New E-PL1 reviews…


Our friend Steve Huff just published his latest E-PL1 full review! The title sounds promising:”The Olympus E-PL1 Review. The best JPEG camera EVER?

But we found even more E-PL1 review (hope you don’t get bored).There is a new review on the dutch blog fotografie.nl (google english translation) and one more at enticingthelight.com.
Oh! I almost forgot him, the thephoblographer.com also posted a new review!

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UPDATED-> for small sensors -> Panasonic Image Sensor Roadmap (Let’s join the Megapixel race)

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Image Sensors World just found the new Panasonic sensor roadmap! The most interesting graph is the one I posted above. Click on the image to see it at originial size.
But what is coming in 2012? A 20 Megapixel sensor! Don’t get too excited, this is just a roadmap and as pointed by the ISW Blog roadmaps can change…

The pdf is available for download here at http://www.semicon.panasonic.co.jp/en/catalog/cat/pdf/A00006NE.pdf (Yes it is an official Panasonic document!)

(FT5) Competition is fighting back. 2 new mirrorless cameras from Samsung.

Via K-rumors.com:
There will be two new Samsung NX cameras between April and June. The first will be the NX5 we already told you about on k-rumors. The second camera will be the NX100. The NX100 will be released sometimes in May-June and be the first very compact NX model. It is aimed to compete “against” the Panasonic GF1 and Olympus PEN cameras.

Both camera will use the same NX10 sensor.

Please follow K-rumors.com if you are interested to see all rumors regarding Samsung next mirrorless cameras.

a little bit of everything…


Olympus E-PL1 review on engadget

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Panasonic will publish the work of local LUMIX amateur photographers alongside professionals in a book that will showcase the best of Australian life. (Buy-n-shoot)
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Sigma DP2s tests on DCwatch (google english translation)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 Digital Camera Review (ePhotozine)
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The first russian review we ever posted -> Olympus E-PL1 review on nomobile.ru (google english translation)
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Olympus Mju Tough 3000 Review (Photographyblog)

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(FT2) Panasonic Lumix GP1 in November?

This one is probably a fools day joke. But the author of the rumor seems to be pretty convinced that this is a “real” rumor. I didn’t hear anything about such a camera but beeing a rumor website I will post that :)

Keep in mind. This rumor has a very high chance to be fake ok?

Source: Aleo Veuliah – dpreview forum.

– The GP1 is a pro camera, weather sealed, all in metal
– 14 megapixels, 12 effective, all ratios, new BL Live MOS sensor
– Iso up to 6400, with true clean 3200 iso, Hi setting to 12800
– Touch screen like the Panasonic G2, New Venus HD III engine
– The design is like the G1 and G2, the EVF is better
– Video Full HD 60 frames at full resolution
– New feature is multi spot metering
– 6 FPS, and a new Pro Manual mode

Aleo please contact me :)

(FT3) No Fuji MicroFourThirds camera

UPDATE: This is not a fools day joke!

One month ago we received a rumor from one single source saying that Fuji has choosen to not join MicroFourThirds. Now photorumors received a new rumor which seems to confirm the rumor I had.

Fujifilm Japan will cease production of F200EXR in May 2010. Also, a new S-Pro series professional camera is currently in planning:

* Not a Micro Four Thirds camera
* Using a 12-Megapixel APS-C SuperCCD EXR Pro sensor
* Possibly incorporating either M-mount (Leica) or F-mount (Nikon)
* Extended 1000% wide dynamic range
* Full HD photos and video with HDMI connection
* Built-in Dual IS image stabilization
* ISO 12,8000″

During the past month I received some rumors about Fuji. I didn’t write you anything because it is not clear what’s happening with Fuji. My “feeling” is that Fuji will play a role together with Olympus sooner or later…

(FT3) Doubts about the next FourThirds announcement and the future roadmap

Although one reliable source confirmed that one FourThirds entry-level camera should be released in April, other sources expressed some doubts. I thought it would be better to let you know that. I asked the sources to check again the info they received about the next FourThirds camera.

Important editors note:
Lately I have noticed how difficult it has been for us to get reliable FourThirds rumors. The latest official Olympus statements make me believe the roadmap for FourThirds isn’t that clear. It surprises me how well our sources are doing with MicroFourThirds rumors but not so much with FourThirds rumors. That’s why I think that Olympus might have developed a new FourThirds working model but they are holding them back for unknown reasons.
I repeat, this is just my opinion, but I believe some kind of revolution is going on Olympus strategy.