(FT5) GF7 announcement in December/January only. 45-175mm coming soon.

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A phantasy GF7 camera designed by Blog-Livedoor (based on the [shoplink 23692 ebay]L1 design[/shoplink])

According to our sources the GF7 announcement has been delayed at least until December (and could be also delayed to very early 2012). Sounds like Panasonic wants to present the camera at the PMA show in Las Vegas (January 8). We are not sure about the reason for the delay. The same sources do confirm that Panasonic will announce the new 45-175mm Micro Four Thirds lens by end of August/early September.

Reminder: The GF7 will be an advanced GF model with plenty of manual controls. The 45-175mm will be an ultra compact and cheap lens.

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UPDATED: New Olympus E-PL3 soon in Stock in France, Germany and UK!

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Image on top: The E-PL3 and 14-150mm kit is in Stock at Amazon.fr.

Bonjour! Today we have to speak french because you can now find plenty of E-PL3 cameras “almost in Stock” at Amazon France (Click here). The Germans got one single E-PL3 double lens kit at Ringfoto on [shoplink 24803 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon Germany (Click here) will have them in Stock in two days. British people have to be patient because Amazon UK (Click here) says “This item is due to be released on August 31, 2011.”

P.S.: No idea when our US readers can get the E-PL3. There are only preorders at Adorama and B&H.

 

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Hot US deal: Olympus E-P2 body for $329.95! BHphoto accepting E-PL3 preorders.

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Now you can get it for an almost ridiculous price! Check:
The E-P2 body is in Stock for $329 at Amazon (Click here).
The E-P2 with 17mm pancake is in Stock for $499 at Amazon (Click here).
The E-P2 with 14-42mm lens and Electronic Viewfinder is in Stock for $749 at Amazon (Click here).

Those are the lowest prices I have ever found! P.S.: The new E-P3 is in Stock in white and silver kits at Amazon (Click here).

UPDATE: You can now preorder the new Olympus E-PL3 at BHphoto (Click here).

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New Panasonic GF3 and GF2 reviews (GF1 body only for 228 Euro..new!)

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There is a new Panasonic GF3 review at ePhotozine (Click here): “The camera features a  full manual controls, and the small size makes it easy to take on a casual day out, when you normally wouldn’t want to carry a large camera with you. The enhanced hand grip on the front of the camera, and solid build quality make it easy to hold, however we wish it was still as feature packed as the GF2. At least the camera is still capable of delivering excellent image quality.” The camera gets Highly Recommended. Click those links to check the GF3 price: [shopcountry 23109].

ePhotozine didn’t only test the GF3, but also the “older” GF2 (Click here): “The Panasonic Lumix GF2 is a bit of a bargain at the moment, offering a compact, controllable camera with great image quality, high speed focusing and continuous shooting, and full HD video with stereo sound for around £400 with kit lens“. it also gets Highly Recommended.
The GF2 gets also tested by Neocamera (Click here): “This compact SLD turns in a very well balanced performance, with low image noise, good color, excellent white-balance, great metering and relatively fast speed. There is really no area where the Lumix GF2 has issues with photography. Despite the absence of a dedicated mode which causes some frustrations, the GF2 captures full HD videos in high-quality.“. Overall score is “Good“. Click those links to check the GF2 price: [shopcountry 17361].

Neither the GF3 neither the GF2 managed it to become as popular as the first GF camera, the GF1. That camera now sales for $1499 at Amazon (Click here)!!! But I found a terrific good deal in Europa. You can get a new(!) GF1 body only for 228 Euro at Softwings on [shoplink 24795 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. They do only sell two cameras! If you want to get the GF2 look at the deals on Amazon (Click here) and the $100 instant savings you get at BHphoto (Click here). You can find the kit options for $520 and the body only for $359.

That said I am still working on the GF7 rumor. I didn’t post a lot because there have been some changes in the Panasonic roadmap. So I had to recheck everything :(

 

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What are the strenghts of the m43 system?

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There is more and more competition coming. Sony will announce a huge ammount of new NEX cameras ad lenses (Click here to see the lenses at SAR) and new cameras from Samsung and probably Nikon (More at MirrorlessRumors.com). But now I want to know what you think are the strenghts of the m43 system compared to the other mirrorless systems!

Select the main reasons why you joined the m43 world (select a maximum of three points).

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Everybody wins an Eisa ward (does it make sense?)

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Th EISA (European Imaging & Sound Association) is a unique association of 50 special interest magazines from 19 European countries. And every year they do award the best photo cameras and lenses. The problem I have with Eisa is that they created so many different categories that it easy for every manufacturer to win at least one of the prizes. Olympus for example won the “European All Weather Camera 2011-2012” with the Olympus TOUGH TG-810. And Panasonic won the “European Compact System Camera 2011-2012” with the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G3.
See all categories and winners at http://www.eisa.eu/awards/3/photo.html
Like last year, and two years ago and three years ago (and so on) everybody won a price! Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Fuji, Samsung, Pentax, Tamron, Sigma, Casio…sounds a bit like a joke or no? That said the [shoplink 22077]Panasonic G3[/shoplink] is certainly the best mirrorless camera announced in 2011!

REMINDER: Those are the direct search links to all the new Pana/Oly stuff:
Panasonic G3 search page at [shopcountry 22077].
Panasonic GF3 search page at [shopcountry 23109].
Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 search page at [shopcountry 23110].
Olympus E-P3 search page at [shopcountry 23568].
Olympus 12mm f/2.0 search page at [shopcountry 23576].
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 page at [shopcountry 23577].

 

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Samyang 24mm f/1.4 for Four Thirds coming by end of the year.

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Thanks to Samyang current Four Thirds user can see the light of some new Four Thirds lenses. They just announced on their website (Click here) that by end of the year they will announce the 24mm f/1.4 fast wide angle! It will have 13 elements (in 12 groups) including four ED elements and two aspheric lenses. The lens is manual focusing only but the optical quality is on a very top level

There are currently two fast manual lenses you can get for your Olympus camera:
1) The 35mm f/1.4: In US you can find it as “Rokinon” at Amazon (Click here), as “Samyang” on [shoplink 24768 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and as “Rokinon” on [shoplink 24770 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
2) The 85mm f/1.4: You can get for $274 on Amazon (Click here), as “Samyang” on [shoplink 24769 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and as “Rokinon” on [shoplink 24771 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

P.S.: All Samyang lenses for Olympus can be found on eBay only and under seven different brand names (Click on it to see all Four Thirds lenses from the specific brand!):
[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] [shoplink 20652 ebay]Bower [/shoplink]

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