First Jackar 34mm f/1.8 lens review by ePhotozine.

• December 19, 2012
• reviews
• 21 Comments

ePhotozine (Click here) posted the very first review of the new [shoplink 35724 ebay]Jackar 34mm f/1.8[/shoplink] Micro Four Thirds lens: “For landscape shots and situations where image quality is more important, it may not be the ideal lens, but for low light, wide-open shooting, and portrait shots, it could be ideal.”

The lens itself can be bought via US, German and Hong Kong retailers on [shoplink 35724 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] (found via Slidoo).

New GH3 news and reviews roundup.

• December 18, 2012
• reviews
• 10 Comments

Fall from Caleb Roberts on Vimeo.

Time to catch up with some GH3 videos and test:
The GH3: It Sounds Real Good (Frugalfilmmakers).
User report at Redsharknews.
Panasonic Australia GH3 Tech Tips on Youtube.
Panasonic GH3 – remote control with Android phone on youtube.
The GH3 shipment may be delayed but one Bay you can find the [shoplink 35719 ebay]battery grips (Click here)[/shoplink] and original [shoplink 35720 ebay]Panasonic batteries (Click here)[/shoplink].

GH3 store links and in Stock status check:
12-35mm GH3 kit: Wex UK, Wex DE, [shoplink 35309 ebay]Photoexpress UK[/shoplink], FotoHansKeuzekamp (NL),
14-140mm GH3 kit: Wex UK, Amazon UK, [shoplink 35310 ebay]Photoexpress UK[/shoplink], Wex DE, Amazon FR,
Body only: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Panasonic store, Samys, Henry, Vistek, Wex UK, FotoHansKeuzekamp (NL), Amazon FR, [shoplink 35311 ebay]Webdistirbution FR[/shoplink].

LX7 for $274. Next GF3 with 14mm lens Gold Box for $279.

• December 18, 2012
• deals
• 16 Comments

For a limited time you can buy the LX7 for $274 at Panasonic US store (Click here). You have to enter the coupon code “LX745” to get the discount! At the same time you can find again a Gold BOX deal on the GF3 14mm kit at Amazon (Click here). You cna get it for $279 only!

(FT4) Likely compact cameras only at CES. But some major MFT news coming soon after!

• December 18, 2012
• Rumors
• 19 Comments

 

I am still not 100% sure but from what I got from some of my sources Olympus and Panasonic will introduce new compact cameras at the CES show in Las Vegas (Starting January 8th). But at the same time I have been told that new MFT stuff will be announced a couple of weeks later. Easy to guess that Panasonic and Olympus will release that new “MFT stuff” at the CP+ show in Japan that starts on January 31.

From Olympus we know from trusted sources that one new lens and at least one new camera should be released soon. (new PEN likely and maybe a new OMD). While Panasonic plans to release a new GF and G model.

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Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

Olympus releases new firmware update for the E-PL5 and E-PM2!

• December 18, 2012
• news
• 4 Comments

Olympus Japan just issued version 1.1 firmware for the new E-Pl5 and E-PM2. It fixes the following issue:
– Unstable exposure, while using lenses that cannot communicate with cameras (such as OM or body cap lenses), has been improved.

New 17mm lens in Stock in UK (and preorders shipping in Germany)

• December 18, 2012
• deals
• 16 Comments

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The first two 17mm f/1.8 lenses are in Stock and shipping on [shoplink 35702 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink]. And a couple of German 43rumors reader told me their preorders at Amazon.de have been shipped.

 

Next GF3 and GX1 deals in US and UK (reminder GF7 coming in Spring).

• December 17, 2012
• deals
• 14 Comments

 

Panasonic keeps offering deal after deal on current GF and GX cameras. While we all know that a new GF7 is due for early Spring I am still wondering what Panasonic plans to do with the GX2 after dropping the initial surprise of e new model this year. Anyway, here are the US deals:

The GX1 with 14-42mm X(!) pancake zoom sells for $499 at Amazon (Click here).
And today you will get a Gold Box deal on the Black and Brown GF5 X kit at Amazon (Click here).
In UK you get a 50 pound cash-back and free EVF(!) on the Black GX1 at Wexphotographic (Click here).
There is no such deal in the rest of Europe (I checked the GX1 price history on idealo).