(FT4) Nikkan says Panasonic will launch a 6K mirrorless system camera in fiscal year 2016!

GH5
A photoshopped GH5 :)

The Japanese site Nikkan reports that Panasonic will launch a new 6K capable mirrorless camera during fiscal year 2016 (goes til March 2017). Those are the cameras new features:

– Records 6k at 30fps and 4K at 60fps
– From each 6K frame you can grab 18 Million Still images.
– This could be a new GH model (GH5?)

There is yet no other info unveiled by the site. But we can assume that camera will be announced at Photokina!

found via Digicameinfo.

(FT5) Olympus to ship the first f/1.2 lens by mid 2016!

[shoplink 56524 ebay]50mm12[/shoplink] Image on top shows the [shoplink 56524 ebay]OM 50mm f/1.2 lens (here on eBay)[/shoplink]

This is a rock solid rumor. Olympus will launch a new f/1.2 lens line soon. And a trusted source just added that the very first lens will ship this summer. The announcement date is yet unknown but there is a chance Olympus will display that lens as a prototype at the CP+ show in late February!

Bit of history: Olympus OM system had two f/1.2 lenses: The [shoplink 56524 ebay]50mm f/1.2 (here on eBay)[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 56525 ebay]55mm f/1.2 (here on eBay)[/shoplink].


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Would you buy a m43 camera with Black and White sensor?

One way to get larger pixels, the maximum possible sharpness and resolution is…to get rid of colors! Leica did it with the M Monochrome camera ($7950!). I was wondering if you think a Black And White Micro Four Thirds camera would be a nice addition to the system:

Tell me what you think about the B&W MFT camera:

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My personal note: I would buy it if there would be a considerable gain in dynamic range.