First review of the new GF8 (a camera most of us cannot buy!)

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GF8

As you know Panasonic recently announced the new GF8. But the camera is going on sale in Asia and Australia only. And the Australian site Photoreview posted the world’s first review of that camera:

Not surprisingly, both subjective evaluation of test shots and our Imatest testing revealed close similarities with shots from the GF7, GM5, GM1 and GX7, all of which share the same sensor and image processor. We found plenty of detail recorded in images, which were usually sharp and colour accurate, albeit with a slight tendency to emphasise reds and purplish blues.Imatest showed JPEG files showed higher resolution than the GF7 files we reported on.

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And here comes the next Olympus Full Frame lens patent: 24mm f/1.4.

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They say Good Things Come In Threes…well this is the third Olympus Full Frame lens patent! After the 28mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/1.4 Egami also spotted the 24mm f/1.4 patent. Here are the specs:

  • Patent Publication No. 2016-38418
    • Published 2016.3.22
    • Filing date 2014.8.5
  • Example 1
    • f 24.48
    • FNO. 1.41
    • 2ω 91.37
    • IH 22.50
    • FB (in air) 9.49
    • Total length (in air) 154.18

It’s yet unclear if this is for a new system that Olympus could launch sometimes in the future or if those are lenses designed for a current (Sony E?) system.

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New up to $200 Panasonic lens savings in US

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Check out that special Panasonic lens page at BHphoto (Click here). you save up to $200 on MFT lenses!

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(FT5) Confirmed: Panasonic camera and lens announcement the first week of April

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Image on top shows the current [shoplink 58866 ebay]Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens[/shoplink]

We got solid multiple confirmations that Panasonic will have a press event during the first week of April. We expect Panasonic to announce the new entry level G camera and a new Leica branded prime lens. I don’t know if Panasonic will also announce new camcorders for the upcoming NAB event.


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