New Adobe Camera RAW adds support for the Olympus E-PL1, E-600, Panasonic G2 and G10

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Download the Adobe Camera Raw 6.1 Plug-in: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Camera_Raw_6.1

Reminder: The new Adobe CS5 suite is now shipping! On photoshopuser.com/cs5 you can see a very well done list of the new features.

USA:
Adobe CS5 suite on Adobe US / Amazon / BHphoto / Amazon Canada

Europe:
Direct links to the pre-order page on Adobe UK / Adobe Deutschland / Adobe France / Amazon Deutschland / Amazon UK / Amazon France

Asia:
Amazon Japan

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UPDATED (Falcon-Vivitar): New Samyang lenses for Olympus for sale on Ebay

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UPDATE: In March Samyang announced three new lenses for FourThirds mount. We just learned that the new Samyang lenses for FourThirds mount are also sold in eBay with other brand names like “Falcon” and “Vivitar”. Check it out:
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* Falcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for OlympusFalcon (Vivitar) 8mm f/3.5 for Olympus

* Samyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MCSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF MC

* Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eyeSamyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

* Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED IF Aspherical MC (It is not available now!)

Lenstip tested all three lenses on Nikon-mount

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New OLYMPUS Viewer 2 available for download.

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Press release:

The new Olympus Viewer 2 is designed especially for photo editing, picture sorting and selection, and RAW image file development.

It offers the same ability as the previous Olympus Studio 2 for image management and the development of RAW format image files with Art Filter effects (with RAW files from relevant cameras), as well as the e-Portrait and movie editing functions of both Olympus Master 2 and Olympus Studio 2.

Product features

• Flexibility in selection and management of images with thumbnail view at a glance and colour sorting marks

• Light Box function for comparing different images with magnification of the same area of those images

• RAW development into high quality images with detailed adjustments

• Editing with ” before ” and ” After ” comparison viewing

• RAW development with Art Filter effects o Only for RAW format images taken with Olympus cameras incorporating Art Filter functions

• “e-Portrait” function for the images taken with the Olympus cameras that incorporate the same function

• “Beauty Fix” function for the images taken with the Olympus cameras that incorporate the same function.

• Compatible with PEN Lite E-PL1

• Compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard

• RAW development with the “Gentle Sepia” Art Filter effect o Only for RAW format images taken with the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL1

• RAW development of “Diorama” and “Cross Process” Art Filter effects for the RAW format images taken with the Olympus PEN E-P1

Download page: http://support.olympus-imaging.com/ov2download/index/?Lang=ENU

[Thanks Antonio and Fabio!]
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Olympus 9-18mm in Stock status (Finally in Stock in Europe)

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After posting the bad news about the Olympus 14-150mm release delay I had to post a small good news :)
FInally in Europe the 9-18mm lens is about to be in Stock in any shop!

EUROPE:
In Stock in Amazon Deutschland / Amazon UK
En stock le 18 mai 2010: Amazon France
In Stock on may 20: Pixmania UK
Preorders: Redcoon Deutschland / Redcoon Italia / Pixmania Poland -> 24/05/2010

US (all in Stock):
Amazon US
Adorama
BHphoto

ASIA:
Amazon Japan

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The Olympus 14-150mm MicroFourThirds lens to be release on June 25

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The Olympus 14-150mm lens was expected to be relaesed in late May but due to production and supply circumstances the officiail release has been postponed until June 25.

Reminder: The minimum focusing distance is 0.5m. Maximum shooting magnification of 0.24 times. Filter diameter 58mm. The body size of 63.5 × 83mm (length × diameter) and weighs 290g

Preorders are already available on:
Amazon / Adorama / BH

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(FT4) Panasonic LX5, GH2, GF2, AG-AF100 and one more surprise?

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Few days ago we told you what could come next from Olympus. In the meanwhile some of our sources confirmed our Olympus camera roadmap. Now the question is: What’s coming from Panasonic?

Let’s start with the most reliable rumors:
1) The Panasonic GH2 will be unveiled at Photokina. New sensor design, more megapixel (14?), 1080/50-60p, AVCHD 24Mbit/s.
2) We are also almost certain that the Panasonic LX3 successor (the LX5?) will be announced at Photokina. It will not use the interchangeable MicroFourThirds mount.
3) The Panasonic AG-AF100 m4/3 camcorder will be ready for the market by end of the year (certainly not at Photokina!)

And here the rumors we recieved from good sources but that still have to be confirmed by other sources:
1) The Panasonic GF2 will not come at Photokina! According to our source it will be announced by end 2010/early 2011. I was told that this is the current roadmap form Panasonic but may the competition will force Panasonic to release the camera earlier than expected. The GF2 will have a built-in Viewfinder (read our detailled GF2 rumor)!
2) Panasonic is also working on a ultr-slim m4/3 camera. But we do not have any concrete idea when it will be announced :(

In summary:
– no new camera until Photokina
– GH2 and LX5 almost sure to come at Photokina
– Panasonic is working on two GF cameras. Both could be announced after Photokina (or announced at Photokina but available later)
– new lenses like the 14mm f/2.5 will be announced in June-July (also before Photokina)

Contact me at 43rumors@gmail.com to confirm/complete the roadmap!
Thanks!

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