THis is the very first image of the Panasonic GH1 with the [shoplink 21130 ebay]Ownuser battery[/shoplink]! The grip is in Stock on [shoplink 21130 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Click on the thumbnails to enalarge the image:

Vitaly Kiselev is the famous hacker working on the GH1/GH2 hacking project. He just updated the new GH2 Ptool software which you can find on his website: http://www.personal-view.com/.
I had the pleasure to Interview him and I am going to post the text without any cosmetic arrangements. The language in the Interview is direct, natural and sometimes very provocative. So be warned that you are going to read some very “extreme” thoughts! Click the link below to read the veeeery long interview!

UPDATE: There was an error with the google translation tool. Olympus leas the mirrorless market in Japan (not the DSLR+Mirrorless market). They currently have a sales share of 38.7% and do beat Sony, Panasonic, Ricoh and Leica.

But there is a lot to do for Olympus. They have to translate the success into the rest of the world and work on a new sensor!

US deal Reminder: There is a $55 price drop on the GH2 with 14-42mm kit lens on Amazon (Click here). Other price and kits check at [shopcountry 16254].

This is a post for all our scuba readers ;)

The image on top shows the new waterhousing for the GF2 from Nauticam.

Divephotoguide posted an Olympus XZ-1 and Olympus E-050 Housing Review: “There are systems out there that can do more, as far as lens versatility, housing robustness, and strobe connectivity; but for the price, the Olympus XZ-1 and housing is tough to beat.”

Report about the tenth annual Digital Shootout at TheDigitalShootout.

You can see a few images of the Marine diving fair in Tokyo at DC.Watch.

A picture of the underwater housing with led light for new e-pl3 (TvSmith).

Here is a new list of work done by our 43rumors readers using m43 cameras/lenses. Enjoy!

1) Konstantin (author of the video on top): “I’m one of your followers –  a student filmmaker with a [shoplink 16254]GH2[/shoplink]. Here a link to my upcoming documentary project shot 100% with that camera http://vimeo.com/26498495”

2) Openpn: “Here is a tumblr we’ve opened and where we are posting every day (until the end of August) one ore more pictures taken with a brand new [shoplink 23568]E-P3[/shoplink] and [shoplink 23576]M. Zuiko 12/2.0[/shoplink]! (update every day at 19:59 Paris) : http://openpn.tumblr.com/”

3) Nicolas: “A photo reportage on Uruguay celebrations after winning the Copa America football championship, probably the most popular sports tournament in South America, and one of the most watched TV events in the world. In the aftermath of the final victory, thousands of Montevideans flooded downtown streets in an spontaneous celebration that lasted for several hours: http://www.nico-foto.com/uruguay-wins-copa-america-2011/”

4) Christoph: “Before I shamelessly promote myself, here is a great photographer using the [shoplink 17163]E-5[/shoplink]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14380877@N05/page2/ I really love his colour landscape photography! My shots have mostly been taken in Japan, Australia and Afrika (with some from Germany), using E-620, E-5 and E-PL1. I do nature and culture photography with some landscape work: http://www.focx.de”

5) Mark: “I have a photo blog of images that are almost all taken with Panasonic 4/3rd’s cameras. I try to post a couple of new photos every week. www.mtoal.wordpress.com”

6) Ashley: “Saw you posted work done by other readers with m4/3 gear, specifically the GH2.  I’m a cinematographer outside of Austin, Texas and we almost exclusively use the Panasonic GH2 for our production needs.  Here’s an example of one such video shot on the GH2 for the John Newcombe Tennis Academy…  http://www.vimeo.com/22627848”

7) Franco: “Almost all photos were made with Olympus E-620, E-450, E-510 and E-410. www.francobuttiglieri.com“

8) Mikko: “A bit of shameless self-promotion, but as there were other people on A list of work done by our readers (using m43 gear!) doing the same I thought “what the heck”.
So. I’ve been shooting a GF1+20mm f1.7-combo exclusively since last november. Pics and words (in Finnish, sorry) at http://fotomik.blogspot.com/”

9) Dave: “shot my first wedding on an e620, e510 and ep1 in may: an animoto slideshow can be seen at www.davefletcherphotography.com/weddings”

10) Jim: “I wanted to let you know about my series of night photos ‘Crystal Silence’ that I am shooting with a GH2. To make these images I wander the quiet night, observing what light and shadow simultaneously reveal and conceal.  I have posted Crystal Silence on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter in order to raise the necessary funds to slowly drive across the United States to finish shooting this project.  I’d greatly appreciated you letting your readers know about my project. Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing and the deadline is coming up only one week from today! Crystal Silence on Kickstarter can be found here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/851167361/crystal-silence”

11) Reality Scanner: “Olympus E-P3 with many “Dramatic Effects”: http://www.flickr.com/photos/realityscans/sets/72157627090203570/”

12) Adam: “If you ever want to show some additional micro 43s work by your users feel free to post my flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/baderadam/. I really only started to take an interest in photography since I got my E-PL1 and I’ve been working to improve my work over the past year and half.  Really happy with the little camera, it’s been a fun new hobby for me.”

13) Daniel: “I have a blog where I only post pictures taken with [shoplink 14830]Olympus E-P2[/shoplink] and various lenses (that are tagged so you can see what lens I have used). You can at least take a look if you have some spare-time…http://pen2pix.blogspot.com/”

14) Acahaya: “I took some C-AF sample shots of the Munich Eisbach Surfers with the E-P3 and kit lens/12mm. The link to the Flickr set is http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypselodoris/sets/72157627310042503/. The set description contains info about lication, settings and my conclusion.”

15) Giovanni: “I don’t know if you already know “Strap photos”, a collective that shots only with the PEN line of Olympus cameras. Here is their photoblog.”

Editor’s note: Feel free to comment those works. Which one did you like most? And If you find nice work done with m43 stuff feel free to send me the links! Keep in midn that it might takes days or weeks before I do post them here on 43rumors! So please be patient! Thanks!

There is more and more competition coming. Sony will announce a huge ammount of new NEX cameras ad lenses (Click here to see the lenses at SAR) and new cameras from Samsung and probably Nikon (More at MirrorlessRumors.com). But now I want to know what you think are the strenghts of the m43 system compared to the other mirrorless systems!

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