Leak: This is the new Panasonic GX9

The rebels over at Nokishita found these images of the new Panasonic GX9 (on top) and the new TZ200 (below). Expect both cameras to be announced this week. Still no clue about the specs yet…

Those are the specs of the GX9 and TZ200 (google translated from japanese):

LUMIX DC-GX9 / GX7MK3

Effective 20.3 million pixels 4/3 type Live MOS sensor. Low pass filterless
5-axis Dual I.S. for 4 stages of camera shake correction effect.
Electromagnetic drive type mechanical shutter
Continuous 9 frames / sec
4K30p video / 4K photo
3 type 124400 dots touch panel liquid crystal
Focus bracket / aperture bracket
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
Size: 124 mm x 72.1 mm x 46.8 mm
Weight: 450 g
North American Price: Body $ 999

LUMIX DC-TZ 200 / ZS 200 / TX 2

20 MP 1.0 type high sensitivity MOS sensor
Converting 24-360 mm optical 15X zoom
5 axis HYBRID O.I.S. +
2.330 million dot EVF. Magnification 1.45 times (converted to 35 mm 0.53 times)
3 type 124400 dots touch panel liquid crystal
Built-in dedicated linear motor in a new focus system, realizing super high speed AF
Spatial recognition AF
Macro mode that gets close to 3 cm
4K30p video / 4K photo
Full HD 120 fps video
L. Monochrome
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
Size: 111.2 mm x 64.4 mm x 45.2 mm
Weight: 340 g
North American Price: $ 799

Fuji, Zeiss and Panasonic will annonce new products this week!

This is going to be a busy week:

1) Zeiss will announce the new Loxia 25mm f/2.4 FE lens within the next 48 hours

2) Fuji will announce the X-H1 on Feb 15

3) Panasonic will announce the new TZ200 compact too

More announcement will follow by end of this months: Canon (EOS-M50), Sony (A7III?) and maybe again Panassonic (GX9).

Fuji X-H1 specs and press release leaked

Every possible info about the new X-H1 got leaked. What’s more is that they will also announce two cine lenses and two firmware updates for the GFX and X-T20:

Fuji X-H1 specs:

– 5-axis hand shake correction with effect of up to 5.5 steps
– Electronic front curtain shutter, electronic shutter
– 24.3 MP, X-Trans CMOS III sensor
– X-Processor PRO
– a rugged magnesium alloy body
– EVF is 3.69 million dots, the maximum framelet is 100 fps, the response is 0.005 seconds
– 3 inch 1.04 million dot touch type liquid crystal monitor
– Film Simulation ETERNA
– Cinema 4K 24 fps, 4 K 30 fps
– 120 fps slow motion video in full HD
– F-log (can be recorded on F-Log directly to SD card at 4K)
– Video bit rate up to 200 Mbps
– Built-in high-performance microphone
– Improvement of AF algorithm
– ISO 200 – 12800 (ISO100, 25600, 51200 in extension)
– Dual card slot
– Wifi
– size 139.8 x 97.3 x 85.5
– Weight 623 g (including battery included 673 g)

via Fujirumors and Nokishita and Digicameinfo.

The year of the big lenses: Fuji 200mm f/2.0 priced at $6,000 and Sony 400mm f/2.8 FE at $10,000+

This is the year of the first major expensive lenses for the Fuji X and Sony E-mount system:

1) Fuji will announce the new 200mm f/2.0 which is rumored to cost around $6,000 (Fujirumors).

2) Sony’s new 400mm f/2.8 FE will be launched in September (Bhphoto). The price is rumored to be above the magic $10,000 limit.

If you got rich with Bitcoin you might can buy them :)

Fuji reports staggering +76,1% operating income increase in the imaging market

Fuji released the Q3 financial report. And the results are impressive: +15.6% revenue increase and +76,1 +76,1% operating income increase. Fuji writes:

In the photo imaging business, overall sales increased due to favorable sales, especially in instant photo systems which enable users to enjoy on-the-spot printing of photos, such as the instax series and instax films in the Year-End shopping season. instax SHARE SP-3, smartphone printer, launched in November 2017, adopted the square format, popular for use in SNS. It advocates a new way of photo printing to boost printing demand among smartphone users. In the high-value-added printing businesses, sales expanded thanks to continued business growth from various services, including Wall Decor services that enhance the fun of decorating and displaying photographs by adding panels to the photographs and framing, the new COYOMI service for creating desktop calendars with favorite photographs, and the Year Album service that uses AI-based proprietary technology to automatically arrange the layout of a photo album.
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In the electronic imaging field of the optical device and electronic imaging business, overall sales increased due to strong sales of FUJIFILM X-E3, which is achieving the most compact and lightweight body*, offering outstanding operational comfort and launched in September 2017, X Series such as FUJIFILM X-T20, FUJIFILM X100F which were launched in February 2017, FUJIFILM GFX 50S, a medium format mirrorless digital camera, adopting a big sensor (43.8mm by 32.9mm), and interchangeable lenses. In the optical device field, overall sales increased, reflecting the strong sales of various industrial use lenses such as lenses for and vehicle camera and projector, and MK lenses series were also launched as a new series of cinema camera lenses designed for recording video such as online video, whose market is expanding. Fujifilm announced 24x zoom lense UA24 x7.8BE in September 2017, achieving both small, lightweight body and 4K high-definition. With this introduction, Fujifilm has 8 4K broadcast camera lense products and is seeking to lead the field. * As of January 2017 in the X Series of mirrorless cameras equipped with a viewfinder

So you really CAN do good money in the camera business if you make the right products and take care of your customers. Good work Fuji!