Another (yet not trusted source) told me this about the LX8. So take it as FT2 only:
– Weather sealed (but unclear if they will market this due to warranty concerns)
– EVF resolution is 1.44 Million dot
– 5 axis Stabilization for stills and video
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It sounds more like a wishlist.
And not much of one at that.
Invenst in weather sealing and making no profit out of it (not market it) seems to me not seroius
Actually, the Panasonic weather sealing doesn’t entail warranty anyways. If you break your 12-35 2.8 in adverse conditions, you will have to pay the full price for the repair. It’s similar with most manufacturers. Sony does the same thing with their weather-sealed phones and stuff.
5 axis Stabilization for stills and video — what else?
— other possibility: for video only, as done in the FZ1000, where most axis are done as software correction, as opposed to olympus’ stabilisation
Ok. I meant for video with “what else”. Photo is not really important for me.
For photo 5 axis you would really need sensor shift (IBIS – “olympus stabilisation”).
all this with a 1 inch sensor in a compact . . . . . seems too good to be true.
Any more info on the sensor?
I hope that panasonic will launch LX8 and a surprise large sensor (4/3 sensor) with fixed lens for a honest sub 1000$ price
5-axis stabilization for video suggests the LX8 is not using a m43 sensor as it would create too much heat.
Or the recording time is limited.
The lens will be fixed like on the LX7.
People, stop this, if the FT5 rumors about 24-90mm f/2-2.8 and only marginally bigger than the LX7, it’s simply impossible to fit a larger Micro4/3 sensor and keep all the other specs.
I think he is talking about two different cameras.
exact two different cameras the LX8 and a possible surprise (FT3) camera by panasonic
Nice ! the true rumors are back ! It started to be a little bit boring to get only FT5 stuff one day before the official announcement… It’s much ,more exciting to to have some uncertainty and time to think about the influence if the rumor happens to be true.
Admin: if you don’t get any rumors, well you can always make them up 😉
This LX8 had better be good, because M43 is dying – at least for stills.
After all, it was developed from the ground up to be cheap to build – no mirror, no prism,
tiny sensors, software-corrected lenses (even the Nocticon 4900) – and expensive to buy.
if they want a grand for a 28-135 F5.6, how much will they ask for
proper optics? And even if they get it together, the result will still
be worse than larger formats – that’s just physics.
I don’t see a way out for poor M43, and I actually think it deserves to die, given the dishonest paradigm it is based on.
I can see a way out for you however.
Have the trolls migrated from East Europe to the UK? Is this the new front for the anti-m43 FUD campaign? Let’s hope the paymasters spend wisely this time.