43 Rumors

(FT5) No new Panasonic GF camera at Photokina

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:09 +0000

Bad news folks! There will be no new GF camera from Panasonic at Photokina. Three sources contacted me and said the new Panasonic GF2 will be announced in February 2011 only. All three told me the Panasonic GF2 is expected to be a very compact model like the Sony NEX-5 but with much better ergonomy and usability.

To compete against the Sony NEX and the future Samsung NX100 cameras Panasonic will lower the price of the current Panasonic GF1 kits.

More Panasonic rumors will follow during the next days. We expect Panaosnic to announce the new products on September 21. Olympus will announce the E-5 on September 14.

a little bit of everything…(+ new Olympus 14-35mm review -> sensational image quality!)

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:13:47 +0000

SONY NEX-VG10 Test vs 5D2 and GH1

The Panasonic G2 wins the DIWA award (Letsgodigital)

Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 14-35 mm f/2.0 SWD review at Lenstip. Lenstip says that the lens has a “sensational image quality“. The only “problem” is that you have to pay a lof for the lens: $1850 on Amazon (Click here)

PDN Gear Guide Review: Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Lens…only $4995 on Amazon (Click here)

Field Review: Panasonic GF-1 (Day 1) -> ThPhoBlographer

Which One Should I Get?: Canon S95 vs Panasonic LX-5K (ThePhoBlographer)

First Noktor 50mm f/0.95 lens for sale on eBay!

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:14:33 +0000

The Noktor 50mm f/0.95 is out of Stock on their official website (Noktor.com). But if you want that lens you can get it on eBay right now (Click here)! I own the lens and I posted some image samples here and here. A short video made with the lens is available here. The lens fits on your MicroFourThirds camera without the need of any adapter. What’s my opinion about the lens? In short, don’t expect sharp images at 0.95. But I like the soft creamy results, and the lens is sharp enough when shooting videos.

Check out the auction on eBay: Noktor 50mm f/0.95 (Item location: Edmonton, AB, Canada)

Look for the epxensive but very good Canon 50mm f/0.95 if you absolutely need a good image quality wide open!

FAKE: the new Fuji mirrorless camera is only a HS10 prototype :)

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:13:19 +0000

At DChome someone posted this picture of a new Fuji camera. He claimed that this is the new Fuji mirrorless camera. James, one of our readers quickly noticed that this is only the Fujifilm FinePix HS10 prototype Thanks!

Source: DChome (via: Photorumors)

(FT4) UPDATED: More E-5 specs….

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:43:32 +0000

UPDATE: Zone-10 can’t believe this specs are true. They made a list with all rumored special features of the new E-5. But that’s only speculation. The specs below are probably correct

New rumors about the E-5 do confirm the specs we posted few days ago:

Magnesium weather proof body
Dual memory card slots (not sure if CF+SD or 2xSD)
12MP sensor
11 AF points
6fps
Image stabilization
Anti-dust feature
Some kind of a rotating/tilting LCD display
HD video @ 720P with 30fps
Built-in wireless flash
100% viewfinder coverage

Source: photorumors

Panasonic LX5 in Stock in all worldwide Amazon stores. Price drop on the 20mm lens

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:43:07 +0000

The new Black Panasonic LX5 is in Stock at Amazon for $499.95 via J&R (Click here)
and at BHphoto

The 20mm lens sells for $349 at Amazon via J&R (Click here) and for the exactly same price at BHphoto

Also european Amazon stores do have the LX5 in Stock:
Amazon Deutschland
Amazon France
Amazon UK
Amazon Japan

a little bit of everything…

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:35:06 +0000

30$ lenses on GH1, hacked or not, that is the question… from Seb Farges on Vimeo.

Panasonic LX5 review at Pocket-Lint and Hardwarezone

Olympus E-PL1 Review at Trustedreviews

Panasonic TZ8 review at Digitalversus

Panasonic G22 at DigitalCameraInfo.com