(FT5) This is the new 30mm f/2.8 Sigma lens for Micro Four Thirds!

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43rumors reader “Fabrys” discovered the prototype of the first Sigma Micro Four Thirds lens! it is the 30mm f/2.8. See Fabrys photo-stream on Flickr (Click here).That lens has been displayed months ago but it was marked as Sony E-mount lens only. Now it seems like Sigma has chosen to “adapt” it for Micro Four Thirds too! If I remember it right this is actually a macro lens!
There are no other info about price and availability.

Just a reminder. Sigma is part of the Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds coalition and already offers a nice amount of Four Thirds lenses:
[shoplink 18947 ebay]Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18948 ebay]Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18948 ebay]Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18949 ebay]Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18950 ebay]Sigma 24mm f/1.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18951 ebay]Sigma 30mm f/1.4[/shoplink] [shoplink 18952 ebay]Sigma 50mm f/1.4[/shoplink] [shoplink 18953 ebay]Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3[/shoplink] [shoplink 18955 ebay]Sigma 55-500mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18956 ebay]Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18957 ebay]Sigma 105mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18958 ebay]Sigma 135-400mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18959 ebay]Sigma 150mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18960 ebay]Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6[/shoplink]

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Noktor versus Olympus 12mm video comparison by Seb Farges (and review by ThePhoBlographer)

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Seb Farges compared the two Olympus and Noktor 12mm lenses on a GH2. Seb writes: “The Olympus seems to be sharper, but the Noktor has a more strong “cinematic” feeling. The Noktor seems to be a little more wider than the Olympus.” I think the real highlight of the Noktor is the macro function, this is really something you don’t see often on a wide angle lens. I have been also told that Philip Bloom helped the SLRmagic company to design that lens.

And ThePhoBlographer (Click here) posted the full Noktor 12mm review: “This new lens is extremely good. It’s sharp wide open, exhibits minimal distortion, vignetting very slightly, and has an excellent construction. If anything, my only major complaints are that it may be a bit too heavy for some users and that the focusing and aperture rings turn in separate directions.“.

One more news: SLRmagic is looking for 30 volunteers who can help them by creating video footage and image samples. SLRmagic will offer them a slight discount before the official release in November/December. Contact them at sales@noktor.com.

The new Noktor is not available for preorder yet. It will start shipment in late November. The other Noktor lens, the 50mm f/0.95 is in Stock on [shoplink 25691 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and on the Noktor website. As you know the Noktor project is now owned by SLRmagic.

Other SLRmagic lenses for Micro Four Thirds:
SLR Magic 12-36×50 ED Straight Spotting Scope lens (w/ hand grip) is now available on [shoplink 25887 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR magic 11mm f/1.4 lens you can preorder on [shoplink 22154 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Toy Lens 26mm f/1.4 lens on [shoplink 18603 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR Magic 35mm f/1.7 MC lens on [shoplink 14881 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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New Panasonic GH2 hacked video test (and US/Europe deals)

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The video on to has made by Gabriel de Bourg (found via Personal-View.com): “This is a test of the noise levels of a Panasonic GH2 with Driftwood’s “GOPStoppa” (176mb GOP1) patch. With the higher bitrates the camera resolves a lot better, but this applies to noise too. While it looks sharper, it also becomes clearer. Hence I wanted to do a test on the different noise levels. It was shot with the lens cap on using Nostalgic (-2, -2, 0, -2), shutter speed at 50 and white balance at 5600K. I’ve boosted the mids in After Effects, using Magic Bullet Colorista II. The original ungraded originals are avaiable here: megaupload.com/​?d=5M4N08F1. Something I noticed is that it seems that ISO values based around 160 no longer seems to be the least noisiest, with ISO 320 performing very poorly. It surprised me, but after recording a new clip I got the same results.”

P.S.: A new Panasonic GH2 Cage at thysstd.

USA deals:
The GH2 price is slowly dropping. Third party resellers are selling the GH2 with 14-140mm lens for a “floating” price between $1370 and $1400 at Amazon (Click here). The Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens is still in Stock at Adorama (Click here). The Four Thirds (!) Leica 25mm lens is in Stock for $699 at Amazon (Click here). Something else: The Fuji X100 is now in Stock at Amazon (Click here).

Europe deals:
The Nokton 25mm f/0.95 lens is in Stock for 719 Euro on [shoplink 25990 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Olympus refurbished weekend deals.

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[shoplink 25981 ebay][/shoplink] There is a new set of refurbished Olympus products at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. What’s really interetsing this time is that you can find plenty of E-PL1 and E-PL2 double kits! Click on the links below to see the auctions. Please keep in mind that only EU citizens can buy the stuff!

Micro Four Thirds

[shoplink 25950 ebay]FL-14 external flash[/shoplink] [shoplink 25952 ebay]E-PL2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25953 ebay]E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25955 ebay]E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25956 ebay]E-PL1 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25958 ebay]E-PL1 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25960 ebay]MMF-1 43 to M43 adapter[/shoplink] [shoplink 25962 ebay]E-PL2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25964 ebay]E-P1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25965 ebay]E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25966 ebay]E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25967 ebay]17mm pancake[/shoplink] [shoplink 25968 ebay]9-18mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25969 ebay]E-PL1 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25970 ebay]E-PL1 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25971 ebay]E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25972 ebay]E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25973 ebay]E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25975 ebay]75-300mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25976 ebay]E-PL2 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25979 ebay]E-PL1 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25981 ebay]E-PL2 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25982 ebay]E-PL2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25983 ebay]E-PL2 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25984 ebay]E-PL2 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25986 ebay]E-PL1 with double kit lens[/shoplink]

Four Thirds

[shoplink 25957 ebay]E-450 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25974 ebay]40-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25977 ebay]35mm macro lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25978 ebay]50-200mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25980 ebay]E-450 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 25985 ebay]18-180mm lens[/shoplink]

XZ-1

[shoplink 25963 ebay]Black XZ-1[/shoplink]
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Hot! Panasonic-Leica 25mm lens finally IN STOCK at Adorama!

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For the very first time the new Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens is in Stock at Adorama (Click here). For the normal $599 price! Until now the lens was only in Stock on [shoplink 25947 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] for $699 and at Amazon (Click here) for over $800.

P.S.: And if you are can accept to pay $80 more than the normal price than you can get the Olymps 45mm f/1.8 lens too on [shoplink 25948 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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More Noktor 12mm f/1.6 tests…

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Seb Farges shot the video on top with the new Noktor 12mm f/1.6 macro and cinematic lens: “This is, to my opinion, an incredible lens, fast and wide, and there is no visible distortion. The focus and aperture rings are very smooth. It is all made in metal. XXX There is in my test a small vignetting in the outside shots due to the use of a 62mm L.C.W variable ND filter (with a 58mm/62mm step up ring). To avoid the vignetting you’ll need a 67mm or a 72mm filter with the right step up ring, because remeber this is a wide lens!”

Bert Stephanie (Click here) also shared his first impressions about the lens: “I’ll leave the pixel peeping to others but at first glance, I think the optical quality, sharpness and distortions seems to fit my needs.”

The new Noktor is not available for preorder yet. It will start shipment in late November. The other Noktor lens, the 50mm f/0.95 is in Stock on [shoplink 25691 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and on the Noktor website. As you know the Noktor project is now owned by SLRmagic.

Other SLRmagic lenses for Micro Four Thirds:
SLR Magic 12-36×50 ED Straight Spotting Scope lens (w/ hand grip) is now available on [shoplink 25887 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR magic 11mm f/1.4 lens you can preorder on [shoplink 22154 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Toy Lens 26mm f/1.4 lens on [shoplink 18603 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
SLR Magic 35mm f/1.7 MC lens on [shoplink 14881 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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An obvious news: Fujiguy do confirm that Fuji will not join m43.

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Fujiguys tweeted (found via Noisycamera) that they will not join the m43 for now. Just read the screenshot on top :(

This doesn’t mean that Fuji will never join m43 as the new X system is clearly targeted for the “premium” high-end market with a larger sized sensor (fullframe?). But I will bury my hopes for now. Now it’s up to Panasonic and Olympus to invent something as exciting as the Fuji announcement! Will Olympus-Panasonic ever create a new larger sensor system? I would welcome that and you?

 

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