An anonymous source sent me these images of a new “Chinese” G5 and G& battery grip. I don’t know where you can buy this. Installation guide showing how to install the battery grip on a Panasonic Lumix G5 camera can be found at Youku.com.
Let me know if you know where you can buy this! Thanks!
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Any rumors about G7?
Yes, if the Sochi conference is cancelled and Russia is kicked out of the G8, it will be the G7.
Nice joke, dude.
Much more interested in the ‘exotic’ 42.5/F1.2 lens mounted on the camera.
indeed need to google on that one
yep ….the Pana 42.5 is barely shipping and in china you can buy the clone ….probably even the G5 on pick is not a Pana 😉
If it has AF that would be dreamy.
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-2075075947.20.u9s5ZD&id=26597012767 it will also show battery level in camera. The shop had been doing battery power stuffs since model GH1.
Even images of the grip are the same.
that’s… an interesting way to do that for sure.
looks like a proto (serial number 00005)
It looks like a new zhongyi lens. Anyway you can achive this lens speed and sharpness with just a 55mm F1.7 and a focal reducer for very cheap…
The interesting thing I noted was that the unit shown here is clearly not the same as shown in the video. One thing that puzzled me in the video, is there no cover for the batteries within, or is it purely a rechargeable unit? I am also concerned about the cable connection between grip and battery blank, unless the grip is left on the camera permanently, how long before it breaks?
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzM5NjY1MTYw.html
Is for a GH2, not a G3 or G5 (which is what I was hoping for 😛 Or a G6)
Well…. this looks interesting, the GH4 is listed on their shop too:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.0.0.kovS3R&scm=1007.10011.531.0&id=37208379011&pvid=990ebff8-e385-4272-8e77-8151f52af198
Tamron CCTV 4-12MM f1.2 ultra-wide-angle lens:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.0.0.bOnF0n&scm=1007.10009.523.0&id=15485776838&pvid=87ca1fb5-01a4-43d0-8e2a-2a49e7403cb9
Where can I buy it? I need this grip!!!
I purchased one of these through Aliexpress and just received it today. The grip fits well although there is an unavoidable gap between the top of the grip and the bottom of the G6 which seems to be caused by the rubber feet on the top plate of the grip as illustrated in the top picture above. The grip comes with no instructions. It features a shutter release button which may or may not work. (There is a jack on the grip which could be patched into the remote release jack on the camera with the right cable). I haven’t had a chance to test the battery life yet.
P.S. It’s $135 US and contains a non-swappable 4000 mah battery.