted two more new camera registrations from Panasonic (we now have a total of three registered cameras). Usually this means that Panasonic will announce those cameras within 2-3 months. All three cameras do support dual band Wifi (5.1 and 2.4 GHz). The dual band support usually is a sign for a mid to high end level camera.

Camera 1: Panasonic S1RII

I am certain one of the cameras is the new Full Frame S1R camera. I told you that my trusted source told me that Panasonic and Leica co-developed the just announced SL3. And the agreements says that Panasonic will announce their High res camera only a couple of months after this camera…with same sensor and similar specs. The S1RII will have better video tough.

Camera 2: new compact FF L-mount camera?

I am uncertain what we can expect from the second model. Panasonic openly confessed they are thinking about a more compact L-mount Full Frame camera. So this could be an option.

Camera 3: GH7 MFT camera?

I hope at least one of the three is a MFT camera. It’s clear that we are in dire need of a new GH7…so my fingers are crossed for this one!

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Hopefully my sources can soon tell me more about both cameras! If you know anything about those cameras drop me an anonymous message using this contact box (kindly use a nickname to recognize you in future). Or contact me at 43rumors@gmail.com.

Images below show the official camera registration in China:

PetaPixel: Panasonic Says the G9 II is Physically Large to Balance Better for Wildlife Photography

The G9II is in Stock at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, WexUK.

PetaPixel had a short chat with Tomoki Nakanishi, Supervisor of the Marketing in the Imaging Business Unit at Panasonic. He explained the G9II had to be nearly as big as the S5II to better balance with telephoto lenses.

“G9 Mark II is very good at telephoto shooting and [as you know] the lens therefore becomes bigger [in those cases],” Nakanishi adds. “G9 Mark II is not the type of camera for street photography so we have to try and [design it to be held] for telephoto shooting.”

“I think the G9 Mark II overall is taken to be a very large Micro Four Thirds camera. But if we compare numbers with the original G9, it’s actually not that different in size,” Sugawara says.

a bit of everything…


Why Are Panasonic Cameras SO Overlooked For Stills Photography???

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Wild Angle Photography revisit (Red35).
OM-1II GND test at DC.watch.
Choosing the Best Mobile Printer (Explora).
38 Types of Photography: Which Niche is Right for You? (42West).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
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