Uniquepoto (Click here) now has the Orange GM1 kit for sale too. And for the first time you can buy the lens separatly from the GM1 at Amazon (Click here).
P.S.: Panasonic 20mm now sells for $386 at Amazon US (Click here).
The Chinese site Xjirumo spotted that LX7 clone launched by Seagull. Sounds like Panasonic wants to sell low budget version of their cameras for the Chinese market! Curious to learn if that strategy will work out for Pana!
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Reminder for Eu readers: Massive amount of refurbished MFT stuff on sale at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
These are the first images of the upcoming new Olympus E-M10! On top you see the silver version and below the Black camera:
Price in YEN should be as follows: ¥ 80,000 for the body only. With 14-42mm (new compact zoom) 95,000 yen. Double zoom kit is around 110,000 yen (via Digicameinfo). By using the current converter the prices in Euro and Dollars are:
– 560 Euro or 760 Dollar
– 670 Euro or 910 Dollar for the kit
– 775 Euro or 1,050 Dollar for the double lens kit
But I am pretty sure that as usual price in Dollar will be lower than the converted YEN price. For reference: The E-M5 body currently sells for $799 at Amazon US (Click here) and 700 Euro in [shoplink 29074 ebay]eBay EU stores (Click here)[/shoplink].
As I told you in my previous post the camera will be announced on January 29 at 6am London time. Be sure to be online at 43rumors on that hour to follow the event live!
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Olympus OMD E-M10
– 16MP sensor (same as E-M5 and with no PDAF)
– True Pic VII processor (same as E-M1)
– Very small body
– integrated flash
– 3 axis stabilization
– comes with new compact zoom as kit lens
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
– 37mm filter diameter
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
– Has a lens cap (correction, it’s not built in. You can remove it!)
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F1.8
– 46mm filter diameter
– Minimum focusing distance is 0.25m
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
BCL-0980
– Fish-eye lens of 9mm f/8.0
– Minimum focusing distance 0.2m
And now let us know…
Loading ...P.S.: A Panasonic announcement is scheduled for weeks after the Olympus announcement.
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According to multiple trusted sources Olympus will announce the new E-M10, 25mm, 14-42mm and 9mm lenses on January 29 at around 5-6 am London time! Mark the date and hour on your calendar and as usual be sure to be online at 43rumors to follow to announcement live! I will continually update this site with links to first tests, reviews image samples, news and preorder links.
And this is what will be announced on that day:
Olympus OMD E-M10
– 16MP sensor (same as E-M5 and with no PDAF)
– True Pic VII processor (same as E-M1)
– Very small body
– integrated flash
– 3 axis stabilization
– comes with new compact zoom as kit lens
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
– 37mm filter diameter
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
– Has a lens cap (correction, it’s not built in. You can remove it!)
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F1.8
– 46mm filter diameter
– Minimum focusing distance is 0.25m
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
BCL-0980
– Fish-eye lens of 9mm f/8.0
– Minimum focusing distance 0.2m
And now let us know…
Loading ...P.S.: A Panasonic announcement is scheduled for weeks after the Olympus announcement.
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[shoplink 43921 ebay]
Never saw so many refurbished Olympus camera for sale in Europe. Guess they are clearing out a lot of Stuff that hasn’t been sold during Christmas time :)
That’s why within the last 48 hourse more than 300 new Olympus cameras are now on auction for EU citizen at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. Here is a selected list of hot stuff:
Cameras:
[shoplink 43995 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43996 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43997 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43970 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43976 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43921 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43983 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43981 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43984 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43978 ebay]Silver E-M5 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43928 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43982 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43924 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43920 ebay]Silver E-M5 body[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43994 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43985 ebay]Black E-Pl5 double lens kit[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43975 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43923 ebay]Black E-Pl5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43916 ebay]Black E-Pl5 double lens kit[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43926 ebay]Black E-PL5 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43922 ebay]Silver E-Pl3 double lens kit[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43929 ebay]Silver E-P3 double lens kit[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43930 ebay]Black E-P3 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43925 ebay]Black E-PM2 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43919 ebay]Lila E-PM1 double lens kit[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43980 ebay]Silver E-Pl1 double lens kit[/shoplink]
Lenses and Accessories:
[shoplink 44000 ebay]Silver 12mm f/2.0[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43974 ebay]Silver 45mm f/1.7[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43979 ebay]Silver 12mm f/2.0[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43969 ebay]Silver 17mm f/2.8[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43977 ebay]Silver 40-150mm lens with bag[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43971 ebay]FL-600 Flash[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43972 ebay]HLD-6 grip[/shoplink]
[shoplink 43973 ebay]14-42mm Four Thirds lens[/shoplink]
But like I said, more than 100 cameras have been added and it’s better you check out the full list here at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink].
12-32mm vs 20mm size comparison. Image courtesy: ePhotozine.
SLRgear (Click here) tested the Panasonic 12-32mm lens. And their conclusions are pretty positive:
The new Panasonic 12-32mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 ASPH MEGA O.I.S. Lumix G Vario lens is a stellar companion to the tiny GM1. It produces excellent, sharp photos at all focal lengths, even wide open, and has minimal distortion, vignetting and chromatic aberration. And while the lack of a dedicated focus ring is a little disappointing, as manual focusing using the touch screen is a little slow and awkward, overall there’s not much to complain about with this lens. The Panasonic 12-32mm is the perfect match for the powerful and pocketable GM1 thanks to stellar optics and a super-lightweight, ultra-compact design.
You can buy the lens separately from the GM1 at Amazon (Click here).
GM1 kit store list:
In US at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at Amazon Germany, Wex Germany, Amazon UK, Fotohanskeuzekamp, Cyberphoto Sweden and Wex UK.
Here are the images of the three new lenses coming from Olympus (one is a lens cap more than a real lens). ON top you see the 25mm f/1.8. The next one is the amazing tiny 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens:
And here is the 9mm f/8.0 fisheye lens cap:
Specs:
– 37mm filter diameter
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
– Has a lens cap (correction, it’s not built in. You can remove it!)
– 46mm filter diameter
– Minimum focusing distance is 0.25m
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
– Fish-eye lens of 9mm f/8.0
– Minimum focusing distance 0.2m
via Digicameinfo.
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