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Panasonic 12-35mm X lens in Stock at Amazon! 20mm for $359.

July 23, 2012
deals
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Hurry! The Panasonic 12-35mm X lens is in Stock for the first time at Amazon (Click here). The lens has already the first four User reviews…all 5 stars :)

Another new deal is the Panasonic 20mm pancake lens which now sells for $359 at Amazon (Click here).

P.S.: That Canon EOS-M got massive preorders according to the hourly updated Amazon ranking (Click here).

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In Europe the lens is in Stock at Amazon Germany (Click here), Amazon UK (Click here) and Amazon France (Click here).

Contact form fixed. Waiting to get more GH3-PEN-Lens and “more”(?) rumors!

July 23, 2012
Rumors
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If you know 43rumors you know that sometimes server does crash and after that I spend a lot of time on fixing things. I am working on a new long term solution by redesigning the website and updating the server power. But this is costly and I can’t do this right now (I am saving my money for it).

For sources:
Anyway, what matters is that my sources can read this post to know that the anonymous contact form on the right sidebar is working again. You know it doesn’t store any info like IP address and you don’t have to share me your real name (just pickup a fake one). You can also create a fake gmail account and send me messages at 43rumors@gmail.com.

For sources and readers:
I am working on new rumors about the GH3, E-PM2, EPL5 cameras plus the new lenses (like the telephoto lens from Panasonic). It’s only one month to go until the announcement and new rumors and even leaks could arrive any time soon. It’s going to be a busy time!

Canon mirrorless competitor now official. Costs a lot more than GF5 and E-PM1.

July 23, 2012
Rumors
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The new Canon has been now announced and you can follow all live updates at MirrorlessRumors.com (Click here). For us what matters is that the entry level camera is actually much more expensive than the [shoplink 30485]Panasonic GF5[/shoplink], the [shoplink 23565]Olympus E-PM1[/shoplink] or even than the [shoplink 26836]Panasonic GX1[/shoplink]. It’s more in the price league of an [shoplink 23568]Olympus E-P3[/shoplink].

Anyway, watch out the test on MirrorlessRumors to check if the camera price and features balanace is correct and if Olympus/Panasonic should be worry!…I don’t think so…

Canon specs and info:
Dedicated presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

US: Body only E-M5 now ships in 6-10 days.

July 22, 2012
deals
18 Comments

In US it’s still not easy to find the body only E-M5. J&R reports that they will ship the E-M5 body within 6-10 days through Amazon US (Click here) and on July 27th at J&R store (Click here). It’s already in Stock at [shoplink 32340 ebay]Metercorp (Click here)[/shoplink].

More E-M5 search links at [shopcountry 29074].

Canon EOS-M competes against the Panasonic GF5 and Olympus E-PM1

July 22, 2012
Rumors
85 Comments

It’s very clear where Canon wants to compete against the Micro Four Thirds system. They will start from the cheap low-end models. The latest spec list I posted on MirrorlessRumors shows that the APS-C sensor sized camera is no bigger than the [shoplink 30485]Panasonic GF5[/shoplink]. We still have no info about the price but I suspect the price will be very low. This is a plastic Canon S100 styled touch screen camera. Tomorrow (5-6am London time) the camera will be officially announced. Follow the full announcement on MirrorlessRumors while I have to check if the upcoming E-Pm2 can do better than the EOS-M :)

For now this doens’t look like a WOW camera…

a little bit of everything…

July 22, 2012
news
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TENDERS ARCHIDOCKERS The Hidden Anamorphic Session from Seb Farges on Vimeo.

Concurso Olympus via DSLRmagazine.

Photonz posted some image samples taken with the Olympus 75mm lens.

Olympus wearable glasses at The Verge.

ThePhoBlographer: Revisiting The Panasonic G1: Is The Micro Four Thirds Old-Timer Still Any Good?

Why I Hate My Camera by Steve Giralt.

PEN customization pictures at Fotopus.

Die Olympus PEN im neuen Kleid (SystemKameraBlog).

Arjan: “I don’t know if it’s only in the Netherlands but if you buy a Panasonic G camera here, you’ll get Lightroom 4 for free and a €50 cashback if you buy a second lens. See Panasonics site: http://www.panasonic.nl/html/nl_NL/Mijn+Panasonic/Acties/LUMIX+G+zomeractie/276993/index.html#anker_276997“

Olympus E-M5 review from a video point of view (EosHD). And 2500 Euro for a E-M5 grip.

July 21, 2012
reviews
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Journey (Olympus OM-D E-M5) from Andrew Reid on Vimeo.

Before to start. Be aware of mistakes on eBay. A reader pounted me out that “someone” is selling the E-M5 battery grip for 2.500 Euro ([shoplink 32323 ebay]Click here to see the auction[/shoplink]). I see those kind of “mistakes” all the time :(

UPDATE: Body only in Stock at Amazon (Click here).

Our friend Andrew from EosHD (Click here) posted an E-m5 review focusing more on the video aspects of the camera: “There are some things the OM-D E-M5 does better even in video mode than the competition including even the GH2. Unfortunately the image quality in video mode is not an all-out winner like the stills mode.”

Steve Huff tested the 12-50mm kit lens: “It’s a good lens though not a GREAT “wow” lens.”

DxO Optics Pro 7.5.2 gains Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic GF5 support (Dpreview).

ePhotozine posted a E-M5 1-Month User Review

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E-M5 preorder links:
Amazon, Adorama, B&H, Jessops, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon Japan and Digitalrev.

E-M5 Case:
There is the official [shoplink 31898 ebay]CS-36FBC Olympus case[/shoplink]. A [shoplink 31899 ebay]leather half case from Hong Kong[/shoplink]. A full [shoplink 31900 ebay]leather case with strap from Cina[/shoplink]. Than we have half cases from two well known producers, [shoplink 31901 ebay]Zelenpol[/shoplink], [shoplink 31906 ebay]Kaza[/shoplink] and [shoplink 31902 ebay]Gariz[/shoplink].

E-M5 Batteries, and other things:
The [shoplink 31905 ebay]Olympus GS-4 strap[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 31903 ebay]DSTE E-M5 batteries[/shoplink] you have to use with an extra charger. There is an [shoplink 31903 ebay]E-M5 car charger[/shoplink] a [shoplink 31908 ebay]new E-M5 LCD screen[/shoplink] and a [shoplink 31909 ebay]Front Cover+ Top Panel[/shoplink].