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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup.

September 6, 2015
news
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Petri Mikkonen
E-M1 + M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II R
14mm, F8, 1/250s, ISO 200

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September 5, 2015
deals
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It’s almost over. At midnight those deals will be gone:

$200 off on the Olympus 40-150mm PRO lens sold at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 12mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 75mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 45mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$80 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 75-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 12-40mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 60mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

Kowa Prominar MFT 12mm f/1.8 review at Photozone.

September 5, 2015
reviews
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[shoplink 50867 ebay] GX1_Kowa [/shoplink] Image courtesy: Photozone.

The Kowa Prominar 12mm f/1.8 MFT lens got tested at Photozone:

The Kowa Prominar MFT 12mm f/1.8 is the weakest offering in the Kowa lineup. The pure MTFs are actually quite decent. The center is always sharp at the mainstream settings and the outer image region is relatively decent at f/1.8, good at f/2.8 and very good between f/4 and f/8. However, field curvature is a major issue at large apertures so in the real life the results are less convincing here – at least in our sample which wasn’t really well centered. Typical for the three initial Prominar lenses, both the distortion as well as the lateral CAs are low which is good because image auto-correction isn’t possible. The amount of vignetting is generally on the high side though.

The Kowa Micro Four Thirds lenses on eBay:
8,5mm f/2.8 in on [shoplink 54790 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
12mm f/1.8 in [shoplink 50867 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 50868 ebay]Green (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 50869 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink].
25mm f/1.8 in [shoplink 50870 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 50871 ebay]Green (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 50872 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink].

Huge Olympus 300mm and 40-150mm PRO lenses on auction by Olympus Europe.

September 5, 2015
deals
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[shoplink 55412 ebay] Bildschirmfoto 2015-09-04 um 20.13.18

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Olympus Europe is selling a new Stock of refurbished cameras and lenses through their [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket eBay Store (Click here)[/shoplink].. The list includes an amazing [shoplink 55412 ebay]300mm FT lens[/shoplink] and another amazing [shoplink 55408 ebay]40-150mm PRO lens[/shoplink]:

Lenses:
[shoplink 55412 ebay]300mm FT lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55408 ebay]40-150mm PRO lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55411 ebay]9-18mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55424 ebay]40-150mm superkit bag[/shoplink] [shoplink 55425 ebay]40-150mm superkit bag[/shoplink]

Cameras:
[shoplink 55413 ebay]E-PL5 double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 55407 ebay]E-M5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55406 ebay]E-PL6 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55410 ebay]E-PL3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55414 ebay]E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55415 ebay]E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 55416 ebay]E-P3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55417 ebay]E-P5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 55418 ebay]E-PM2 double lens kit and external flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 55421 ebay]E-M5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 55422 ebay]E-P5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 55423 ebay]E-P3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 54976 ebay]Silver E-M10 with kit lens for 549 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54977 ebay]Black E-M10 with 14-150mm lens for 899 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54978 ebay]Silver E-M1 body for 1169 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54979 ebay]Silver E-M5 with kit lens for 899 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54980 ebay]Silver E-M5 body for 719 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54981 ebay]Black E-M10 with kit lens for 629 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54982 ebay]Silver E-M10 with kit lens for 539 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54984 ebay]Black E-M1 body for 1169 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54985 ebay]Black E-M10 with kit lens for 629 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54986 ebay]Silver E-M10 with kit lens for 629 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54987 ebay]Black E-M5 body for 719 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54988 ebay]Black E-M10 body for 449 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54989 ebay]Black E-M1 with 12-40mm PRO lens for 1799 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54990 ebay]Black E-M1 with 12-50mm PRO lens for 1349 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54992 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm PRO lens for 899 Euro[/shoplink] [shoplink 54993 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm PRO lens for 899 Euro[/shoplink]

Accessories:
[shoplink 55409 ebay]HLD-6 grip[/shoplink]

3 years warranty on all Panasonic cameras!

September 4, 2015
deals
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You get a full 3 years coverage on all Panasonic stuff sold in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Full details can be read on that PDF file.

New Panasonic stuff preorder:
Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH. Lens at Amazon. BHphoto. Panasonic Store.
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens at BHphoto.
45-150mm MATTE version at BHphoto.
14-140mm MATTE version at BHphoto.
Panasonic V-Log L Function Activation Code for Lumix DMC-GH4 at BHphoto, Panasonic Store.

More deals:
$150 off on the brand new [shoplink 55327 ebay]Panasonic G7 at BestBuy on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Huge MFT lens rebates running at GetOlympus US (Click here)
Panasonic LX100 got a $100 discount at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. Same discount for the FZ-1000 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Panasonic GH3 now sells for a new low price record of $597 at BHphoto (Click here).
1 year free unlimited cloud storage when you buy a new camera or lens at Amazon US (all info here).
$13 off on the superfast Lexar 64GB Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC Memory Card with SD UHS-II Reader at BHphoto (Click here).
Olympus 7-14mm PRO lens is back in Stock in USA at BHphoto (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).
New E-M10II is in Stock now in all major US stores like Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus.

V-LOG update will cost $49 only in France. New Nick Driftwood V-LOG samples

September 4, 2015
reviews
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BOAT – Lake Como in V LOG L – 4K Lumix GH4 from Nick Driftwood on Vimeo.

Nick Driftwood sent me this: “BOAT in VLog almost untouched.GH4 https://vimeo.com/138178172 or https://youtu.be/E6rbaEPn5f8. V LOG L 10-bit Pro Res Example on Dropbox”

43rumors reader Soo sent me this: Just a quick update on the V-Log update for the GH4, a french website explained that Panasonic will give 50€ back if one order the firmware update between September 20th and November 30th. So the update will cost 49€ if ordered within that period. (don’t know if such offer will be available outside of Europe). Source : http://www.lesnumeriques.com/appareil-photo-numerique/ifa-2015-50-euros-rembourses-sur-mise-a-jour-v-log-pour-gh4-n45107.html.

Preorder links:
Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH. Lens at Amazon. BHphoto. Panasonic Store.
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens at BHphoto.
45-150mm MATTE version at BHphoto.
14-140mm MATTE version at BHphoto.
Panasonic V-Log L Function Activation Code for Lumix DMC-GH4 at BHphoto, Panasonic Store.

Small PEN curiosity…

September 4, 2015
news
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As you know Olympus launched the new Global Open Photo Contest. A small tidbit is that the “Grand Prize” is the “Latest Olympus PEN Camera + Lens kit and 1 Million Japanese Yen“.
Just interesting to note they didn’t write E-PL7 but “latest PEN”. maybe this means there is a new PEN coming between now and early 2016?