New Stock of refurbished OMD’s for sale in US/Canada.

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Olympus is selling a new Stock of refurbished OMD (and PEN) cameras on their GetOlympus US (Click here) and GetOlympus Canada (Click here) stores.

Reminder:
Save $150 on the GH4 with 14-140mm kit sold by Adorama (Click here).
Free stuff ($126 value) and 4% reward on the Silver LX100 sold by BHphoto (Click here).
GF6 with kit lens sells for $349 at [shoplink 50298 ebay]RobertsCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$100 gift card for free when you buy the Panasonic FZ1000 4K camera at Amazon (Click here).
Gh3 now sells for $569 only (-130$) on [shoplink 50191 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Free Rode mic ($199 value) along the GH4 sold by BHphoto.
Save $250 you can buy the Open Box GH4 sold by [shoplink 50115 ebay]Samys on eBay[/shoplink] GX7 now sells for $477 only at Amazon and Adorama
Free $100 gift card along the Panasonic FZ1000 sold by Adorama.
The GF6 with kit lens sells for $397 only at Amazon and Adorama.
The G6 with kit lens sells for $397 only at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$175 savings on the E-M10 premium kits sold on GetOlympus.
Free 40-150mm lens and free bag with the E-M10+14-42mm kit at Amazon US and GetOlympus.
$500 off on the Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 sold at BHphoto.
Full list of Olympus deals at GetOlympus and on that Amazon US page.
$200 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 OIS Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 7-14mm f/4.0 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$170 off on the Panasonic 14-140mm Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$160 off on the 8mm fisheye Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$130 off on the Leica 25mm f/1.4 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Panasonic 100-3000mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Leica 15mm f/1.7 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$80 off on the Panasonic 20mmII pancake at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$80 off on the Panasonic 45-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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Most read news of 2014 on 43rumors.com!

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Wondering what are the 2014 most read articles on 43rumors? Here they are:

First place: (FT5) First images of the new Olympus E-M10!
Second place: (FT5) First Panasonic GH4 images!
Third place: (FT5) Hot! New Olympus OMD camera to be announced at Photokina in September!
Fourth place: Readers stories: 7 Reasons Olympus OMD-EM5 is the Best Travel DSLR (Chris Vervaeke)
Fifth place: (FT5) Panasonic will launch a new GM2 with built-in EVF!
Sixth place: (FT5) E-M5 successor has sensor shift to create up to 40 megapixel images on the fly!
Seventh place: First pictures of the next two Olympus PRO zooms: 7-14mm f/2.8 and 300mm f/4.0!
Eight place: (FT5) First images of the new Olympus lenses!
Ninth place: (FT4) Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 to be announced soon? Priced at around $1,799.
Tenth place: (Fool Days Joke) Panasonic will restructure camera division. Micro Four Thirds project will be killed and focus now on Full Frame!

 

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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup.

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Slh Dub‎
Făgăraș Mountains, Romania
E-PM2 + oly 45mm 1.8

1) You can share your pics by using the message box on our 43rumors Facebook page (Click here).
2) All 43rumors readers pictures can be seen here: facebook.com/43rumors/photos. Like the pictures you like and chat with the authors if you want to know how they took the shot!
3) The most liked pictures and some pics selected by myself will be posted weekly on 43rumors

This is the weekly selection:

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E-M10 superkit deal ends today ($699 with two lenses).

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That great deal ends tonight: Free 40-150mm lens and free bag with the E-M10+14-42mm kit at Amazon US and GetOlympus. And a brand new deal comes via Amazon: You get a free $30 Amazon gift card if you subscribe the Adobe Creative Cloud at Amazon US (Click here to read the details).

Reminder:
Save $150 on the GH4 with 14-140mm kit sold by Adorama (Click here).
Free stuff ($126 value) and 4% reward on the Silver LX100 sold by BHphoto (Click here).
GF6 with kit lens sells for $349 at [shoplink 50298 ebay]RobertsCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$100 gift card for free when you buy the Panasonic FZ1000 4K camera at Amazon (Click here).
Gh3 now sells for $569 only (-130$) on [shoplink 50191 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Free Rode mic ($199 value) along the GH4 sold by BHphoto.
Save $250 you can buy the Open Box GH4 sold by [shoplink 50115 ebay]Samys on eBay[/shoplink] GX7 now sells for $477 only at Amazon and Adorama
Free $100 gift card along the Panasonic FZ1000 sold by Adorama.
The GF6 with kit lens sells for $397 only at Amazon and Adorama.
The G6 with kit lens sells for $397 only at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$175 savings on the E-M10 premium kits sold on GetOlympus.
Free 40-150mm lens and free bag with the E-M10+14-42mm kit at Amazon US and GetOlympus.
$500 off on the Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 sold at BHphoto.
Full list of Olympus deals at GetOlympus and on that Amazon US page.
$200 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 OIS Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 7-14mm f/4.0 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$170 off on the Panasonic 14-140mm Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$160 off on the 8mm fisheye Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$130 off on the Leica 25mm f/1.4 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Panasonic 100-3000mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Leica 15mm f/1.7 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$80 off on the Panasonic 20mmII pancake at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$80 off on the Panasonic 45-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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Also Fuji says organic sensor developed with Panasonic will not come in any camera soon.

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Fuji confirmed that there is still a long time to go before organic sensors will find their way in mass production cameras (More info at MirrorlessRumors). As you know that kind of sensor is developed in conjunction with Panasonic. I guess it will take at least 2-3 years before we geta MFT camera with such sensor. But maybe in the meantime other new tech will surface that will make that kind of organic sensor useless anyway…

Reminder:
On paper the new Organic sensor has the following advantages over conventional sensors:
1) it has only 1/6 of the thickness of the current sensors
2) Increased Dynamic range of 88dB
3) 1,2 ISO stops more sensitive
4) range of incident angles of 60 degrees, efficiently utilizing light entering at an angle for faithful color reproduction with no color mixing. It also gives greater flexibility in lens designs, facilitating the reduction of overall camera size.

The full press release can be found here: 43rumors.com/hot-news-panasonic-and-fuji-developed-the-first-organic-sensor/

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Panasonic DMC-CM1 review by Pier-Yves Menkhoff

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Panasonic DMC-CM1 Video Test Review from Pier-Yves Menkhoff on Vimeo.

The CM1 is not a MFT camera but it’s interesting to see how Panasonic managed to fit so many great features into a small package. It’s also Panasonic answer to the shrinking compact and fixed lens camera. Will it work out? We don’t know yet but 43rumors reader and journalist Pier-Yves Menkhoff reviewed the Panasonic CM1:

Does the DMC-CM1 is a camera with a smartphone function or a smartphone with a dual Photo & Film function ? Panasonic prefers the first option. So do I…
Our smartphone costs 900 € in France. Is it expensive ? We can think it. It is not in comparison with an iPhone. It becomes in front of a Panasonic DMC-GM5, DMC-L-X100, etc. complemented by a Smartphone like the Nokia Lumia 525. Anyway !!!
With this review, we will not cover here Smartphone appearance but rather the photo and film aspects. However, it is nice to precise that the DMC-CM1 is compatible with 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. and compatible with any operator.
The DMC-CM1 is far from the iPhone universe. The appearance is almost “rustic”. It remains in the Panasonic philosophy. It impresses with its all round 200 grams for a size of 134 mm x 15.2 x 25.1 mm. The sensor is a MOS 1 inch with a resolution of 20 million pixels. Identical to the one of the Lumix FZ1000. About the lens, Panasonic continues its collaboration with Leica. It offers a focal length of 28mm with an aperture between F/2.8 and F/11. No optical zoom? Only a digital zoom 2 X. The processor is a Venus Engine type.
Those who already own a Panasonic camcorder or camera will not be disoriented. The menu is similar, in outline, to the one of the DMC-GM1, GH3, GH4, etc. Many modes are available : P, S, A, M, Scenes, and of course two automatic modes iA and iA+ called “Intelligent”. From the menu, we will find the AF/AE, Focus Peaking, Histogram, etc. modes. The Silent mode has not been forgotten.
The handling is nice. It is very “Photo” in contrast to the one proposed by Samsung, Apple, LG, etc. smartphone. We take a photo. We do not play. The DMC-CM1 offers the RAW format for the most discerning.
About Video, it is Bizance. The user has the choice between Full HD (1920 x 1080) 30p or 4K Ultra (2840 x 2160) 15p. The back of the DMC-CM1 is equipped with a 4.7-inch LCD touch screen.  For the storage, you have the choice between the embedded 16 GB or the SD or SDXC memory card within the limit of 128 GB.
The power has been entrusted to a 2600 mAh battery. In use, it is enough for a day in photo mode. It is not the same for the production of video. This is relativized by the time battery charge. Very fast.
Filming is less easy than taking a picture. The shutter is not “mixed” as with the GM1, GM5, GH4, etc. You have to press the “Record” function on the back screen. This forces to prevent shooting then restore its horizontality. Evidence that the DMC-CM1 is dedicated to the image, Panasonic has planned numerous accessories including a tripod adapter, a fisheye, a telephoto, a wide angle and a macro. We appreciate. However, experience shows that Panasonic accessories are not always easy to find in stores.
After two hours of shooting at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, this is the time of editing. The files are encapsulated MP4 only. There are some aliasings. But nothing insurmountable. The final image is appealing. It is quite close to the one I have compared with the DMC-GM1.

Panasonic CM1 is listed at Panasonic Germany, Panasonic Austria, Panasonic France.

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