Photkina is getting closer and the new Panasonic GH3 is probably the “hottest” new Micro Four Thirds product. Quite many sources contacted me saying that this is an incredible nice camera. And very likely the first camera that can be considered as “pro” level camera. It is aimed to compete against all high end DSLR APS-C cameras like the Nikon D7000 or Canon 7D. But we know well…we have to see it to believe it :)

At least I finally I can share the Panasonic GH3 specs. Many trusted sources confirmed that these are correct. So here they are:

– 16 Megapixel “Wide dynamic range” CMOS Sensor.
– New Venus 7 engine
– electronic shutter
– ISO 100-12.800
– 6fps
– Fastest AF of any interchangeable lens system camera.
– Video Bitrate 50Mbps (72Mbps ALL-I)
– 30p/25p in MP4, MOV and AVCHD
– 3.5 Mic in
– built-in stereo mic
– Audio out
– Pc control
– Time Code
– 1740k OLED LVF, Touch Monitor OLED 610k.
– external battery grip
– Wifi with remote control through iOS and Android Applications
– external XLR accessory
– Focus Peaking
– Interval shooting and slow motion. Slow Movie extension (40%, 50%, 80%) Fast 160/ 200 / 300%
– Magnesium alloy body. Body is bigger than the [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink].

I still don’t know the price yet. The only rumor I got says the GH3 with 14-140mm lens will cost 1700 Euro/Dollars (But this hasn’t been confirmed by any of my trusted sources yet!). Based on those specs I would like to hear from you:

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Panasonic unveiled at the IFA in Berlin that they will announce a total of three new lenses within 2012. As I told you before it is pretty uncertain if these lenses are just prototypes or if the lenses will ship within 2012 :(

Source: Nikkei (Translation here).

The only new Panasonic lens that we will be able to buy soon after Photokina is the 35-100mm f/2.8 X lens. The other new Panasonic lenses will be shown on a roadmap only (and maybe as a prototype behind a thick glass only). This “other” lenses will than be available from early 2013 only. We have no bulletproof spec about the next Panasonic lenses but there could be one new wide angle zoom, a telephoto prime and another unknown lens.

Price of the 35-100mm X should be similar to the current [shoplink 31225]Panasonic 12-35mm X lens[/shoplink]. Something else. A readers sent me the link to a [shoplink 33088 ebay]12-35mm X led ring adpater (Click here)[/shoplink].

[/shoplink] The current E-M5 with [shoplink 31902 ebay]Gariz[/shoplink].

A couple of sources confirmed that both new PEN cameras will be equipped with the same Sony 16 Megapixel sensor of the [shoplink 29074]Olympus E-M5[/shoplink]! This is very likely the one major improvement on the new PEN cameras and a highly welcome one :)

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