With not one, not two but three new cameras arriving in the Lumix S line, Panasonic has had a big year for full-frame. Its Lumix S1R flagship rocketed up the rankings as the new hybrid camera to beat, while the Lumix S1 II set new standards for shooting speeds, with its brother the Lumix S1 IIE providing a more affordable alternative.
However, 2025 was also a notable year for Panasonic in terms of what we didn’t see. It was a very quiet time for Micro Four Thirds, with no new cameras since the arrival of the minorly updated Lumix G97 in December last year, and no new lenses either. And anyone who was hoping for a new Lumix compact in the vein of the ZS99 / TZ99 would be disappointed, as all was quiet on that front too.
