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New Samyang-Rokinon 50mm T1.5 AS UMC available for preorder at BHphoto and Adorama.

August 26, 2014
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The brand new Samyang/Rokinon 50mm T/1.5 lens can now be preordered at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). Expected shipment is September 5 already.

Reminder:

Panasonic deals:
$300 off on the Panasonic GH3 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here)and BHphoto (Click here).
$300 off on the Panasonic GX7 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Receive a free Panasonic LUMIX G Vario 45-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ASPH Lens with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 14-42mm lens bundle in Black (Click here) or Silver (Click here).

Olympus deals on Amazon and GetOlympus:
refurbished E-M1 for $1,039 at GetOlympus (Click here).
Save up to $800 on Select Olympus Lenses with Qualifying Olympus Compact System Cameras
Save up to $300 on Select Olympus Compact System Cameras
Save $100 on Select Olympus Lenses
Save $100 on Weatherproof Lenses for OM-D & PEN
Save $50 on Fast Prime Lenses for OM-D & PEN
New OM-D E-M10 $50 Off + FREE CASE
Up to $800 Off Lenses with OM-D or PEN E-P5 Purchase
Save $200 on the Award-Winning OM-D E-M5
PEN E-PL5: FREE Wi-Fi Card
PEN E-P5: Over $479 in Savings!
VF-4: Only $99.99 with E-P5 Body Purchase

(FT5) UPDATED: Olympus 40-150mm F/2.8 price in Japan will be 160,000 Yen.

August 26, 2014
Rumors
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Image of the 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens (Source:Olympus Nordic).

Digicameinfo got the lens price info for Japan: It will cost 160,000 Yen (rough conversion: $1,500 USD).

UPDATE: There will be also a special 1.4 teleconverter + lens kit for $180,000 Yen.

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FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
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FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

Here is the Panasonic Sept. 5-6 invitation for a “new 4K product”.

August 26, 2014
Rumors
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Henrys reports that Panasonic will show “a brand new Panasonic 4K product” on a special event in Toronto on September 5th and 6th. Finally we know when we will finally see the new 4K Panasonic GM2 :)

Thanks Steve for spotting this!

Back in limited quantity: Refurbished E-M1 at GetOlympus US.

August 25, 2014
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It’s back i Stock in limited quantity: The refurbished E-M1 for $1,039 at GetOlympus (Click here). The full list of refurbished US cameras can be found here.

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Reminder: Olympus deals on Amazon and GetOlympus:
Save up to $800 on Select Olympus Lenses with Qualifying Olympus Compact System Cameras
Save up to $300 on Select Olympus Compact System Cameras
Save $100 on Select Olympus Lenses
Save $100 on Weatherproof Lenses for OM-D & PEN
Save $50 on Fast Prime Lenses for OM-D & PEN
New OM-D E-M10 $50 Off + FREE CASE
Up to $800 Off Lenses with OM-D or PEN E-P5 Purchase
Save $200 on the Award-Winning OM-D E-M5
PEN E-PL5: FREE Wi-Fi Card
PEN E-P5: Over $479 in Savings!
VF-4: Only $99.99 with E-P5 Body Purchase

Samyang announces the new 50mm T/1.5 Cine lens.

August 25, 2014
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Samyang just released the new 50mm T/1.5 Cine lens. It’s going to be available as Micro Four Thirds mount too:

PRESS TEXT:

Samyang announces the release of a new cine lens V-DSLR 50mm T1.5 AS UMC. The product will be officially introduced during upcoming Photokina 2014 photographic fairs in Cologne.

The presented lens with the focal length of 50mm is yet another product released by the Korean manufacturer. And it will perfectly fill the gap between Samyang 35mm and 85mm models. Cine version will be introduced along with the photographic version of the lens. As a result, Samyang brand will now be selling a complete set of bright lenses with exceptionally wide and useful focus ranges to meet expectation of both filmmakers and photographers.

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Samyang 50 mm T1.5 AS UMC has been designed for cameras and camcorders fitted with photosensitive 24x36mm or smaller sensor. It gives 46.2 degrees field of view, and thanks to high brightness value of T1.5 (f/1.4) it comes as a great tool in poor lighting conditions, ensuring splendid image quality and small depth of field. Optics of the lens consists of nine lens elements arranged in six groups (including one aspherical and one hybrid aspherical lens element). To ensure high contrast and faithful colour reproduction, all lens elements have been covered with multi-layered UMC anti-reflective coatings.

Samyang 50mm T1.5 VDSLR ensures exceptionally smooth and aesthetic mapping for out of focus areas beyond the focal plain, producing the so called bokeh effect. Thanks to the eight-bladed aperture, the subjects located outside the depth of field are shown with extremely smooth features. This feature will be appreciated by professional filmmakers and photographers taking portrait photos.

New Samyang 50mm T1.5 VDSLR will be first presented at Photokina 2014 photographic fairs. Samyang company invites all guests to visit the company’s stand (No. A-025, hall 2.1) during the fairs which are to be held in Cologne from 16th to 21st of September 2014. For all those who want to visit Photokina 2014 fairs, Samyang has prepared free guest passes. Please, visit our official website www.samyang-europe.com or the company’s fanpages in socialnetworking services to view the upcoming information about our free guest passes: facebook.com/samyang.

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(FT4) New GM2 will actually replace the GX7? GM2 has on sensor stabilization.

August 25, 2014
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Weeks ago the Australian store Discountcameras marked the GX7 as “officially discontinued”

According to one source the soon to be announced Panasonic GM2 will actually replace the GX7. And just like the GX7 the GM2 will have a built-in EVF and on sensor stabilization! The GM2 will also likely have 4K recording too (yet not 100% confirmed).

So basically we will only have GH and Gm lines for now. Have no info yet if the GX, G and GF line will be ever updated…

Reminder: $300 off on the Panasonic GX7 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

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New set of Olympus Europe officially refurbished MFT stuff for sale.

August 25, 2014
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Olympus Europe keeps listing new refurbished MFT cameras and lenses on teir [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket eBay store[/shoplink]. Here is a selected list ordered in categories:

OMD cameras
[shoplink 47847 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47825 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47832 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]

PEN cameras
[shoplink 47850 ebay]Black E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47827 ebay]Black E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47831 ebay]Black E-PL5 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 47834 ebay]Black E-PL5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink]

MFT prime lenses
[shoplink 47849 ebay]Black 9mm cap lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47846 ebay]Black 45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47824 ebay]Black 45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47826 ebay]Black 9mm cap lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47829 ebay]Black 60mm macro lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47830 ebay]Black 45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47833 ebay]Black 9mm cap lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47837 ebay]Black 45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47838 ebay]Black 45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink]

MFT zoom lenses
[shoplink 47823 ebay]Black 40-150mm lens with bag[/shoplink] [shoplink 47828 ebay]Black 40-150mm lens with bag[/shoplink] [shoplink 47835 ebay]Black 40-150mm lens with bag[/shoplink]