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(FT4) rumor correction: E-M5II has “older” E-M5 sensor without PDAF.

December 8, 2014
Rumors
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Image on top shows the current E-m5

I have to correct an error from one of my trusted sources. He made a mistake and he said he is now almost certain the E-M5II uses the same E-M5 16 megapixel sensor without PDAF and not the E-M1 sensor with PDAF as he previously told me. He said sorry for the misunderstanding :(
The same source said he has been told that at the end the E-M5II is not really made to hold the bigger FT lenses. The E-M1 is more appropriate for that.

On the other hand more sources confirmed that the camera will get the sensor shift function to shoot up to 40 megapixel (in up to 8 shots). So that is now nearly impossible to be wrong :)

Personal note: Really sorry about the mistake. It happens 1-2 times per year that even FT5 rumor get wrong. I hope ot make it good with some great new FT5 rumors :)

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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

The many European Olympus/Panasonic Christmas deals.

December 8, 2014
deals
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Our friend Hannes from Dealsrunner shared us the list of Christmas deals for our European readers:

Wallimex 10% Sofortrabatt bei Amazon Deutschland (Click here).
Olympus E-M1 mit Gratis Batteriegriff und 100 EUR Aktionsgutschein bei Amazon Deutschland (Click here).
Up to £100 Cashback on Selected Panasonic Cameras & Camcorders at Amazon UK (Click here).

Full deal list can be seen at Dealsrunner.com

Panasonic GX7 now sells for less than $500!

December 7, 2014
deals
40 Comments

The GX7 got the next huge price drop and the Silver body now sells for $497 only at Amazon US (Click here).

New deals of today: Two new SD card Gold Box deal on Amazon: Up to 40% off on Transcend SD cards (Click here). Up to 60% off on Kingston SD cards (Click here). There is also an up to $40 off on Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 13 Downloads (Click here).

Reminder:
Panasonic G6 with kit lens for $549 only at Woot (Click here)
$50 gift card for free and also an addtional 1 year extra warranty at BHphoto (Click here) and Amazon US (Click here).
$175 savings on the E-M10 premium kits sold on GetOlympus (Click here).
Adorama is offering a free $50 gift card and free 32GB SD card on any GH4 for sale on their [shoplink 49852 ebay]eBay Page (Click here)[/shoplink].
$60 off on the Bower 7.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Micro 4/3 Cameras at BHphoto (Click here).
$150 off on the SLR Magic Cine 17mm T1.6 MFT Lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Free 40-150mm lens and free bag with the E-M10+14-42mm kit at Amazon US (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

Small delay on the Atomos Shogun 4K recorder shipment.

December 7, 2014
news
10 Comments

Atomos CEO Jeremy unveiled at Newsshooter that they had to delay the Atomos Shogun 4K recorder launch to have enough tine to finilize the firmware. But he promised it will ship right before Christmas. It will now ship on December 15 according to BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup.

December 7, 2014
news
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Tore Hansen‎
Shining Future
Model: Heidi Ariélle Nestaker
Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus m.zuiko 12-40mm f.2.8 PRO

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This is the weekly selection:

December 6, 2014
deals
17 Comments

You get the Panasonic G6 with kit lens for $549 only at Woot (Click here). That’s $100 off compared to all other US store prices.

Reminder:
$50 gift card for free and also an addtional 1 year extra warranty at BHphoto (Click here) and Amazon US (Click here).
$175 savings on the E-M10 premium kits sold on GetOlympus (Click here).
Adorama is offering a free $50 gift card and free 32GB SD card on any GH4 for sale on their [shoplink 49852 ebay]eBay Page (Click here)[/shoplink].
$60 off on the Bower 7.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Micro 4/3 Cameras at BHphoto (Click here).
$150 off on the SLR Magic Cine 17mm T1.6 MFT Lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Free 40-150mm lens and free bag with the E-M10+14-42mm kit at Amazon US (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

Olympus 40-150mm PRO lens reviewed at Admiringlight: “the lens is predominantly stellar”.

December 6, 2014
reviews
64 Comments

Image courtesy: Admiringlight

Admiringlight (Click here) posted the full 40-150mm PRO lens review:

While the lens is predominantly stellar, there are a few things to watch out for. The lens flares badly when the sun is included in the frame or just out of it, and the autofocus can sometimes have trouble in dim light on an Olympus E-M5, but overall, I really enjoyed shooting with the 40-150mm. It’s got a fantastic range, excellent optical quality and a robust build quality that oozes professionalism. It is well worthy of the PRO label etched into the lens barrel.

40-150mm PRO shipping info at:
In USA/Canada at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus and GetOlympus Canada.
In Europe at Wex UK, Technikdirekt and Amazon.
In Asia at Digitalrev and Amazon Japan.