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IMMENSE IMMOBILE, a creative short documentary film (GH2+Voigtlander 0.95) from Seb Farges on Vimeo.

Nokton 25mm f/0.95:
I own this lens and I am always carrying it with me. Definitely my favorite lens! On top of this post you can watch a new video from Seb Farges shot with this lens. And ePhotozine just posted a new review of the Nokton. Another review has been posted in German by Heise.de. The cheapest price I found in Europe is 810 Euro in [shoplink 35293 ebay]France (Click here)[/shoplink] and 830 Euro in [shoplink 35292 ebay]Germany (Click here)[/shoplink]. As I mentioned yesterday yu can check for price drops via Slidoo :)
The newer sister lens sells for 1.010 Euro via [shoplink 35294 ebay]Fotomundus (Click here)[/shoplink].

Olympus E-M5:
James Harold posted a 24hours OMD review made while traveling across Europe. And the Crazy Comparison Returns! The $999 Olympus OM-D vs the $7995 Leica Monochrom by Steve Huff.
DOn’t forget that there are always plenty of new auctions with refurbished E-M5 at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket (Click here)[/shoplink].

More reviews:
Panasonic 35-100mm image samples by a 43rumors reader on iCloud.
E-PM2 review at Photographyblog.
60mm macro lens tets at DSLRmagazine (translation here).
Tokina 300mm Spiegeltele für mFT – Shootout (PenAndTell).

Readers work:
Lars: “Hi not a rumor, but I just wanted to share some of my pictures taken during a recent trip to Ireland. All photos were taken with the E-M5 and either the 12-50mm, 45mm, or Pana 45-175mm. Hope you enjoy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/larsbeduhn/sets/72157632024744416/”
Mal: “i’m an Olympus spanish promoter and I pleased to trying the new XZ-2 camera. I have taked some photos last Friday in a music concert. I have some direct JPG examples that I would be pleassed if you want to show everybody.
Here are all of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/malraulio/sets/72157632041612785/”
Vitor: “I just bought an olympus 40-150, that came whith a bag and a 8G class 10 cardo for just 149€ brand new in a FANC store in portugal. U can check it online at: http://www.fnac.pt/Olympus-ZUIKO-ED-40-150mm-f-4-5-6-R-kit-Acessorios-Objectiva-Objectiva/a639264”
Steve: “Thought I would share with you something that I still quite can’t believe. I am being quoted the sum of £1549.00 from my local Panasonic store in Elgin Scotland for the GH3 + 12-35 X lens. This is VAT inclusive and they have confirmed shipment at the end of November. I have asked them many times to confirm that the price is indeed correct and they have assured me that it is. The store is http://www.geddesandmellis.co.uk/”
Andy: “For USA buyers, Costco has the Olympus E-PL2 with 14-42mm Lens for $299.  Her is the link: http://www.costco.com/Olympus-E-PL2-with-14-42mm-Lens-Compact-System-Camera-Bundle.product.100011392.html”
Twills: “Here is a climbing video shot simultaneously with the Panasonic GH2+25mm F1.4 and the GoPro 3 Black. The GH2 footage is 720p @ 60 FPS and 1080p @ 60 FPS. All of the GoPro footage is 2.7K @ 30 FPS with Protune. I love shooting wide angle and tight simultaneously. You never miss a shot that way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ1NKGuiTPo”
Rafe: “I dilmed this video last year on my wonderful Panasonic GH2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb0mpMhae-k . Really looking forward to getting a GH3”
Christoph Harrer: “I am an Munich based DP and have seen a lot of stuff on your site.  I know, all are exited about the gh3 and I am waiting for my too. But maybe you are interested in a video completely shot on the Gh2, that could run under the phrase “Who needs a Gopro?” It is still an an amazing camera, that shoots amazing pictures. The Video was shot with the Voigtländer 25mm, 35mm, 50mm and a Panasonic 100-300 Zoom and the Panasonic 7-14 Wideangle. Editing andLook Design are completely done in Final Cut Pro 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu47wKXtwqI  I hope you enjoy it.“

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Olympus Europe made a mistake: The E-PL5 has same AA filter as the E-M5.

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[/shoplink] A couple of weeks ago Olympus Europe informed Pierre Paul Lepidi (translation here) that “As agreed during our recent telephone conversation, we confirm that the unit E-PL5 lacks the LPF, low-pass, unlike the M5-E device.”

Now Olympus Europe admitted that this was a wrong statement. They now corrected the E-PL5 specification info on the official website and confirmed that the E-PM2, E-PL5 and E-M5 do have the same sensor and the same Anti Aliasing filter. Source: Lepidi (translation here).

Yep, even big companies can do mistakes sometimes. But I am surprised that it took one month(!) to get and admission of error. Oly, you can make it good by leaking us some good news about your future products :)

 

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New GH3 and E-PL5 reviews.

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Panasonic Lumix GH3 vs GH2 – High ISO test from emeric on Vimeo.

Our french friends at Hybridcams (translation here) posted the full GH3 review and included a comaprison with the “older” GH2: “Meticulously designed, well thought out ergonomics and obviously excellent performance not only at the video where it was expected, but also in photo.”

And because Panasonic is alreayd shipping the first camera you can see first user reviews like these High ISO samples that have been posted on Dpreview forum. Check price and delivery dates at Amazon , Adorama, Bhphoto, Panasonic US, Samys and in Europe at Wexphotographic UK, Wex Germany, Technikdirekt and soon on eBay (via Slidoo).

And CameraLabs posted the full E-Pl5 review: “This-all round versatility is something that’s not easy to achieve but Olympus has pulled it of with great style and panache, a feat which earns the E-PL5 our Highly Recommended award.“. E-PL5 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon France and eBay (via Slidoo). And gariz case in [shoplink 34731 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 34730 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink].

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After the fake 40-150mm lens we now also got the fake OMD rangefinder design camera :)

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There is someone (and it’s not me!) having fun spreading fake images on websites and forums! Yesterday we had that fake 40-150mm f/2.8 lens and today we have that fake OMD rangefinder design camera. It could be a sort of entry level OMD that is more compact than the real [shoplink 29074]Olympus E-M5[/shoplink]. I don’t really like that design. I would have taken inspiration from the [shoplink 34932 ebay]Olympus 35 series (here on eBay)[/shoplink] or the [shoplink 35221 ebay]PEN F (here on eBay)[/shoplink].

Let’s have some fun—Feel free to share your design of a “rangefinder design” camera! let’s see what you want form Olympus (or Panasonic) :)

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Some remaining Cyber Monday deals. New Jackar lens in Stock.

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There are still some residual Cyber Monday deals left at Amazon (Click here to see them). And also the Panasonic G3 with lens for $299 at Bhphoto (Click here) deal is still onogin. One thing that surprised me is to see that the Nikon 1 cameras are the most sold mirrorless stuff during these days (here is the ranking). It did beat all the rest of the Sony/Olympus/Fuji/Panasonic deals. Nikon does nice cameras but the Nikon 1 is in my eyes a sub average system. So I am wondering if someone can explain me why they did sell so well in these days…

Anyway, let’s go back to the new Jackar 34mm f/1.8 lens that is now for sale for the first time on [shoplink 35206 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. I have been told by the makers that the design of the lens is actually almost the same of current $40  [shoplink 35035 ebay]C-mount 35mm lenses[/shoplink]. Jackar informed us that they changed some material, finishing, the ring is larger and turning has been improved. Plus the lenses are multi-coated and of course mount is NEX. Of course what you also get is that lens hood and genuine leather case you see on the picture.

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found via Slidoo.

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Four new GH3 videos! (one of them shot on expensive CN-E lenses)

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 preliminary high ISO test + new Canon CN-E prime lenses from Filippo Chiesa on Vimeo.

And here is the next bunch of GH3 videos to watch! On top you can see Filippo’s video shot with Canon’s new CN-E prime lenses. If you never heard about these lenses before just know that these are high quality lenses that can cost up to $44,000 (they are here at BHphoto). Filippo…you spend that money for CN-E lenses just to take a video of your cat? …Joking :)

Andrew from EosHD posted a new video and writes: “The Panasonic GH3 is much of an improvement on the GH2. After shooting with it properly now I can confidently say YES. The codec contains far more information than on the GH2 (hacked or not), more colour, more dynamic range, much better shadows and smoother gradation.” Andrew also dreams about a possible Panasonic Full Frame camera. But that is not going to happen…for now.

Two more videos: Nick Driftwood explains the Panasonic GH3 Basic Profiles on vimeo. Adam Mada posted that short ISO test on vimeo.

One more news: Michael Britt sent me this text: “I’m hosting the first event featuring the GH3 in the United States at Samy’s Camera Los Angeles.  Panasonic is bringing in NatGeo shooter Ira Block to show his recent video work and Samy’s will be showing and selling the first batch of GH3 cameras hitting our shores.  It’s a free event: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4804527471/eorg”

Check price and delivery dates at Amazon , Adorama, Bhphoto, Panasonic US, Samys and in Europe at Wexphotographic UK, Wex Germany, Technikdirekt and soon on eBay (via Slidoo).

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Last day of the Black Firday and Cyber Monday deals: $50 off on the Olympus 12mm prime.

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This is the last day of the big Black Friday and Cyber Monday action that gave so many US readers a chance ot get cheap cameras and lenses and so much frustration for the rest of us living outside US :)

The latest deal I found is on the Olympus 12mm f/2.0 prime that sells for $50 less than usual at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).

To check all new deals click on these direct links to Amazon (cameras), Amazon (all stuff), Adorama, Bhphoto, J&R, TigerDirect, Bestbuy and eBay. In Europe at Amazon UK and at Amazon Germany.

All Olympus/Panasonic FT and MFT deals in detail:

E-M5:
$50 Instant Savings on the E-M5 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys and on eBay (via Slidoo).
$50 Instant Savings on the E‐M5 with 14‐42mm Kit at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys and on eBay (via Slidoo).
$100 Instant Savings on the E‐M5 with 12-50mm Kit at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys and on eBay (via Slidoo).

E-PL5, E-PM2, E-PL3, E-PM1:
$150 Instant Savings E‐PL3 17mm Kit at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys.
$150 Instant Savings E‐PL3 14‐42mm Kit at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys.
$50 Instant Savings E‐PM1 14‐42mm Kit at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys.
$100 Instant SavingsE‐PL5 Body Only at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys.
$100 Instant SavingsE‐PL5 14‐42mm Kit at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys.
$100 Instant Savings E‐PM2 Body Only at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys.
$100 Instant Savings E‐PM2 14‐42mm Kit at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Samys.

Panasonic GX1/G5/G3:
Panasonic GX1 with 14-42mm lens for $399 at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G3 with lens for $299 at Bhphoto (Click here).
$100 Off the Panasonic DMC-G5KK 16 MP Compact System Camera at Amazon (Click here).

MFT Lenses:
Gold Box deal on the Rokinon 7.5mm at Amazon.
$50 rebate on the Sigma MFT lenses at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
$50 rebate on the Olympus 12mm f/2.0 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).

PEN/OMD + MFT lens bundle
$200 Instant Savings (when purchased with PEN or OM‐D one lens kit) M.40‐150mm F4.0‐5.6 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$100 Instant Savings (when purchased alone) M.40‐150mm F4.0‐5.6 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 Instant Savings M.Zuiko 12mm f2.0 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 Instant Savings M.Zuiko 14‐150mm F4.8-5.6 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 Instant Savings M.Zuiko 75‐300mm F4.8-6.7 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 Instant Savings M.Zuiko 12‐50mm f3.5‐6.3 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

Viewfinders
$80 Instant Savings Viewfinder VF‐2 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$80 Instant Savings Viewfinder VF‐3 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

XZ-2
$80 Instant Savings on the XZ-2 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

LX7:
Panasonic LX7 for $299 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, Panasonic store.

E-5
$200 Instant Savings on the E-5 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

Four Thirds Lens
$100 Instant Savings FTs 70‐300mm F4.0-5.6 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$100 Instant Savings FTs 50‐200mm F2.8-3.5 SWD at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 Instant Savings FTs 35mm F3.5 Macro at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

More deals:
Save up to $100 on Select Olympus Digital Cameras at Amazon (Click here).
$50 Off Select Panasonic Digital Cameras at Amazon (Click here).
Rebates at Adobe (Click here).
Plenty of rebates on SD cards at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

ALL(!) Black Friday deals:
Amazon (cameras), Amazon (all stuff), Adorama, Bhphoto, J&R, TigerDirect, Bestbuy and eBay.

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