The Pansonic GX8 gets DxOmarked. Is now officially the best ranked MFT camera!

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By beating the current leader with by two points the GX8 is now the best ranked MFT camera sensor at DxOmark (Click here to see full review). DxO writes:

An increase in resolution to 20Mp together with 4K video capture on the Panasonic’s GX8 latest Four-Thirds chip are certainly welcome improvements for today’s competitive hybrid market. Despite the extra pixels, however, sensor scores for Panasonic’s latest Four-Thirds chip remain a little behind the APS-C hybrid competition from Sony and Samsung, and don’t offer a significant improvement over previous sensors such as that in the 16Mp GH4. With a $1198 price tag, the GX8 isn’t cheap either, but with plenty of features on offer, including the built-in EVF and flash, free-angle LCD, and Dual I.S., you get a lot of camera for your money, making it a good all-in-one solution for the hybrid enthusiast.

There is also a new GX8 review at Mirrorlessons:

In the case of the GX8, it is less the kind of camera I’d just pop into my bag or swing around my neck and much more a professional tool I’d trust for serious photography assignments. In fact, were I a working photographer with a wide array of Micro Four Thirds lenses, I could imagine having the GX8 as my main professional body and the GX7 as my back-up/travel camera.

Neocamera published the GX8 review and writes:

Image quality from the GX8 is solid, with low image-noise, good retention of details and very reliable metering. Colors, white-balance and dynamic-range are all good too, only falling slightly short of its strongest competitors. The GX8 makes it up for with its very fast and ultra-sensitive Contrast-Detect AF system which operates down to -4 EV.

GX8 store links:
Black GX8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In Eu at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, WexUK.
Silver GX8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In Eu at Amazon DEAmazon UK, WexUK.

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The paradigm shift from Panasonic…

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Panasonic will launch 8K in 2017-2018 (Lesnumeriques).

Bruno Labarbère tweeted about a recent Panasonic meeting. And what he writes is quite “Mysterious”:

I had a great chat with Panasonic about their cameras for 2017/2018 : you can expect a big paradigm shift ;)
It’s gonna be less about tech than philosophy. For me, handling and ergonomy are the key factors to success.

I am curious to see what that “paradigm shift” will be all about! Do you have any idea?

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a bit of everything…(Gold Box deal on the GF6)

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Panasonic Lumix GX8 Review

Today at 17:00 berlin time you have a Gold Box deal on the Panasonic GF6 at Amazon.de (Click here).
Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 – Samyang 14mm f/2.8 – GoPro – Real options for wide angle photography compared (Soundimagesplus).
Olympus MCON-P02 Macro Converter review by Michael Gerrard.
The £1,000 Amazon.co.uk Gift Cards Prize Draw (Amazon UK).

Fredrik:If you ever need som videos for your “a bit of everything…” post here’s my two latest food videos. They’re both shot on the Lumix GH3 and the Panasonic 12-35mm, 25mm and Oly 45mm. It would be much appreciated!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgOQiQ7rwTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msJNe0RR1-Q

Dario:Let me ride a Corvette: https://vimeo.com/139833320. GH4, Panasonic 7-14mm, Panasonic 35-100mmm

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Up to $300 off on OMD cameras.

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The two High End OMD cameras got a major price drops that week:
E-M1 for $999 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II for $899 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

Reminder:
42,5mm f/1.7 now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
30mm macro now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$125 off on the [shoplink 56002 ebay]Olympus 25mm f/1.8 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
$5o off on the [shoplink 56004 ebay]Olympus 17mm f/1.8 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
E-P5 with 17mm lens sells for $749 at [shoplink 56012 ebay]RobertsCamera eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $500 off compared to the regular Amazon US price!
eBay also advertises that [shoplink 56013 ebay]Panasonic GH4 for $1,074 as deal of the day[/shoplink]. Great price but be aware it’s grey imported.
A list of all Olympus deals can be found at Amazon US and GetOlympus. Camera+Lens savings page at Amazon US.

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(FT4) No new MFT camera coming at PhotoPlus.

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That will not come as a surprise. But Olympus and Panasonic will not announce any new MFT camera at PhotoPlus this year. Instead we can expect both to show their Leica 100-400mm and Zuiko 300mm prototype lenses. Don’t know yet if they will also show some other new MFT lens…would be nice!

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a bit of everything…

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Tony (video on top): “A spot shot for a New Zealand clothing company as well as our local Volvo agent using a GH4: https://vimeo.com/140364055. The two drone shots used a GoPro 4.

Breakdown of V-Log’s pros and cons to help shooters decide whether it’s right for them (Suggestionofmotion).
Tamron 14-150mm Lens Focus (ephotozine).
Olympus TG-4 Review at Photographyblog.
GM5 review at Photodanielm.
GX8 test at Fengniao.

Geekvie:Check out this video comparing the iPhone 6s 4K video to the GH4! http://youtu.be/JGIMcmt-lLU

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Lens savings: Olympus deals from Canada (cheaper than US) and Panasonic savings.

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Canadian prices are often lower than US prices. Here are the Olympus deals at ProDigital. Everything comes with zero shipping costs, no extra tax and full US valid warranty. Compared to regular US prices this is what you save:
$125 off on the [shoplink 56002 ebay]Olympus 25mm f/1.8 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
$5o off on the [shoplink 56004 ebay]Olympus 17mm f/1.8 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder:
42,5mm f/1.7 now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
30mm macro now for $299 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
E-P5 with 17mm lens sells for $749 at [shoplink 56012 ebay]RobertsCamera eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s a $500 off compared to the regular Amazon US price!
eBay also advertises that [shoplink 56013 ebay]Panasonic GH4 for $1,074 as deal of the day[/shoplink]. Great price but be aware it’s grey imported.
E-M1 for $999 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II for $899 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
A list of all Olympus deals can be found at Amazon US and GetOlympus. Camera+Lens savings page at Amazon US.

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