(FT1) The OMD Full Frame E-mount camera.

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Well, sometimes I really get “impossible” rumors. I am 99% sure these specs are fake but it’s good to see your reaction on that camera anyway. The anonymous source who sent me this said Olympus will present a Full Frame E-mount OMD at Photokina in September. These would be the specs:

– 32 Megapixel Full Frame sensor (Sony made sensor)
– ISO 50-102,400
– 3 fps
– dual core newly developed Olympus processor
– No on sensor stabilization (!)
– USB 3.0

I repeat it. Don’t believe this is ever going to happen although it would be “possible” for Olympus to make a camera like that. The only thing that would disappoint me on that camera is not having the on sensor stabilization :(


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FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

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a little bit of everything…

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Switching to a Panasonic GH4 from a Canon 5D Mark III: Five Things I Miss from David Chen on Vimeo.

5 years on – How far has m4/3 come? (Soundimagesplus).
Nocticron test at Focus Numerique.
Panasonic, Unique Photo To Unveil First LUMIX Lounge Lifestyle Concept Store In The U.S (Marketwatch).
Video Coverage/Crop and Still Image Quality from Raw or JPEG vs MOV Frames (Diglloyd).
Rocking 4k video with the Panasonic GH4 at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Planet5d).
IBELUX 40mm f0.85 lens first seen in flesh at Newsshooter. Note, ther eis a MFT version too for sale at Technikdirekt.de.
Fireworks shot at 4K at Frugalfilmmakers.

Jurek:I’m sure you are being inundated with early GH4. Well here is one more…;-) GH4 with SLR Anamorphot and Panasonic 14-45mm lens (details on Vimeo page). https://vimeo.com/94477550

Max:GH3, 7-14, Voigtlaender 25, 35-100 Wedding Anton & Julia https://vimeo.com/94628182

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(Part one for US) Get a cheap Panasonic GF3 camera before they are gone!

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As I told you recently there will be no new GF camera this year and Panasonic main focus will be on the GM line. And I suspect the Gm line will never be as cheap as the GF cameras and that’s why it could be a good idea to grab one of the highly discounted GF cameras you can find right now. Let’s start with the GF3 camera. It’s really a good-looking (in my opinion) and well spec camera. Reviews can be read at Dpreview, Photographyblog, Imaging Resource and CameraLabs. And these are the best prices I found in USA:

Black body only for $117 on [shoplink 45991 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black refurbished camera with 14-42mm lens for $179 on [shoplink 45990 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black camera with 14-42mm lens for $299 at Amazon US (Click here).
Black camera with 14mm pancake for $318 on [shoplink 45992 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Red camera with 14mm pancake for $318 on [shoplink 45993 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
White camera with 14mm pancake for $318 on [shoplink 45994 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Brown camera with 14-42mm X pancake lens for $349 at Amazon US (Click here).
White camera with 14-42mm X pancake lens for $349 at Amazon US (Click here).

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Full GH4 review by TheCameraStore TV (with Gh4 production camera).

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The CameraStoreTV team testes a production GH4 and posted that final impression video. Definitely worth to watch! And CameraLabs also posted plenty of video and image samples.

Editor’s note: Some people did complain that I talk to much about the GH4 lately. Well guys, this is the only new MFT cameras we got the last 6 months and the only new camera to come is the E-Pl7 (with same E-M10 specs). So there is really not a lot to talk about on the Olympus side. And the GH4 is really a unique camera it’s really interesting (at leats for me) to talk about. But this will change soon guys, within the next couple of weeks I will start with the Photokina rumor work. And there will be some surprises :)

North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Ritz Camera and Panasonic. Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek.
GH4 camera with interface unit at Adorama and BHphoto. Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. Price: $1,998

Europen preorders, shipping date and price:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
France at Photocineshop.
Spain: Fotoboom.

Asian preorders, shipping date and price:
Digitalrev and Digidirect Australia.

4K cards
Kingston 16-32-64 GB SDHC UHS-I Speed Class 3 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Sandisk 16-32-64 GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II Memory Card at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Transcend 64-128 GB High Speed 10 UHS-3 at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Panasonic 16-32-64 GB SDHC-UHS-I U3 Card (90MB/s) at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

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Olympus 25mm f/1.8 also in Stock at Ritz and Focus Camera.

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The Black Olympus 25mm lens is in Stock at FocusCamera (Click here) and Ritz Camera (Click here). The Silver version is in Stock at Ritz Camera (Click here).

Reminder:
GH4 in Stock is Ritz Camera (Click here).
extra $100 gift card offered on the GX7/GH3/GM1 cameras at Adorama (Click here).
Preorders of the 4K recorder Atomos Shogun (here at BHphoto).
First English GX7/GM1 book written by our readers Rob Knight on Amazon US (Click here).
All current Olympus US deals can be seen on that GetOlympus page (Click here).
The Panasonic GX7 with kit lens now sells for $899 only at Amazon US (Click here).
The Panasonic GF6 with kit lens now sells for extremely lo $347 at Amazon US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

 

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Panasonic GH4 audio background noise test.

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Before to panic I have to say that the audio test you can hear on top has been boosted to display the issue. In any normal recording condition you will not notice the issue at all! So this is just for “audio-peepers”.

Suggestionofmotion posted that video on top to show the background audio issue on the GH4:

It’s common knowledge that camera preamps are not the highest quality to begin with. The best practice is to set the in-camera audio gain as low as possible to keep the camera from introducing noise.
Now instead of just noise, we also have a buzz to contend with in the GH4. Just like noise, the buzz is always there regardless of gain level.
At the same time, like noise, if you set the gain as low as possible and feed the camera a strong audio signal, the buzz is buried pretty well.

The good news is 1) In no real word recording condition you will notice that and 2) Panasonic is already working to fix this (Source: Facebook). So unlike Suggestionofmotion I do not see that as a serious issue. TheDingo at DVXuserforum answered to that video test:

When I first heard about this audio buzz issue I was a bit worried about the audio quality of the GH4, but the more I hear about it, I am becoming convinced this is people listening to the actual noise-floor of the camera, which is something that would NEVER happen if you have all your audio ducks in a row.

So don’t worry guys!

North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Ritz Camera and Panasonic. Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek.
GH4 camera with interface unit at Adorama and BHphoto. Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. Price: $1,998

Europen preorders, shipping date and price:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
France at Photocineshop.
Spain: Fotoboom.

Asian preorders, shipping date and price:
Digitalrev and Digidirect Australia.

4K cards
Kingston 16-32-64 GB SDHC UHS-I Speed Class 3 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Sandisk 16-32-64 GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II Memory Card at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Transcend 64-128 GB High Speed 10 UHS-3 at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Panasonic 16-32-64 GB SDHC-UHS-I U3 Card (90MB/s) at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

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