This is the official response from Panasonic (US) Customer Service on a customer inquiry:
“… this model has been carried over into our 2009 Digital Still Camera line up, and will be available through out the remainder of 2009 and early into 2010″
What do we know? Nothing….not yet ;)
dc.watch.impress.co.jp (very bad english google translation)
digitalcamera.jp (very bad english google translation)
photofan.jp (very bad english google translation)
Our sources pointed the June 16th as the right date for the Olympus announcements. Well they were one day out;)
That rumor was posted way back (March 29th !) so I would say we were REALLY CLOSE with our prediction!
Read our rumor from March 29th !
P.S.: If some japanese 43rumors friends wants to send us proper English translations…we would be grateful!
Not long now!
UPDATE:
Kumatax sent us a translation. Thank you K.!!!!
The MicroFourThirds machine announces on June 15th. President Kikukawa of Olympus declared it–The philosophy of film camera “PEN” is succeeded to. To externals different from the mockup
Olympus announces the MicroFourThirds machine that becomes the first in this company on June 15th. The sale is the first week of July. Olympus is disclosing the content of the results briefing concerning the period on March, 2009 to Web with the voice file, and Kikukawa president is clarifying it in that.
The MicroFourThirds machine to release is considered to be the model that reference exhibited a mockup at in Photo Imaging Expo 2009 (PIE2009). Â It announced release of summer, 2009 previously in PMA09. In addition, it is said that the appearance considerably changes because the model that exhibited in PIE2009 is not an end product.
It was introduced with a camera with the philosophy of the “PEN” by the briefing session. The new camera is with the model that succeeded to the concept of half-size camera “PEN”.
Mr. Kikukawa explained as follows. “The users of the compact digital camera, a little over 30% want to use the DSLR. However, do not make step-up to the DSLR by the reason of a price, size, weight, difficulty of the operation. I make these users a target in the future. I will plan the revival of the picture business in future by making efforts in the MicroFourThirds system”
You have to read this, a new review of the Panasonic GH1 made by Philip Blum.
I like the pictures, I like the videos the GH1 can take!
Bravo Olympus! This is something everybody is going to like!
Visit the Olympus Europe website and “you can adjust the ruler to your preferred focal length and the lens finder shows you which lenses are perfect for your desired image section.”
http://www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/208_21614.htm
Thanks Dimitri ;)
A lot of reviewers seem to be falling in love with the Panasonic Lumix ZS3/TZ7 ! We have three reviews to show you!
1) Steve digicam’s “Bottom Line – Panasonic’s new Lumix ZS3 is an outstanding new addition to the Lumix line.”
2) Camerlabs “Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-TZ7 (or ZS3 as it’s known in North America) continues to be one of the most flexible compacts on the market, and one with very few rivals.”
3) Quesabesde (spanish only)
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Dpreview posted some Sigma Dp2 sample photos.
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Finally a Fuji F200 EXR review. We post it because the camera is the principal Panasonic LX3 opponent.
