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Also $300 off ont he E-M5 super kit box.

November 19, 2014
deals
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Not only the standard kits but also that “luxury” full black E-M5 box got a $300 discount at BHphoto (Click here). The box containts the E-M5, FL-LM2 Flash Unit, 17mm f/1.8 lens, HLD-6 vertical grip, GS-4 strap and an extra BLN-1 battery.

Reminder: Daily Gold Box deals list at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

E-M5 got an ulterior $200 off:
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 Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 with 12-42mm lens for $699 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens for $599 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.

$100 off on the E-M1:
Silver E-M1 body for $1,299 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M1 body for $1,299 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.

Up to $100 off on Olympus MFT lenses:
$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.

Panasonic US deals:
$160 off on the FZ1000 at [shoplink 49579 ebay]QuickNdone on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] $150 off on the Panasonic GM1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. But note that Adorama also gives you an additional free $100 gift card which “virtually” drops the price down to $497. it’s valid on the Silver GM1 (Click here) and Orange GM1 (Click here).
$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. Note that also in that case Adorama adds a $100 gift card for free!

LX100 gets highest ever award in its class at Dpreview!

November 19, 2014
reviews
99 Comments

Dpreview posted the full LX100 review and the camera gets the highest ever award in its class! The short conclusion is:

It offers significantly better image quality than pretty much any zoom compact ever made. It’s not a camera entirely without flaws but most of them are so minor that it’s unlikely they’ll ever be more than slight irritations about a camera you’ll love.
My overall experience has been much more about what the camera can do than what it can’t. The LX100 is a pleasure to use and offers superb image quality. I’d consider it the best photographers’ cameras on the market and probably the best zoom compact ever made.

Panasonic LX100 store links:
LX100 in USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. Europe at WexUK.
LX100 in Europe at WexUK, Wex Germany, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon UK,
LX100 in Asia at Digitalrev, Amazon Japan.

Great news: New Gh4/Yagh firmware update coming in December (adds Time Code out).

November 19, 2014
news
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Panasonic announced the new firmware update program for the GH4/YAGH. Firmware update release is scheduled in December of 2014. Those are the features that will be added:

Update Information

With this firmware, time code and RSS(Recording Start/Stop) signal can be embedded to the HDMI output signal*.
* Available when DMC-GH4 or DMW-YAGH are connected with the products of Atomos Global Pty. Ltd. or the products complying with the extended specifications of Atomos Global Pty. Ltd..
FHD at 30p/25p native output via HDMI is available while recording video in FHD at 30p/25p.
FHD at 30PsF(Over 60i) / 25PsF(Over 50i) output via SDI is available while recording video in FHD at 30p/25p.
* When DMW-YAGH is used for SDI output.

GH4 North American store links:
GH4 camera at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Ritz Camera and Panasonic. Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek.
GH4 camera with interface unit at Adorama and BHphoto. Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. Price: $1,998

GH4 Europen store links:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
France at Photocineshop.
Spain: Fotoboom.

Asian store links:
Digitalrev and Digidirect Australia.

Adobe adds support to all new Panasonic/Olympus cameras.

November 19, 2014
news
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Adobe just added full support for the new Olympus E-PL7, Stylus 1s, Panasonic DMC-CM1, GM1, GM5 and LX100 cameras:

Download Lightroom 5.7 for Windows (Click here) and Mac (Click here).
Download DNG converter 8.7 for Windows (Click here) and Mac (Click here).

Big Panasonic cashback action in Germany!

November 19, 2014
deals
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THere is a big Cashback action offered by Panasonic Germany (click here to read the details). YOu get up to 1000 Euro back on all MFT cameras. As far as I knwo this runs in Germany only. I hope this comes to all Eu countries soon too.

Next big Black Friday deal: Up to 50% Off on Selected PNY Memory cards.

November 18, 2014
deals
0 Comments

Today’s big Black Friday deal is that up to %50 off on PNY SD cards at Amazon US (Click here).

Olympus US deals:
Silver E-M5 body for $599 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 body for $599 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 with 12-42mm lens for $699 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens for $599 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Silver E-M1 body for $1,299 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Black E-M1 body for $1,299 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, 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.

Panasonic US deals:
$150 off on the Panasonic GM1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. But note that Adorama also gives you an additional free $100 gift card which “virtually” drops the price down to $497. it’s valid on the Silver GM1 (Click here) and Orange GM1 (Click here).
$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. Note that also in that case Adorama adds a $100 gift card for free!

Cool project: Veydra M4/3 Cinema Lenses for GH4 and BMPCC!

November 18, 2014
news
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We could soon get special Cine lenses from a complete new manufacturer. There is a cool Kickstarter project (Click here) to make the Veydra 12mm, 16mm, 25mm, 35mm, and 50mm lenses. Here is the full project description: