Olympus displays first “rounded lens-cameras” and Sony QX clones!

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Back at Photokina Olympus displayed their “squarish” Lens-Camera prototypes. But at the recent Engadget Fes 2014 held at Arts Chiyoda 3331 in Tokyo they displayed a more advanced rounded and very Sony QX alike version. Our reader Alvin (Thanks!) shared those pictures and added some info:

Don’t know much about the specs but it has:
Open SDK for development
Shutter Button on top
Three tripod mounting locations (custom accessories?)
it’s part of the new Olympus Hack & Make program.

The specs are listed ont he Olympus site and are:

– Android ios
– 16 megapixel sensor. No info if it’s E-M1 (with PDAF) or E-M5 (without PDAF) alike.
– Connected by WiFi
– takes both stills and videos
– Optical / digital zoom, configurable for various shooting parameters
– Save Allowed still images in RAW or JPEG format
– Micro Four Thirds mount

There is no info when Olympus will bring those prototypes to the mass market.
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And here are the more “official” Olympus images:

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Huge bunch of Olympus Europe refurbished stuff for Christmas.

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[/shoplink] Olympus Europe broadly extended their refurbished camera and lens offers on [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. Maybe there is something you would like to get under your Christmas tree here. UPDATE: There is also a Gold Box deal on the E-P5 at Amazon Germany (via DL).

MFT cameras:
[shoplink 50069 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50070 ebay]Silver E-Pl5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50072 ebay]Silver E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50073 ebay]Red E-PM2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50075 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 50076 ebay]Black E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50077 ebay]White E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50078 ebay]White E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50080 ebay]White E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50081 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50083 ebay]Brown E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50084 ebay]Black E-P5 with kit lens and viewfinder[/shoplink] [shoplink 50085 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50086 ebay]Black E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50087 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50089 ebay]Silver E-Pl5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50090 ebay]Silver E-Pl5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50092 ebay]Silver E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50093 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 50094 ebay]Silver E-Pm2 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 50098 ebay]Black E-P5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50099 ebay]Black E-Pm2 with double lens kit[/shoplink]

MFT lenses and accesories:
[shoplink 50091 ebay]Silver 25mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50096 ebay]Silver 12mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50095 ebay]Black 40-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 50071 ebay]HLD-6 battery grip[/shoplink] [shoplink 50082 ebay]VF-2 viewfinder[/shoplink] [shoplink 50074 ebay]FL14 flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 50088 ebay]HLD-6 battery grip[/shoplink]

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Free $100 gift card along the Panasonic FZ1000 sold by Adorama. Free Rode mic with the GH4 at BHphoto.

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You get a free $100 gift card along the Panasonic FZ1000 sold by Adorama (Click here). And you get a free Rode mic ($199 value) along the GH4 sold by BHphoto (Click here).

New SD card deals:
Up to 75% off Select SanDisk Extreme PRO Memory Cards at Amazon US (Click here).
Up to 40% off Select Sony Memory Cards Amazon US (Click here).
Rebates on Lexar cards sold by Adorama (Click here).

More Panasonic deals:
G6 with lens for $497 at Amazon, Adorama and Bhphoto.
$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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How to create a 40 Megapixel photo by 8 frames with sensor shift and processing?

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I still do not know how exactly Olympus new sensor shift feature will work. I only know from trusted sources that you shoot up to 40 Megapixel from the 16 Megapixel sensor by combining 8 shots. A readers sent me this with his very personal guess about how this could work:

I am not a source but just a normal E-M5 user, so the information I give is just a suggestion to how Olympus can create a 40 Megapixel photo by 8 frames with sensor shift and processing and has nothing to do with what they have actually done. (I assume the engineers of Olympus are smarter than me.)
The attached illustration show how 8 frames with sensor shift may result in a 32 Megapixel raw photo where the pixels are arranged diagonally with all color information is recorded in each pixel position. This color information can then be rearranged to a normal photo through processing. The resolution of the photo depend on the chosen resolution in the processing and is therefore not the actual resolution of the sensor, but with all color information in all the recorded pixel positions, my guess is that the end result will be just as good as a 40 Megapixel sensor where the color information need to be calculated by interpolation between the pixels.
If you find the illustration and explanation useful, you are free to use it for your webpage, but make it clear that this is not a rumor, just a suggestion to how it could be done. Also, I want to be anonymous even though I write to you with my real name.

Hope sources can confirm or deny his “tech-guess” soon :)

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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup.

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Ekah Chi‎
Fishing in the Sky. E-M5 with 12-40mm at 35mm, f4, and 1/400s.

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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Panasonic G6 with kit lens now sells for $496 only.

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And here comes the next price drop on the G6. It now sells for $497 with kit lens included at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here). The LF1 sells for $227 only at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).

Panasonic MFT lens rebates:
$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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