Olympus patented a series of possible super wide angle zoom all starting with the focal length of 5mm and ending between 25mm and 35mm. May I ask some experts here if that lens is for a normal compact camera or for a larger size sensor? Thanks!
P.S.: Note that this is a very slow lens, that’s why I am having a doubt this may be for a normal compact camera…
Source: Freepatentsonline.
Panasonic is back with their top delas and is now offering a Gold Box deal on the GF3 at Amazon (Click here to check it out).
And not to forget the other deals of the week:
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).
That could be classified as deal of the month: You can right now grab both Sigma MFT lenses (the 30 and 19mm) for the price of one only at BHphoto (Click here).
And don’t forget the E-M5 deal:
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].
The only FT5 news I have right now is that there will be one new Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus to come soon. Now two new sources said that this should be a new kind of PEN camera with built-in viewfinder. And to be more specific it uses the 2.36 megapixels Epson viewfinder announced three months ago at Photokina (Source: Epson). Again, this hasn’t been confirmed yet by a trusted source. All we can be 99% sure off is that a new camera is about to be announced soon and it’s my guess that this will happen right in time for the CP+ show in Japan.
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P.S.: Olympus has a long history of making compact cameras with built-in rangefinders. Just check the super long list of [shoplink 36035 ebay]eBay auction on these cameras (Click here)[/shoplink]. Got some inspiration for the new digital PEN with EVF? :)
Spread to word to all 43urmors friends. A limited number of GH3 cameras are in Stock right now at Samys (Click here to grab it). And one GH3 camera is for sale on eBay Canada too.
UPDATE: Now sold out!
P.S.: Full list of new Olympus compact cameras now available here at Amazon.
Image on top: The current Olympus XZ-2
While the classic compact camera market is shrinking under the pressure of smartphones the high end compact camera remains an interesting market. And according to a Digicaminfo source Olympus will launch a new XZ-10 compact luxury model. Specs are unknown yet. The big question is about the sensor size. Will it use a “classic” small sensor? Will it use an 1 inch sensor like the Sony RX100 or even a larger Four Thirds sensor?
We know have a new low price record for the new(!) E-M5. You can grab it here:
Silver E-M5 body only for $809 at [shoplink 36146 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
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].
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As you may know there are is also a huge action where you save up to $550 on the E-M5 plus three MFT lenses at BHphoto (Click here). Full deal description on PDF (click here to download).
