On 28 February, Panasonic registered another new camera in China. We have now registered a total of three cameras in Asia that have not yet been announced. The next camera will be announced in April, and it’s a ‘niche’ L-mount camera that is NOT the S1HII. I don’t know yet what the other two cameras might be. Yesterday Panasonic said they are working on new fixed lens cameras, maybe one of them is some kind of LX100II successor. What would you like to see?

Note: The table above shows four camera codes for ‘unknown’ cameras. One of the codes is certainly for the Lumix S1rII, leaving three cameras that have yet to be announced.

As you all know by now the latest OM roadmap shows this new telephoto zoom. OM System Hong Kong actually said this is going to be a 50-200mm PRO lens:

I’m not sure if they are really telling the truth…. it could be a mistake by the person responsible for social marketing :)

Panasonic will announce a sort of Full Frame version of the Lumix GH7 on February 25.

Full Panasonic Lumix S1RII specs (preorder here soon):

• New 44 MP “high speed” sensor
• 40fps in electronic shutter
• 10fps in mechanical shutter
• 8 stops image stabilization
• 176 MP High Res with sensor shift…handheld(!) and by combining 8 images.
• 1.5 second pre-capture
• 8k30p
• 4K120 without crop
• 8,1K Open-Gate will be released later with a Firmware Update
• 6K ProRes RAW HQ internal recording
• Internal RAW Video Recording: ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422 plus Proxy Recording
• You can record on external SSD via USB-C
• Frame marker for 2.39:1, 2.35:1, 2.00:1, 1.85:1, 16:9,
  4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 9:16 and Custom
• 32 Bit Float audio
• Multi-Angle-Screen like A9III/A1II
• Body size about the same of the Lumix S5II (just a tiny bit thicker)
• Weather-sealed and ventilated
• RED record button in front of the camera on the corner near the mount
• red Tally in front and on the back fo the camera
• Price around $3,500
• Announcement: Feb 25, 1-2pm London time

Sources also confirmed no new Panasonic MFT gear will be announced at the CP+ show :(

Panasonic is rumored to have a press event on February 25. For sure they will announce a new S1rII L-mount camera. I got no info about possible new MFT products yet :(

Soon those preorder links will show the new camera:
OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama

The OM-3 will be announced on Feb 6 at 6am London time. If you live in other time zones that’s:

• Los Angeles: 10:00 PM (previous day Feb 5)
• New York: 1:00 AM
• Berlin: 7:00 AM
• Shanghai: 2:00 PM
• Tokyo: 3:00 PM

The OM-3 teaser website is already live. Stay tuned for the live blogging here on 43rumors!

Preorders
OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, OM USA.

This is an image comparison between different OM cameras. I tried to make the size comparison as accurate as possible, but it’s not 100% perfect. If you can do better, post it in the comments section…thanks!

OM-1II vs OM-3

OM-3 vs OM-5

OM-1II vs OM-3 vs OM-5

And our reader “The Real Stig” made this comaprison with the PEN-F:

Preorders
OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.

Soon those preorder links will show the new camera:
OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama

Here are the specs of the OM-3 leaked by a store (google translated text):

Features:

• Creative Wheel: 4 color profiles, 4 monochrome profiles, Color Creator and Art Filters
• Computational photography button: Quick access to 6 calculation photography functions
• Still, Video and S&Q Video Wheels: Switch between still, video and Slow & Quick Motion video
• Absolute reliability: IP53 certified weather resistance
• Professional quality – compact form: Lightweight metal body, 7.5EV In-Body IS (Built-in image stabilization), 20 MP Stacked BSI Live MOS sensor

SENSOR EFFECTIVE RESOLUTION / TYPE 20.4 megapixel 4/3 Stacked BSI Live MOS
PROCESSOR TruePic™ X Dual Quad Core processor
IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM 5-axis image stabilization with up to 7.5 shutter stops of compensation*
DUST REDUCTION Super Sonic Wave Filter
WEATHER PROTECTION Dust, splash and freeze proof (IP53 rated)
VIEWFINDER Eye-level OLED electronic viewfinder, approx. 2.36 million dots
REAR SCREEN 3.0-inch angle screen (electrostatic capacitive touch panel), approx. 1,620,000 dots (3:2)
FOCUSING SYSTEM High-speed Image AF: Image phase detection AF and image contrast AF used in combination
FOCUSING POINTS Cross-type phase detection AF (1,053 points)
AI DETECTION OF Humans, Formula cars, rally cars, motorcycles / Airplanes, helicopters / Express trains, standard trains, steam locomotives / Birds / Dogs, cats
CREATIVE FEATURES Color wheel available Color filter effect: None/8 colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Yellow-Green, Green, Cyan, Blue, Magenta) with 3 steps Shadow effect: 11 steps (-5 ~ +5) Film grain effect: Off/Low/Medium/High Monochrome color: Normal/Sepia/Blue/Purple/Green *Settings can be saved individually to MONO1/MONO2/MONO3/MONO4. Highlight and Shadow Control settings can also be saved. Color profile control: Saturation of 12 colors can be adjusted in 11 steps (-5 ~ +5) Shadow effect: 11 steps (-5 ~ +5) *Settings can be saved individually to COLOR1/COLOR2/COLOR3/COLOR4. Highlight and Shadow Control settings can also be saved.
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING [Continuous Shooting] approx. 6 frames per second with selectable 1-6 frames per second [Continuous Shooting SH1] approx. 120 frames per second with selectable 30, 60, 100, 120 frames per second [Continuous Shooting SH2] approx. 50 frames per second with selectable 12.5, 16.7, 25, 50 frames per second
WEIGHT Body only: 413 g
DIMENSIONS Approx. 139.3 mm (W) × 88.9 mm (H) × 45.8 mm (D) *Based on CIPA standards: does not include protruding parts
BOX INCLUDES Camera body, CB-USB13 USB cable, Shoulder strap, Instruction manual, Warranty card, BLX-1 Li-ion battery

Preorders
OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.

Thanks Philipp Sell!

And thanks Raist3d!