It’s back: Panasonic GX8 for $799.

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GX8

The GX8 deal is back: You get the Silver (Click here) or Black (Click here) body for $799 at Quickndone Canada.

Ongoing deals:
The grey imported Panasonic GH4 is on sale for $949 on eBay US (Click here). It does come with 1 year US seller warranty.
At BHphoto (Click here) you save up to $1,322 on Olympus camera and lens bundles. Don’t forget to click on the green bundle to see all savings!
Refurbished GX8 for $774: In [shoplink 59862 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 59863 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] Reconditioned E-M1 and E-M5II sales at GetOlympus (Click here). $719 is a very low price!

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(FT5) New leaked image of the upcoming Olympus E-PL8

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E-PL8

A source (Thanks!) just sent me that image of the new Olympus E-PL8. The camera is likely to be introduced soon along the new 30mm f/3.5 macro lens. Stay tuned on 43rumors!

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a bit of everything…

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Glimpse of Seville | 4K from Emeric on Vimeo.

The Future of Image Sensor Technology – Beyond the Bayer CFA (Cinema5D).
Minolta 60mm macor lens patent at Egami.
Phase One Releases Capture One Pro 9.1.2 adds support for some MFT lenses and the Panasonic G70.
Meike 35mm f/1.7 Lens Review (ePhotozine).
Olympus 5 axis stabilization patent.
What to Do With Your Old Camera? Here Are Six Ideas (Explora).
Plenty of new auctions at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink].

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New Meike 50mm and 35mm MFT lenses reviewed

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Meike-MFT
ePhotozine tested two of the four new Meike MFT lenses:

50mm f/2.0 (review here):

From a purist point of view, the Meike 50mm f/2 gives total freedom from automation. This may well appeal to some photographers who will enjoy the process of using it and live with the soft edges, even using its shortcomings to create distinctive images.
For most, there are inexpensive marque lenses that are sharper and much easier to use, for not very much more money.

35mm f/1.7 (review here):

The Meike 35mm f/1.7 lens is a well made, attractive optic in a very traditional way. It is totally manual in every respect and as such needs some care in use to get the best out of it. Purists may love this lens and will be rewarded with excellent central sharpness, but really quite soft edges to the images. This may suit portraiture, and on MFT format the 75mm 35mm-equivalent is fine for this. On APS-C the equivalent is more like a 50mm standard lens, so a bit on the short side for pictures of people.
At the price asked, it could well be worth giving this lens a shot and seeing how it might be used creatively to produce distinctive images.

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