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Panasonic LX7 Setup Guide with Tips and Tricks

Sigma 19mm review at Amdiringlight.
60mm macro review at ThePhoBlographer.
Panasonic zoom guide in spanish at DSLRmagazine.
Chinese GH3 hands-on at DCfever.
Dutch Olympus 45mm/F1,8 test at Pixelmania.
OMD Black and White at Lepidi.
Panasonic GX1 Impressions at TheOnlinePhotographer.
German XZ-2 test at Der Spiegel.
Large Sensor Compact Cameras – Which one to buy? (Digitalrev).

Joe: “Check out my unedited, raw footage from the Panasonic GH3 for my upcoming SLRLounge.com review. Puppies!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3fLKTkG5XQ”

Tobi Topp: “Hello,
I’v been following your site for quite a while now and want to thank you for all the hard work you ut in there! I fell in love with m43 when I got my GH2 in 2010 and since September I run my own litlle company. We shoot with “bigger” cameras now, but I am still in love with these great compact Pany cams!
I shot a short video that might be worth bein gshown on your site as an example of the capabilities of the new GH3 and the 25/50p 50mbps codec. It handled much better in post and the slowmotion is nice! Using it “nude in ice cold wind and snow was no problem at all! I hope you like it https://vimeo.com/56992228“

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Panasonic GH3 Tips and Tricks Guide (Still a few cameras in Stock at Kenmore).

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If you own the GH3 and want to learn more about it watch the video on top that contains a Tips and Tricks Guide for your Custom Settings. And by the way, Giulio at SmallCameraBigPicture is very upset that Phase One is still ignoring the GH3 and E-M5 :)

And if you have a GH3 on pre order in US than Amazon likely notified you yesterday that the camera will ship by end of this month. There are still a few cameras left in Stock via eBay US at [shoplink 36231 ebay]39mm (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 36232 ebay]Kenmorecamera (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder: The super E-M5 and Sigma MFT lens deals:
Black E-M5 body only for $809 at [shoplink 36147 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black E-M5 body with 14-42mm lens for $899 at [shoplink 36148 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Both Sigma MFT lenses (the 30 and 19mm) for the price of one only at BHphoto (Click here).

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Is the SLR magic 25mm f/0.95 better than the Nokton?

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Andrew Reid tweeted the first image comparing the new SLR Magic 25mm f/0.95 vs the Nokton 25mm f/0.95. I have to say the results of the SLR Magic lens are stunning! I already posted a similar comparison back in May (Click here to read that article). But the lens used by Andrew is the final production version that should come on market in February for $799. But there will be a special rebate at launch and the real price will be $649. That’s $550 less than the Voigtlander Nokton lens!

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Current SLRmagic lenses for Micro Four Thirds:
SLR Magic 12-36×50 ED Straight Spotting Scope lens (w/ hand grip) is now available on [shoplink 26994 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR magic 11mm f/1.4 lens you can preorder on [shoplink 22154 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Toy Lens 26mm f/1.4 lens on [shoplink 18603 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR Magic 35mm f/1.7 MC lens on [shoplink 14881 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Noktor SLRmagic 50mm on [shoplink 25691 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]

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Europe: New Olympus refurbished roundup. Cheapest E-M5 in France.

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It’s weekend and if you have some time to try your fortune you may check out the latest new auctions at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. It’s by no mean close to the great US deals you saw the last week. But it’s the only way to save some Euro. The cheapest E-m5 I found in new conditions is the Black Body at Amazon France. And here are the refurbished stuff links. Click to check the current auction price:

E-M5
[shoplink 36211 ebay]Black body only[/shoplink] [shoplink 36220 ebay]Black body only[/shoplink] [shoplink 36221 ebay]Black body only[/shoplink] [shoplink 36222 ebay]Black with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]

E-P3
[shoplink 36206 ebay]Silver with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 36210 ebay]Black with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink]

Lenses
[shoplink 36207 ebay]12mm lens[/shoplink]

“Older” Pen’s
[shoplink 36208 ebay]White E-P1[/shoplink] [shoplink 36218 ebay]Black E-P2 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 36219 ebay]Silver E-P2 body only[/shoplink] [shoplink 36212 ebay]Black E-PL3 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 36216 ebay]White E-PL3 with 17mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 36215 ebay]Silver E-PL3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 36209 ebay]Black E-PL2 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 36217 ebay]Silver E-P1 with double lens kit[/shoplink]

More deals at Foto Hnas Keuzekamp:
Olympus 40-150 ED Silver – €139
Olympus 40-150 ED Black – €179
Olmypus 12-50mm Macro – €199

In future to get notified when there are new auctions login and save this search on my little new Slidoo eBay website:
Olympus E-M5 search (Click here).
Olympus E-PM2 search (Click here).
Olympus E-PM1 search (Click here).
Olympus E-PL5 search (Click here).
Olympus E-PL3 search (Click here).
Olympus E-PL1 search (Click here).
Olympus E-P2 search (Click here).
Olympus E-P1 search (Click here).

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USA: GH3 in Stock at KenmoreCamera.

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[shoplink 36232 ebay][/shoplink]

I just got notified via Slidoo that the GH2 is now in Stock via eBay US at [shoplink 36231 ebay]39mm (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 36232 ebay]Kenmorecamera (Click here)[/shoplink].

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P.S.: Damn, I am so happy my Slidoo beta website works! Login and save the search you want to get notified like it happened on the GH3 :)

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HOT Suprise! Kodak and JK Imaging will make a new Micro Four Thirds camera! The Kodak S1!

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PConline just posted these images disclosing a new Kodak branded (and JK manufactured) Micro Four Thirds camera! It’s named “Kodak S1” and has built WiFi transmission function. The camera will be released in Quarter three of this year!

Kodak officially presented the camera in a Press Conference in Peking. The bloggers at PConline also said the sensor used will be a Sony CMOS. But I don’t know if that is an official info or their guess.

 

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GF5 with lens for $299!

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Yep, Panasonic is clearing their GF stocks and that’s why you keep seeing those tremendous deals. Today you can grab the GF5 with 14-42mm lens for $299 at Newegg (Click here). And while yet out of Stock you can still grab that other amazing deal…Both Sigma MFT lenses (the 30 and 19mm) for the price of one only at BHphoto (Click here). Basically for $500 you can have the GF5 with 14-45mm lens and two Sigma prime lenses! At that point plenty of EU readers are red in face for anger!
Reminder: New Black E-M5 body with 14-42mm lens for $899 at [shoplink 36148 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].

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