New GX9 and TZ200 reviews

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Photographyblog reviewed the new GX9:

The GX9 is really fast, its touchscreen works a treat, silent mode is very welcome, plus the camera is packed with so many features and shooting modes. 
Bottom line; the Panasonic Lumix GX9 is a very able and affordable offering in the Lumix G series of cameras. Against the GX80 there are numerous refinements and plenty of reasons to go for the GX9 instead.

ePhotozine tested ther TZ200:

For the price, the Panasonic Lumix TZ200 offers a whole host of features, manual controls, an excellent zoom and it’s a doddle to use. The TZ200 can be easily used by someone who’s just getting to grips with photography as well as a more seasoned pro who’s looking for a pocket zoom that’s perfect for their travels. The camera also delivers excellent images, with good colour, good detail, and good noise performance. Plus, it’s size means you won’t notice its weight or be annoyed by its size when you’re out-and-about. 
The Panasonic Lumix TZ200 is a lovely little camera that packs a lot of punch – Highly Recommended.

Preorders:
GX9 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. FocusCamera.
ZS200 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. FocusCamera.

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Three lenses to rule them all…and new 12mm f/1.2 PRO to be announced in 2018?

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This is a nice group image of the three top class Olympus PRO f/1.2 lenses (courtesy of GetOlympus). And if the hints we are receiving these weeks will be confirmed the fourth fast PRO lens should be the 12mm f/1.2. Announcement by end 2018?

Links:
17mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.
25mm at  Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.
45mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.

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a bit of everything…

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Olympus 17mm f/1.2 and 45mm f/1.2 Review Part 2

Panasonic G9 High Resolution mode and Landscape Photography (Soundimagesplus).
Things We Love: Macro Functions on Tough Cameras (John Harris).
The Best from Japan: Sony’s 400mm f/2.8; Olympus’ crazy concept cameras; Sigma’s “VR” lens hood service and more (Imaging Resource).
Panasonic Lumix GX9 | Kurztest der GX80-Nachfolgerin [CP+ 2018] A blast from the past II: revisiting the Olympus OM-D E-M5 (Robin Wong).

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

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(FT4) Some “insider” info about the Panasonic G9

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The following info is from a reliable source:

– The G9 is essential a GH5 in a new case. It shares the same hardware.
– G9 was initially planned to be a 16MP camera
– Initial plan was to release both G9 and GH5 at the same time with G9 focused primary on photographs and GH5 both video and photo.
– Due to availability issues with the new larger viewfinder they decided to launch GH5 first with the “smaller” viewfinder. They thought that a larger viewfinder is more important to photographers than to the movie guys
– Main competitor is Sony and not Olympus. They want to significantly expand the share in photo sector
– The 4K/6K photo modes are not well perceived by photo community thats why they decided to release the high burst modes (which they could have already).

Panasonic links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Wex UK.
Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Amazon DE. Amazon UK. Amazon IT.

Join our Panasonic G9 Facebook group.

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