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Black Magic pocket cinema camera test 1 from Joseph Jagatic on Vimeo.

Test Olympus M. Zuiko Digital 17 mm f/1,8 (Focus Numerique).
E-P5 ILC Review by Steve Digicams.
Apple Aperture upgrade (Dpreview).
The GX7 vs the OM-D E-M5, battle for my affection, Round 2 – Build Quality and Ergonomics by Tyson Robichaud.
Top 10 Best Mirrorless Compact System Cameras (ePhotozine).
Micro 4/3rds goes airbourne on BBC news!
E-M5 review by Benjamin Jehne.
45mm review by Benjamin Jehne.

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Updated Stylus 1 preorder list. $100 off on GX7.

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It’s not a Micro Four Thirds camera but it looks a bit like the OMD and has a very handy 28-300mm f/2.8 zoom. I am curious to see if it will sell better (or worse) than the current XZ cameras. Meantime I updated the preorder link list: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, CameraWorldUK (Click on store name to check price and specs).

One more deal info: The $100 off deal on the GX7 is back at Amazon US, BHphoto, Adorama, Samys. And for the first time it’s also valid on the Black GX7 at BHphoto.

 

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Full E-M1 review online at Dpreview.

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Dpreview (Click here) just published the full E-M1 review. The camera earned the “Gold Award” with a 84% rating. In short that’s their conclusion:

Bottom line: if you want to feel like you’re shooting with a DSLR, but still want the size and agility of a mirrorless camera, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better option than the E-M1.

Great camera, really.

E-M1 Preorder 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.

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Olympus E-M1 gets DxOmarked.

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DxOmark (Click here) published the full E-M1 sensor test. And according to their rating system the E-M1 has the best MFT sensor so far although it beats the E-P5 by one point only:

In the lab the E-M1 achieved one of the best scores for a MFT format camera with a DxOMark Sensor score of 73 points. As you might expect from the overall score, the E-M1 achieved one of the highest Portrait scores from this size sensor with color depth of 23-bits, and a similarly impressive Landscape score (DR) score of 12.7 Evs.
The Low-Light result was a little lower than expected (at 757 ISO) but it’s not too far away from the best APS-C cameras.

So far the 16Mp sensor from the OMD-PEN series has proven to be on par with most APS- C sensors. If you are waiting for a quantum leap forward in sensor tech than you have to wait 12-16 months until the first Panasonic organic sensor will make it into a mass production camera.

That said the E-M1 is still not in Stock in major US stores. To be very correct it is in Stock via third party resellers at Amazon US (Click here). But you have to pay quite extra $$$ to get it!

E-M1 Preorder 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.

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(FT5) Full Olympus Stylus 1 specs (announcement tomorrow Oct 29).

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Tomorrow (Oct. 29) Olympus will announce the Stylus 1 fixed lens camera. And this is likely the last announcement of the year. The Sylus 1 has a built-in EVF and small 1:1.7 inch sensor. But the real highlight is the constant aperture 28-300mm f/2.8 lens. A cool nice feature is also the automatic retractable lens cap.

Digicameinfo posted the full spec list.
– 1/1.7 inch back illuminated sensor with 12 million pixel.
– 28-300mm f/2.8 constant aperture lens.
– 12 pieces in 10 groups with zero coating and control ring
– in lens stabilziation
– Automatic retractable lens cap (cool!)
– ISO100-12800
– Shutter -1/2000 seconds 60 seconds
– Video 1920 x 1080 30p
– 1.44 million dots EVF with Eye sensor.
– 3 type, movable, 1.04 million pixels touch panel monitor
– Equipped with a Wi-Fi function, can work with smartphone
– 116.2 x 87 x 56.5mm size
– (Battery, media, including cap) 402g Weight

Announcement tomorrow at 5-6 am London time!


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