The Leica V-Lux 2 was announced on September 21, 2010. Few days ago Panasonic announced the Lumix FZ-150 camera (see press release). Its predecessor, the FZ-100, was used to OEM the Leica V-Lux 2 camera. Leica is expected to announce a V-Lux 2 successor (probably called Leica V-Lux 3) in the next few weeks. First shipments are expected at the end of November 2011, just in time for the holiday shopping season.