ATIBA & EVANS [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink] Skate

Panasonic marketing man: “GH2 is a niche” (EosHD)

Living in the 3rd Dimension (3Dkraft)

Panasonic 12.5mm 3D lens test at Fotopolis.

Imaging Resource posted a double interview with Olympus and Panasonic!

First they had a small talk with Peter Ewen, Katie Roseman, and Sally Smith-Clemens from Olympus USA. Olympus underlined their commitment to the 12 Megapixel “Philosophy”. And honestly I do agre with what they say :) . They also talk about the [shoplink 17163]E-5[/shoplink] (huge success!) their Four Thirds plans and the movie and 3D trend. There are plenty of interesting info but no details about future products.

The second interview has been made with Darin Pepple from Panasonic USA. He said “We’re finding that the compact system camera is not really stealing business (in USA) or cannibalizing in any way the SLR business right now. What’s really happening is we’ve identified about 23 million users that would love to be in an SLR“. And that is what he says about the APS-C sensor mirrorless competition: “With the Micro Four Thirds system, we are a little bit smaller than an APS-C sized sensor that you’d find in any one of our competitors, for example. But at the same time, they’ve corrupted the lens quality to try and get it down so small, that the edge detail — they’ve sort of blurred out the image. Especially in the zooms, not so much in the fixed focal-lengths, but the zoom lenses.”

Take time to read both (very long) articles and let us know what you think about them!

Olympus Pen EPL2

GF1 vs GF2 High ISO comparison (Dpreview forum).

Olympus E-5 review (Photoradar).

OLYMPUS Viewer 2 Update for Windows (Olympus.co.jp).

Olympus XZ-1 – sample photos and videos (Lenstip).

How engineering can triumph over marketing, a solution (EosHD).

I am sure many of you are curious to see how the Fuji X100 hybrid viewfinder works. And by the way, we were told that Olympus is working on very similar concepts. For example with the use of semitransparent OLED viewfinders. Fuji said: “We cannot say whether other companies are going to follow in our footsteps, but in view of the speed with which other manufacturers’ technology is currently adopted, it’s possible this might happen.” But those are just rumors so enjoy the video!

The Fuji X100 should cost around $1.000-1.2000. Click here to signup at Amazon to be notified when it becomes available for preorder.

P.S.: Fuji is part of the Four Thirds group!

Very often I do receive questions like “What should I buy” or “is the camera/lens good enough for me” and so on. That’s why I had the idea to add a user review section on 43rumors. If you take a look at the camera database on top you see a new link “User rating: xxx of 10” (where xxx stays for the average user rating). If you click on it you can rate the product and add your personal review. This will help other 43rumors readers to know more about the camera/lens they want to buy. To be able to write reviews you MUST BE a 43rumors member. You can register here: https://www.43rumors.com/register/. If you have any problem while registering contact me at 43rumors@gmail.com. Feel free to add your links to flickr or personal website to show your best pictures. You can also respond to other user reviews.

The new user review feature is in beta stage! Feel free to add suggestions to improve it! Thanks!

P.S.: You know see a small scrolling graph at the bottom of the camera database. There is more and more Micro Four Thirds stuff coming and that should make it a little bit more easier to understand where you are while scrolling the database. You can also click on the single sections to jump from one site to another!

Lensbaby Composer with Tilt Transformer and [shoplink 15659]Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f0.95[/shoplink] on M43 [shoplink 14826]Panasonic GH1[/shoplink]

Olympus, Bluetooth communication unit “PENPAL PP-1” to be released on January 28. Price 8,820 yen (DC.watch.impress).

Panasonic Lumix [shoplink 17361]DMC-GF2[/shoplink] review at Photoreview Australia.

Panasonic Leica 45 mm f/2.8 ASPH. MEGA OIS – Lens Test at optyczne.pl.

Would you buy a mFT or E-mount 50mm f/1.0 manual prime? (Question asked by SLRmagic on Twitter).

Pictures from the Panasonic CES booth on Flickr. (Thanks Eric!)