This is not a MFT related rumor. But it might for interest for some of our readers:
On January 27 Olympus will also announce a new “action camera”. A source told me that camera is compatible with all current GoPro accessories. I have yet no picture not specs about the camera.
Image courtesy: Mirrorlessons
Mirrorlessons posted the 300mm with EE-1 red dot sight review:
The most difficult thing when using a long telephoto lens is to quickly compose your frame after spotting your flying subject. The first few times I couldn’t track anything because as soon as I looked through the viewfinder, I couldn’t find my subject anymore. All my reference points were lost. One solution is to keep your camera very close to your eye with the lens aimed at the same thing you are looking at. If you see a bird flying, you start following it before moving your eye to the viewfinder. Practice and experience also help.
With the EE-1 you can take pictures while putting some distance between yourself and the camera and keeping an eye on what’s happening around your frame, something an EVF won’t allow you to do. This is also important because you can observe how the birds behave in the air, how they change direction and where they go. Once you know how to use it, it can either help you enhance your tracking abilities (meaning one day you won’t need the EE-1 anymore) or become an inseparable companion for your wildlife photography.
Marcin Dobas also reviewed the new lens and writes:
Once again I was pleased with image stabilization (it’s not easy to keep the camera steady when you are winded after constant running).I definitely appreciated the fact that a lens, with focal length equivalent of 600mm even with the converter 840mmm, can be quite comfortably held in your hands while cross-country running. That’s a big plus. It won’t come as a surprise to many readers that I don’t particularly enjoy running after deer with a full frame 600 f4. Whatever you’re into I guess. Yet again I appreciated small size of the equipment, especially compared to a SLR. However, comparing it to 400mm f / 4 APSC, while it is smaller and lighter the advantage would not be as pronounced as in the case of FF.
First sample images of a M.Zuiko 300mm F4 taken by Photographer Ángel Lazagabaster at NamenColor.
Wasabi Bob has posted some full size photos taken with the prototype Panasonic 100-400mm lens on Flickr.
Preorder links to the two new MFT lenses:
Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at WexUK. ParkCameras.
Olympus 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus. In EU at Amazon DE. WexUK. ParkCameras.
Just like the [shoplink 57711 ebay]E-M5II[/shoplink] also the new upcoming PEN-F will be able to take High Resolution mode pictures (up to 50 megapixel). The sources also said that while the price may be set high the PEN-F will be really feature many improvements and features that will make it better than any current Olympus MFT camera.
Those are the specs we got from our sources:
PEN-f announce date: 27.01
Sensor: 20mpix
50 megapixel High Res mode
Two kit lens: 14-42ez and 17mm 1,8
New EVF
Price of kits 1497-1797Euro
Follow the live blogging of the event here on 43rumors on January 27 at 5-6am London time!
The yet only German store accepting preorder on the new Panasonic 100-400mm lens is Cyberport. But they made quite a typo and you would have to pay 5.999 Euro or it. I hope they fix this :)
In the meantime the lens got officially announced in Japan (DC.watch). And as leaked yesterday there is also the new CM10 (DC.watch).
Preorder links to the two new MFT lenses:
Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at WexUK. Fotosidan.
Olympus 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus. In EU at Amazon DE. WexUK.
Panasonic is going to launch the successor of the CM1 tomorrow (in Japan only). There is yet no info about the specs of the new CM10 smartphone-camera. The next Panasonic MFT related announcement will happen in February at or shortly before the CP+ show. The GF8 is expected to be announced and we will probably also see some new lens prototype too.
Images via Digicameinfo.
What you see here above is the patented optical design of a new Olympus Zuiko 28mm f/2.0 lens for….Full Frame mirrorless! This means Olympus is considering to keep the doors open for a possible new FF system.
It would make sense to me to offer a sort of “Macro Four Thirds system”. A step up option for MFT owners who need a larger sensor size. Would you like that?
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Patent via Egami.
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