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In a yawn-inducing announcement, Panasonic Lumix rolled out a 20mm f2.5 lens for its L-mount S-series full-frame cameras. Panasonic opened the price at $500. True, that is half the price of Sony's 20mm lens for its full-frame cameras, but the Sony lens has better specs than the new Panasonic...

On June 1, 2026, Panasonic released new firmware for the Lumix GH7 and G9m2 cameras. It is v. 1.8 for the GH7, and it is v. 2.7 for the G9m2. You can see the details and download the new firmware here: https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/index.html

I bought a GH3 when it came out in 2013. The GH4 came out a couple years later, and it had some big advancements over the GH3. However, I held out for a GH5, which came out in 2017, but I got mine in 2018. The GH5 is worlds advanced from the GH3, and I still use it on various projects, despite...

According to this (av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/dl/gh2.html) on Panasonic's update page, there is only one difference between v1.1 and v1.2 of the GH2's firmware: v1.2 has better compatibility with batteries. You can't get v1.2 to load in your camera? What...

I recommend that you turn on Dynamic Range Boost and set the ISO to 800. If you find that the light is low indoors, then set the ISO to 2000. "Why do you not use V-Log?" I like the look of clean video. Plus, I don't want to be forced to adjust every clip to some standard or LUT... I'd rather...

I would turn on Dynamic Range Boost and set the ISO to 800. If you find that the light is low indoors, then set the ISO to 2000. That is one of the base ISOs for Dynamic Range Boost when using V-Log. I never shoot in V-Log, however. I always use either "Natural" or REC709. Therefore, I shoot at...

FWIW, you can use external storage plugged into the GH7 (and the GH6 and G9m2) and record at the highest possible quality with the camera. I have a YouTube video demonstrating this with a Lexar 1TB SSD and my GH6:

The Panasonic GH6 features dual native ISO settings that vary based on whether Dynamic Range Boost is enabled, with base ISOs of 100 (standard) or 250 (V-Log) when disabled. When Dynamic Range Boost is enabled, the base ISO shifts to 800 (standard) or 2000 (V-Log) for maximum dynamic range.

Funny how differently we use our gear. I have a GH6 and *never* use the CFast card. (I have a 128GB CFast card.) I used the CFast slot once to test it, and I have a CFast reader to get the file into my computer, but I do everything on SD cards or occasionally on an external USB-C drive. Do you...

As of October 20, there is new firmware for several Panasonic cameras. These include a couple of the "S" cameras, the GH7 and the G9M2. Go to this page to find more information and download the firmware update: https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/index.html

As of July 29 (and in some cases, July 15), there is new firmware for several Panasonic cameras. These include every version of the S5, the S9, GH7, G9M2, G100D, GH5M2 and G97. Go to this page to find more information and download the firmware update...

I have two 12-60mm lenses and like it a lot. I wish it went a little longer, but it is a beautifully clean lens. I'm usually in manual focus, and I've found that I can do a manual rack-focus with a little practice. If one of my 12-60mm lenses broke, I would replace it with the same thing (or...

Panasonic will have a live announcement for a new camera (or more?) at 2pm US Eastern Time on May 13. This is the link to see the live announcement: Panasonic has given no clues to what this announcement might be, but the buzz is that it will be an L-mount cinema camera. And it might be more...

Excellent information... thanks for sharing that. I got a Niceyrig cage (from Amazon) for my GH6. It was on sale for US$37, but it now costs US$47. According to the listing on Amazon, it fits both the GH6 and the GH7:

When I started this discussion, the GH7 had not yet been announced. But yeah... the G9ii's sensor is probably closer to the GH7's than the GH6, although there is not all that much difference between all three cameras. There was a much bigger jump from the GH5 to the GH6 than there was from the...