New Panasonic GX8 full size image samples by Gliulio Sciorio and Photographyblog.

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Giulio Sciorio (Click here) posted full size image samples taken with the new Panasonic GX8. He writes:

I guess after shooting with the GX8 for a week I’m appreciating the GX8 for what it is – a modern photographers camera. Size and mic port aside what I found was that because of the quality of the JPEGs out of camera and the larger size, I was able to put my efforts into capturing beautiful moments of a special time in my life. At the end of my life I won’t be thinking about the GX8, the size or other quirks I’ll be looking at the images and reliving my 40th with my wife. 

Photographyblog posted both full size JPG and RAW files:

Preorders:
Black GX8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In Eu at WexUK.
Silver GX8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In Eu at WexUK.
FZ300 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.

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(FT3) New E-M5II firmware coming within days?

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A source got the following info from Olympus:

He mentioned that there would be a “firmware update before the end of July to update the Hi-Res option to as low as 1/80 shutter speed”.
I’d presumed that when he said “1/80 shutter speed for the high-res” that he meant the whole process of taking the complete photo would take 1/80 sec. Maybe he meant each of the 8 photos/sensor moves would take 1/80 sec… which gives ~1/10 of a second to take a photo.

E-M5II store links:
E-M5II in Black at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II in Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II In Europe at AmazonUK, Jessops, WexUK, Namencolor.
E-M5II Gariz leather case on eBay in [shoplink 52300 ebay]Full Black (Click here)[/shoplink] or in [shoplink 52301 ebay]Full Brown (Click here)[/shoplink].

 

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New Olympus deals in Europe (and updated ref. list).

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There are some Olympus deals at Amazon Europe:
Free Olympus MMF-3 Adapter with FT lenses at Amazon DE (Click here).
Up to £120 Cashback on Selected Olympus Lenses and Cameras at Amazon UK (Click here).
Olympus E-M10 et Objectifs : jusqu’à 150€ remboursés at Amazon France (Click here).

And [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympus[/shoplink] keeps adding new refurbished Olympus stuff on their [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket Ebay Europe store[/shoplink]:
[shoplink 54705 ebay]Olympus E-PL6 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54697 ebay]Silver Olympus E-P5 body[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54698 ebay]Olympus 40-150mm superkit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54699 ebay]Olympus E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54700 ebay]Olympus 40-150mm superkit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54676 ebay]Olympus E-P5 with kit lens and external EVF[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54673 ebay]Olympus E-PL6 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54670 ebay]Olympus E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54674 ebay]Olympus E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54675 ebay]Silver Olympus E-P5 body[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54671 ebay]Olympus 60mm macro lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54672 ebay]Olympus 9mm cap lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54677 ebay]Olympus 40-150mm superkit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54678 ebay]Olympus E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54679 ebay]Olympus 25mm lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54680 ebay]Olympus 40-150mm superkit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54681 ebay]Olympus E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54682 ebay]Olympus 60mm macro lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54683 ebay]Olympus HLD6 grip[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54684 ebay]Olympus E-PL6 with kit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54685 ebay]Silver Olympus E-P5 body[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54686 ebay]Olympus E-P5 with kit lens and external EVF[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54687 ebay]Olympus 40-150mm superkit lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54688 ebay]Olympus 25mm lens[/shoplink].
[shoplink 54689 ebay]Olympus 40-150mm superkit lens[/shoplink].
Full list at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket Ebay Europe store[/shoplink]:

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Photozone reviews the 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens: “it is highly desirable lens with one bug”.

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Image courtesy: Photozone.

Photozone posted the full Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens review and writes:

The Olympus M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO is, mostly, a highly desirable lens – except for one bug. On the positive side, it is very good if not excellent in the primary image quality metrics. It is very sharp across the focal length range including some greatness in the middle portion. Vignetting and distortions are very low. One the downside, the quality of the bokeh (out-of-focus blur) can be disappointing – not in all scenes but busy backgrounds are clearly not the lens’ best friends.
Olympus M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO is directly competing with Panasonic’s Lumix G X 35-100mm f/2.8 Power OIS. Obviously the Olympus has the bigger range (and as such also a bigger size/weight) and is somewhat sharper whereas the Panasonic has clearly the better bokeh plus an image stabilizer. Both are very good really.

40-150mm PRO shop link:
In USA/Canada at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus and GetOlympus Canada.
In Europe at Wex UK, Technikdirekt and Amazon.
In Asia at Digitalrev and Amazon Japan.

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