UPDATE: You can now preorder the new Olympus 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens on Amazon US (Click here).

Digicameinfo leaked two more images of the final production version Zuiko 300mm f/4.0 PRO IS lens. The “beast” will be announced on January 6th at around 6am London time. The Japanese leaked specs list confirmes the “german” spec list we leaked on Friday:

– 6 stop correction (world’s best stabilization!)
– 17 lenses organized in 10 groups (three Super ED lens, one E-HR lens, three HR lens)
– New Z Coating Nano” coating to reduce flare
– weather sealed (17 sealing points).
– Lens fully functional down to -10 ℃.
– Tele Macro function of the shortest photographing distance 1.4m.
– Maximum magnification is 0.24 times (MC-14 0.34-fold during use).
– It is equipped with a “manual focus clutch mechanism”. Focus limit switch, with a L-Fn button.
– nine blade circular aperture
– 77mm filter size
– Total length 227mm (hood when using 280mm). The maximum diameter of 92.5mm. It weighs 1270 grams (1475 grams in the tripod sit).
– built-in lens hood can be fixed sliding that is stretched.
– detachable tripod mount
– price of ¥ 370,000 (including tax ¥ 399,600). In Europe 2.600 Euro
– ships late February

The Chinese public agency Srrc.org.cn registered the new Panasonic GF8. I reported about that camera months ago saying it would ship early Spring and basically be a sort of 4K GF7 camera. So to sum up those are the next MFT cameras and lenses to be announced:

January 5 (5-6am London time): Panasonic 100-400mm lens
January 6 (6am London time): Olympus 300mm f/.40
End of January: PEN-F with 20MP sensor
End of February: GF8 4K camera
End of February: new Olympus f/1.2 primes

SRRC link via Digicameinfo

Those are the full specs of the two new Panasonic compact cameras. The TX81 will ship in February and the TZ101 will ship in March. Price is still not known.

UPDATE: You can now preorder the lens at Amazon US.

The same German magazine that revealed the full Olympus 300mm PRO lens specs (article here) also released some Pansonic 100-400mm MFT lens info:

• Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6,3 Power OIS
• weather sealed
• 20 lenses in 13 groups
• 72mm filter size
• 83x172mm (size) and 985g (weight)
• Price and shipment start to be determined

The magazine hands-on report also says the lens is “silent” and focuses very fast.

UPDATE: You can now preorder the new Olympus 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens on Amazon US (Click here).

A readers sent me that image and the specs of the Olympus 300mm PRO lens that will be announced on January 6th. Don’t know where he got them (some German magazine or store brochure). Specs:

• 300mm f/4.0 IS PRO (600mm equivalent)
• 17 lenses in 10 groups
• 140cm close focusing distance
• 77mm filter
• 93x227mm, 1475g
• In lens stabilization (up to 6 stops!)
• weather sealed
• Price: 2600 Euro
• Shipment in March

The text I received from the source also says:

1. The Olympus lens weights 4-5 kilo less than comparable 600mm FF equivalent lenses like the [shoplink 57342 ebay]Canon 600mm IS USM[/shoplink]. On Amazon the Canon sells for $11,500 (but the Canon FF lens gathers more light as it’s designed for FF cameras).
2. Another advantage of the new Olympus lens is the stabilization system which is said to be best of the world.

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And now let’s recap the full list of CES products coming from Olympus and Panasonic:

1. Panasonic announcement on January 5th at around 5-6am London time:
   – DMC-TZ100 (colors black and silver)
   – DMC-TZ80 (colors black and silver)
   – LEICA DG VARIO-ELMAR 100-400mm F4-6.3
   – HC-VXF990 (camcorder)
   – HC-VX980 (camcorder)
2. Olympus announcement on January 6th at 6am London time:
   – Olympus Zuiko 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens with Dual IS

Important: PEN-F is not coming at CES but shortly after the event!!!

Digicameinfo confirmed the new Leica 100-400mm MFT lens will be announced on January 5th. So these are all the products Panasonic will launch on the same day:

– DMC-TZ100 (colors black and silver)
– DMC-TZ80 (colors black and silver)
– LEICA DG VARIO-ELMAR 100-400mm F4-6.3
– HC-VXF990 (camcorder)
– HC-VX980 (camcorder)

And on January 6 Olympus will launch the new 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens!