that is cool , i did see a pic somewhere on the interwebs

dpreview have a news item on it now.

I am afraid it's just a toy with a minmal 3D effect. The two lenses are way too close to each other. The base needs to be at least 70mm, like that of the human eyes...

I was wondering about that, but the lens essentially splits the sensor in half in which lens it goes through, doesn't it?

It appears this thread is referring to two different items...voyager's link is to a 3D consumer camcorder by Panasonic; Ian's is to a new 3D lens from Panasonic.

I'm not totally sure whether the lens is for m4/3--the dpreview article doesn't specifically mention it, though it does say it's for "Lumix G Micro System", which implies m4/3.

The device looks interesting, but I'm very bearish about 3D right now, even though I'm a tech geek. I say it's too fast, too soon, too expensive. It's the industry trying to foist something onto the consumer. I have no intention of upgrading my Viera plasma to the new "3D" version any time soon, nor shell out money for a 3D Blu-ray, or 3D glasses at $150 a pop....