According to latest studies from SquareTrade “Panasonic is the most reliable camera brand. For both inexpensive cameras under $300 and more expensive models up to $500, Panasonic cameras
source: yahoo
[Thanks Mark and Fabio]According to CNET Asia camera manufacturers swear allegiance to Micro Four Thirds.
Over and Out -> The principal trustedreview editor quits.
Noisycamera will start to review every camera made and is also introducing Health Insurance for Digital Cameras.
Focus numerique leaked a new camera.
A Pentax user is testing a new fullframe camera.
The polish website dfv.pl leaked a new Canon camera.
And yeah, Philip Bloom has also one: Canon DSLR video goes RAW!!
Our friend Sam B. sent us following mail:
“Best Buy, the largest electronics chain store in the United States is now carrying the E-PL1 in its brick and mortar stores. This is a very significant development since it is essentially the “starting gun shot” for the race for MFT in the US. Previously you could only buy MFT cameras online or through specialist camera stores, giving them zero visibility with the market segment Olympus and Panasonic are targeting – P&S upgraders looking for a higher quality camera without the dSLR size.”
Here the link to the shop: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Olympus+-+12.3-Megapixel+Digital+SLR+Camera+-+Black/9769158.p?id=1218170032854&skuId=9769158
It will be interesting to see if that will really increase the MicroFourThirds sales. In the meanwhile Samsung is pretty confident to “Samsung Electronics, which will absorb Samsung DigitaI Imaging Co. as of Thursday, plans to grab a 20 per cent share of the world’s digital camera market in two years, up from 11.7 per cent last year, the company said in a release.”. Source: tradingmarkets
I know who will dominate the market in 2012! Just give me some time to find my cristal ball on my basement…
Dear readers,
Yesterday I asked you to give your opinion on the need to cover the rumors from more brands with mirrorless camera systems.
As you understood from my comments it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to “expand” 43rumors coverage on other brands. I started 43rumors I wanted to have a place for FourThirds-MicroFourThirds only.
But I have been surprised to see how many people need a place for general mirrorless rumors and news. So my idea is to create a new mirrorlessrumors.com website and comunity! The website should not only contain the unique rumors from our sources but also become a dynamic network with people sharing reviews, comparisons and tests.
What do you think?
The japanese company “Yuenu” created a new close up lens for the Olympus 17mm pancake lens. Once attached you can shoot as close as 4cm!
Weight: 14g
Open price (estimated actual sales price 2,980 yen / $32 / 24 Euro)
BCNranking just published the lens sales ranking for January-Febraury 2010.
The following lens list contains the 10 most sold FourThirds and MicroFourThirds mount lenses (including third-party producer like Sigma). Click on the lens name to see the product page on amazon.
| 1 | Panasonic | LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./MEGA OIS |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Panasonic | LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA OIS |
| 3 | Panasonic | LUMIX G 20mm/F1.7 ASPH |
| 4 | Panasonic | LUMIX G VARIO 7-14mm/F4.0 ASPH |
| 5 | Panasonic | LEICA DG MACRO-ELMARIT 45mm/F2.8 ASPH./MEGA OIS |
| 6 | Olympus | ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F2.8 |
| 7 | Olympus | ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm F4.0-5.6 |
| 8 | Panasonic | LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm/F4.0-F5.8 ASPH./MEGA OIS |
| 9 | Olympus | M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 |
| 10 | Olympus | ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50mm F2.0 Macro |
Finally new FourThirds lenses have been announced at the International Lodz Film Video Photography 2010.
Following three lenses have been released:
source: optyczne.pl
We will let you know when the lens will be available on Amazon
