PROMINAR 8.5mm F2.8 MFT Debut

THe video on top shows how Kowa makes the new MFT lenses. And 43rumors reader Bjorn writes:

“I’ve posted my impressions of Kowa’s Prominar 8.5mm F2.8 MFT prime. For anyone else intersted in this somewhat uncommon lens, my article includes links to 9 RAW files taken with the Kowa 8.5mm on my E-M5II. http://bmupix.com/review-bodies-1/2015/4/11/kowa-prominar-85mm-f28-impressions-sample-images“

The new Kowa Micro Four Thirds lenses are already available on eBay:
12mm f/1.8 in [shoplink 50867 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 50868 ebay]Green (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 50869 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink].
25mm f/1.8 in [shoplink 50870 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 50871 ebay]Green (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 50872 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink].

LensVid Exclusive: Panasonic Lumix DMC LX100 Review

E-M5II review by NeoCamera.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Not all about the MegaPixels (Adorama Blog).
Big Companies and their “unlimited” use of private photos (TheNakedCamera).
Canon G7X Compared To Panasonic CM1 Smartphone (Soundimagesplus).
Your instagram-photos at a museum, sold for 90k$ each, without your consent (TheNakedCamera).
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro Review (Toolsandtoys).

A lot happened this week on the competition front. And some of those new products compete against actual Panasonic/Olympus cameras:

1) Leica announced the new Full Frame fixed lens Q camera (details here at BHphoto). This camera is not made in collaboration with Panasonic as it happened with past fixed lens cameras. And I think the sensor is a Sony too (Panasonic doesn’t make FF sensors yet).

2) Sony A7rII (details here at Amazon). It has 5 axis stabilization just like the Olympus E-M1/M5II cameras. But the tech behind it is completely different. It also has internal 4K recording making it a serious GH4 competitor (although the A7rII costs more than double!).

3) Sony RX10m2 (details here at Amazon). This is a Panasonic FZ1000 competitor. But we know Panasonic has a new FZ3000 camera on schedule. Don’t know if Panasonic will use the new Sony 1inch sensor too.

4) Sony RX100m4 (details here at Amazon). Definitely a LX100 competitor. LX100 is cheaper but the RX100m4 has tons of great features.

Always good to hear how Sony is pushing the boundaries. I hope this helps to speed up their E-M1II, FZ3000, GX8 and TRIP-D release :)

Today Cosina started the worldwide shipment of the 10,5mm Nokton lens. You can get it in Europe at [shoplink 53816 ebay]FotoMundus (Click here)[/shoplink] in Asia at [shoplink 53614 ebay]Taku (Click here)[/shoplink] and in US at BHphoto (no preorder yet).

via DC.watch.

Olympus Japan announced a new firmware for the following three PEN cameras: E-PL6（Ver1.2）/E-PL5（Ver1.4）/E-PM2（Ver1.4).
It adds support for the Toshiba Flash Air Wirless Lan card.

found via DC.watch.