Panasonic GX9 will be in Stock on April 1 at Amazon US

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Both the new Panasonic GX9 and the new Panasonic ZS200 will be in Stock on April 1 at Amazon US.

Reminder:
The reconditioned E-PL7 sells for $199 at GetOlympus (Click here).
Current Olympus deals at GetOlympus.
At Keh.com you get 20% off products in the Overstock category and 7% off all other products with code “SPRING03A”
The Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 is now on sale on Amazon US in both Black finish (Click here) or Silver finish (Click here).
Use the coupon code “AMB43R” to get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here).
The five new Opteka MFT manual focusing lenses are now available at BHphoto (Click here to see them all).

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E-M1II pattern noise issue tested by J.S.Park

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J.S.Park sent me this message:

You may know the Sony sensor having phase detection pixel shows banding in strong light. Olympus E-M1 Mark II having such Sony sensor also shows similar phenomenon.  Sony camera shows banding while Olympus E-M1 Mark II shows pattern noise. I have thoroughly tested it  and posted it in my blog:
http://lenswork.tistory.com
I’d like to share my findings.

It appears this is a common issue on all sensor with phase detection pixels. Don’t think there is a workaround yet. And don’t get alarmed because this happens in certain very specific and rare conditions only.

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a bit of everything…

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Mount a 16mm Motion Picture Lens on Your Micro Four Thirds Camera: C-mount to MFT Lens Adapter

M.Zuiko 14-42mm F/3.5-5.6 EZ review by NeoCamera.
Who Does What on the Camera Crew? (Explora).
5 gorgeous Olympus cameras and lenses for pro wedding photography – without the bulk (Olympus Imagespace).
Gh5 test at DC.watch.
Sigma CEO gives rare insight on future tech: Plastic Glass, Curved sensors and more… (Mirrorlessrumors).

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

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Reconditioned E-PL7 for $224 with kit lens

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The reconditioned E-PL7 sells for $199 (or $224 with lens) at GetOlympus (Click here). That’s quite a good deal!

Reminder:
Current Olympus deals at GetOlympus.
At Keh.com you get 20% off products in the Overstock category and 7% off all other products with code “SPRING03A”
The Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 is now on sale on Amazon US in both Black finish (Click here) or Silver finish (Click here).
Use the coupon code “AMB43R” to get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here).
The five new Opteka MFT manual focusing lenses are now available at BHphoto (Click here to see them all).

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What’s next: Olympus and Panasonic cameras/lenses

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After the Cp+ buzz and announcement we can expect a couple of months of relative quietness. This is what’s going to happen next:

  • Panasonic will announce new camcorders in April. No info yet if there will be any new MFT mount camcorder (don’t think this will happen)
  • The Z-E2 MFT mount camera with 4k120fps should be announced at the NAB show in early April
  • Sigma will soon announce a new 50mm f/1.4 MFT mount lens
  • Olympus might announce some “minor” stuff in June
  • Olympus 12mm f/1.2 could be announced at Photokina
  • No 100% reliable info yet when Olympus will announce the new PEN-F and E-M5III
  • Some sort of special anniversary OMD model might be announced this year
  • Panasonic next major camera announcement is expected at Photokina
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Olympus PEN E-PL9 Review by Photographyblog

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The E-PL9 is in Stock at Amazon DE and Amazon UK.

Photographyblog posted their full Olympus E-PL9 Review:

Bottom line, the Olympus PEN E-PL9 is not the most exciting update we’ve seen. Those into video making are best served by the improvements in this latest model. AF speed impresses, it’s good to see the built-in flash return (though sadly see the accessory port removed), wireless connections work a treat and the new graphical interface is fun. 
In it’s own right, the Olympus PEN E-PL9 is an excellent entry-level compact-system-camera with more features than most. 

The camera has yet still to be announced in the USA.

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