Two additional info on the new G7:
1) The Panasonic G7 will ship on June 15 already according to Amazon US (Click here).
2) There is a G7 bundle savings offer at BHphoto (Click here).
3) The 14-140mm lens has two purely cosmetic changes. HD mark is gone (doesn’t look good on a 4K camera) and the name writing is in white (and no more yellow like before).
Preorders:
Black G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm and 14mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Black G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.
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Two big announcements
G7 body £599
XT10 body £499
I know there Panasonic has 4K and fuji has bigger more expensive lenses
but it would have been nice to see parity in the prices to draw in new customers
deciding between the two systems
Well – Maybe Panasonic is starting again a cashback or free 5 year warranty deal soon (over the summer) – As it was the case the last year(s). Then even at the MSRP prices the G7 is a great deal – Also compared to the X-T10 ^^. Btw. – Keep in mind: The X-T10 isn´t really usable for video at all – AGAIN moire and aliasing problems (as they still use the same X-Trans CMOS II as in the X-T1 and X-E2 bodies).
Soon the A6000II will join the game
A6000II will be around the same price, it will likely also has 4K.
p.s. mod please stop deleting my msg.
We’ve been through this before.
You’ve made a half dozen posts for Sony just today. I killed the last one because it seems you’ve forgotten that there’s a rumors site devoted to Sony.
This isn’t it.
no 4K on A6XXX because of heat problem.
that post on last month.
last month they said the G7 will not have 4K too.
p.s. mod please stop deleting my msg.
who are they ? Sony said no 4K on G7?
had few time sony will release A6xxx wait to see all specs
G7 with kit lens $797
XT10 body $799
so there is no silver 14-140 kit? I really dont need the 14-42
🙁
For stills, X-T100 is a better deal. But i’m not saying G7 doesn’t worth. It’s a good camera if you want 4k. I saw the 1080p modes videos are same as the GX7, 28mibs only it’s a little bit disappointing and no 96fps 1080p.
X-T10, not X-T100 sorry
X-T10 is definitely a better dial – as it doesn’t have proper grip, touchscreen, cannot see the function buttons, no swiveling LCD, just 1/4000 shutter speed with no electronic shutter option etc. But IT’S FUJIIIII!!!!!
I’d have to say that the grip is pretty subjective (and neither is out yet to feel), touchscreen can be good but can also just be a fingerprint screen, both have plenty of fn buttons whether they just have numbers on them or not. Swivel lcd more video oriented, some like the more stills use of a tilt screen. and the xt10 does have electronic shutter to 32000. And I’m a G5 user looking at adding an XT10. Both are similar just with subjective features….and one more video oriented than the other.
Tilt screens only work in landscape mode – so it’s actually more suited for use in a video-only camera!
FUJI ergonomics looks just horrible to me. You have to pay an painful price just for that “retro” look.
Looks like It’s even worse than E-M5 II ergonomics, which is pretty much unusable without additional grip.
Actually to be correct, according to oficcial specs XT-10 has:
Quiet and high speed electronic shutter (60 – 1/32,000)
I think you never owned an FUJI camera?
X-T10 have 7 function physics button and Q menu is so great (16 fuinction on screen all customisables, etc…) I always loved GF1 ergonomics (but less GX7), but since i use an X100T, ergonomics is wonderfull.
Wonder if there will be firmware upgrades to fix the OIS jitter problems in the 14-140 in tandem with the additional cosmetic upgrades?
Would you speak about this issue a bit more detailed? I’m just going to buy a 14–140 II.
http://m43photo.blogspot.no/2015/05/lumix-14-140mm-ois-jitter.html
Well, is this issue valid also for still? Because I want to use this lens mostly for stills (apart from the 4K Photo mode, but this is not the case right now, having a G5).
Not an issue for still shooting, but I can see it on mine shooting video when hand-holding an essentially static shot. Note this refers only to the newer f3.5 HFS14140 with Power OIS, the older f4.0 HVS014140 with Mega OIS doesn’t show the behavior. Here’s more detail: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/55726185
I’m not interested in the older model as the newer one has significantly better resolution.
There is no OIS jitter on the 14-140 mm: http://m43photo.blogspot.no/2015/05/lumix-14-140mm-ois-jitter.html
What’s with this cosmetic changes to a lens? Does it make the lens optically better? Maybe they should do a 12-120mm instead? Or 16-160mm?
is this weather sealed? at this price point, this is a very interesting camera. Specially with 4k video. Good job Panasonic, I wish didn’t spent money on Oly OMD EM5 M2
I am glad I bought my New Lumix 14-140 when I did. I like the yellow lens name and HD. Looks great on my Olympus E-M5mII.
Just saw the specs on Adorama and it seems that Auto ISO in M mode is now allowed. Is this a first for Panasonic m43? I know GX7 didn’t have it. Good news anyway.
GM5 and GH4 have it. It made me sad that the GX7 didn’t. It’s that cameras greatest flaw.
I just might have to grab this camera. The price seems to good to be true. I wonder how that AF works. Can’t wait.
They need to weather seal that 14-140. Oly definitely has an edge with their model.
What kind of sense does it make to weather seal only the 14-140?
So it can be used on the GH4 in poor consitions.
So they also have to make all their DMC bodies of magnesium alloy like Olympus do…
Nah, that’s irrelevant
why Panasonic and Olympic keep using old sensors from a few years ago? I want latest Sony sensor, better IQ, DR, and ISO. Seems like time for me to give up m43. What do you guys think?
This ‘old’ sensor still has an edge over the Canon APS-C flagship’s one.
you must be kidding
Unfortunately for him, he’s not…
This is the outcome of the disinformation campaign made in websites like this one.
Come on. Do you really think in such conteos that DxO Mark would intentionally underrate Canon sensors? Be serious.
Even GH3 surpasses D7mkII by a margin, not speaking about GH4 where the difference is already more or less substantial.
They do. This is quite common knowledge.
Bibliography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory
Sigh. Not only do you not understand what a conspiracy theory is, but you do not have a clue what bias is. Bias can be conscious and intentional and it can be due to methodology. But hey, here is some reading material for you:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/50758308
https://fakechuckwestfall.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/canon-5d-mark-iii-vs-nikon-d800-image-quality-dxomark-sucks-balls/
https://fakechuckwestfall.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/the-dxomark-of-the-beast/
LOL, are you really sure about this Fake Chuck guy? 😀
1/ If you have never heard of the fake or the real Chuck Westfall you should probably never comment on camera gear.
2/ If you can’t read what an article says, including the actual evidence included in the article, you should probably never comment on anything at all, ever.
“has an edge”… Yep…
0,4EV better DR at base ISO, then worse when you increase ISO.
And 1-1,5 stop worse noise levels….
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Canon-EOS-7D-Mark-II-versus-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GX7___977_901
GX7 is a bit underrated, it has slightly worse score than its sensor would indicate, I suspect heating dissipation issues here. I’m pretty sure G7 will surpass GX7 with at least 2-3 points.
Unfortunately I cannot afford a new camera right now but I still need desperately a 14–140 II by the end of June. So I’ll pay now a little more for 14–140 II and buy a body only silver bundle a bit later. Bad moment, that’s it.
Anyway, there is no silver bundle with 14–140 as kit lens. How annoying.
I wouldn´t go for the silver version. Not optics wise – Surface quality wise. I had for example the silver G6 – And it looked WAY cheaper than the black one (compared my G6 to a black one in a local store).
Why it looked way cheaper? Well – Because you saw way easier, that the surface was only out of plastic AND also the not perfect edges / connections to the black parts were clearly visible (not with the black one).
Also don´t oversee: The black G7 body now is even made out of structured black plastic. And I personaly like structured surfaces (especially, if they are made out of plastic). WAY better tactile feeling ^^.
AND you could go for the 14-140mm kit as a bundle =)
True, the silver G6 looks and feels a lot cheaper in your hand than the black one.
A question, folks.
Though the leaflet doesn’t say a word about virtual touchpad I’m pretty sure this feature also Works on G7. But what about the eye detection AF? As I understand this feature is common for all cameras after GH4.
The press release says it has eye detection AF.
Great! Thanks. I never read press releases. 😀
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http://www.theamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/katy_shoo.gif
http://nexblog.be/wp-content/uploads/Sony-sensor-size.jpg
So what?
So give us new SONY sensor please, not old 2011 sensor!
http://demystifyingdigital.com/dd_blogs/images/demystifyingdigital_com/dd_blogs/PhotoIndustryNews/Sony-Exmor-Sensor.jpg
It seems we have a kid commenting here.
You?
Oh, another one.
smh
What’s the body made from? Anybody know?