Akira Watanabe: “Olympus working on new body for top-pro lenses”!!!

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This is an official(!) Olympus press release (Source: Olympus UK).

“Olympus working on new body for top-pro lenses
Interviewed today, Akira Watenabe said that active development is under way. No other details yet. Immediate Release Olympus working on new body for top-pro lenses:
Akira Watenabe, manager of Olympus Imaging’s SLR planning department, confirmed today that the company is definitely working on a body to deliver the focusing performance expected by users of the Top Pro lens series like the ground breaking 90-250 f2.8 fixed aperture zoom (Editor: Click here to see). Watenabe has been delighted with the success of the OM-D which has pushed the boundaries of performance for system cameras but acknowledged that it did not deliver with the legacy high end lenses from the E-System. Whilst further information were not forthcoming, he was keen to emphasise that Olympus is actively developing a solution and will announce more details in due course.”

So there is really an E-7 with [shoplink 29074]E-M5[/shoplink] sensor coming soon ;)

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P.S.: Meantime the 35-100mm lens got an up to $450 discount when purchased along the E-M5. Search(!) Links o the current E-5 camera: [shopcountry 17163].

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Press release also posted on Four Thirds User,  Whatdigitalcamera and more…

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(FT3) New 15mm comes combined with new E-PMx model…

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An anonymous source just sent me this: “New cheap olympus M43 body on his way and goes along with the cheap f8 lens, maybe a dual lenses combo“. I take the chance to ask him (and other sources reading this) if the E-PM is going to be announced next week along the 60mm macro or in September. Thanks :)

Anyway, as I wrote before I am really curious to see that lens on the new E-PM2 (or E-PM5).  It’s defintiely one of the weirdest rumors I ever received :)

 

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(FT5) New 15mm f/8.0 lens specs….

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I still have no info about the price of the lens but here are the specs:

Focal lenght: 15 mm (equivalent to 30 mm on a 35 mm camera) :
Aperture: F8 fixed
Dimensions :Max.dia.Ø56(2.2in.)× length 9 (0.4 in.) mm
Design: 3 groups, 3 lenses
Focus: 0.30 m (11.8 in.) to infinite. Manual Focusing (Three settings)
Weight: 22 g (0.8 oz.)

I have been told there is no data communication between camera and lens.  For reference the until now smallest m43 lens is the [shoplink 16258]Panasonic 14mm[/shoplink] that is 2.06 cm thick and weights 55g. I have no diea how Olympus will market this lens. WOuld be nice if they give it to tu fro free on any future m43 camera you buy! :)

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eBay madness (links to Olympus and Panasonic stuff for rich people)

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[shoplink 32812 ebay][/shoplink] Doens’t look so but this is the most expensive [shoplink 32812 ebay]Olympus lens you can buy on eBay[/shoplink]!

So, we heard that Olympus will release a super cheap 15mm f/8.0 lens. But now let’s do a post for rich people. Ever wondered what the most expensive Olympus&Panasonic cameras and lenses are? Here is the list (with overall most expensive items included):

Most expensive Panasonic m43 camera is the AGAF100 for 5.195,00 USD ([shoplink 32811 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive Olympus camera is the OM-3Ti Black edition camera for 3.499,00 USD ([shoplink 32813 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive Panasonic lens is the ET-D75LE6 zoom for 6,176.95 USD ([shoplink 32814 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive Olympus lens is the very rare to find Olympus Zuiko Pen-F Mirror-T 800mm f/8 telephoto for 4.350,00 USD ([shoplink 32812 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive lens you can buy for your m43 camera is the used(!) Cooke S4 HD Cine 8-46mm T1.7 B4 Mount Lens for 32.500,00 USD ([shoplink 32815 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive Panasonic product is the Robotic Welding cell for 39.500,00 USD ([shoplink 32809 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive Olympus products is the Portable Gold box analyzer for 21.000,00 USD ([shoplink 32810 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive camera is that ancient for 959.000,00 USD ([shoplink 32816 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive fast lens is the Leica M3 Summilux 1.4/35 Black Paint # 1765589 *Mega Rare* + OLLUX for 95.000,00 USD ([shoplink 32818 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])
Most expensive digital camera is the 160 Megapixel Roundshot 6×17 DIGITAL Panoramic Camera for 48.222,00 USD ([shoplink 32819 ebay]here is the auction[/shoplink])

You going to buy something here? :)

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New low price for E-PL1, E-PL2 and GX1 for $499 (GX2 is coming by end of the year)

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Rumors are getting stronger and the GX2 should arrive in November. So it’s not a surprise to see the third good GX1 deal in one month. The Black body with 14-42mm lens is now for sale at $499 at Amazon (Click here). But the leader of the Amazon ranking (here to see the list) is the E-Pl1 that sells for $259 again at Amazon. Another good price is the E-PL2 with same lens for $349.

E-Pm, E-PL and GH3 are coming at Photokina in September, the GX1 maybe two months after. Those deals may not be related to it but it’s nice that we can buy a m43 camera for a price that is very low.

P.S.: For the first time in Stock at Adorama the 12-35mm X lens.

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