Egami spotted a Pentax patent describing a 14mm f/2.5 lens. The curious thing here is that the desing seems to be close to the [shoplink 16258 ebay]Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 lens[/shoplink] design! Just compare the lens elements images I posted on top.
After Sigma and Konica-Minolta also Pentax designs lenses for the MFT system?
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Panasonic 14mm lens store links: [shopcountry 16258].
Source: CameraSize.
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With the Fuji X-T1 announced today (specs here at Amazon) Fuji is going clearly after the Olympus E-M1. The size is about the same, they both have tilting LCD, both have a great EVF, both have about the same level of weather sealing. The major difference is that the Fuji has a larger APS-C X Trans sensor while the Olympus has the superb 5 axis stabilization and 1/8000 shutter. I guess the E-M1 finally got his first real competition. Let’s hope this will force Olympus to lower price and work on an even greater successor ;)
P.S.: The X-T1 viewfinder is quite big and is also “flat” just like the E-M10 that will be announced tomorrow (see image below)
X-Ti vs E-M10
Full Fuji X-T1 news, tests and more on my sister site MirrorlessRumors.com (Click here).
Kascarade – Long Kiss Goodbye – Acoustic version from kascarade on Vimeo.
P13: “I’ve just finished a video with the final retail version of the SLR Magic Anamorphot with the SLR Magic 35mm T1.4 Cine Mark II, also the SLR Magic +0.33 and for some shots the +1.3 acromatic diopters were used. I’ve found the lens practical to work with on a portable rig (I’m using the Edelkrone Pocket Rig), with it being easy enough to rack focus to a sharp image.”
TheNewYorker reviews the GF1 :)
A shallow depth of field with a Micro 4/3s camera? Yes, it is possible! (BestMirrorlessCamerasReviews).
Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 (Adminringlight).
Olympus E-M1 is the mirrorless camera of the year at Photographyblog.
Olympus E-M1 vs Panasonic GH3 at EosHD.
Gm1 review at Marchal.
Comparingthe E-M5 with the Fujifilm X100S (Duncan Martin).
Dan Cheung a wedding photographer from Sydney (http://www.sutoritera.com/) decided to sell all of his existing Canon gears and converted to m43 (EM1). Here’s his mini review: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?p=15824023#post15824023
Test pictures of the new MFT 12-40mm/f2,8 PRO and the older FT 12-60mm/f2,8-4 SWD lenses (Pixelmania).
Frank: “I came across this review and thought you might be interested: http://brooksreview.net/2014/01/omd-em5/. Seems like it’s still a nice camera, even at 18 months old.”
Joel: “I put together a demo video of some video and photos taken with the Olympus Zuiko ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 paired with the Panasonic GH3 for some extreme focal length shooting. Check it out below to see what can be done! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CAfAVW4crI”
Roy: “As it is a festive time, I happened to shoot street in Kolkata (India) with my gear Olympus OMD-EM5 with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 at night. I have written my experience in my blog. Here is the link for it: http://www.samudranil.in/blog/?id=71643644708”
Hinting: “I have just completed the quick test on leica M and screw mount lenses on the tiny GM1. This time the post is linked to individual lens test, which was fun to do. This is not a scientific test, just some real world samples to see how the different lenses compares. The images are developed from RAW files, processed in lightroom and resized to 1600 pixel wide. Enjoy!
https://plus.google.com/115255826572441766446/posts/4KpWQsyKug5”
Telemach: “I’m not sure if this was posted yet but Panasonic Poland is offering extended warranty – 5 years for selected Lumix G cameras if bought at listed stores. Details are here: https://lumixg5lat-panasonic.pl/pl-PL/Start.aspx“
Samyang/Rokinon quietly introduced two new MFT mount version of some of their lenses. They are already available at BHphoto:
Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC (Click here to see it at BHphoto).
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC (Click here to see it at BHphoto).
These are lenses designed for Full Frame DSLR cameras. The only thing that they did change is the mount. That’s why the lenses are big. But what the heck, $299 for a very good quality 85mm f/1.4 lens is a no brainer if you don’t care about the size!
Kodak released the full specs for the KOdak PixPro S-1 Micro Four Thirds camera. Here they are:
| Manufacturer | Kodak | |
| Image Sensor | ||
| CCD pixels | 16Mp (Megapixels) | |
| Pixels (W) | 4640 | |
| Pixels (H) | 3480 | |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | |
| Sensor Size | Micro / Four Thirds | |
| Sensor Size (width) | 17.3mm | |
| Sensor Size (height) | 13mm | |
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| LCD Monitor | ||
| LCD Monitor | 3in | |
| Screen resolution | 920k dot | |
| Touch Screen | No Data | |
| Focusing | ||
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| Exposure Control | ||
| Shutter speeds shortest | 1/4000sec | |
| Shutter speeds longest | 30sec | |
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| ISO sensitivity | 200 – 12800 | |
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| Exposure Comp | +/-3 | |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder Resolution | No Data | |
| Shooting Options | ||
| Continuous shooting | 5fps | |
| Video | ||
| Movie mode | Yes | |
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| Video FPS | 30p | |
| Stereo Sound | Yes | |
| Optical Zoom with Video | Yes | |
| Other Features | ||
| Image Stabilisation | Yes | |
| Interface | ||
| HDMI | Yes | |
| USB | USB 2 | |
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| Power Source | ||
| Battery Type | Lithium-Ion LB-070 7.4V 1000mAh | |
| CIPA Rating | 410 | |
| Box Contents | ||
| Box Contents | Kodak Pixpro SZ ED 12-45mm f/3.5-6.3 AF Lens unit, Battery, P10 flash unit, AC adapter, USB cable, Neck Strap, CD-Rom, Service card, Warranty card, Manual |
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| Dimensions | ||
| Weight | 290g | |
| Width | 115.6mm | |
| Height | 68.4mm | |
| Depth | 35.6mm | |
found via ePhotozine
Photographer Lester Jones Road Tests the All New LUMIX GX7
5 Tips for Shooting Sports with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 (TheDigitalStory).
Battle of the mirrorless monsters – Sony A7R vs Olympus OM-D E-M1 (EosHD).
Panasonic GM1 review by Tyson Robichaud.
GM1 and Lumix App test at Japanese Ascii.
Olympus Stylus 1 Sample Image Gallery (Digitalcamerareview).
Fujifilm X-E2, Olympus OM-D E-M5, Panasonic GX7 y Sony NEX-7: frente a frente (Quesabesde).
Olympus E-M1 with 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 43 Zoom test at Outbackphoto.
Olympus Photography Events In February (ePhotozine).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 review at Trustedreviews.
Voigtlander Nokton 42.5 mm f/0.95 review at Lenstip.
The Chinese site Xjirumo spotted that LX7 clone launched by Seagull. Sounds like Panasonic wants to sell low budget version of their cameras for the Chinese market! Curious to learn if that strategy will work out for Pana!
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Reminder for Eu readers: Massive amount of refurbished MFT stuff on sale at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
