GH6 demand higher than expected

Preorders: GH6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, Foto Erhardt DE. WexUK, Park UK.

 

Panasonic Japan issued the following statement (google translated):

Thank you for your continued patronage of Panasonic products.
In the mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera LUMIX “DC-GH6” scheduled to be released on March 25,
We have received reservations that far exceed our expectations, so
Some customers who have already made a reservation may not be able to deliver on the day of release.
In addition, it may take some time for customers who make reservations in the future to deliver the product after it is released.
For customers who are looking forward to the product and everyone involved
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.
To meet the expectations of our customers and deliver them as soon as possible.
We will do our utmost to do so.
Thank you for your understanding.

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Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT.
The Best Lenses for OM-System OM1 and the Great Tech Inside (ThePhoBlographer).
Vignetting Graphs Explained (Phillip Reeve)
8 Tips Every Beginning Portrait Photographer Should Know (Explora).
Focal Length Blending: What Is It and How Do I Do It? (42West).

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

Panasonic working on phase detection AF for future models, and new MFT lenses are coming too.

Preorders: GH6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, Foto Erhardt DE. WexUK, Park UK.

Newsshooter talked to Panasonic manager Yosuke Yamane. A couple of key points he made:

  • Although the full-frame market is expanding as many companies enter the full-frame mirrorless market, we expect the demand for MFTS, which has unique characteristics, to remain firm.
  • I believe that creators will find value in these characteristics of M4/3, and I expect that demand will exceed a certain level in 2022.
  • LUMIX continues to explore the possibilities of all methods, including Phase Detection AF.
  • In the future, we are developing a M4/3 lens that can capture more impressive scenes with the GH6, so please look forward to it.

He also has been interviewed by Amateur Photographer:

  • it wasn’t possible to get phase [detection] based autofocus with this sensor.
  • Just to be clear, that doesn’t mean we aren’t investigating phase [detection] based autofocus systems, or Time-Of-Flight [ToF] autofocus systems, or maybe something really cool that none of us have ever heard of before… but at this time, with this camera, this is what we’re going to be able to offer.

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