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New Black Friday deals: $50 off on some Panasonic lenses. GM1 in Stock at Amazon.

November 28, 2013
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The deals page presentation at BHphoto.

The Panasonic GM1 is now in Stock and shipping at Amazon US (Click here). And today we also have a couple of new Black Friday deals:

– Plenty of Gold Box deals on photographic accesosries at Amazon US (Click here).
– $330 off on the Panasonic G6 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm Lenses at BHphoto (Click here).
– $50 off on the Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm at Amazon US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
– $50 off on the Panasonic PZ 14-42mm lens at Amazon US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
– $30 off on the new Panasonic 20mm lens at Amazon US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
– Panasonic LX7 for $270 and free extras at Samys (Click here).

All Black Friday deals at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Newegg, Target, Bestbuy and eBay.

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Cameras:
$200 on the Olympus E-M5 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $799 for the body, $899 with 12-42mm kit lens and $1049 with 12-50mm kit lens.
$150 off on the Panasonic GX7 with kit lens at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $898!
$150 of on tha Panasonic GF6 at Amazon (Click here). No $448.
$100 off on the Panasonic GH3 at Amazon US (Click here) and Samys (Click here). It’s $898 only now!!!
$100 off on the Olympus E-P5 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $899 for the body only and $1349 for the superkit.
$100 off on the Olympus E-PL5 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $499 for the body with kit lens!
$75 off on the Panasonic G6 with kit lens at Amazon US (Click here). Now $534! $100 off at Adorama ($498).

Other deals:
Get a Free Memory Card and Case with the Purchase of the GF6 at Amazon US (Click here).
Get Free Accessories with Purchase of the GX7 at Amazon US (Click here).
Massive discounts on the Olympus viewfinders too at Amazon US (Click here).
4% back in reward at Amazon US (Click here).

Leica CEO says no MFT camera from Leica

November 28, 2013
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Leica GM1 clone design by Seung-hun Han via Dicahub. Yep…just change the logo and charge $500 extra
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Leica CEO Alfred Schopf said that Leica won’t be building on Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds format (Source: Leica Camera Forum). That said it’s 100% sure they will launch a new mirrorless system in collaboration with Panasonic (Panasonic will build the cameras).

To be honest, I still don’t believe Alfred is telling us the truth here…

Olympus E-M1 firmware released.

November 28, 2013
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Olympus just released the new E-M1 firmware update. As usual use the Digital Camera Updater to upgrade. Let us know what your findings are!

New Panasonic GM1 reviews (Digitalversus and 1001tema).

November 28, 2013
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Free Handgrip promotion in UK (More info at Promotions.panasonic.co.uk)

Digitalversus (Click here) writes:

The Panasonic Lumix GM1 is small, light, stylish, pleasant to use and takes top-quality pictures. What’s not to like? This interchangeable lens camera packs a good range of features and quality tech specs into a cute little camera that’s perfectly portable. A few concessions have been made here and there, but that doesn’t stop the GM1 being one of the nicest little cameras to pass out of our test lab in the run up to Christmas 2013.

The Russian site 1001tema (translation here). Athaugh the google translation tool is making quite a mess it’s worth to check the site for the great pics they posted!

Test images have been posted at Optyczne.

GM1 preorder list:
In US at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at Amazon Germany, Wex Germany, Amazon UK, Fotohanskeuzekamp, Cyberphoto Sweden and Wex UK.

UPDATED: Olympus 12-40mm lens in Stock. New Black Friday deals.

November 27, 2013
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UPDATED: The new Olympus 12-40mm lens is in Stock via [shoplink 43123 ebay]BergerBrosCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

There are plenty of new Black Friday deals at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Newegg, Target, Bestbuy and eBay (Click on the store name to see their new deals). Examples:

The Panasonic LX7 for example sells for $282 at Amazon (Click here). Adorama also has a nice overview of all Olympus deals (Click here) and Panasonic deals (Click here).

Sandisk and other photography accessory Gold Box Deals running today only at Amazon US (Click here).
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Cameras:
$200 on the Olympus E-M5 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $799 for the body, $899 with 12-42mm kit lens and $1049 with 12-50mm kit lens.
$150 off on the Panasonic GX7 with kit lens at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $898!
$150 of on tha Panasonic GF6 at Amazon (Click here). No $448.
$100 off on the Panasonic GH3 at Amazon US (Click here) and Samys (Click here). It’s $898 only now!!!
$100 off on the Olympus E-P5 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $899 for the body only and $1349 for the superkit.
$100 off on the Olympus E-PL5 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Now $499 for the body with kit lens!
$75 off on the Panasonic G6 with kit lens at Amazon US (Click here). Now $534! $100 off at Adorama ($498).

Other deals:
Get a Free Memory Card and Case with the Purchase of the GF6 at Amazon US (Click here).
Get Free Accessories with Purchase of the GX7 at Amazon US (Click here).
Massive discounts on the Olympus viewfinders too at Amazon US (Click here).
4% back in reward at Amazon US (Click here).

Olympus Russia: New firmware coming for E-M1 with long exposure fix!

November 27, 2013
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Olympus Russia announced via facebook that a new E-M1, 12-50mm les and XZ-2 firmware are coming on November 28! Translation via Dpreview forum:

From November 28, will be available the new version of the software for E-M1, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12 -50mm 1:3.5-5.6 EZ and XZ- 2 .

Updates affect the following aspects :

E-M1, version 1.1

• Improved quality of the images in the Live Bulb function while the noise reduction ;
• Improved focus;
• Improved image stabilization modes, “sport “, ” shooting children ” and C-AF;
• Fixed chromatic aberration when working with lens LUMIX G VARIO 14 -140mm 1:3.5-5.6 ASPH / POWER OIS (H-FS14140).
XZ- 2 , version 1.3
• Improved auto focus on a single subject in low-light conditions .

M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12 -50mm 1:3.5-5.6

• Improved stabilization using electronic zoom cameras Panasonic

Great news!

P.S.: New E-M1 review by 43rumors reader Hendrik: http://www.johnsson-photo.com/Reviews/Olympus-EM1

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E-M1 Store Links:
Olympus E-M1 body at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto, Amazon DE (via DL), Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL), WexUK, Topshot FI, CameraWorldUK.
Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, AmazonDE (viaDL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-40mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK and CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-50mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK, CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus EP-13 Eyecup for E-M1 at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus HLD-7 Battery Grip for E-M1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LC-62D Metal Front Lens Cap for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LH-66 Lens Hood for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.

Also the Leica 45mm f/2.8 lens has been designed by Konica-Minolta?

November 27, 2013
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Egami spotted that Konica Minolta patent. So it’s not Leica, but Konica that likely designed the Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 MFT lens? Wondering what kind of role had Leica on that lens development…or are they only selling the Leica logo?

Note: There are differences in the design between that Konica patent and the real Leica lens. That said it is not unusual for a patent to show different kind of design variations. So we astill don’t know if it’s Konica or not that designed the Leica 45mm lens.