GX8 superdeal runs out tonight. Black PEN-F in Stock.

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The big GX8 deal is running out within the next 24 hours:
[shoplink 58149 ebay]Black GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58150 ebay]Silver GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].

More  deals:
Black PEN-F (Click here) in Stock at FocusCamera
Free $150 gift card with the $897 Panasonic 35-100mm X lens (Click here).
[shoplink 58152 ebay]Silver E-M5II for $789 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58149 ebay]Black GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58150 ebay]Silver GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58153 ebay]X Vario 12-35mm for $639 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58153 ebay]Panasonic 25mm 1.7 for $179 (Click here)[/shoplink].

Would you buy a m43 camera with Black and White sensor?

One way to get larger pixels, the maximum possible sharpness and resolution is…to get rid of colors! Leica did it with the M Monochrome camera ($7950!). I was wondering if you think a Black And White Micro Four Thirds camera would be a nice addition to the system:

Tell me what you think about the B&W MFT camera:

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My personal note: I would buy it if there would be a considerable gain in dynamic range.

Market analysis by Futuresource: 8 times more photographers in 10 years.

The mirrorless market is not growing as expected and DSLR sales are declining since years now. But nevertheless thanks to the smartphone boom the worldwide population of photographers has grown by a factor of 8 over the last 10 years! That is what Futursource reports. And they also add that this doesn’t mean the system camera market is going to disappear:

While smartphones represent the primary camera device for a growing share of consumers, the opportunity for users to ‘step up’ to digital cameras grows with every new photographer.
“It is clear that digital cameras maintain key technical advantages over multifunctional camera-devices, in terms of bigger and superior sensors and optics, and manual control, commented Arun Gill, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting. However, smartphones are setting the bar in terms of smart UI’s, connectivity and mobile apps, which represents a growing usability delta between smartphones and digital cameras.”

via Mirrorlessrumors.

Olympus PEN-F in Stock at FocusCamera

PEN-F

For the first time the PEN-F is in Stock at Focuscamera in both versions Black (Click here) and Silver (Click here).

More  deals:
Free $150 gift card with the $897 Panasonic 35-100mm X lens (Click here).
[shoplink 58152 ebay]Silver E-M5II for $789 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58149 ebay]Black GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58150 ebay]Silver GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58153 ebay]X Vario 12-35mm for $639 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58153 ebay]Panasonic 25mm 1.7 for $179 (Click here)[/shoplink].

(FT3) New larger GH4 firmware upgrade on the horizon. GH5 ready for early 2017?


Just for fun: GH5 with FF sensor compared with current GH4

The following info comes via a journalist who recently talked to a Panasonic manager. I don’t know if that’s part of a “hide” tactic but this is what the managers told him:

1) A new major GH4 firmware upgrade is coming within the next few months.
2) The Panasonic GH5 will be on market by 2017.

Now if (and that’s a big “if”) the manager told the truth than Panasonic could wait til 2017 to launch the GH5 to incorporate major new features. This could be for example be the new organic sensor and 8K recording.

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European shipment start info: PEN-F (March 1) 300mm (March 25) Leica 100-400 (February 29).

PEN-F

European readers can get an approximate shipment info through Amazon UK:
Panasonic Leica 100-400mm MFT lens ships on March 1 at Amazon UK.
Olympus PEN-F ships on February 29 at Amazon UK.
Olympus 300mm MFT PRO lens ships on March 25 at Amazon UK

All new stuff preorder links:
Silver PEN-F in EU at Amazon Deutschland, FotoMundus, AmazonUK, WexUk, ParkCameras.
Black PEN-F in EU at Amazon Deutschland, FotoMundus, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCameras.
Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at WexUK. Fotosidan.
Olympus 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus. In EU at Amazon DE. AmazonUK. WexUK.
Silver PEN-F in USA/Canada at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama, GetOlympus, GetOlympus Canada.
Black PEN-F in USA/Canada at Bhphoto, Amazon, Adorama, GetOlympus, GetOlympus Canada.

Free $150 Gift Card with the 35-100mm X lens!

35-100mmX

That’s another good deal from Adorama: Free $150 gift card with the $897 Panasonic 35-100mm X lens (Click here).

Quickndone eBay deals:
[shoplink 58152 ebay]Silver E-M5II for $789 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58149 ebay]Black GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58150 ebay]Silver GX8 for $859 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58153 ebay]X Vario 12-35mm for $639 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 58153 ebay]Panasonic 25mm 1.7 for $179 (Click here)[/shoplink].

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