43 Rumors – Page 1542 – Panasonic and Olympus Digital Camera News

(FT3) Panasonic FZ300 specs: Sony 4/3 sensor, clean 4K readout and 24-400mm Leica lens.

June 30, 2015
Rumors
76 Comments

Two months ago Panasonic registered three new camera names: G7, GX8 and FZ300. The G7 has been announced, the GX8 will be announced around September but it’s still unclear when Panasonic will announce the FZ300. And recently an anonymous source sent me some info about that camera:

FZ 1000 MKII (or FZ300) will be released in September. It will feature a different approach from the FZ 1000 MK I in that according to my source, it will feature a 24-400 leica lens, F1.8 – F4, with F1.8 up to 30mm, and at 200mm F 2.8.
Also, it will have a mic input, 4K video full sensor readout clean (no crop), and the biggest news is this will feature the Sony 4/3 sensor.
Capacitive touchscreen, articulating LCD, and 2.36m EVF.
Styling will be radically different too however I do not have these details.
The price will be $1499 USD.

I have yet no clue if those specs are correct or not. But if they are this sounds like a hell of an amazing camera!

—
For sources: Sources can send me anonymous info at 43rumors@gmail.com (create a fake gmail account) or via contact form you see on the right sidebar. Thanks!
For readers: Don’t miss any news. Join our group on facebook and follow our tweets.

Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

a bit of everything…

June 30, 2015
news
2 Comments

Light Color 4K by Giulio Sciorio.

Hands On: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 (Popphoto).
Even older “selfies”: Self-portraits from early 20th and 19th century (TheNakedCamera)
Panasonic 4K Photo reaches to grab stills-from-video dream (Dpreview).
IBELUX 0.85 on MFT camera at DC.watch.
Panasonic G 42.5 mm f/1.7 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. – sample images (Lenstip).

Rhys Moses‎: “Here’s a post about one of the coolest/most dangerous festivals in Japan. I took a bunch of pics and video of the event, using the GX7 + the 12-35mm F2.8 lens. http://sixdayschiba.blogspot.jp/2015/06/to-tennousai-festival-machiyaminami.html“

Panasonic G7 lens kit deals at Panasonic Store. OMD deals reminder.

June 29, 2015
deals
6 Comments

Panasonic Store US (Click here) created a special G7 page to show the bundle deals on offer.

Reminder: Olympus US lowered the price of the E-M1 which now sells for the first time under $1,000 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. And the new E-M5II also got a price drop and sells for $899 only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. There is also a long list of rebates on MFT lenses you can check at those special pages at Amazon (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here). Example:
$100 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.

First feedback about the GH4 V-Log feature from TCSTV: It’s like having a completely new camera!

June 29, 2015
reviews
60 Comments

TheCameraStoreTV posted that new video and if you jump to minute 13.45 Jordan gives us a first feedback about the V-LOG performance on the GH4. Short spoiler: Jordan still doesn’t know when Panasonic will release the firmware update :(

–

GH4 store links:
GH4 camera at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.
GH4 camera with interface unit at Adorama and BHphoto.
Interface unit only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.

First 43rumors reader review of the new Nokton 10,5mm lens.

June 29, 2015
reviews
43 Comments

Dylan Cuthbert is one of the first 43rumors readers who received the new Nokton 10,5mm f/0.95 MFT lens. And he sent me this:

“I received the Voigtlander Nokton 10.5mm f/0.95 lens this morning and after a few test shots I think it is going to be a lot of fun to use. Here are a couple of those test shots:
https://flic.kr/p/veDzQd
https://flic.kr/p/vfasbZ

And finally, a bokeh test, fully open and lens almost touching the keyboard, look at that crazy bokeh swirly stuff that’s going on near the borders!
https://flic.kr/p/vfvS8n“

There is also a hands-on report at BCcamera:

“Wide open at F0.95, the Nokton doesn’t seem very sharp or perhaps it’s because the focal plane is so tiny that it’s hard to judge. With 10 aperture blades, out of focus elements are rendered smooth. Stopping down slightly to F2.0 is a huge improvement in sharpness already and it’s excellent at F2.8, at which point you get diminishing returns on sharpness stopping down further.“

It’s really an amazing lens from Voigtlander. Just like all other Nokton 0.95 lenses they made before (and which I do own).

You can get the lens in many stores like BHphoto (Click here), [shoplink 53940 ebay]CameraQuest (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 54016 ebay]Photovillage (Click here)[/shoplink]. In Europe at [shoplink 53816 ebay]FotoMundus (Click here)[/shoplink] in Asia at [shoplink 53614 ebay]Taku (Click here)[/shoplink].

New price drop on the E-M1 and E-M5II in USA: Now sells for $999 and $899 only!

June 28, 2015
deals
31 Comments

Olympus US lowered the price of the E-M1 which now sells for the first time under $1,000 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. And the new E-M5II also got a price drop and sells for $899 only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. There is also a long list of rebates on MFT lenses you can check at those special pages at Amazon (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here). Example:
$100 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.

First Speedbooster XL review on the GH4.

June 28, 2015
reviews
32 Comments

The new XL Speed Booster on the GH4 (Image courtesy: Newsshooter).

Newsshooter (Click here) posted the first review of the brand new SpeedBooster XL adapter:

By precisely matching the S35 frame size and expanding low light shooting capabilities, the new Metabones makes the Panasonic GH4 (and new G7) a very interesting proposition if you are looking for a less expensive 4K S35 camera – especially for those who have an investment in Canon glass.

What the GH4 now offers is a S35 camera that can record 4K internally in 8-bit, plus 10-but recording externally to a recorder like the Atomos Shogun – a trick that even the new Sony a7R II can’t pull off. What the GH4/Speedbooster combination really lacks now is the highly anticipated V-log profile, something I hope will come very soon from Panasonic.

The Speedbooster XL is not of course a Panacea. Don’t expect the images coming out of the GH4 combo to beat a RED Dragon or an ARRI Alexa. It won’t. For now though I would be happy to recommend it to GH4 users who want the S35 frame size without the expense.

GH4 with Metabones Speedbooster 4K test footage from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

The new 0,64x Speed Booster is now in Stock at BHphoto (Click here).