We know that specs and features is what we are looking for but it would be also “nice” to know the real name of the next Panasonic cameras! A new source contacted us to say that Panasonics new GF camera will be called GF3 and not GF2!
That sounds very likely because few months ago Imaging Resource had a chance to talk with Yoshiyuki Inoue (senior camera planner from Panasonic Corporation). Adn he said that the GH3 or a GF3 may having different AF in movies…
So may we should call them GF3 and GH3!
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Panasonic does have a tendency to skip numbers (LX3 -> LX5), so that wouldn’t be unusual. I’m still waiting to hear details on the features for the new cameras…
spanky, Panasonic skipped the LX4 because the number 4 is a bad number in Asia, nothing else.
The G2 comes after the G1, we can hope for a big change if they really call them GF3 and GH3 (AF in movies is important for the GH3 but not so much for the GF3). I really hope that the GF3 will have a new sensor, the same as the GH3 and not the one from the G2 (which is the one from the GF1).
They did also skip with the Lumix FZ30 -> FZ50. Perhaps we’ll see a GF5. Or maybe they like odd numbers? I’m painfully holding off on the deal. Let’s hope the GF3 delivers, and let’s all pray for a sub-$1000 price.
look at second 0:27!
LEAK!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJctfpR7nw
Maybe GF3 will be the high-spec model with built-in EVF and they will “refresh” the GF1 a little and call it the GF2? Or the GF2 could be the expected new smaller model to compete with the NEX.
I hope both Panasonic and Olympus pushing new sensors for their m4/3 line ups. the APS-C EVIL are getting bitchy tis days…
Anyone think that panasonic will ante up and put the gh-1 sensor in the next gf2/3/5?
Yeah price is a major issue for me… panasonic loves charging buckets of duckets for their new products. if they don’t put a new sensor in, I wont be able to justify $1000. going to be painful when they are released/available and all I have to do is put my credit card in 🙁
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Olympus “E-5” is not goin to be E-5 either. Olympus might rather go with the trendy letter designation like Pentax.
http://a.yfrog.com/img696/3208/83894221.jpg