Lens savings: Olympus deals from Canada (cheaper than US) and Panasonic savings.

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Canadian prices are often lower than US prices. Here are the Olympus deals at ProDigital. Everything comes with zero shipping costs, no extra tax and full US valid warranty. Compared to regular US prices this is what you save:
$125 off on the [shoplink 56002 ebay]Olympus 25mm f/1.8 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
$5o off on the [shoplink 56004 ebay]Olympus 17mm f/1.8 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder:
42,5mm f/1.7 now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
30mm macro now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
E-P5 with 17mm lens sells for $749 at [shoplink 56012 ebay]RobertsCamera eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $500 off compared to the regular Amazon US price!
eBay also advertises that [shoplink 56013 ebay]Panasonic GH4 for $1,074 as deal of the day[/shoplink]. Great price but be aware it’s grey imported.
E-M1 for $999 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II for $899 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
A list of all Olympus deals can be found at Amazon US and GetOlympus. Camera+Lens savings page at Amazon US.

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DxO reviews the Tamron 14-150mm MFT lens: “Accessibly-priced addition to the range”

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DXO (Click here) tested the Tamron 14-150mm MFT lens:

Although the Tamron isn’t quite up to the optical performance of the equivalent offering from Panasonic, it isn’t bad by any means, particularly at the shorter focal lengths. In fact, it is very similar in performance to the original 14-140mm f/4-5.8 ASPH. The large zoom range makes lenses like this particularly attractive to video users, and at around half the price of the new Panasonic model, the main draw will be the accessibility. However, the slightly longer reach, compact dimensions and durable metal construction all add to the appeal.

The lens can be purchased in many stores like for example here on [shoplink 47166 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Zeiss announces the best wide angle lens yet on market: Otus 28mm f/1.4.

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I don’t know how much sense it makes to use such a beast of a lens on a MFT camera. But if you want to use the world’s best lens and have plenty of $$$ than well lucky you! Zeiss just announced the Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens (56mm adapted on a MFT camera). You can read all details here:
Press text with images and charts at Mirrorlessrumors.com.
Official presentation at Zeiss.de.
Full Technical details can be seen on that pdf file (download here).
Leaflet with image samples (pdf file here).
Image samples on Flickr.

And here the impressive MTF chart:
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a bit of everything…

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The Double Exposure Trick – Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II: Drop The Snobbery and Enjoy This Fun Camera! (Planet5D).
Review of the Olympus Tough TG-4 in Olympus Housing (Divephotoguide).
Wrapping up the Olympus Journey. Final Review of the M43 system (Yannick Hong).
GX8 vs Olympus E-M5 II stabilization at DC.Fever.

Norihiko Sumitani: “GH4 V-Log L Test at Night: https://youtu.be/GSJQQtxsLV0”

Michael: “Customers in Switzerland and Lichtenstein can buy a brand new Olympus E-PL7 body for CHF 159.00 only at http://www.digitec.ch. Use code “OLYMPUS200” on checkout and you get CHF 200.00 off (359 – 200 = 159). See: https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/shoppromotion/das-gesamte-olympus-sortiment-und-die-neue-e-m10-mark-ii-testen-4788?tagIds=520 (scroll down to the E-PL7)”

Marc: “I have just posted a photo of the “Blood Moon” on my blog taken with the EM1 40-150 and 1.4 teleconverter. May be of interest to your readers? http://blog.marcrogoff.com/blood-moon/“

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$100 off on the Panasonic 42,5mm and 30mm lenses!

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Panasonic dropped the prices of two MFT lenses by $100:
42,5mm f/1.7 now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
30mm macro now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

Reminder:
E-P5 with 17mm lens sells for $749 at [shoplink 56012 ebay]RobertsCamera eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $500 off compared to the regular Amazon US price!
eBay also advertises that [shoplink 56013 ebay]Panasonic GH4 for $1,074 as deal of the day[/shoplink]. Great price but be aware it’s grey imported.
E-M1 for $999 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II for $899 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
A list of all Olympus deals can be found at Amazon US and GetOlympus. Camera+Lens savings page at Amazon US.

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Kipon announces the Baveyes EF and M42 “Speed Booster” adapters.

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Kipon announced the release of two new “Speed Booster” adapters for EOS and M42 lenses. The adapters cost 20,000 YEN (150 Euro). They have a focal length reduction of 0,7x which means a 50mm FF lens will become a 70mm lens on the MFT camera using the adapter. These adapters will be soon for sale on [shoplink 55931 ebay]eBay (search link here)[/shoplink].

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