Meyer Optik Görlitz will also make a Trioplan 100mm f/2,8 for mFT.
Meyer Optik Görlitz has announced the plan to make the Trioplan f/2,8/100mm for mFT. It will be a full manual lens and ship in October (Source: meyer-optik-goerlitz).
Years starts just like it ended: Falling system camera sales.
If you hoped that unlike 2014 the new year 2015 would stop the dropping system camera sales you were wrong. As you can see from that chart published by Personal View both DSLR and Mirrorless sales dropped in January 2015. The data is based on Japanese company shipment numbers (Source CIPA).
Olympus AIR A01 MFT camera will ship from March 25 in Japan.
The Olympus AIR attached on a fake glass PEN.
As some of you already know Olympus announced a second camera along the E-M5II. It’s the AIR A01 Micro Four Thirds mount “Lens-camera”. It’s going to be sold in Japan only. Olympus Japan just announced the pricing and shipment date (March 25):
Save $220 on the refurbished Olympus 75mm lens.
GetOlympus lowered the price on the refurbished 75mm prime lens. You now get it for $559 only in Black (Click here) or Silver (Click here).
Those are the current three Olympus-Panasonic deals listed at Amazon US:
Save Big on Select Panasonic Camera Products (Click here).
$200 Off the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mirrorless Camera (Click here).
Save $200 on the M. Zuiko 12-40mm Pro Lens w/ Purchase of the Olympus E-M5II (Click here).
Olympus lens savings:
$100 off on the 12mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 75mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 45mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$80 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 75-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 12-40mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 60mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
New 7-14mm and 8mm PRO lens Hands-On at Pen And Tell
Pen And Tell had the chance to “Play” with the upcoming two new Olympus PRO lenses. I will translate some of the key findings for you:
8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO lens:
– Compared to the Four Thirds fisheye lens the new MFT version is much smaller and lighter.
– The focus ring works wonderfully light
– Bokeh is good
– The lens is very sharp straight from max aperture
7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens:
– Compared to the Four Thirds version lens the new MFT version is again much smaller and lighter.
– Autofocus is very fast and silent
– Focus wheel runs very smooth
– Close focus is impressive. I’ts 2cm from the end of the lens.
– Bokeh is very good
– No flare issues
The tester said “Both lenses leave you with a smile on your face“.
Reminder: Two of the future PRO lenses are listed here:
Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO Lens (here at BHphoto).
Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm f/4 PRO Lens (here at BHphoto).
A bit of everything…
The JVC 4K Micro Four Thirds camera presentation from BH (start at minute 4).
M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II review at Mirrorlessons.
Does Sensor Size Matter? (Wexphotographic).
Five 3-Axis Gimbals for the Panasonic GH4 (Suggestionofmotion).
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 review at Lessgearmorephotos.
E-M5II – der elektronische Verschluss (Pen And Tell).
A new OMD camera-cake at Haraldzoufal.
Norman: “Just come across your great website. I don’t know whether this is of interest to you or your readers, but I have posted five free-to-download macro shots taken with the EM5 II at high (40MP) resolution, here: http://www.normanday.net/p362961329”
Tim: “I changed the video a bit but here’s the new link. Shot entirely on an em 5 mark II to test the slow motion capabilities and quality! So pleased how it turned out. Share if you’d like! https://vimeo.com/121642048“
Extended Olympus MFT lens deals.
The Olympus US up to $100 lens savings are back on GetOlympus (Click here) and other US stores:
$100 off on the 12mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 75mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 45mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$80 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 75-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 12-40mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 60mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
New Panasonic lens preorders:
Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.7 POWER O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic MACRO 30mm f/2.8 MEGA O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.