(FT3) The rumors summary…or what’s coming next!
What is going to happen now that the Olympus E-PL1 has been unveiled? 43rumors is working to catch some news about future Panasonic and Olympus cameras. If you read the worlwide Micro-FourThirds forums you will notice how everybody is wishing a rangefinder-styled compact camera. Many of you want the EVF built-in in the body and not external. Let’s see if Panasonic will satisfy the request!
Latest rumors are telling us that Panasonic will at least announce one new MFT camera. Some rumors we recieved do say two are coming (even better!). At the moment it seems very unlikely to see the Panasonic GH1 replacement.
Fact is the Panasonic G1 is discontinued in Japan and totally deleted from some official Panasonic websites (like here in Canada).
We are almost certain Panasonic will show some of the pre-announced lenses at PMA (Feb 21-23).
And what about Olmypus?
We are still waiting to get news about the E-3 replacement which will probably be annouced at the end of February or earyl March. And we really hope Olympus will enjoy us all with the release of new lenses!
Exciting times!
Stay tuned on 43rumors!
P.S: The Panasonic GH1 keeps dropping at amazon…now $1,219.95!
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BobLed
February 9, 2010 |Why people want OLED displays? In bright daylight, LCD is better than OLED.
Chris
February 9, 2010 |I agree with the wide-angle lenses complaint. I’d also like to see faster lenses, to mirror my 35mm set-up I currently have in terms of focal lengths and depth of field control.
At the very least, I’d like to see a 12 or 14mm lens at f/1.4 or f/2, a 25mm lens at f/1.2 or f/1.4, and a 42mm lens at f/1.2 or f/1.4.
I’ve read that the whole move to micro 4/3 was supposed to bring faster wideangles, but I haven’t seen anything faster than the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 with nothing under an f/2.8 or f/3.5 on the horizon.
I’d really like to make the jump to making this my digital system (I still shoot film), but like I said I’d like faster lenses.
Milt
February 12, 2010 |My ambitions are relatively modest. I would like a more fully realized GF1, with the sensor from the GH1, and an improved EVF. Am waiting for that.