Leica 25mm f/1.4 reviewed on photozone: New resolution record!

• April 25, 2010
• reviews
• 13 Comments

The well known german website photozone tested the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 Four Thirds Lens: “The Summilux has a highly unusual resolution characteristic. It seems to be “Noct-like” (the Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 is a legend here) which means that it is exceedingly sharp at large apertures but it doesn’t really get much better when stopping down. In fact the lens broke the old resolution record of our previous 4/3 tests and that’s by QUITE a margin … at f/2!”

Read the review: http://www.photozone.de/olympus–four-thirds-lens-tests/509-leica25f14

Check out the lens on Amazon or Ebay.

Message to Panasonic: Make a MicroFourThirds version of that lens and I bet that many of our readers will buy it!

Olympus new firmware tests on youtube

• April 24, 2010
• news
• 7 Comments

Firmware1.3 v.s. 1.4 – Focus speed test for Olympus E-P1 (17mm/2.8) (via fotoactualidad)

E-P1+20mm f/1.7 AF SPEED ver1.4

The need for speed: The Leica Noctilux 0.95 (P.S: Noktor is shipping)

• April 24, 2010
• Rumors
• 3 Comments

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I didn’t find any review about the Leica Nocitlux f/0.95 used in combination with a MicroFourThirds camera. Only some image samples from the Panaosnic GF1+Leica Noctilux 0.95 on flickr.

If you tested the lens on a MicroFourThirds camera please send me your link! Thanks!

Reviews (on Leica cameras): Steve Huff /David Farkas / Diglloyd

The Leica product page: http://de.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/lenses/133.html

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One more thing: For those of you who preordered the Noktor -> shipping is started!

Olympus 9-18mm worldwide shipping started (in Stock in Japan)

• April 23, 2010
• deals
• 1 Comment

The Olympus 9-18mm worldwide shipping is started. Amazon Japan has the lens already in Stock. Most european and american shops will have the lens in Stock soon (in few weeks).

Direct link to the Olympus 9-18mm pre-order page: Pixmania UKDirect link to the Olympus 9-18mm pre-order page: Amazon JapanLink diretto alla pagine dell’obiettivo 9-18mm: Redcoon ItaliaDirekter link zur Vorbestellung des Objektives: Redcoon Deutschland / Amazon DeutschlandDirect link to the Olympus 9-18mm lens: Redcoon Poland / Pixmania PolandDirect link to the Olympus 9-18mm pre-order page: Amazon France / Pixmania FranceDirect link to the Olympus 9-18mm pre-order page: Amazon US / Adorama / BHphoto

Panasonic “Compatibility Information”

• April 23, 2010
• news
• 2 Comments

Click on the links to visit the panasonic compatibility information page:
• Compatibilities of DMC-G2 and DMC-G10 NEW
• Compatibilities of DMC-GF1, DMC-GH1 and DMC-G1 NEW
• Compatibilities of DMC-L10K NEW
• Compatibilities of DMC-L1K NEW
• Compatibilities of Four Thirds lens NEW

Amazon US: The most popular MicroFourThirds lens gets the first discount

• April 23, 2010
• deals
• 2 Comments

Can’t imagine that you still do not own the lens :)
Deal: Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 is now in Stock for $385.95

And also the Panasonic 45-200mm Lens gets a discount (now $280.95)

I believe soon we will see even more massive price reductions…(Sony price war)

Sony NEX vs MicroFourThirds

• April 23, 2010
• Rumors
• 21 Comments

According to very reliable informations on SonyAlphaRumors the Sony NEX cameras will not have in-body stabilization. I guess they wanted to make the camera as small as possible. They will not have built-in flash and no electronic viewfinder (only an optional optical viewfinder). Sony NEX lenses will be bigger than MicroFourThirds lenses. Even the Sony 16mm f/2.8 pancake is bigger than the Olympus 17mm f/2.8 Lens or the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens (the 16mm lens has a diameter of 49mm).

It sounds like the real killer-feature will be the cheap price (and 1080p with the NEX5).