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
	Aspect Ratio	4:3 3:2 16:9
LCD Monitor
	LCD Monitor	3in
	Screen resolution	920k dot
	Touch Screen	No Data
Focusing
	Focusing modes	Autofocus Manual Fixed Face Detection Multi
Exposure Control
	Shutter speeds shortest	1/4000sec
	Shutter speeds longest	30sec
	Exp modes	Program Aperture-Priority Shutter-Priority Manual Scene modes Program Variable
	Metering	Centre-weighted – Average Multi Pattern Spot
	ISO sensitivity	200 – 12800
	White balance	Auto Manual Outdoors/Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Shade
	Exposure Comp	+/-3
Viewfinder
	Viewfinder Resolution	No Data
Shooting Options
	Continuous shooting	5fps
Video
	Movie mode	Yes
	Video Resolution	1920×1080 1280×720 720p 640×480 VGA
	Video FPS	30p
	Stereo Sound	Yes
	Optical Zoom with Video	Yes
Other Features
	Image Stabilisation	Yes
Interface
	HDMI	Yes
	USB	USB 2
Storage
	Card Type	SD SDHC SDXC
	File Type	RAW JPG RAW + JPG
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
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].

Panasonic US posted that interesting video of a CES Chat about the 4K future. Particularly from minute 30 towards the discussion goes about Panasonic’s 4K vision. Watch it if you care to learn more about the “4K” future!

BCNranking posted the market share numbers for 2013. As you can see from the graph on top Olympus still leads the mirrorless market although they lost 0.9% share compared to the previous year. Sony is now pretty close thanks to their A7-A7r cameras while Panasonic share dropped 9%!!!

I am curious to see what Panasonic will do to recover…

Panasonic 4K Cameras at CES.

Fast test of Pana 12-32 vs Oly 9-18 on both E-P5 and GM1 at Paleonature.
Panasonic’s first-person 4K camera debuts at CES, set for launch in late 2014 (Engadget).
Review: Olympus Stylus 1 Compact Premium Bridge (Digitalversus).
Panasonic GM1 review at Photoreview.
Olympus STYLUS 1 Review by Robin Wong.
The world’s first smooth focus controller released- V-Control Evolution (Aputure).
First Impressions: Panasonic 42.5mm f1.2 (ThePhoBlographer)
Can a m4/3 mirrorless system be a professional system? A personal view (Soundimagesplus).
More images of the new Kodak S-1 MFT camera at DC.watch.