Olympus announced the new SH-2 fixed lens compact camera. The SH line takes inspiration from the PEN design. It has a 16Megapixel 1/2.3″ sensor, a 25-600m lens, 5-axis image stabilization and 1080/60p video. You can preorder it at BHphoto (Click here).
Hands-on at Dpreview. Spanish press at DSLRmagazine. Press at ThePhoBlographer.
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Photographyblog (Click here) posted the full review of the [shoplink 51695 ebay]Zhongyi Mitakon 42.5mm f/1.2[/shoplink] MFT lens and writes:
In terms of image quality, the lens creates some nice bokeh effects when shooting wide open at f/1.2, creating an attractive dreamy look, but you really need to stop down to f/4 to get critically sharp results in the centre of the frame, with the edges slightly worse. This lack of sharpness may actually be a plus-point for portrait shooters who want a more romantic look – just make sure that the image quality fits your particular bill. Chromatic aberrations are commendably almost completely absent, but vignetting is pretty bad at f/1.2, not disappearing completely until f/4.
Overall PB prefers the similar priced [shoplink 51696 ebay]Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] unless you really need the faster aperture.
You can buy the lens on [shoplink 51695 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
The enw updated list of all Olympus US deals can be found on that special GetOlympus page (Click here). Not that the up to $800 savings on cameras+lenses now rund on the new E-M5II.
Current deals:
GH4 for $1,219 on [shoplink 51985 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
There is a $200 discount on the new E-M5II with 12-40mm PRO lens kit sold at Amazon US (Click here).
Olympus E-M1 sells for $999 in [shoplink 51866 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 51867 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink].
Panasonic G6 with 14-42mmII kit lens for $449 on [shoplink 51902 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
E-Pl5 with kit lens for $399 only via Amazon US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Black 25mm prime lens for $310 at [shoplink 51951 ebay]Prodigital on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Olympus E-M5II in Stock:
Silver at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Black at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Panasonic GF7 in Stock and G6 deal:
Silver at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Pink at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
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.
Panasonic will have a press conference on April 13 right at the NAB show in Las Vegas. Trusted sources already told us back in October the new AG-AF100 successor is due with completely new sensor and 4K recording. I am particularly interested in that new MFT sensor as it should bring some incredibly advanced new performance:
Source 1:
I had a conversation with a Panasonic Rep here in Japan.He told me in the near future there will be an upgrade of the AF 101 camera announced. Newly designed sensor will have an immense dynamic range of up to 15 stops and 4K. Sensor will be a big surprise in unexpected ways. Not shure about the price tag though.
Source 2 via Photorumors.
Kai from Digitalrev has been “forced” by the m43 fanboys to review the E-m5II as soon as it gets ;) And he actually likes the camera a lot (although he is not a big fan of the OMD design).
E-M5II store links:
E-M5II in Black at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II in Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II In Europe at AmazonUK, Jessops, WexUK, Namencolor.
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The new GH4 firmware update is coming very soon. And another good news is that the price of the camera is dropping too. You can have it for $1,219 on [shoplink 51985 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Sold by trusted Canadian seller QuickNdone. Free shipping to US and CA.
Current deals:
There is a $200 discount on the new E-M5II with 12-40mm PRO lens kit sold at Amazon US (Click here).
Olympus E-M1 sells for $999 in [shoplink 51866 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 51867 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink].
Panasonic G6 with 14-42mmII kit lens for $449 on [shoplink 51902 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
E-Pl5 with kit lens for $399 only via Amazon US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Black 25mm prime lens for $310 at [shoplink 51951 ebay]Prodigital on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Olympus E-M5II in Stock:
Silver at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Black at Amazon, GetOlympus and BHphoto.
Panasonic GF7 in Stock and G6 deal:
Silver at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Pink at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
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.
Image courtesy: Reviewed.com.
Following a rumors I posted many months ago a source told me Olympus has the tech for an impressive 1/32,000 electronic shutter. And that it should get featured inside the next E-m1 successor. The source didn’t share info about when the E-M1II may be announced…
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