I am working on some LX5 successor rumors and checked the US price to see if there are current Price drops on the LX5. So it came to a big suprrise when I saw the current Amazon US ranking (Click here to see it). Only the just announced 5DmarkIII beats the LX5 🙂
Anyway, all I can say now is that the LX5 and Olympus XZ-1 successor are due for early summer. Should get more details soon…
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Looks like Canon own the Amazon US Rankings list………….
I had no idea that a camera that is not even available is a “hot seller”
Is this a 4/3rds or m4/3rds or even a mirrorless cam?
It’s a mirrorless compact camera (then again, the majority of compact cameras are mirrorless).
Wonder if the new LX/XZ will have 4/3 sensors, to compete with the G1X. They weren’t all that pocketable anyway, so a slight increase in size to accommodate a larger sensor and lens would be acceptable imo.
I wish they would make the sensor micro four thirds sized. But I also like the fast lens of the xz1. If they could keep a relatively fast lens I wouldn’t mind if they cut down on the zoom range.
Please observe both the LX and the XZ cameras have lenses made for the 1/1.63″ sensor. We know that Panasonic has a new generation of FSI-CMOS sensors, that should suitably fit both these cameras, once upscaled to its size.
Some will argue that there’s a rumor of Sony launching a R2 APS-C camera with fixed lens. We also know Canon recently released the G1X. I don’t know who can love such a camera?
I certainly wouldn’t like the XZ grow into such a behemoth! It wouldn’t be compact at all, so I rather pick a PEN or a GF camera instead!
Happy for the XZ-2 to keep it’s form factor, so long as it improves video it will be a great cam
It will come with the next generation FSI-CMOS, expect LX6 before the XZ-2. Allow Panasonic to finetune the production, before selling the sensor to Olympus.
Xz1 with new 5 axis image stabilization and live view bulb mode?
The LX5 is an excellent camera, I’m not surprised it’s a best seller.
it will be very interesting to see what they do with the Panasonic LX5 and Olympus XZ-1 successors…
anyone got any ideas/predictions?
5 axis image stabilization and live view bulb mode for xz1? Not sure what innovative thing Panasonic can add- maybe some new art filters.
The video on the xz1 was terrible. I hope Olympus dramatically improves it- this is a $500 camera after all. The LX5 is already good in so many ways- perhaps a faster lens.
To compete with the Nokia 808 pureview, they have to have at least 60MP and a built in microwave oven or a coffee maker. 😉
One competitor is gone, G12. P7100 is still there, but not so present. Samsung could become a stronger competitor in this segment, where otherwise the P310 and the S100 resides.
LX6 & XZ-2 should easily better the S100, thanks to better optics. S100 recently got a CMOS sensor, not necessarily better than the previous CCD in the S95. But LX6/XZ-2 needs CMOS for the video, certainly Olympus does. Opportunities looks promising for the Pana/Oly duo.
The price of the xz1 has gone back up to $499.
I tot we are 43 arsenal haha why’s there a Canin here hehe but the Canon 5d looks nice
Lx5 promo (free $75 amazon gift card) probably has something to do with it.
The ranking is quite odd: I found only one mirrorless camera in the Top 100!