16 MP Panasonic GH2 with optional 3D Lens and 1080 Video!

[CameraQuest]

New York Times Story
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/a-powerful-panasonic-with-optional-3-d/

damn, a 3D M43 lens!

Stephen

 

[kshapero]

This is a really impressive piece of technology.

 

[raid]

I am impressed by the LUMIX line.

 

[charjohncarter]

Very interesting, I still remember my father-in-law's Realist and viewing them with a handheld viewer. Those were Kodachrome's, so probably way better than digital, but still on a computer monitor or a TV, it must be great.

What Raid said about a fantastic line sure is correct: EVF, interchangeable lenses, 3D, small size, plus for me it is worthless, but video. Sometimes you wonder why some companies have such high market share when others don't.

 

[ampguy]

cool!

Just a note - the 16MP is probably not what you'll get in standard 4/3 or 3:2 mode, if it's like the oversized GH1 sensor, they oversize it, so at 16:9 you don't lose as much as you would with the other u4/3 sensor the other 6 cameras use.

Currently, there are probably about 500 cameras using APS-C sensors, and we're now at maybe 8? for u4/3?

hmmm...

 

[Mephiloco]

I don't know how useful a 3d photo is, seems kinda gimmicky. Also no 3d video, sensors/lenses are possibly too close (on the x-axis) for a very pronounced 3d effect, and f12. The 3d part aside, the gh2 looks like a nice improvement over the gh1