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Olympus 45mm first impression article at Dpreview.

September 19, 2011
reviews
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The new Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens gets previewed by Dpreview (Click here): “Even at F1.8 it is sharp enough to give plenty of detail in subjects’ eyes. Just as importantly, at sensible working distances, it gives a usefully shallow depth of field on the Four Thirds format and renders out-of-focus regions rather pleasantly”

Dpreview confirms what other reviewers said before. This is simply an amazing lens for the price you have to pay for it. Well done Oly!

Check the lens price and availability by clicking these sear links: [shopcountry 23577].

Short Panasonic X lens news roundup

September 19, 2011
news
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Image courtesy: Quesabesde.

Quesabesde (Click here) posted a Panasonic X lens hands-on: “the new 14-42 mm zoom has managed to surprise us”

More pictures of the upcoming 12-35mm and 35-100mm Panasosnic X lenses at Focus Numerique (Click here).

Panasonic 14-42mm X preorder search links at [shopcountry 25104].
Panasonic 45-175mm X preorder search links at [shopcountry 25103].

(FT2) New 45mm pancake from Panasonic coming?

September 19, 2011
Rumors
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[shoplink 25538 ebay][/shoplink] The new Panasonic 45mm lens is rumored to have the size of that wonderfull [shoplink 25538 ebay]Pentax SMC DA 40mm f/2.8[/shoplink] limited pancake.

I got two rumors from new sources saying that there will be a new 45mm X pancake from Panasonic. According to one of the sources there are currently several prototypes of 90mm equivalent pancakes. What really makes me dreaming about that rumor is that the source said it has the size and style of the Pentax SMC DA 40mm f/2.8 limited pancake [shoplink 25538 ebay](Click here to see that lens on eBay)[/shoplink]. A second source said that the lens will be a X lens with powerzoom, have macro capability like the current [shoplink 14794 ebay]Panasonic 45mm f/2.8[/shoplink].. Sound slike a dream lens! If the lens comes for real than let’s hope Panasonic will not set an impossible price for it!

Reminder -> Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

First time Panasonic-Leica 25mm lens in Stock in USA.

September 18, 2011
deals
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For the first time I found the new Pana-Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens to be in Stock in USA stores at UniquePhoto (Click here).

Which new mirrorless camera from the competition is the “nicest” m43 competitor?

September 18, 2011
news
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After the Olympus PEN and Panasonic GF3 announcement in back in June we had three new mirrorless cameras from the competition.
I am now curious to hear which one caught your attention, which one is a camera you would love to see with a Micro Four Thirds mount! I added the Fuji X10 camera as option on the poll. It has a fixed lens but it’s certainly an interesting mirrorless camera!

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There are some interesting positive aspects on almost any I mentioned here: The [shoplink 25421]Fuji X10[/shoplink] controls, the [shoplink 25396]NEX-7[/shoplink] built-in OLED viewfinder, the Sony [shoplink 25423]NEX-5n[/shoplink] sensors. I left out the [shoplink 25424]NX200[/shoplink] because I really don’t know what to like about that camera!

P.S.: On Wednesday Nikon will announce their new mirrorless system!

More Voigtländer price drops. Down to 599 Euro (deal dead now)

September 18, 2011
deals
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The polish dealer “Infoto” sold six NEW(!) Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 lenses for 599 on [shoplink 25568 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Sadly they sold all lenses within a couple of minutes! But as I told you the price of the Nokton is falling and expect more such deals soon! BY the way Infoto is a well know and trusted store that is also selling the new Samyang lenses: The [shoplink 25569 ebay]7.5mm fisheye (Click here)[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 25570 ebay]Four Thirds 35mm f/1.4 lens (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder: A full review of the Nokton is available at Photozone.

Two more new Olympus VF-3 viewfinder reviews.

September 17, 2011
reviews
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ThePhoBlographer (Click here) tested the new [shoplink 25395]Olympus VF-3[/shoplink] viewfinder: “At the price point, you’re really much better off going for the [shoplink 25394]VF-2[/shoplink] for the quality. However, when it comes to ergonomical advantages, the VF-3 is the way to go, especially for the locking feature. With this said, the VF-3[/shoplink] is still quite good in terms of build quality and image quality, but if you’re a photographer that loves to shoot full frame, you’ll appreciate the VF-2′s brightness much more in a similar way to Full Frame vs APS-C DSLRs.”

Also the german blog Pen and Tell (google translated) wrote a VF-2 versus VF-3 comparison.

Links to the two Olympus viewfinders:
Olympus VF-3 [shopcountry 25395] Olympus VF-2 [shopcountry 25394]