Atomos Shogun available for preorder. Blackmagic Studio in Stock.

If you plan to buy (or already own) the new Panasonic GH4 you may consider to take out the best from the camera by recording 10bit 4:2:2 4K videos on the now for preorder available Atomos Shogun (here at BHphoto). These are the Product Highlights:

  • 1920×1200 IPS Touchscreen Display
  • Records UHD 4K (3840×2160) up to 30 fps
  • Records 1080p up to 120 fps
  • ProRes and DNxHD 10-Bit, 4:2:2 Encoding
  • Uncompressed Cinema DNG Raw 4K Support
  • UHD 4K-Capable HDMI Input
  • 12G-SDI Input and Loop-Output
  • Stores to Single or Raided HDDs or SDDs
  • Rec. 709 Calibrated with 3D LUT Support
  • XLR Audio LEMO Breakout Cable Included

And this is the most “different” MFT camera ever made: The new Blackmagic Studio HD Camera with MFT mount is in Stock at Adorama (Click here).

UPDATE: Adobe Lightroom 5 now sells for $90 only at Amazon US (Click here).

More US deals:
Black Panasonic GM1 body for $583 on [shoplink 45924 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
All current Olympus US deals can be seen on that GetOlympus page (Click here).

1,200 E-PM2 ($199) sold in 24 hours! GH4 in Stock at Ritz, Digitalrev and PersonalView.

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As you know since yesterday there is a great deal on the White E-PM2 with kit lens for $199 only at [shoplink 45954 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. I never would have imagined they would have sold over $1,200 of them in less than 24 hours!

The Panasonic GH4 is in Stock at Ritz Camera (Click here), Digitalrev (Click here) and Personal View (Click here).

Hot 24 hours deal: Olympus E-Pm2 with kit lens for $199! GH4 in Stock at Ritz.

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This is the 24 hours deal of the day: You can have the White E-PM2 with kit lens for $199 only at [shoplink 45954 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. This is the official deal of the day on eBay! This is one of the best MFT deals I have ever seen in these years. THey should always sell the E-PM2 line for that price :) Well, we know the E-PM3 is on the horizon. let’s hope it will not be too expensive!

UPDATE: The Panasonic Gh4 is in Stock at Ritz Camera (Click here).

More US deal:
Lexar 2 pck card deals on Adorama (Click here).
Black Panasonic GM1 body for $583 on [shoplink 45924 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
All current Olympus US deals can be seen on that GetOlympus page (Click here).

Europe deals: Plenty of refurbished E-M1/5. E-Pm2 Gold Box at Amazon.

Double deals for European readers today:
First: The E-PM2 is on Gold Box in Germany (via DL).
Second: Plenty of refurbished E-M1 cameras for sale at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. Here is the list:
[shoplink 45937 ebay]E-M1 with external flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 45938 ebay]E-M1 with 12-40mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 45939 ebay]E-M1 with external flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 45940 ebay]E-M1 with external flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 45941 ebay]E-M1 with external flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 45942 ebay]E-M1 with external flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 45943 ebay]Silver E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 45945 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-40mm lens[/shoplink]

Official GH4 4K short film “Dalia’s Dream”. In Stock for Asia and Europe via Digitalrev.


GH4 4K short film “Dalia’s Dream” – Behind the scenes

So far there is only one chance for EU and Asian readers to grab the GH4. You can buy it at Digitalrev (Click here) and Personal View (Click here). And Panasonic just released the first GH4 short film named “Dalia’s Dream”. On top you can watch the behind the scenes and here the original shortfilm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1S1BJw9nuo. There is also An interview with Matt Frazer, Field Training Manager at Panasonic about the new GH4 4K camera by Collective Minds Media. And CameraLabs posted some image samples.

Meantime first lucky owners are sharing their hands-on videos:
Panasonic GH4 4K Unboxing and Video Test / Footage by TheProConsumer
My first 4K footage is CATS! Unboxing PANASONIC GH4 by Griffin Hammond
Panasonic GH4 – Unboxing and Slow Motion Test (96fps @ 1080) by Gear Addix

North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek (Click here).
GH4 camera with interface unit at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,998

Europen preorders, shipping date and price:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
France at Photocineshop.
Spain: Fotoboom.

GH4 preorders now shipping at Amazon and Digitalrev too. First owners reports. And Spectacular new video.

Budapest Cityscape from Joe Simon Films on Vimeo.

Many readers told me that their Gh4 preorder has now been shipped via Amazon US (Click here). And the camera is still marked as in Stock at Amazon (via Cameta), BHphoto (Click here), Digitalrev (Click here) and Cameta (Click here). For now I have no reports from European or Asian stores having the camera in Stock. And here are the first new owner reports:

Eric Naso writes:

The EVF is so very nice. It’s OLED and really sharp. it doesn’t have the distortion in the corners like the GH3 did. At least I feel it didnt. I did do a rolling shutter test and it’s better. I scratched the surface and shared a few of the features I like. Is the GH4 worth upgrading to from a GH3? I think so. The internal 4K alone is such a big deal and image is very good.

Noam Kroll writes:

All of the issues that I had with the GH3 have largely been resolved with this new camera, most notably the terrible LCD and LVF that desperately needed updating. Overall I definitely recommend this camera if you’re doing any sort of narrative, documentary, or small broadcast project that requires an extremely high quality image with a small footprint, not to mention the fact that you can also get some incredible stills on this camera makes it even more versatile as well.

North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek (Click here).
GH4 camera with interface unit at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,998

Europen preorders, shipping date and price:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
France at Photocineshop.
Spain: Fotoboom.