New Panasonic G6 review (shipping in Europe, free Gh3 battery grip in UK).

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Digitalcameraworld tested the G6 and you can view their video review on top: “All things considered, I think the G6 is a great compact system camera, it’s got a high quality viewfinder and Wi-Fi communication built-in, a variangle touch-screen, allows plenty of control over images and produces great results.”

The G6 is now shipping in Europe (Technikdirekt, Fotomundus).

New EU deals:
Many new refurboshed E-m5 cameras at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket (Click here tos ee them all)[/shoplink] At Amazon UK you get the battery grip for free along the GH3camera! It remains a mystery why they don’t do this for all Europe…
Olympus France made an interesting offer in France : there is a 15% cashback operation but 50 of those who participate will be eligible a 50% discount and 10 a 100% (!!) discount by drawing lots: http://www.openpn.com/03/06/2013/olympus-votre-appareil-photo-jusqua-100-rembourse-jusquau-31-juillet/

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USA deals: Huge Olympus rebates coming on Sunday!

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On Sunday Olympus will launch a massive discount action! You can see the full deals overview on the images below (Click on them to see the large size image) or on that document at GetOlympus. You save up to $150 on the E-M5 kit, $100 on the E-Pl5 and up to $100 on many MFT lenses!

All today new Olympus deals can be seen at DealsRunner.com.

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(FT5) Ultr-small Panasonic MFT confirmed. Coming in 2014. Not a GF.

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Three sources confirmed that the ultra small camera MFT camera form Panasonic will arrive in early 2014. And one source also said this is not a “GF” branded camera! There is no info about the specs yet and what’s more important…about the size. 43rumors reader amweber (Thanks!) made the smallest possible mockup design. Don’t know how easy it will be to hold a tiny camera like that :)

IN summary, the GX7 with built-in tilting EVF, 2 axis stabilization and new 18 megapixel sensor will be announced in late August. The camera coming after the GX7 will be that ultra small compact and it will hit the stores in early 2014.

Ok, now it’s time to work on the Olympus camera and lens roadmap…

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Samyang 16mm f/2.0 for MFT priced ay $449. Shipping in July.

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Last week Samyang announced the new 16mm f/2.0 MFT lens. You can now preorder this lens at BHphoto (Click here). It will ship in July! It is yet unclear when this lens (and for what price) will ship in European ans Asian countries. The only image of the lens we have now is that one:

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This is the second native Micro Four Thirds lens after the fisheye lens:
In USA it’s named Rokinon 7.5mm and you find it on [shoplink 29105 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink], Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
In Europe it’s named Samyang 7.5mm and you find it on [shoplink 29106 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink], Amazon (Click here).
In UK it’s named Walimex and you find it on [shoplink 29109 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon UK (Click here).

eBay links on all Olympus Four Thirds lenses:
[shoplink 20647 ebay]Samyang [/shoplink], [shoplink 20684 ebay]Walimex [/shoplink], [shoplink 20649 ebay]Rokinon [/shoplink], [shoplink 20650 ebay]Opteka [/shoplink], [shoplink 20651 ebay]Falcon [/shoplink], [shoplink 20653 ebay]Vivitar [/shoplink] and[shoplink 20652 ebay]Bower [/shoplink].

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4% rewards at Amazon, Black lenses shipping in US. And Samyang FT lens discount.

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Before to talk about single deals there is one brand new great 4% Reward action by Amazon (Click here to read the terms). You get 4% Reward on almost all Cameras and Lenses.

The Black Olympus E-M5 is shipping at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Silver Panasonic 45-150mm lens for $199 at Amazon (Click here).
$70 off on the Bower (same as Samyang) 35mm f/1.4 Four Thirds Lens at BHphoto (Click here).
$40 off on the Rokinon (same as Samyang) 8mm fishey lens at BHphoto (Click here).
$50 off on the Tough TG-2 iHS Digital Camera at BHphoto (Click here).
PNY – 16GB Secure Digital High Capacity for $14 at Bestbuy (Click here).
60% off SanDisk cards at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Olympus 14-150mm lens got a $110 discount through third party reseller at Amazon (Click here).

And massive more camera, lens, tablet and accessory deals on DealsRunner.com.

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(FT4) Olympus will now share the 5 axis stabilization system with Sony.

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Last week I reported that Olympus is helping Sony in developing new A-mount lenses. The first co-developed lens will be the 400mm f/4.0 A-mount lens (to be launched in early 2014). And now according to multiple sources Olympus is also sharing their knowledge of the 5 axis image stabilization to Sony. All next A-mount cameras will have a so called “5-axis SSM”. This is a further and more advanced development of the current E-M5 system and it has been designed for Full Frame sensor.

In return Olympus will get the top notch sensors from Sony with phase detection on sensor. What I don’t know yet if there is a plan for Olympus to make a larger (FF?) mirrorless system camera in collaboration with Sony. Anyway, I find this partnership can turn out be very exciting!

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FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

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