New Panasonic CM1 review and interview with Panasonic engineers.

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The Panasonic CM1 project leaders (Image source DC.watch).

If you are curious to learn more about the Panasonic CM1 1 inch smartphone camera check out the review at EosHD part one and part two. And he writes:

Panasonic are in a tricky strategic situation with this kind of device. It has to be high end and it is. But being high end, it has to compete against the best smartphones in the world as a smartphone and the best compacts in the world as a camera. It is neither. Too many compromise to get them in the same body it seems.

A full Japanese interview with the CM1 developers can be read at DC.watch (google translation here).

 

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Great big new Cyber Monday deals: 25% off on all refurbished Olympus cameras and lenses!

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Today only you get 25% off on all Olympus refurbished stuff for sale at GetOlympus (Click here). Use coupon code “CYBER25” to get the huge discount. You get that rebates on all MFT cameras (Click here), lenses (Click here) and accessories (Click here). Example: With that discount you pay $479 only for the E-M10 with kit lens.

Cyber Deals pages at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), BestBuy (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Panasonic Store (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

More new Cyber Monday deals:
Gold Box deals on PNY and Transcend SD cards at Amazon US (Click here).
30% off on any book (including photo books) at Amazon US (Click here).
Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm Lens for Free with the Olympus E-M10 at Amazon (Click here).
LF1 for $249 at Panasonic Store (Click here).
$67 off on the 256GB(!) PNY card at Amazon (Click here)
$17 off on the PNY High Performance 32GB High Speed SDHC Class 10 at Amazon (Click here).
Over 25% Off Select Samsung EVO Flash Memory Cards at Amazon (Click here).
$9 off on the SanDisk 32GB Extreme UHS-I Speed Class 3 SDHC Memory Card at BHphoto (Click here).

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(FT4) GF and G lines are “on hold”. GM sales not as good as expected?

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So what’s next with Panasonic?

1) A trusted source told me Panasonic is focusing on the GH an GM line evaluation. And while they have many different prototypes in their labs the “GF” and “G” line are “on hold”.

2) Another source also told me the new “Panasonic GM” line sales have not reached their targets. While the GH4 definitely exceeded all best expectations.

I hope sources will soon tell me what Panasonic camera is coming in 2015. Just for fun: Let me know what Panasonic system camera you would consider to buy:

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A bit of everything…

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Panasonic LX100 Hands-on Review feat. Lok in London

Panasonic LX100 review at ThePhoBlographer.
Panasonic Varicam 35 Has a duel native ISO of 800 and 5000. How do they do it? (Newsshooter)
Panasonic GM5 test at Dc.watch.
Panasonic TZ60 review at Camerahoarders.
Limited Number of Panasonic’s DMC-CM1 to Make a Welcome Arrival to the UK (Panasonic UK).
40-150mm PRO lens test at Kasayapa
Nur echt mit…. und News zum Kamerabuch zur E-PL7 (Pen And Tell).

Riccardo:gh3 + 14-42 @ real world studios http://youtu.be/97hdejRoEvU

Ivan Mazza:GH4 4K reportage in Sicily on Youtube“.

Mohammad: http://vimeo.com/112092478 Captured using GH4 with Panasonic 12-35 2.8 & 35-100 2.8

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Cyber Monday deals: Free 40-150mm lens with the E-m10. Rokinon Gold Box.

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No guys this isn’t over yet. Black Firday is gone and instead of it we now have the new Cyber Monday deals :)
Today we have the Gold Box on the Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 MFT lens at Amazon (Click here and check the horizontal bar) and the Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm Lens for Free with the Olympus E-M10 at Amazon (Click here). There is also a up to 70% off SanDisk Memory Products at Amazon (Click here).

Full Cyber Monday deals at Amazon: Full deals pages (Click here) and Photo deals page (Click here).

Cyber Deals in other US stores: BHphoto (Click here), BestBuy (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Panasonic Store (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

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Panasonic deals:
$50 gift card for free with the GH4 at GH4 at Amazon.
$200 off on the GH4 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.
$50 off on the Panasonic 20mmII pancake at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Leica 15mm f/1.7 lens down to $520 at Amazon US and Bhphoto.
$150 off on the Panasonic GM1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the Panasonic G6 with Kit Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$300 off on the Panasonic GH3 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$300 off on the Panasonic GX7 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Olympus deals:
Silver E-M1 body for $1,299 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M1 body for $1,299 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
E-M5 with free Olympus Messenger Bag at Amazon US (Click here).
Silver E-M5 body for $599 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 body for $599 at AmazonAdoramaBHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 with 12-42mm lens for $699 at AmazonAdoramaBHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens for $599 at AmazonAdoramaBHphoto, GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 75mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 14-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 75-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 25mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 45mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 17mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

Other deals:
$400 off on the SLRmagic 25mm f/0.95 at BHphoto.

 

 

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This is the strangest Micro Four Thirds camera to date…from JVC!

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As you know JVC recently announced a “cheap” and very well specced GY-LS300 4KCAM you can get at BHphoto (Click here). But along that camera they also announced another “unusual” looking GW-SP100E remote head 4KCAM Micro Four Thirds camera system! (Source: JVC UK).

This is the full press release:

The JVC GW-SP100 is a 4KCAM remote camera head and recording unit; the system includes the camera head, a recording/playback device with built-in monitor and a RCU controller. This tiny camera produces beautiful 4K video, with 3840×2160 resolution, at up to 50/60p recorded locally to SDXC UHS-I U3 memory cards. It has an interchangeable MFT lens mount system, chosen due to its very shallow flange depth, which offers the greatest flexibility to end users who have already invested in lenses.

The GW-SP100 camera system features a video unit with a foldable and detachable 7-inch full HD LCD monitor and includes a wired dedicated remote and camera control panel. For connection between the camera head and the recording/playback device, optional longer cable lengths of 5m and 15m are also available. The camera records at 4K Ultra HD and HD at 4:2:2 150Mbps, and supports up to 50/60p recording in both HD and 4K. 4K footage is recorded as a single file in AVC H.264 format at 150Mbps. Thanks to the system’s two dual codecs and four card slots (two for 4K, two for HD), the camera can record 4K+4K and HD+HD (continuous/dual recording), making it a very flexible system. Recording is via cost-effective SDHC/SDXC cards; a single 64GB UHS-I U3 SDXC card provides around 50 minutes of recorded 4K footage at 60p.

Since the camera head is separate from the recorder, this opens up many dedicated applications for the system, including use for industrial or film applications, on special vessels/cranes/trucks, or as a high-resolution microscope camera and recording system. The mini 4K camera can also be attached to a gimbal option; this may be used with a helicopter system for aerial shooting, with anti-shaking and anti-blurring technology ideal when used with a handheld system. So, while the mini 4K camera produces images suitable for cinematic applications, the system also has applications for broadcast news and could open a whole new world for broadcasters.

  • Super 35mm bayored 13.6 Megapixel CMOS sensor
  • Micro Four Thirds mount
  • Connection to camera head via optional 1m, 5m or 15m wired cable
  • Separate recording and playback device
  • Separate RCU controller
  • Up to 4K Ultra HD 50/60p recording at 4:2:2 150 Mbps
  • 4K single file recording at 150Mbps
  • 2x dual slot recording (4 slots) for continuous or back up recordings
  • SDHC and SDXC memory card support
  • AVDHD / AVC H.264 / MPEG-4
  • 7-inch full HD LCD display
  • HDMI outputs up to 4K Ultra HD at 50/60p
  • 4x 3G SDI outputs (4K UHD)
  • 1 HD-SDI output (HD)
  • Video output for control (3.5mm)
  • 2x XLR for mic or line input
  • 3.5mm headphone socket
  • 2.5mm remote control
  • Mini-DIN interface for RCU
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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup.

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Finn Gonschior‎
Olympus E-M1 + Olympus 40-150mm
www.finguintravel.com
www.facebook.com/finguinphotography — at Huacachina-Las Dunas- Ica.

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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