Now in Stock: Olympus 75mm and 45mm f/1.8 portrait kit (Save $150 and get a free bag)

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The new Olympus Portrait Kit is in Stock at BHphoto (Click here). You save $150 on the bundle and get two bags for free!

More deals or in Stock info:
US and Canadian readers can save $130 on the Panasonic-Leica Summilux sold by Quickndone (Click here).
Check out all new lens and camera deals listed at GetOlympus (Click here).
You get the E-M10 with kit lens for $399 only at Amazon US (Click here). This is the record low price for the kit. That’s why it’s now leading the mirrorless camera sales ranking at Amazon.
$220 off on the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens.
You can preorder the Cactus V6II at BHphoto (Click here).
You get $700 value of free extras with the Panasonic GX8 sold by FocusCamera (Click here).

(FT3) New Olympus E-M1II sensor is twice as fast as the PEN-F sensor!

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I hope the surprising rumor I received recently is true. It says the new Olympus E-M1II that is expected to be announced on September 19 could have a new Olympus designed and Sony produced sensor!

One source added the following info:

“The sensor is trimmed for maximal AF speed and very fast parallel signal output reading. The sensor reading is twice as fast than ont he current [shoplink 59394 ebay]Olympus PEN-F[/shoplink].”

This would be a hell of a news! Finally a real new(!) MFT sensor!

All other current confirmed E-M1II specs:

4K video (first Olympus camera with 4K)
Dual SD card slot
Handheld High Resolution mode
Much improved autofocus performance
new high-resolution EVF
Announcement at Photokina in September
It has no global shutter. But Olympus worked hard to reduce rolling shutter to a negligible level

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

 

Panasonic Lumix G 12-60mm review at Photozone: “good lens but nothing special either”

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Photozone tested the new Panasonic Lumix G 12-60mm and writes:

The question remains where this leaves us in the grand scheme of things. In terms of quality the lens doesn’t really offer anything over the basic kit lenses and not too much over the more extreme 14-140mm zoom lenses in the overlapping range. To be fair – the Panasonic lens shares this characterization with many similar lenses (in different systems) but as such it’s also a missed opportunity once again. So it’s a good lens but nothing special either.

12-60mm store links at [shopcountry 61027].

a bit of everything…


In Dan’s Camera Bag

Complete Guide To Image Sensor Pixel Size (ePhotozine).
Understanding ISO (Explora)
Panasonic-Leica 25mm Summilux tested by DC.watch.
New PEN-F review in russian (Livejournal).
Leica 12mm F1.4 review (Cyleow).
European Olympus ref. items list at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink].

Stefano: “A new video “3 900”, with 150 sequences on Portugal, take with olympus omd EM5 II and lens Angenieux 25 0.95 / Olympus 14 2.5 / Olympus 45 1.8 https://youtu.be/wLFpvkPA28o”

Joe: “I wanted to share this time-lapse video of a pair of Cardinals, their nest and chicks. It was edited from 24,842 stills shot over 3 weeks with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 using a Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm f/4.0-5.6 lens. I hope you like it and will share it! https://vimeo.com/177479285“

$700 extras for free with the GX8 sold by FocusCamera

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You get $700 value of free extras with the Panasonic GX8 sold by FocusCamera (Click here).

More deals or in Stock info:
Check out all new lens and camera deals listed at GetOlympus (Click here).
You get the E-M10 with kit lens for $399 only at Amazon US (Click here). This is the record low price for the kit. That’s why it’s now leading the mirrorless camera sales ranking at Amazon.
$220 off on the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens.
$130 off on the Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens.
[shoplink 61031 ebay]$50 off on the Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 lens[/shoplink].
You can preorder the Cactus V6II at BHphoto (Click here).

(FT4) Panasonic will announce two new cameras by end of August (but no GH5 yet)

A trusted source confirmed that Panasonic will announce two new camera by end of August.

One is the already mentioned new entry level MFT camera. I have no info yet about the second camera but my guess is that the second camera is the LX100 successor I wrote about in early July (article here). The rumored specs of that camera are:

  1. It will have the same sensor of the GX80 GX85.
  2. But it will not have the same processor as the future GH5.
  3. Rear screen will be like the GX80: Articulated and tactile.

Still no news about the possible GH5 announcement date…

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a bit of everything…


History of the Panasonic Lumix GH Cameras

Canon FD 200mm F4 Macro – the newest addition to my arsenal (BigStreetGuns).
Real world lens shoot out between the 12mm Leica vs 12mm Olympus Zuiko lens (Delightphoto).
Guide to Anamorphic Lenses and Adapters (Explora).
Neuer Video und das Panasonic 12mm 1,4 (Pen and Tell).
European Olympus ref. items list at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink].

Marc: “Thanks for posting our recent video with Ansel Adams. You may also like our other recent videos with him  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0259E01FE91549DD”

Guillermo: “Just sharing a short video testing the Sigma 60mm f2.8 with the IBIS of the GX85. https://vimeo.com/176341047“

 

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