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For EU readers: Again new Stock of refurbished Olympus stuff!

January 13, 2014
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Two days after the first Stock there is again a next new large Stock of Olympus cameras and lenses on auction. EU citizen can grab like new MFT stuff and hope for a nice rebate. The full list can be seen at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket (Click here)[/shoplink] and here are the hottest items (Click on the name to see the direct auction page):

MFT Cameras:
[shoplink 43870 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43872 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43882 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens (third auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43884 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens (fourth auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43885 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens (fifth auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43893 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens (sixth auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43873 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43886 ebay]Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43868 ebay]Silver E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 43892 ebay]Silver E-M5 body (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43880 ebay]Silver E-M5 body (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43875 ebay]Silver E-P5 with 17mm lens and external EVF[/shoplink] [shoplink 43890 ebay]Silver E-P5 with 17mm lens and external EVF (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43898 ebay]Silver E-P5 with 17mm lens and external EVF (third auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43869 ebay]Black E-P5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43881 ebay]Black E-P5 with 14-42mm lens (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43871 ebay]Black E-PL5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43888 ebay]Black E-P5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 43877 ebay]Silver E-Pl5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43865 ebay]Silver E-Pl3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43894 ebay]Silver E-Pl3 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43867 ebay]Black E-Pl3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43879 ebay]Black E-Pl3 with 14-42mm lens (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43874 ebay]Black E-PM2 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink]

MFT Lenses:
[shoplink 43876 ebay]14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 43891 ebay]14-150mm lens (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43889 ebay]Special 40-150mm lens kit with case[/shoplink]

Compact Cameras:
[shoplink 43866 ebay]XZ-2[/shoplink] [shoplink 43878 ebay]XZ-2 (second auction)[/shoplink] [shoplink 43887 ebay]XZ-2 (third auction)[/shoplink]

$200 off on the Olympus E-M5 in USA. $100 off on the 60mm macro. And more new Oly deals!

January 12, 2014
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Olympus launched a $200 off rebate on the E-M5. You can grab the deals at Amazon (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

$100 off on the Olympus 60mm macro at Amazon (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

Save $180 on the Olympus VF-4 Viewfinder with Select Olympus Digital Camera Purchase at Amazon (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

And the Olympus stacakble lens savings got extended at Amazon (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

Important: There are many other Olympus deals youc an see on that page at Amazon and on that page at GetOlympus!

The Panasonic built Leica T type will not be MFT.

January 12, 2014
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As reported on MirrorlessRumors the Panasonic built Leica T type mirrorless camera will be launched in April. And it’s now pretty save to say that this camera will not feature a Micro Four Thirds mount. Panasonic will make the camera and zoom lenses for the new Leica system.

It has still to be seen if Panasonic will ever join the system. Very unlikely if the sensor has the APS-C size. More likely if the camera uses a Full Frame sensor…

New Gariz case for the Panasonic GM1.

January 11, 2014
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Gariz announced the new leather case for the mini Panasonic GM1. You can find them in [shoplink 43805 ebay]Black or Brown on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. I didn’t expect a leather case to fit that nicely on the GM1. I was expecting it to make it look much…bigger. But it is not.

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a little bit of everything…

January 11, 2014
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Panasonic 4K Cameras at CES.

Fast test of Pana 12-32 vs Oly 9-18 on both E-P5 and GM1 at Paleonature.
Panasonic’s first-person 4K camera debuts at CES, set for launch in late 2014 (Engadget).
Review: Olympus Stylus 1 Compact Premium Bridge (Digitalversus).
Panasonic GM1 review at Photoreview.
Olympus STYLUS 1 Review by Robin Wong.
The world’s first smooth focus controller released- V-Control Evolution (Aputure).
First Impressions: Panasonic 42.5mm f1.2 (ThePhoBlographer)
Can a m4/3 mirrorless system be a professional system? A personal view (Soundimagesplus).
More images of the new Kodak S-1 MFT camera at DC.watch.

$250 off on the E-P5 at Henrys. E-M1 grip base will ship next week.

January 10, 2014
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Here are a couple of deals related news sent by 43rumors readers or found via DealsRunner:
Henrys (found via DL) lowered the price of the E-P5 down to $750.
The E-M1 J.B. Grip Base will ship next week says Amazon US (Click here).
The new Nocticron can now be preordered at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20 for $99 at BHphoto (Click here).
Olympus E-PM2 with 14-42mm and 40-150mm Two Lens Kit for $429 at Amazon US (Click here).
Still running: $200 off on Olympus Cameras+Lens combos at Amazon US (Click here).

Did you notice it? No Olympus cameras at CES!

January 10, 2014
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Full current list of still available Olympus compact camera can be seen at Amazon US (Click here).

I don’t know how many of you noticed it but Olympus is the only photo company that has not announced any new camera at CES. More important to know is that CES was usually the right event for the launch of consumer compact cameras. This is just one more sign that Olympus is dissociating from that kind of market (with the exception of ultra zooms or high-end compacts).

That said what really matters for us 43rumors readers is to know that right before the CP+ show in Yokohama (Start February 13) Olympus will announce the E-M10, the new 25mm f/1.8 and a new compact zoom lens :)

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P.S.: Still, at CES Panasonic announced the Lumix ZS35K (preorder and specs here at Amazon) and Lumix SZ8K (preorder and specs here at Amazon) compact cameras.