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(FT5) E-M5 successor to be announced first week of February. Bit different from the looks!

November 11, 2014
Rumors
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Image on top.: [shoplink 28222 ebay]OM-1 film camera[/shoplink].

A small correction on the OMD announcement period. It will be announced to the public the first week of February and not end of January as previously stated. No big deal :)
Anyway, the new OMD is definitely the E-M5 successor although I have been told it will be a bit different from the looks! Specs are yet not 100% reliable but for now this is what I got from an anonymous source:

It will be E-M5 successor with weather sealing and what is really important, it will be GH4 competitor, we are currently focusing on video capabilities, 4K is definitely FT5, and there will be option for 24/25/30 fps as well.

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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

Good news: Olympus changes forecast and increases net income.

November 11, 2014
news
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If you are wondering how Olympus is doing form a financial point of view there is good news to report. Despite a very small net sales decrease they will manage to increase the earnings due a series of factors like cost reduction, weaker YEn and less taxes to pay. Net income is therefore expected to increase from 37 to 64 Millions of Yen.

Source: Olympus Global (pdf).

Cool DJI Ronin Hands-On Field Test by TheCameraStoreTV

November 11, 2014
reviews
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Those of you that use MFT cameras for video may be interested to watch that [shoplink 49393 ebay]DJI Ronin Hands-On[/shoplink] Field Test by TheCameraStoreTV. It’s really a nice toy although it costs close to 3000 Euro/Dollars on [shoplink 49393 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and BHphoto (Click here).

UPDATE: great Varavon BirdyCam 2 Gimbal video and deal at Personal View. It’s cheaper than the Ronin :)

Black Friday deals. And great Panasonic GM1,G6, and lens deals reminder.

November 10, 2014
deals
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New day and new long list of Black Friday deals at Amazon (Click here). Specific Photo only deals can be seen on that page (Click here). And Panasonic US is lowering the price on many of their stuff. Probably getting ready for the Christmas sales season:

1) $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).

2) $100 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto

3) $100 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto

4) $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!

(FT4) Schneider 14mm f/2.0 will cost 1200 Euro.

November 10, 2014
Rumors
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Image courtesy: ePhotozine

I got a more detailed info about the price of the Schneider 14mm f/2.0 autofocus lens that will be launched early 2015. It will cost 1200 Euro!

P.S.: 14mm hands on at Photographyblog and 30mm hands-on at Photographyblog.

New images of the Kowa lenses on the E-M5.

November 10, 2014
news
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DC.watch posted these new images of the Kowa lenses on the Olympus E-M5. The lens will be soon available on [shoplink 48513 ebay]eBay[/shoplink].

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And here are the lens specs:

A bit of everything…(with videos from P13, Jurek and Pietz).

November 10, 2014
news
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Micro Four Thirds Standard Zoom Lens Review

Who Needs Interchangeable Lenses? Panasonic FZ1000 Compared To Olympus OM-D E-M10 (Soundimagesplus).
Halloween 2014: le boucher d’Ajaccio (Lepidi).

P13: “I’ve filmed a new SLR Magic 10mm lens test with ND on the DJI Ronin in Ogden Water (England). https://vimeo.com/110611884”

Jurek: “Wanted to share with you and your readers my recent experience of traveling to S. E. Asia with the Panasonic GH4 and the SLR Magic 10mm lens and the SLR variable ND filter. We were away for a month and took in Vietnam, Sri Lanka and the Maldives and I have to say, the slight additional effort in using this manual combination was well worth it. There is a longer commentary in the Vimeo posting. Hope you enjoy. https://vimeo.com/110962913”

Pietz: ““Welcome To Anywhere II” was entirely filmed with the Lumix G6 and later with the GH4 (14-140mm + 25mm 1.4). Working with the GH4 is just pure joy. It feels like the first camera I’ve used that doesnt hold me back. the 1080p picture looks already very nice, but looking at a still frame you can easily spot that its origin is a video file. In 4k however every frame looks like a perfectly crisp photo. so much so that i sometimes run into trouble when landscape shots don’t have a lot of movement. in the first second it always looks like i inserted a high res photo into the film. no joke. having this much power with a camera this small and no accessories needed is a killer feature for my kind of run and gun travel videography. and with the batteries lasting basically forever i can easily go on a 7 day trip with 3 batteries, no charging needed.
Quick tip on the side: enable the electronic shutter for timelapse photography. the battery will last about twice as long and your shutter will live a longer life :) http://youtu.be/VXIb6a5De_w”