The mirrorless system camera market is growing (and DSLR goes down).

We are used to get detailed data about the Japanese market but little if not zero info about the rest of the world. But at last MirrorlessRumors got his hands on the German digital camera market report from GFK. In 2014 there was a huge drop in the system camera market. But the good news is that this was caused by the imploding DSLR sales. The mirrorless system cameras still managed to have a considerable growth form 230.000 to 270.000 cameras sold.

That said it’s clear that the classic camera market is in a deep crisis. Smartphones, Wearables and Action cameras are booming and making the real money nowadays!

A bit of everything…


Introducing the new LUMIX TZ70 Travel Zoom Camera

David Thorpe gets pulled from Panasonic bodies because of the 40-150 + TC (David Thorpe).
Olympus OMD E-M5 Mark II: Just How Good is the Hi-Res Sensor Shift Mode? (Diglloyd).
E-M5II Video Stabilisation With 75mm F/1.8 Lens (Soundimagesplus).
Hands-On Review of the Atomos Shogun (BHphoto).
GF7 bag at DC.watch.
15mm lens test at DC.watch.
E-M5II test at Procameraman.
E-M5II – KeyStone-Feature (Pen And Tell).

Greeches: “Phantom 2 rigged with BMPCC crashes! Both survive….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZde4IUAXWI“

(FT4) Update on the GX8 rumor: Announcement in September and not in May/June.

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I have an update and correction on the GX7 successor rumor. Seems like the announcement will take place in September and not in May/June. A sources mixed up the announcement date with another camera…yes there is likely “something else” coming from Panasonic in May!

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Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
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

Panasonic GF7 review at CameraLabs.

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There is a new Panasonic GF7 review at CameraLabs. This is a camera that didn’t get a lot of attention from the press and has no real big new WOW factor to make the announcement go viral. But for the money it can do a lot of things and Gordon from CameraLabs really likes the camera:

“The Lumix GF7 is a great little camera and I really enjoyed using it. If you take lot of selfies it is, without doubt, the best option, combining ease of use and fun, innovative modes while at the same time offering most of the things you’d expect from an advanced mirrorless compact system camera. The lack of a viewfinder, or the means to fit one, and the absence of a hot shoe are things that the target audience can probably live without. The poor battery life is disappointing, but not enough to deprive the GF7 of a well-deserved Recommended award.”

Panasonic GF7 in Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Panasonic GF7 in Pink at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

(FT3) Organic sensor: Panasonic in charge of production in change of Fuji’s technology.

A “source” at DChome reports that Panasonic is in charge of production of the new organic sensor while Fuji will offer the full technology knowledge in exchange. But we still don’t know when the first organic sensor will find their way in Mass Production MFT cameras…

Reminder:
On paper the new Organic sensor has the following advantages over conventional sensors:
1) it has only 1/6 of the thickness of the current sensors
2) Increased Dynamic range of 88dB
3) 1,2 ISO stops more sensitive
4) range of incident angles of 60 degrees, efficiently utilizing light entering at an angle for faithful color reproduction with no color mixing. It also gives greater flexibility in lens designs, facilitating the reduction of overall camera size.

The full press release can be found here: 43rumors.com/hot-news-panasonic-and-fuji-developed-the-first-organic-sensor/

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