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(FT2) Olympus E-M5 firmware update to be released on Friday?

December 11, 2012
Rumors
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The Gariz new Olympus cap (on [shoplink 35526 ebay]eBay[/shoplink] or via Slidoo).

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I got a short message from an anonymous sources saying “December 14th“. This should be the date Olympus may release the new [shoplink 29074]OMD E-M5[/shoplink] firmware update. May some other source can confirm this?
We have been told that the firmware should add several more options to the menu regarding EVF info and “one exciting feature that is sure to please users. ;)“. My guess as you know is that Olympus will add peaking mode. Let’s see if I am right!

Bye the way, the Gariz lens cap you see on top is availale on [shoplink 35526 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. And so their different colored Italian leather case for the [shoplink 35527 ebay]E-M5 (Click here)[/shoplink]. Full overview on Slidoo.

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EUROPE E-M5 price drops:
E-M5 body for 877 at Amazon France and 12-50mm kit for 1.058 (Click here).

USA E-M5 price drops:
-$50 on the body only at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto (Click on store names to open the page).
-$50 on the body with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
-$100 on the body with 12-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Same price drops on different auctions on eBay (to check here via Slidoo).

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New SLR magic 35mm t/1.4 video sample.

December 11, 2012
reviews
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SLR Magic 35mm t1.4 – Test 1 from scumliner media on Vimeo.

And here is the next work done with the new SLR Magic 35mm T/1.4 lens. And you can read the short initial impression at www.scumliner.com.

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Current SLRmagic lenses for Micro Four Thirds:
SLR Magic 12-36×50 ED Straight Spotting Scope lens (w/ hand grip) is now available on [shoplink 26994 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR magic 11mm f/1.4 lens you can preorder on [shoplink 22154 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Toy Lens 26mm f/1.4 lens on [shoplink 18603 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR Magic 35mm f/1.7 MC lens on [shoplink 14881 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Noktor SLRmagic 50mm on [shoplink 25691 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]

(UPDATED) LX7 for $299. GH2 for $499. G5 with lens for $499! Lightning deal on E-P3.

December 10, 2012
deals
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New Panasonic deals:
Yesterday we had those ncie Olympus PEN and OMD deal comeback And today we have some new great Panasonic deals too:
LX7 for $299 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Panasonic store (Click here).
G5 with kit lens for $499 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
GH2 body for $499 at BHphoto (Click here).

There is also a new Lightning deal on two E-P3 kits at Amazon (Click here). It starts at 12:36 PM PST. And the E-PL1 body is available for $139 at Cameta (Click here).

And as I told you before E-M5 price drops in US, Uk and France:
USA E-M5 price drops:
-$50 on the body only at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto (Click on store names to open the page).
-$50 on the body with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
-$100 on the body with 12-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Same price drops on different auctions on eBay (to check here via Slidoo).
EUROPE E-M5 price drops:
E-M5 Lightning deal at Amazon UK (Click here). You save 150 pounds!
E-M5 body for 877 at Amazon France and 12-50mm kit for 1.058 (Click here).

Connecting dots: E-M5 price drops brings me back to a rumor….

December 10, 2012
Rumors
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Two months ago a new source told me that there would be a new OMD camera in very early 2013. And before the launch of that camera the E-M5 would get price drops in winter time. And as you know a couple of days ago we wrote about a (low FT2 rated) OMD camera rumor having more advanced video features.

Olympus itself said months ago that there is room for new OMD camera above and below the current E-M5. If we connect the dots…than can we really expect a new OMD camera soon?

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EUROPE E-M5 price drops:
E-M5 Lightning deal at Amazon UK (Click here). You save 150 pounds!
E-M5 body for 877 at Amazon France and 12-50mm kit for 1.058 (Click here).

(UPDATED) Lightning Deal on the E-M5 in UK! Price drop on France.

December 10, 2012
deals
23 Comments

I am so glad to finally share an European deal found by our reader Roelandt (Thanks!). AT 1pm London time the E-M5 body will get a Lightning deal at Amazon UK (Click here). I checked the Deal page of Amazon DE, but there is no E-M5 deal there.

UPDATE: There is a nice price drop in France (Thanks Lepidi). E-M5 body for 877 at Amazon France and 12-50mm kit for 1.058 (Click here).

This means that the E-M5 price may dropped world wide! Not only in USA.

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P.S.: Six refurbished E-M5 auctions are ongoing via [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket eBay[/shoplink].

New GH3 videos roundup…(iPad lag?)

December 10, 2012
reviews
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Lumix GH3 vs GH2 – Continuous autofocus

43rumors readers keep sending me links to their early GH3 test videos. And of course I post them all :)

ThePhotoSoup posted a set of GH3 video test on youtube. Florian Walter shows you that there is a sort delay on the iPad Gh3 remote control (youtube). GH3 vs GH2 presentation video by Griffin Hammond (youtube). Pilpop in Berlin (vimeo). Christoph has quite many wild house-animals to show…lol (vimeo). This is probably the most…let’s say minimalistic :) GH3 video I found on vimeo.

And I didn’t get any new report about the possible production delay of the GH3 because of a viewfinder production issue. Let me know if you find some news related to this. Thanks!

Check the GH3 availability by clicking those links: [shopcountry 33624].

(UPDATED) Olympus silently lowers the price of the E-M5 E-PL5 and E-PM2 in US! And savings on lenses too!

December 9, 2012
deals
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You may remember that we had those nice E-M5 deals at Black Friday and Cyber Monday. And after that the price of the E-m5 E-Pç5 and E-PM2 went back to the usual price. Now Olympus silently lowered the price of all E-M5 kits in US. And you can also save up to $100 on Olympus lenses at Amazon (Click here to check it out).

E-M5 price drops:
-$50 on the body only at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto (Click on store names to open the page).
-$50 on the body with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
-$100 on the body with 12-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Same price drops on different auctions on eBay (to check here via Slidoo).

E-PL5 price drops:
-$100 on all kits at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

E-PM2 price drops:
-$100 on all kits at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Gold Box deal:
And 12.36PM you will find a new Gold Box deal on the E-PL3 at Amazon (Check it out here). Still ongoing: GF5 with 14-42mm lens for $349 only at Newegg (Click here).

For my EU readers:
Checked on some price comparison toll if there is some general price drop on the E-M5 and found nothing (as expected). Cheapest price for the E-M5 can be found as usual in France, Italy and Spain (check it here via Slidoo).