New Panasonic G-model with HD Video at PMA 2009

We forgot about this one, it got lost in the Canon "Moon" shuffle! Thanks to one of our regular readers for the reminder. This came out on September 17 in Japan, Nikkeibp was told of a new Lumix G camera to be announced in Spring 2009 (read: PMA) that would be able to shoot high-definition video and could come bundled with the road-mapped 14-140mm lens (eq: 28-280mm) for around 150 to 200 thousand yen.

This was boosted today at the press conference at Photokina 2008 with a number of photography websites writing about it: [Digital Camera Review | dpreview | Amateur Photographer UK]

But wait there's more! Let's Go Digital has posted G1 sample pictures, albeit these are resized to VGA size, larger sizes are are not available. [New!]

Also of interest, this presentation slide spotlighted in the Panasonic forum that shows what Panasonic estimates to be the potential size of the Micro Four Thirds market. I like the name "DSLR Intenders" :-)

Catching up with the Lumix G1: Interviews with Panasonic
It's been ten days since the official announcement of the Panasonic G1. So let's see some of the most interesting G-things of the last few days.

If you missed it, an interview with Panasonic at Four Thirds Photo. Some of the topics discussed include HD video, megapixels, and some promising and some not-so-promising for Four Thirds users. A discussion of the interview is in the forum.

Another interview, this one from Japan (but written in english, not computer-translated) at Tech On of Nikkei BP. It touches upon Leica, mirrors, rangefinders,

Hands on with the G1
The high-tech gadget blogs had their hands on the G1, posting pictures of the camera (not from the camera), starting with Engadget, and CNet Crave UK and Gizmodo.