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[shoplink 16841]Panasonic AG AF100[/shoplink] Vs [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink] Resolution & Gamma Tests (Source: Cinescopophilia).

Olympus SZ-10 Super Zoom Digital Camera Review (ePhotozine).

EP3 vs G3 High ISO 20mm 1.7 and 25mm 1.4 (Dpreview forum).

Panasonic G3 test at Akam (norwegian).

E-P3 with 12mm lens test at Hendralauw.

Panasonic pic becomes six billionth on Flickr (Amateur Phtographer).

Finest Dance 3D (3dkraft.de).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 Express Review (Neocamera).

REMINDER: Those are the direct search links to all the new Pana/Oly stuff:
Panasonic G3 search page at [shopcountry 22077].
Panasonic GF3 search page at [shopcountry 23109].
Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 search page at [shopcountry 23110].
Olympus E-P3 search page at [shopcountry 23568].
Olympus 12mm f/2.0 search page at [shopcountry 23576].
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 page at [shopcountry 23577].

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Olympus E-PL3 preorders at Adorama (+ GH2 deal)

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You can now preorder the Olympus E-PL3 at Adorama (Click here). Other stores where you can preorder are Amazon Deutschland (Click here), Digitalrev (Click here) and notfying service at BHphoto (Click here). The camera should be in Stock in US by September.

Hot deal: The Black GH2 with 14-42mm lens is in Stock for $946 at Amazon (Click here).

P.S.: You can read a new review at the chinese PChome website (Click hee to read the gogole english translation). It is only the second review we found on the web. The first was at DSLRmagazine (Click here to read the google english translation).

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New Olympus E-P3 reviews at Pocket-lint and Stuff.

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Pocket-Lint (Click here) posted a new [shoplink 23568]E-P3[/shoplink] review: “It’s a great camera to use, if not a little large compared to some of the competition, and produces among the best pictures of any Micro Four Thirds camera. However, the price and low shots per battery charge may be its comeuppance, and with the impending launch of the smaller, cheaper and almost-as-well-equipped E-PL3 and E-PM1 models there’s a chance the E-P3 may be overlooked.”

Also Stuff.tv (Click here) tested the new camera: “If you want full creative control in a cool but discreet package, the E-P3 is hard to beat. The Sony NEX-5 runs it close but is quite a different camera in use and further removed from the DSLR feel, while Panasonic’s GF2 and GF3 come up a little short in the style and usability stakes.”

Check the E-P3 in Stock status by clicking those search links: [shopcountry 23568].

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(FT5) At least one new lens coming from Panasonic by end of August (no word about the GF7 yet)

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Small update about the upcoming Panasonic product announcement which will take place between August 26 and September 1 (right before the IFA in Berlin). I am now sure that there will be at least one new Micro Four Thirds lens. But I am still not certain if Panasonic will announce the new GF7 too! The lens will be probably a zoom lens but I am not sure yet if it will be the long awaited fast 12-50mm f/2.5-3.3 lens or something else.

If you heard something about the upcoming Panasonic (or Olympus) products feel free to send me an anonymous message using the contact form you see here on the right sidebar. As you know name and email address are NOT required and no hidden data like the IP-address gets stored. Would be nice if you could send me a sort of nickname so that I can recognize the source in future! Thanks!

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

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Latest Olympusmarket refurbished deals (some E-P2 with EVF deals!)

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[shoplink 22691 ebay][/shoplink] Those are the newest refurbished Olympus cameras and lenses at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. Onlu EU residents can join the auctions! Click on camer/lens name to see the current auction price:

Micro Four Thirds

[shoplink 24591 ebay]Olympus E-P2 with kit lens and external electronic viewfinder[/shoplink] [shoplink 24594 ebay]Olympus E-PL2 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24595 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24598 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24599 ebay]Olympus E-P1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24601 ebay]Olympus 9-18mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24602 ebay]Olympus 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24603 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24604 ebay]Olympus E-P2 with kit lens and external electronic viewfinder[/shoplink] [shoplink 24606 ebay]Olympus E-P2 body only[/shoplink] [shoplink 24607 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24609 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24612 ebay]Olympus E-P1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24613 ebay]Olympus E-P2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24615 ebay]Olympus 9-18mm lens[/shoplink]

Four Thirds

[shoplink 24590 ebay]Olympus E-450 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24592 ebay]Olympus 12-60mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24593 ebay]Olympus E-450 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24597 ebay]Olympus E-450 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24600 ebay]Olympus E-450 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24605 ebay]Olympus E-450 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24610 ebay]Olympus E-450 with double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24611 ebay]Olympus E-620 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 24614 ebay]Olympus 9-18mm lens[/shoplink]

Olympus XZ-1

[shoplink 24596 ebay]Black XZ-1[/shoplink] [shoplink 24608 ebay]Black XZ-1[/shoplink]
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Panasonic-Leica 25mm to ship in Europe/US by end August/early September only

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More dealers are sending me details about the availability of the new Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens. They do confirm the shipment has been delayed to end August/early September. That’s once againa frustrating news coming from Panasonic. The lens was supposed to be in Stock in August. The lens is in Stock in Japan and if you need the lens now you cna buy it on [shoplink 24565 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and on Amazon US (Click here) sold by japanese resellers.

And Amazon Germany (Click here) confirmed the lens will be in Stock between the next 3-6 weeks.

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New firmware update for PEN cameras (+ funny bug on the E-P3 + financial results)

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Olympus quarter results history for the imaging division (Source: Photoscala).

Photoscala (Click here) analyzed the latest Olympus financial results. Olympus managed to stop the decline. There was a slightly profit in first fiscal quarter of 2011. The bad news for Olympus is that North American sales fell by 26.3%, while in the other regions they recorded increases. But as you see from the table on top (made by Photoscala) Olympus isn’t doing very well in the camera division. It looks like Micro Four Thirds alone is not helping them to much. Olympus needs to do more! Do you have any ideas? :)

Olympus Japan (Click here) announced a new firmware update for PEN cameras. The E-PL1/PL2/P2 are now compatible with the new Olympus VF-3 external viewfinder. But there is a bug Olympus didn’t solve yet. When using the new VF-3 on the new E-P3 (with touchscreen enabled) the the two rear wheels will no longer work! You have to disable the touchscreen funtion to enable their functionalities (Source: SystemKameraForum).


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