What you see on the image above is a new [shoplink 52611 ebay]Zhongyi (Mitakon)[/shoplink] protoype lens. And on paper this really looks like a killer product: It’s a 25mm f/0.95 pancake(!) MFT lens! The fastest most compact lens of the world yet!
There is yet no info on the exact release date but the lens will come in Black (no Silver version). The price will be about the same as the [shoplink 55477 ebay]Voigtlander Nokton 25mm lens (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. But the developer said the optical quality will surpass that of the Voigtlander Nokton competition. It has a 11 lens design and great close up effect. These are the very first image samples. Click on the image to see a larger version:

Looks very godo to me..what do you think?

Zhongyi-Mitakon already have two MFT lenses for sale on eBay:
Mitakon 42,5mm f/1.2 on [shoplink 52611 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Mitakon 24mm f/1.7 on [shoplink 52612 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Olympus Japan just issued a statement explaining that it will “pause” the E-M10II sales because of a manufacturing issue. There is yet only a Japanese press text that google translates as follow:

This time, in the digital single-lens camera “OM-D E-M10 Mark II”, in the case of installing a replacement lens of plastic mount on the camera body, we find that there are things the lock is easy to come off.
Now, so we have to consider the improvement, we will meanwhile, was temporarily suspended sales.
The timing of sales resume, we will again guide you in this site to aim the end of September.

Regarding already your response to this was customers who received your purchase, because the very trouble …. was a dedicated window below, we would appreciate your inquiry.

That I apologize the inconvenience to our customers, and apologize.

The camera is still for sale in US&EU:
Black E-M10II at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus, AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK
Silver E-M10II at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus, AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK
Black E-M10II with kit lens at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus, FocusCamera, AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK
Silver E-M10II with kit lens at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus, FocusCamera, AmazonUK, WexUK

A new Olympus Japan patent (Source: Egami) shows that also olympus plans to add a Dual IS system just like the one used by Panasonic on the GX8 camera. There is yet no info when this tech will be released.

Mirrorless vs DSLR – what’s the real issue?

Panasonic GX8 Review (Digitalcameraworld).
Panasonic GX8 ISO tests with the Leica 25mm and the Leica 42.5mm Nocticron (Flickr).
Footless Fish spotted an issue introduced issue with the latest firmware for the Olympus EM-5 MII
Personal View FOTGA Monthly Contest (Personal View).
Race the Train 2015 – Olympus OM-D E-M10 II Sample Image Gallery (Mirrorlessons).
Panasonic GX8 + Image App (Soundimagesplus).
The 42,5 and 45mm lens comparison at DC.watch
CAMSLINGER Streetomatic: http://igg.me/at/camslinger-streetomatic

The Japanese folks over at Ah3dprintshop.com are now selling the instruction to 3D print the biggest shutter button I have ever seen yet :)
It’s made for kids to make it easy for them to take pictures. To see how it works just watch that video posted on Facebook.

Olympus AIR MFT camera is in Stock at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and on eBay in [shoplink 54844 ebay]White (Click here)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 54845 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink

Petri Mikkonen
E-M1 + M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II R
14mm, F8, 1/250s, ISO 200

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As you know Olympus launched the new Global Open Photo Contest. A small tidbit is that the “Grand Prize” is the “Latest Olympus PEN Camera + Lens kit and 1 Million Japanese Yen“.
Just interesting to note they didn’t write E-PL7 but “latest PEN”. maybe this means there is a new PEN coming between now and early 2016?