Livestream: New Panasonic S1H and 10-25mm f/1.7 announcement this Friday!

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Just a reminder than on Friday Panasonic will have a video livestream from the Cinegear show. I will embed the livestream on 43rumors  (see video below)

What’s going to be announced:

  1. New Panasonic S1H L-mount Cine Camera (Full specs on L-rumors)
  2. New 10-25mm f/1.7 MFT lens ($1,797)
  3. New 1.4x and 2.0x L-mount teleconverters

No idea yet if Panasonic will also announce some new GH firmware update. But I have been told the 10-25mm f/1.7 preorders will officially open once the press event is finished!

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a bit of everything…

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Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

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(FT5) Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7 specs leaked. Costs $1,797

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Note: Post has been updated.

The Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7 will cost and below you can read the full specs. At $1,797 I am sure it’s going to sell very well!

Specs:

  • Lens construction: 17 elements in 12 groups (3 aspherical lenses, 4 ED lenses, 1 UHR lens)
  • Mount: Micro Four Thirds mount
  • Focal length: f=10-25mm (35mm camera equivalent 20-50mm)
  • Aperture type: 9 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm
  • Maximum aperture: F1.7
  • Minimum aperture: F16
  • Closest focusing distance: 0.28m / 0.92′
  • Maximum magnification: Approx. 0.14x / 0.28x (35mm camera equivalent)
  • Diagonal angle of view: 94° (Wide) – 47° (Tele)
  • Dust and splash resistant: Yes*
    • *Dust and Splash Resistant does not guarantee that damage will not occur if this lens is subjected to direct contact with dust and water.
  • Recommended operating temperature: -10°C to 40°C (14°F to 104°F)
  • Filter size: φ77mm
  • Maximum diameter: φ87.6mm / 3.45″
  • Overall length: Approx. 128mm / 5.04″ (from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount)
  • Weight: Approx. 690g / 24.34oz (excluding lens cap, lens rear cap and lens hood)
  • Model number: H-X1025

 

Press text:

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f/1.7 Lens – H-X1025

LEICA DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 10-25mm / F1.7 ASPH. H-X1025 from Panasonic is built for mirrorless Micro Four Thirds mount cameras and enables F1.7 aperture brightness throughout the entire 20-50mm (35mm camera equivalent) zoom range with exceptionally high optical performance clearing the stringent LEICA standards. Suitable not only for photo shooting but also for video recording to satisfy both professional photographers and videographers.

LEICA DG VARIO-SUMMILUX

LEICA Camera AG’s strict quality standards optimized for photo/video has been developed into this ruggedized mirrorless Micro Four Thirds mount lens.

F1.7 Full Range

F.17 high-speed aperture brightness is available across the entire zoom range of 10-25mm (35mm camera equivalent of 20-50mm).

Lens System

Comprising 17 elements in 12 groups, the lens system features three aspherical lenses and four ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lenses that effectively suppress the axial chromatic aberration and chromatic aberration of magnification. Spherical aberration and distortion are also corrected by the aspherical lenses for stunningly high resolution. The use of aspherical lenses and the optimum design of the lens system results in a compact size and light weight despite its outstanding optical performance.

Performance

Compatibility with a maximum 240-fps high-speed sensor drive realizes high-speed, high-precision autofocusing. Notably, the new lens excels in video recording performance. In addition to the silent operation achieved by the inner focus drive system, the stepless “de-clicked” aperture ring and micro-step drive system in the aperture control section help the camera to smoothly catch up to brightness changes when zooming or panning. The optical design achieves exceptional barycentric stability to minimize image shifts during zooming. Adoption of a focus clutch mechanism enables instant AF/MF switching and accurate manual focusing. The lens also excels in video recording performance with a mechanism that suppresses focus breathing, which was a fatal problem of all interchangeable lenses designed for still image photography.

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Limited time deal: 15% off on Capture One!

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Til June 3 you save 15% on the Capture One Pro 12, Pereptual License & Upgrade. This includes products purchased alone & Bundle.

How does it work?
Click this link to Capture One, enter your email address and you will receive an unique activation voucher code. This code will provide 15% discount on all the above-mention products.

One more software deal:

Now you can get all of the best-selling Topaz AI Products for one low price. Get DeNoise AISharpen AIGigapixel AI, and JPEG to RAW AI for just $199 for a limited time! Get the superbundle here at TopazLabs.

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Tony Northrup thinks the chances for the L-mount to survive are even worse than for the Micro Four Thirds mount

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I know Tony Northrup got a lot of critic after posting a video saying Micro Four Thirds is a dead-end system. Well to cheer you up check out his new video :)

He believes the Panasonic L-mount, Canon M and Pentax mounts have far less chance to survive than MFT. Well I call this an improvement for us :)

His bases his assumptions on some data collected here and there (like this Amazon Camera ranking). My very personal unscientific feeling is that MFT is pretty save…while I tend to agree that L-mount is in serious trouble. Why so?

Olympus and Fuji are the only two serious players in the small sensor segment. While in the Full frame world you have all the big guns like Canon, Nikon and Sony. Moreover the MFT basis is well established while the new Panasonic L-mount cameras started very late in the game. And from what I am hearing sales are indeed not good for the Panasonic S.

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