GetOlympus sent me an email with their new and extended deals:
– $300 off on the E-M5 kit (Click here).
– Up to $429 in Total Savings on the E-P5 (Click here).
– Up to $800 off on Camera+Lens bundles (Click here).
And if you want an E-M1 you can get it for $1,135 only at [shoplink 45188 ebay]6ave on eBay US (1 year guarantee!)[/shoplink].
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Two anonymous sources told me that Olympus plans to launch a “TRIP-D” fixed lens camera with large sensor. The sources didn’t unveil sensor size or lens specs (they only said it’s a fast prime). For those (few) of you that don’t know where the name “TRIP” comes from just look at the great [shoplink 35471 ebay]Olympus Trip 35 cameras on auction here on eBay[/shoplink].
A bit of history: What’s so special on the Olympus Trip 35mm?
First of all that Olympus sold ten million(!) of these cameras from the ’60’s to the early ’80’s. It has a super sharp 40mm f/2.8 lens. And Olympus managed to give you Automatic Exposure while the Trip 35mm uses no battery! How is it possible? It used a solar-powered selenium light meter.
It is a very compact camera with a rangefinder. I suggest you to watch this youtube review video to get an idea of the size and superb build quality of the camera. This was the perfect holiday camera of the time but also pro photographers used like the British photographer David Bailey.
That is simply put one of the most popular Olympus camera ever made.
I would certainly be happy to see a camera ike that! But I fear that the market for these kind of cameras is already full with great cameras like…
– The [shoplink 41706 eBay]Fuji X100S (here one Bay)[/shoplink] with the superb hybrid viewfinder and unique sensor.
– The [shoplink 41707 eBay]Ricoh GR (here one Bay)[/shoplink] which is the smallest and also the cheapest
– The [shoplink 41708 eBay]Nikon Coolpix A (here one Bay)[/shoplink] fixed prime lens.
– The [shoplink 41709 eBay]Canon PowerShot G1 X (here one Bay)[/shoplink] fixed zoom lens.
So what the heck can/should Olympus do to sell the TRIP-D???
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Newsshooter interview: GH4 feature breakdown with Hotrod Camera’s Illya Friedman from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
Olympus 9mm f/8.0 Fisheye Body Cap Lens test at Photoreview.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25mm f/1.8 test at Photoreview.
Panasonic Lumix GH4 Preview Campaign (ePhotozine).
Test complet de l’Olympus 60 mm f/2.8 macro ED MSC (Lepidi).
Panasonic GH3 review at Ivicenzoni.
Olympus FL600R Flash Review at Betterfamilyphotos.
Olympus 9mm Fisheye Body Cap Lens – Big Creativity in Small Package (TheDigitalStory).
E-M10 shooting report at Yodobashi.
Olympus E-M1 : Le clip de notre reportage en namibie (Lenmondedelaphoto).
Thierry: “FYI Sunwayfoto is bringing out a grip for the Panasonic GM1 with removable Arca-Swiss plate: http://www.sunwayfoto.com/e_goodsDetail.aspx?gId=1237. Expected in Germany around March 17 for about 29€: https://flashlightshop.de/product_info.php?products_id=9639“
Adorama (Click here) is selling the E-M5 with lenty of free extras and a 4% reward that pushes down the price to $767 (-$33 for the reward). You can get the free extras on the body only or with the 12-50mm.
All current Olympus deals cna be found on that page at Amazon and on that page at GetOlympus.
Screenshot from the 43rumors FB page (Note: I have set German lang on my laptop).
For months now Patrick/Andrea from Fujirumors and SonyAlpharumors are running a photocontest on their sites. And I am now kindly “stealing” their idea and start my own contest too ;)
It works like that: On the 43rumors Facebook Wall (Click here) you can share your best pictures shot with an MFT camera and you can like the pictures from the other posters. A selection of the most voted pictures will be posted every week directly on 43rumors. There is nothing to win but a lot you can learn from that contest. You will see what others can do with their camera/lenses, and you can also make new friends or ask questions and tech tricks to photographers.
Got it? Now show us all your best pics at facebook.com/43rumors!!!
Image tweeted by Ryan McKenna
I guess you all know the story by now. The 75 year old story Calumet closed overnight without saying any word to employees and customers that had cameras or other stuff on order. Calumet US filed for chapter 7 (bankruptcy). If you bought something that still had to be shipped by Calumet you will have to contact the bankruptcy attorney (with little hope to get the money back).
The real terrible news comes for the employees. They had no idea they would lose the job, they had no time to look for another one. I wish them all the best! I hope they will all find a new job soon!
A damn sad story.
P.S.: Calumet Europe still works fine.
We are still waiting to see more in deep tests of the new GH4 but in the meantime you can watch the video on top to see another hands-on of the camera.
German reader may be happy to know that they can now preorder the camera at Wexcameras.de (Click here).
Here is the updated GH4 preorder list:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek (Click here).
GH4 camera with interface unit at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Panasonic (Click here). Price: $1,998
