Image credit: Esben Garn
A couple of days ago I posted the images of the GH2 with the massive Kodak Ektar lens (Click here to read the article). I thought this would be the biggest lens ever used by a MFT camera. But Esben Garn proved me wrong by sending these pictures of his GH2 with 100x lens broadcast lens! Massive combo :)
UPDATE: The lens costs over $200,000 at BHphoto (Click here)!!!
Image credit: Esben Garn
The crazy $199 GX1 deal is still running at Amazon (via Adorama) and Adorama (Click here). As I told you yesterday both stores offer you a 2% back in reward too! And obviously that deal pushed the GX1 on top of the Amazon mirrorless sales ranking (Click here to see the list). This is a terrific deal and you can bet the new GX2 will be expensive. If you have the money wait, if not grab that one!
UPDATE: There is a hot 20% cahs back at Rakuten (Click here). On all stuff!
And here are the brand new deals collected via DealsRunner.com:
Panasonic 12-35mm X lens for $960 via trusted third party reseller at Amazon (Click here).
Silver 45-150mm lens for $199 at Amazon (Click here).
Third party reseller Panacam will ship the GF6 with X lens on June 1 through Amazon (Click here).
Manufacturer refurbished G5 with 14-42mm lens for $389 on [shoplink 39080 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
White GF3 with 14mm pancake for $249 at [shoplink 39081 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Refurbished E-M5 for $759 at GetOlympus.
Olympus E-P3 with lens for $349 at Amazon (Click here).
If you find more US, European or Asian MFT deals please submit them via DealsRunner.com so that everyone can see them! Thanks!
This is the first image of the soon to be announced Samyang 16mm f/2.0 UMC CS lens. It will be made for both, Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds mounts. The lens has a 77mm filter size, price is yet unknown. P.S.: Save this search on Slidoo to get notified when the Samyang lens will be available one Bay.
This is the second native Micro Four Thirds lens after the fisheye lens:
In USA it’s named Rokinon 7.5mm and you find it on [shoplink 29105 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink], Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
In Europe it’s named Samyang 7.5mm and you find it on [shoplink 29106 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink], Amazon (Click here).
In UK it’s named Walimex and you find it on [shoplink 29109 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon UK (Click here).
eBay links on all Olympus Four Thirds lenses:
[shoplink 20647 ebay]Samyang [/shoplink], [shoplink 20684 ebay]Walimex [/shoplink], [shoplink 20649 ebay]Rokinon [/shoplink], [shoplink 20650 ebay]Opteka [/shoplink], [shoplink 20651 ebay]Falcon [/shoplink], [shoplink 20653 ebay]Vivitar [/shoplink] and[shoplink 20652 ebay]Bower [/shoplink].
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So it’s real! Mitakon is now selling their first Lens Turbo Adapter with 0.72x Focal Reduce. It works exactly like the Speed Booster adapter from metabones but it costs a lot less. Plenty of [shoplink 38940 ebay]Lens Turbo auctions for NEX can be found here on eBay[/shoplink]. The official press release can be read at Mitakon’s website.
I asked Mitakon if and when they will make adapters for the MFT system. They told me they will release them the second half of this year! I still have no info about the supported lens mounts. But it’s great to have different options and a cheaper alternative.
P.S.: To automatically get notified when new Lens Turbo will be for sale on eBay just save this search in your Slidoo account.
You still remember the huge 3D advertising campaigns? They are now almost gone. We even had a 12.5mm f/12 Micro Four Thirds 3D lens from Panasonic but after it nothing new camera for the MFT system. But at least on “patent-paper” research and development is continuing and Egami (translation here) spotted that new Olympus 3D lens and camera patent. The lens design of the 25mm f/2.8 and 24-41mm f/4.5-5.6 3D lens is made for Four Thirds sensor camera. But I really doubt we will see these lenses for real any time soon…don’t you think?
GX1:
The GX1 for $199 is back! And it’s even better than before because there is also a %2 Back in Reward and the deal applies on both Silver and Black bodies:
– Black GX1 for $199 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and [shoplink 39037 ebay]Adorama eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
– Silver GX1 for $199 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and [shoplink 39036 ebay]Adorama eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
I know this will not make Europeans feel a lot better but there is a decent GX1 deal in Europe too, 249 Euro at [shoplink 39040 ebay]FotoMundus Germany (Click here)[/shoplink].
E-P3:
And there is a new $20 price drop on the E-P3. This makes the camera cost one third of the regular E-P5 price (and you get a lens too!).
– Black E-P3 with lens for $349 at Amazon (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
– Silver E-P3 with lens for $349 at Amazon (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
found via DealsRunner (reister to get notified on deals faster than you would get notified on 43rumors).
We have two new Panasonic G6 reviews at WhatDigitalCamera and at Trustedreviews.
WDC gave the camera an overall score of 90/100: “Image quality is strong, delivering plenty of detail, and while it might not be quite a match for DSLRs at the higher sensitivities, it’s still more than adequate – especially if you shoot Raw – while the video performance will also appeal.”
TR rated the camera with 9/10 points and writes: “Throw in some strong image quality performance and its compact proportions, as well as a selection of compatible lenses that continues to grow, and it’s safe to say that the Lumix G6 is one of the best CSCs on the market.”
The camera will ship worldwide in one month from now. Preorders are up at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and at Wex DE, Technikdirekt, Wex UK.
