As you know there is a nice 14-150mm Micro Four Thirds lens from Tamron (here on BH). Well it looks like Tamron is working on a more “magnified” version of this lens. Egami spotted a new patent describing two variations with 200 and 300mm at the tele end. And these lenses would keep the same f/3.5-6.3 aperture and have VC (lens stabilization).
Let’s hope they really make that 14-300mm lens! One lens to rule them all :)
Gianluca Bertoni
Lanzo d’Intelvi
OLYMPUS OM-D EM1
Olympus Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8
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One of the best (if not the best) MFT deal yet is that Panasonic GF6 with kit lens for $319 only sold by [shoplink 51705 ebay]Samys on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. You get a very good new MFT camera and lens for less money than you have ot pay for a high-end fixed lens small sensor compact.
Olympus E-M5II in Stock:
Silver at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Black at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Panasonic GF7 in Stock:
Silver at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Pink at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
New Panasonic lens preorders:
Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.7 POWER O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic MACRO 30mm f/2.8 MEGA O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
This is hardly a surprise for everyone. DxOmark tested the E-Pl7 sensor and the performance is exactly the same as on the other 16MP Olympus cameras:
The PEN E-PL7 looks to be a solid choice in terms of features and sensor performance. Admittedly it’s not quite in the same league as the larger APS-C sensor in the Sony A5100, particularly in low-light, although it can compete in dynamic range and noise levels up to ISO 800. Overall, it’s a good sensor, and the inclusion in the E-PL7 of in-body 3-axis image stabilization should help offset some of its limitations.
Olympus EPL7 camera review by Michromatic.
E-Pl7 deal: $150 off at [shoplink 50978 ebay]RobertsCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Silver E-PL7 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, Wex UK.
Black E-PL7 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, Wex UK.
Silver E-PL7 with lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, Wex UK.
Black E-PL7 with lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, Wex UK.
White E-PL7 at Wex UK.
The new Panasonic lenses can be preordered in UK/SE:
Black 42,5mm f/1.7 lens at Wex UK and Cyberphoto SE.
Silver 42,5mm f/1.7 lens at Wex UK and Cyberphoto SE.
Black 42,5mm f/1.7 lens at Wex UK and Cyberphoto SE.
The new Olympus E-M5II is now shipping in Germany:
Black body at [shoplink 51835 ebay]Foto Ehler[/shoplink] and [shoplink 51838 ebay]Allmedia[/shoplink].
Silver body at [shoplink 51836 ebay]Foto Ehler[/shoplink] and [shoplink 51837 ebay]Allmedia[/shoplink].
Reminder:
Olympus Europe is selling a new Stock of refurbished MFT cameras and lenses through their [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink] eBay Store:
[shoplink 51786 ebay]Silver E-M10 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51787 ebay]Black 25mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51788 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51789 ebay]Silver E-M15 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51791 ebay]Black E-M10 with 12-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51792 ebay]Silver E-M10 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51793 ebay]Black E-M1 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51794 ebay]Black E-M10 with 12-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51795 ebay]Silver E-M10 with 12-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51796 ebay]Silver E-PL7 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51797 ebay]Black E-M10 double lens kit[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51798 ebay]Silver E-M10 with 12-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 51642 ebay]E-M1 with 12-40mm lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 51641 ebay]E-M1 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 51647 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink].
[shoplink 51639 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 51640 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 51643 ebay]Black E-M10 with external flash[/shoplink].
[shoplink 51644 ebay]Black E-M10 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 51645 ebay]Black E-M10 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink].
Both new MFT cameras are now in Stock in USA:
Olympus E-M5II:
Silver at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Black at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Panasonic GF7:
Silver at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Pink at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
New Panasonic lens preorders:
Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.7 POWER O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic MACRO 30mm f/2.8 MEGA O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
The Streets of KL – SLR Magic 2x Anamorphot Lens Test from Khairil M Bahar on Vimeo.
Here we have the first two videos shot with the production model SLR Magic Anamorphot 2,0x-50 lens. The video on top has been shot on the BMPC MFT camera. The one below with the GH4.
One Week with SLR Magic Anamorphot 2x (GH4 UHD 4:3) from Seb Farges on Vimeo.
For those of you who don’t know why those kind of lenses are useful read that official BHphoto description text:
Creating a widescreen 2.35:1 image using a camera with a 16:9 (1.78:1) sensor requires you to either crop the image or use an anamorphic lens attachment such as the SLR Magic Anamorphot 1.33X – 50 Anamorphic Lens Attachment. The SLR Magic adapter features a 1.33x anamorphic element that allows you to use the your cameras entire 16:9 sensor to get a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, as opposed to throwing away information by cropping the 16:9 sensor to achieve an image with a 2.35:1 ratio. Cropping an image causes a loss in resolution, but the Anamorphot 1.33x – 50 is actually squeezing more information onto your sensor. This does result in your recorded footage having the classic tall/thin squeezed image. However, this is easily expanded to a 2.35:1 aspect ratio in most NLE systems, and cameras with variable display adjustments allows you to stretch your image in the viewfinder.
The Anamorphot mounts onto your taking lens and features three locking screws that you tighten to secure the adapter once you have aligned it on your taking lens. Please note you can only use the Anamorphot on lenses with a non-rotating front, otherwise the anamorphic effect will rotate as you change focus. The Anamorphot’s native mounting thread size is 62mm and will mount directly to lenses that feature 62mm filter threading. The included three step-down rings allow you to mount the attachment on optional lenses with a 49, 52, or 58mm front thread. You can use the adapter on lenses that feature a front filter thread larger than 62mm by using optional step-up rings, however optimum results are not guaranteed, and SLR magic recommends using the adapter on lenses with a front element that is physically smaller than 50mm in diameter. The Anamorphot features a Normal/Near adjustment setting. SLR Magic recommends setting the adapter to Normal, and only adjusting the setting to Near when shooting objects closer than 6.5 feet.
