LX7 and RX100 side by side (DSLRmagazine).
Rumors about a 1 inch sensor compact and fixed lens Panasonic LX8 camera are floating around the web for weeks now. And we already know that it will be announced on July 16, have a built-in EVF (just like the new Sony RX100M3) and keep the LX line look and size.
Now DR.Photorumor reports this little camera will also shoot 4K making it the smallest 4K camera of the world (with a larger 1 inch sensor or above).
Sadly this little wonder camera will come at a high price: $799!
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Well if it´s really going to be 1″ sensor, EVF and 4K, I don´t think 799 USD is much, on the contrary I expect the price to be even higher if all those specs are there. However nothing is sure by now, so we´ll wait.
Unlike Sony, Panasonic street prices are usually considerably lower than msrp after a few months. street price will probably be 649 by the end of the year. Sony will have a superior sensor and evf.
Wow. Really? $799 for a fixed-lens compact? Who is going to buy it after the initial pre-orders? I hope it comes out sooner rather than later. Once the early adopters get theirs, the $2-300 drop in six months will start to look attractive.
The problem is this: The previous high-end TRUE compacts- the Nikon P330, the Canon S100/10/20, the Fuji XF1- saw their actual market prices circling the Mendoza Line of $200 in the second half of 2013. This is what the market is willing to pay for a high-end raw compact.
A larger format will add a little value, although at some cost of compactness. The market, not me, will determine the incremental value of a larger sensor over that $200-225 dollar mark. Say $100-150, that’s my guess.
Interesting that as mirrorless starts to lose steam, the various rumor sites focus more on compacts.
As reards the price: have a look at other large sensor compacts with zoom (actually only 2): Sony RX100 Mk III costs exactly the same 799 USD and Canon G1x Mk II costs also 799 USD (with bigger sensor, but without an EVF, which is 299 USD extra). So why should Panasonic offer something similar for say 200 bucks less?
Now that the rx100 suddenly has competition from multiple manufacturers, and the nx mini is priced so low, the prces for the 1″ compact offerings will begin to fall.
the samsung nx mini is looking like the best bang/buck in a 1″ sensor. there are already deals for $280 with the pancake.
Where is the $280 deal? Could you let me know the link?
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