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(FT5) E-M1 uses an “improved” VF-4 viewfinder.

August 22, 2013
Rumors
120 Comments

One of the great things from Olympus is that they really work on details. The new E-M1 will use an “improved” viewfinder that ahs the same specs of the VF-4. The sources didn’t tell me what exactly has been improved but it sounds good anyway :)

Reminder: Same thing happens for the sensor. Based on the E-m5, but without AA filter and PDAF on it.

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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

Deal of the week: Finnish people get the PEN Mini for 99 Euro :)

August 22, 2013
deals
24 Comments

You always ask me to post more European Deals….so here we are! Take a course of finnish language and you can grab the E-Pm1 for 99 Euro at Verkkokauppa (Click here). That’s 110 Euro less than you pay in the rest of Europe! But really, try to get through he finnish order steps :(

You may have more luck with the dutch language. Fotobooms (Click here) sells the GF3 body for 109 Euro only!

Easy to grab are the daily new refurbished stuff at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket (Click here)[/shoplink]. They keep list new stuff but that time I am not going to link you to every single product. I am too busy at work today :)

It’s back: Up to 60% Off Select SanDisk Memory Cards. GH3 for $1049.

August 21, 2013
deals
17 Comments

The up to 60% savings on Sandisk cards are back at Amazon US (Click here). And what’s also back (althaugh in limited quantity) is the Gh3 body for $1,049 at [shoplink 41196 ebay]MZgamers on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

There are no other big deals right now. But if you find them please share them through our partner site DealsRunner.com. Thanks!

E-5 vs E-M1 size comparison. POLL: Do you think there will be any new FT camera?

August 21, 2013
Rumors
189 Comments

E-5 vs E-M1 size comparison image by Paniko (Thanks!).

So, now we know it for sure. There is no new “Pure” Four Thirds camera. The E-M1 is going to replace the [shoplink 17163]Olympus E-5[/shoplink] too. This opens a couple of questions:

1) Was the E-5 the last Four Thirds camera?

2) Is Olympus going to officially announce the end of the pure Four Thirds camera system or will they follow Panasonic route and simply silently abandon the FT camera development?

I hope Olympus can answer these questions in September when they will announce the E-M1.

Meantime this is the question of the day:

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P.S.: An E-M1 vs OMD vs E-P5 size comaprison can be seen at Dicahub.

Seven new Olympus E-P5 reviews. PEN range it is not selling well (says Olympus).

August 20, 2013
news
279 Comments

There are five new Olympus E-P5 reviews to read: At Petapixel and Pixelmania (dutch) and Der Spiegel (German) and CameraLabs and TheOnlinePhotographer and Admiringlight and JJsemple. More or less they all say the same. It is a very good camera but the price and the competition are the main problems Olympus has to face. As you read on the New York Times (Click here) Olympus said that its sales of its signature mirrorless model, the PEN, had fallen 12 percent in the first quarter (below its expectations).

I hope Olympus learns the lesson and will be more courageous next time. Too many different and very similar PEN’s out there. And most of the time to pricey when they come out (and very cheap after 1-2 years). I hope the new E-M1 will not share the same fate of the E-P5 :(

New Rokinon 16mm T2.2 Cine Lens for Micro Four Thirds preorder at BHphoto.

August 20, 2013
deals
8 Comments

Rokinon announced a new 16mm f/2.2 Cine lens that you can now preorder at BHphoto (Click here).

Two more deal info:
The Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 dropped a bit at Amazon (Click here). Now $20 less than before!
And today the new Nokton 42,5mm f/0.95 lens should start shipping at BHphoto (Click here).

New Konica 8-17mm f/2.8 Micro Four Thirds Lens patent!

August 20, 2013
Rumors
77 Comments

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Egami spotted a new Konica-Minolta patent describing a 8-17mm f/2.8 zoom patent. It’s a lens designed for the Micro Four Thirds system. This is the third MFT lens patent after the 43mm f/1.4 and 12-42mm f/3.5-5.6 design patent (Source: Egami). It really looks like Konica-Minolta could soon join the MFT system! And it makes sense because Konica-Minolta has a long history of rangefinder camera and lens design. I owned the [shoplink 41161 ebay]Minolta CLE for a while (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. Konica designed the [shoplink 33268 ebay]Hexanon M-mount Lens series (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. Minolta made the famous [shoplink 33270 ebay]Rokkor M-mount lens series (here on eBay)[/shoplink]

Really great stuff! If the new MFT lenses are as good as them I will certainly consider to buy them! And now answer…

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