Back in January Tamron announced a new 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III VC Micro Four Thirds lens. At the time they didn’t unveil neither the release date nor the price. After 9 months(!) Tamron website still doesn’t disclose the release date and price. The lens is listed on BHphoto too but without any useful info.

Some of our readers got any hint about the lens release???

Here are the lens specs:

Berlin Shadows from Andrew Reid on Vimeo.

Metabones Speed Booster for Micro Four Thirds – Review at EosHD.
Nothing to fear from Olympus ISO values (DuncanMartin).
Olympus E-P5 Review at Atmtxphoto.
Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 review at Zuikoholics.
Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II review at Admiringlight.
GX7 test at Chip.de.
Best lenses for your Olympus PEN E-P5: Zooms and Primes (DxOmark).
E-P5 challenges E-M5, epic battle breaks out! (Mu-43).
Panasonic Lumix GX7: primeras muestras (Quesabesde).
Lumix G HD 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 review at M43photo.
Panasonic G6 – Metabones Speed Booster – Focus Peaking – Part 1 (Soundimagesplus).
Street Shooting with the Olympus OM-D and 14-42mm Zoom (TheDigitalStory).
Panasonic 100-300mm f4-5.6 review at ThePhoBlographer.
Meet lifestyle photographer Kristen Jensen and check out the new Panasonic GX7 at Cameta.
Using the M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 as a Landscape Lens (MirrorlessLessons).
New free Olympus Magazine issue (Olympusmag.co.uk)

PRNewswire reports that Panasonic invested in Pelican Imaging:

“Pelican’s array camera technology is extremely innovative; they’re pioneering the next generation of video and image capture,” said Patrick Suel, Venture Partner at Panasonic. “We think there are broad applications for depth-enabled imaging in many industries.”

Pelican Imaging CEO and President Chris Pickett noted, “We’re extremely pleased to add Panasonic to our investor group, which includes other industry leaders like Qualcomm and Nokia. Our relationship with Panasonic will provide further market leverage to bring Pelican’s solutions to multiple market segments.”

Image Sensor World reports that “Pelican array camera provides depth information of the captured scene, allowing users to refocus after the fact, create 3D models, and perform an unprecedented range of edits. At under 3mm thickness, Pelican’s array camera is said to be about 50% of the thickness of the best-in-class camera modules shipping in mobile phones today (not clear what resolution is compared).“

The new Cinema Camera is shipping in small quantities and Blunty posted that first (very long) unboxing video. Let me know if you got your preorder and if you have some tests to show on 43rumors! Thanks!

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema preorders in USA at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and in Germany at Technikdirekt, in France at pbs-video. In Sweden at macoteket, scandinavianphoto, protel.jetshop, webhallen.

There are five new Olympus E-P5 reviews to read: At Petapixel and Pixelmania (dutch) and Der Spiegel (German) and CameraLabs and TheOnlinePhotographer and Admiringlight and JJsemple. More or less they all say the same. It is a very good camera but the price and the competition are the main problems Olympus has to face. As you read on the New York Times (Click here) Olympus said that its sales of its signature mirrorless model, the PEN, had fallen 12 percent in the first quarter (below its expectations).

I hope Olympus learns the lesson and will be more courageous next time. Too many different and very similar PEN’s out there. And most of the time to pricey when they come out (and very cheap after 1-2 years). I hope the new E-M1 will not share the same fate of the E-P5 :(

SIGGRAPH 2013: Reconfigurable Camera Add-On, KaleidoCamera (via Nofilmschool).

Lumix X PZ 14-14mm vs NEX PZ 16-50mm at M43photo.
Olympus Stylus XZ-10 Review at Neocamera.
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens Review at ePhotozine.
E-P5 Hands On Review at DigitalCamerHq.
Russian review of Sigma 60/2.8 for m4/3 at Outlier-v.
Some pictures from Sigma 60mm f2.8 DN Art lens for micro 4/3 at Pantip.
E-PL6 review at Mynavi Japan.

Tyson: “I’ve been putting this together for a while now and got the first part of it done.  It is a gear post about losing weight through the mirrorless systems (m4/3 primarily) when preparing for a backpacking trip.  In the next part I’m going to focus on capturing techniques and then the final will be processing panos and hdr landscape shots using the micro 4/3 cams and lenses. http://tysonrobichaudphotography.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/the-mirrorless-diet-how-to-lose-weight-instantly-part-1/”

Julien: “Hey there! We always love to create short stories for the art and having recently returned on vacation and writing a lot, we wanted to share the freedom one enjoys while writing. Hope you like!
vimeo.com/71554911”

Romansu: “The Tall Ships Races 2013 in the Riga. Shot on Panasonic GH2 with Panasonic lenses 14-140mm, 7-14mm, 100-300mm. https://vimeo.com/71849951”

Matt: “We’re based in Victoria, BC, Canada . Everything on our site is shot with the Olympus OM-D and E-5 http://www.evenstarphotography.ca/cara-andy-wedding/”

Jurek: “Wanted to share with you a five minute spoof video shot with a GH2 and the SLR Magic 25mm Hyperprime CINE, hand-held. The project came about quite spontaneously, hence the on-camera sound. But it’s audible. Personally, I’m extremely happy with what the lens puts out, and notice especially how well the red shirt is taken, red being a real issue for digital cameras. http://vimeo.com/72155683”

Graham: “I use m4/3 for my underwater photography, and recently had my photos published in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2391373/Incredible-moment-shark-whisperer-hypnotises-deadly-shark-15-minutes-gentle-nose-rub.html. These were taken with my Olympus E-PL1 and housing setup! I thought it might be interesting news for you to share. Cheers!”

Bernard: “I made a small comparison between lens : 4/3 : zoom 12-60 f/2.8-3.5  (HG lens, not SHG) micro-4/3 : 17mm, 45mm. Plus, pictures from the 50-200 Zoom + EC-20 : gives a 400mm (800 mm equiv 24×36). http://mailhol.com/photo/compar-43“

I got multiple mails from readers pointing me to the Eisa award 2013-2014 announcement. The E-P5 and the GH3 won a prize. But as I repeat every year, with full respect to the Eisa community…these prices always look like a bit “made up” so that every company gets at least one prize. While both the E-P5 and Gh3 certainly are well made cameras it’s hard to take these prize very seriously.

Anyway, here are the “winners” for each category: