(UPDATED) Three Voigtländer 25mm f/0.95 lenses at Bayern-fotoversand (+ CNET test)

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I make no secret here. I am a big fan of that lens and I noticed that it is very very difficoult to find it in Stock somewhere. My sources told me the lens has been sold out at least until early 2011! [shoplink 16903]Bayern Fotoversand is now selling three of them on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. They ship to Europe only but if you are located outside Europe feel free to contact them. They may will make an exception for you!

CNET Asia posted a Hands-on with the Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 25mm F0.95 + image samples on Flickr.

If you need autofocus you might want to wait until Panasonic announced the 25mm f/1.4 Micro Four Thirds lens ([shoplink 14959]To not confuse with the Panasonic/Leica 25mm lens for Four Thirds)[/shoplink]

UPDATE: Link corrected. Sorry!

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Panasonic GH2 sensor test at DxOmark

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DxOmark tested the GH2 sensor and the results are somewhat surprising! The Overall score (60 points) is less high than the GH1 sensor (64 points). Click here to see the comparison: GH2 vs GH1 vs 7D at DxO

After the first reviews I thought the GH2 has much better resolution and high-ISO results. What DxOmark states here goes against all other previews we have seen so far!

P.S.: According to DxOmark the Pentax K-5 is better than the Canon 5D. Something must be wrong with their conclusions!

P.S.: Amazon links to the tested cameras specs and price:
Panasonic GH1
Panasonic GH2 (no more listed!)
Pentax K-5
Canon 5D mark II
Canon 7D

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Salon de la photo in Paris: GF2 video test + GH2 +Voigtländer lens video!

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Seb Farges shot this video at le Salon de la photo in Paris where the Panasonic GF2 has been presented. He also interviewed Luc Saint-Elie from Panasonic (a very nice person!).

[shoplink 17361]Panasonic GF2[/shoplink] + [shoplink 14796]20mm f/1.7 lens[/shoplink] NTSC 29,97 fps 1080i (NTSC caused problems with the french light)
[shoplink 16254]GH2[/shoplink]+ [shoplink 14802]14-140mm[/shoplink] PAL 25 fps 1080i
[shoplink 14826]GH1[/shoplink]+ C-mount Fujian 35mm 1.7 + [shoplink 15659]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink] NTSC 60 fps 720P
Canon 7D + 50mm 1.4 PAL 23,976 fps 1080i
No CC
Edited on Adobe Premiere CS5

P.S.: [shoplink 15659]Click here to order theVoigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 on eBay[/shoplink]!

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(DEAL DEAD) E-P2 with lens and EVF for $799. PEN + Lensbaby deal on Amazon (-$100)

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The weeks before the GF2 announcement we saw some nice GF1 deal. Now our sources are suggesting us that the E-P2 is the next camera to be replaced. Maybe that’s why we see that huge price drop on Amazon: E-P2+14-42mm lens + external EVF for $799 (Click here to visit the product page). According to our sources the E-P3 could be announced in 2-3 months. But you can never know…

And there is one more special deal. You can save up to $100 in a combined purchase of an Olympus PEN camera and select Lensbaby products (Click here to read the terms of the deal)

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Panasonic GF2 on Amazon! At the same time the GH2 disappears :(

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Click here: Panasonic GF2 at Amazon. You can’t preorder the camera for now and price informations are not available.

BAD NEWS

Oh no…Amazon removed the GH2 from their database! Click here to check it out for yourself: Panasonic GH2 search at Amazon. I don’t know if that has to d with some kind of delivery delay…it’s really frustrating!
Adorama and BHphoto do list the GH2 (Approx. Arrival December).

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Quesabesde about the GF2 “will we soon have to reduce the size of our fingers?”

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The user reaction after the Panasonic GF2 anouncement is quite mixed. Some peope likes the new even slimmer Micro Four Thirds camera and some others do miss the manual controls of the [shoplink 14828]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink].

Now let’s bring some fire into that discussion! We want to report the negative GF2 critics written by Quesabesde. Not because we do agree or don’t agree with Quesabesde but because our readers want to read your opinion about the three main critics “against” the GF2:

1) The timing of the announcement is somewhat disconcerting: Few weeks before the holiday shopping season Panasonic reveals a GF1 successor that will be ready after the holiday season! And therefore it virtually buries the GF1 and GF2 sales.

2) Japancentrism: It looks like Panasonic main concern was to release a [shoplink 17230]Sony NEX (Click here to see these cameras)[/shoplink] competitor. Nex cameras have been prooven to be really popular in Japan. Panasonic (but in general all japanese companies) seem to lose perspective and believe that global tastes match those of its market.

3) Miniaturims trend: The GF2 sacrifcies usability to go against the NEX. It’s as if none of the current or future players in this market was aware that the most “popular” camera at Photokina has been the Fuji X100 (Click here to see the camera). Fuji used a photographic common sense to create the camera (good usability and size proportion). Steve Jobs recently said that 7-inch tablets were ridiculous. He asked, ironically, if those tablets will come with an included sandpaper so that users could reduce the size of their fingers.

Now, what do you think? Keep in mind that:
1) You have touch the camera for yourself to see if the touchscreen really works fine for you
2) There is still a chance that we will see a pro-GF model sooner or later

Will you buy the new GF2?

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