Japan and interchangeable system cameras: mirrorless market share now at almost 40%!

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The release of the Sony NEX cameras boosted the mirrorless market share up to 40% (in Japan). Interesting to see that MicroFourThirds didn’t gain any market share but they also didn’t lose anything because of the NEX cameras. Does it mean there is still room for growth? It would be nice to know the market share in Europe and US (My guess is that it is 15-20%).

Let’s see if Photokina will boost the mirrorless success story…

Source: Mirrorlessrumors

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 vs. DMC-LX3 hands-on (the new Panasonic sensor works better!)

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Leonard Goh from CNET Asia compared the new Panasonic LX5 with the “older” LX3. The comparison is interesting because the new Panasonic sensor improvements may will be also visible with the new MicroFourThirds sensor. Leonard said that dynamic range and resolution have been improved. Not bad at all!

Source: http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/digitalcameras/0,39001469,62201687,00.htm

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New waterproof housing for the Panasonic GF1

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The japanese company Inon just announced a new waterhousing for the [shoplink 14828]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink]. It has a corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy body (diving limit is 75m). You can use the Inon compatible flash (Z-240, D-Series 2000, S-2000, D-series 180, Z-220 series). And all Panasonic lenses are supported. The full kit price (with grip and lights) is $2,200!

Source: DC.watch

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A little bit of fun: To own a Panasonic m43 camera makes you more sexy!

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Oktrends analyzed photography from a numerical angle. They collected the data from the dating site OkCupid, one of the largest, and most interesting, datasets on the web. This article aggregates 11.4 million opinions on what makes a great photo. Their goal was to see how to take a photo to gain “attractiveness”.

The result? You are more sexy if you take the picture with Panasonic MicroFourThirds cameras!

Source: Blog.okcupid.com

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(FT4) Panasonic announcement on August 26th (more or less)!

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According to 43rumors sources Panasonic will announce new MicroFourThirds cameras and lenses on August 26th (more or less, depending on your time-zone!). We expect the release of the [shoplink 14826]GH1[/shoplink] successor, a new [shoplink 14828]GF1[/shoplink] successor (or maybe just a new Gf model without replacing the GF1), the long awaited 14mm f/2.5 and 100-300mm lens, at least one more “lens surprise” and maybe the AG-AF100 (this camera with new lenses could be also announced in a second time befoe Photokina). You can read our Panasonic product prediction here: https://www.43rumors.com/getting-closer-to-photokina-panasonic-rumors-summary/.

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Rumors classification:

FT= FourThirds
FT1=probably fake rumor
FT2=rumor from unkown sources
FT3=50% chance it is correct
FT4=rumor from known sources
FT5=almost certainly correct!

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a little bit of everything…(+G2 review on DSLRmagazine)

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[shoplink 14834]Panasonic G2[/shoplink] review at DSLRmagazine (google english translation)

Panasonic Announces Lumix Life Winners (Photoreview Australia)

Fast Fifties in the Field (Ranger9.net)

E-5 wishlist at Deviantart

Gigapanes pictures with the [shoplink 14828]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink] at Gigapanaes.blogspot (google english translation->without pictures)

Olympus 14-150mm lens test at PConline (it’s in chinese)

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The need for speed: The extremely rare Zeika Nominar C-mount M25 f/0.95 !

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[shoplink 14974][/shoplink] [shoplink 14974]Zeika[/shoplink] is a Japanese Optical brand name combined with “Zeiss”s “Z” and “Leica”s “eica” part (ingenious). It’s a product made in the 1960’s providing the same lens to the US brand, Carl Meyer and Nighthawk.

Zeika Nominar on the E-P1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chachahavana/3900002705/in/photostream/
Zeika Nominar on the G10: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leiss/sets/72157620574119065/detail/

You can find one single lens on [shoplink 14974]eBay right now (Click here)![/shoplink]

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