Continually updated: Where to find the Panasonic GH2 in Stock!

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Many readers sent us links to shops where you can find the Panasonic GH2 in Stock. Please keep in mind that the status can change quickly (and I will go to sleep soon). I can’t check all websites at any time :)

US:
Amazon US has one silver GH2 camera in Stock (Click here). I bet that it will be sold within one minute but you might check every little while if it will come back in Stock!
Samys has the GH2+14-140mm lens in Stock! Hurry!
[shoplink 18146 ebay]”canadian” Panasonic GH2 eBay auction[/shoplink] P.S.: I guess also Adorama, BHphoto will start to ship soon…

Europe:
Amazon UK has the GH2 in Stock.
In Germany many online stores do it have in Stock (check idaelo.de to find the full list).

Help other 43rumros readers to find the GH2. Comment this post to add your shop links!

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New Panasonic GH2 tests

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over 2000mm@airport -Panasonic GH2 EX Tele-Con mode Trial

There are so many Panasonic GH2 news in these days that I can’t keep up with all new reviews and tests :)

The german website 3Dkraft posted a “3D comparison between Lumix 3D mFT lens on GH2 and Fujifilm Real 3D W3“. It looks like the Fujifilm 3D camera is currently a better choice than the GH2+3D lens combo.

Prolost.com wrote an article about the GH2 and the “Funky Frame Rates For Creative Effect“.

A few interesting user tests can be seen inside the dpreview forum:
– G1 vs GH2 vs FF Dynamic Range
– GH2 new low light ISO test, jpg.
– Autofocus speed GH2
– GH2 vs GF1 High ISO and Shutter speed

Oh for US readers: Amazon changed the GH2 availability from “1-3 months” to “1-2 months“. I know that’s only a negligible improvement but I am trying to give you a moral support :)

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(UPDATED -> Panasonic store starts shipment) First “canadian” GH2 in Stock on eBay

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[shoplink 18146 ebay][/shoplink]

UPDATE: It looks like those guys that ordered the GH2 (Body Only) at Panasonic’s online store will get the camera very soon (Source: Dpreview forum). I hope this means that also other US stores will ship it soon…

The very first non-japanese GH2 version is now on auction at [shoplink 18146 ebay]eBay[/shoplink]! It is a body-only black Panasonic GH2 sold by a customer from Montreal (Canada). I bet that the auction will not end with a cheap sales price :(

Click here: [shoplink 18146 ebay]”canadian” Panasonic GH2 auction[/shoplink]

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(UPDATED) POLL started! What new MFT lenses do you need?

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UPDATE: Last chance to vote your preferred leses. Tomorrow I will close the poll.

Almost 250 43rumors readers sent me a wishlist of future Micro Four Thirds lenses. I grouped them and now you can vote the lens you like!

A few rules:
1) You can vote a maximum of 10 lenses. You can vote one time only (your IP-address will be stored).
2) Don’t be worried if you can’t find the exact lens you were looking for. This is a pure indicative poll.
3) OIS = Image stabilization
4) I didn’t add the 25mm f/1.4 lens because it is already coming from Panasonic
5) Feel free to contact me at any time if you want me to remove or change your vote.

IMPORTANT: I will send the poll results to Panasonic and Olympus. So your vote matters!

Select your favorite future Micro Four Thirds lenses (choose a maximum of 10 lenses!)

  • 25mm f/1.2 (4%, 973 Votes)
  • 12mm f/2.0 (Compact) (3%, 772 Votes)
  • 12-50mm, f/2.0 (Video optimized, OIS) (3%, 691 Votes)
  • 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 (like the Four Thirds Zuiko) (3%, 663 Votes)
  • 12mm f/1.4 (3%, 605 Votes)
  • 14mm f/1.4 (2%, 517 Votes)
  • 17mm f/1.4 (2%, 509 Votes)
  • 50mm f/1.4 (with OIS and Macro) (2%, 503 Votes)
  • 12-75mm f/2.8 (Video optimized, OIS, for $1.000-$1.500) (2%, 500 Votes)
  • 50mm f/1.8 (Pancake) (2%, 477 Votes)
  • 50mm f/2.0 (Macro) (2%, 445 Votes)
  • 50-200mm f/2.8 (Video optimized, OIS) (2%, 439 Votes)
  • 14-50mm f/2.0 (Weather sealed pro lens optimized for video with OIS) (2%, 430 Votes)
  • 12-75mm f/2.8-4.5 (Compact version) (2%, 416 Votes)
  • 50mm f/1.2 (2%, 416 Votes)
  • 40mm f/2.0 (Pancake, Cheap) (2%, 388 Votes)
  • 100-300mm f/2.8 (Video optimized, OIS) (2%, 384 Votes)
  • high quality 1.4x tele-converter (2%, 371 Votes)
  • 20mm f/1.2 (2%, 368 Votes)
  • 7-12mm f/2.5 (2%, 367 Votes)
  • high quality 2x tele-converter (2%, 358 Votes)
  • 90mm f/2.5 (Macro) (2%, 357 Votes)
  • 7mm f/3.5 (Compact, 400$) (1%, 328 Votes)
  • 12-45mm f/2.8 (OIS) (1%, 327 Votes)
  • 300mm f/2.8 (600$) (1%, 321 Votes)
  • 10mm f/2.0 (1%, 319 Votes)
  • 17mm f/2.0 (Pancake) (1%, 312 Votes)
  • 35mm f/1.2 (1%, 308 Votes)
  • 11-44mm f/2.0 (OIS) (1%, 293 Votes)
  • 9mm f/4.0 (Super wide-non fisheye, compact, $400) (1%, 291 Votes)
  • 35-100mm f/2 (Video optimized, OIS) (1%, 279 Votes)
  • 7mm f/2.0 (1%, 274 Votes)
  • 35-100mm f/2.8 (Compact) (1%, 273 Votes)
  • 12-60mm f/4.0 (Compact) (1%, 259 Votes)
  • 14-100mm f/2.8-4.0 (OIS) (1%, 250 Votes)
  • 45mm f/1.2 (1%, 250 Votes)
  • 10-20mm f/2.8 (Video optimized, OIS) (1%, 246 Votes)
  • 40mm f/1.2 (1%, 240 Votes)
  • 150mm f/2.0 (1%, 233 Votes)
  • 100mm f/2.0 (1%, 226 Votes)
  • 12-35mm f/2.8-3.5 (Compact) (1%, 225 Votes)
  • 70mm f/1.4 (OIS) (1%, 221 Votes)
  • 30mm f/1.7 (Pancake) (1%, 211 Votes)
  • 42mm f/1.4 (1%, 210 Votes)
  • 200-600mm (pro lens for sport and wildlife $3.500-$4.500) (1%, 206 Votes)
  • 35mm f/2.0 (Macro) (1%, 205 Votes)
  • 85mm f/2.8 (Pancake) (1%, 204 Votes)
  • 10mm f/4.0 (Tilt/shift) (1%, 203 Votes)
  • 14-45mm f/2.8 ($500) (1%, 200 Votes)
  • 14-35mm f/2 (Video optimized, OIS) (1%, 197 Votes)
  • 30mm f/0.95 (with AF, 1400$) (1%, 196 Votes)
  • 10mm f/4.0 (Compact) (1%, 188 Votes)
  • 45mm f/1.8 (1%, 186 Votes)
  • 12mm f/4.0 (Tilt/shift) (1%, 184 Votes)
  • 14-85mm f/2.8-3.5 (1%, 183 Votes)
  • 85mm f/1.8 (1%, 183 Votes)
  • 100mm f/2.8 (Compact) (1%, 180 Votes)
  • 25mm f/2.0 (leaf shutter to give flash synchronisation to 1/500 or 1/1000 sec) (1%, 178 Votes)
  • 42mm f/1.2 (1%, 168 Votes)
  • 14-75mm (Compact all-around lens) (1%, 162 Votes)
  • 15mm f/1.4 (1%, 160 Votes)
  • 10-20mm f/4 (Compact and cheap) (1%, 159 Votes)
  • 5.5mm (Super Fisheye) (1%, 155 Votes)
  • 70-300mm (with tripod mount) (1%, 149 Votes)
  • 11-22/2.8-3.5 (Compact) (1%, 144 Votes)
  • 9mm f/2.8 (1%, 142 Votes)
  • 400mm f/5.6 (under $1.500) (1%, 139 Votes)
  • 45-100mm f/2.8 (Video optimized, OIS) (1%, 136 Votes)
  • 200mm f/2.8 (1%, 133 Votes)
  • 180mm f/2.8 (Compact) (1%, 131 Votes)
  • 135mm f/2.8 (Compact) (1%, 115 Votes)
  • 18-60mm f/2.5 (Video optimized, OIS) (0%, 113 Votes)
  • 14-35mm f/2.8-3.5 (Compact) (0%, 112 Votes)
  • 58mm f/1.2 (0%, 103 Votes)
  • 1000mm f/5.6 (mirror lens) (0%, 101 Votes)
  • 10-30mm f/2.8 (0%, 100 Votes)
  • 100-400mm f/5.6 ($1.500-$2.000) (0%, 97 Votes)
  • 10-25mm f/2.8 (0%, 90 Votes)
  • 14mm f/2.8 (Zuiko version of the Panasonic lens) (0%, 86 Votes)
  • 15-200mm f/4.5-6.0 (collapsible MSC) (0%, 81 Votes)
  • 20mm f/2.8 (pancake) (0%, 77 Votes)
  • 35-75mm f/2 (Video optimized, OIS) (0%, 73 Votes)
  • 20-60mm f/2.8 (Video optimized, OIS) (0%, 72 Votes)
  • 55mm f/1.4 (0%, 68 Votes)
  • 67mm f/1.8 (0%, 67 Votes)
  • 150mm f/3.5 (0%, 36 Votes)

Total Voters: 4,322

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a little bit of everything…

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glimpse of andalusia from emeric on Vimeo.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 Review (DigitalPhotographySchool)

Novoflex adapter “marries” PEN E-PL1 and Canon FD lens (Pixiq)

Olympus Patents a Monocle Viewfinder (Petapixel)

Nokotn 25mm image samples at Zol.cn.

E-5 / E-30 Comparison – Resolution test chart (Dpreview forum)

OlympusCafè launched the Olympus Cafe TV, where users can see all Olympus/Photography related videos in one place on the site.

Panasonic will launch a new LCD protective film for the GF2 on March 12 (DC.watch.impress).

A 43rumors readers sent me following text: “G2 has the Extended Teleconversion feature of the GH2. I checked the manual and sure enough the G2 has the extra teleconversion feature that the GH2 has even for video. They called it EZ zoom for the G2 though. It is limited to a single 3.1x zoom for videos but it appears to be the near lossless version of the GH2. It crops the sensor instead of scaling.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned that the G2 had this before? Panasonic did not even advertise it.
Now that the G2 can be hacked it could be amazing with the 100 mb/sec MJPEG settings and the teleconversion feature. I think the G2 will increase in value in the near future.
G2 manual page 56 explains how its EZ zoom feature works for Video and Stills.
http://tda.panasonic-europe-service….90/vqt2s42.pdf
Thread about G2 teleconversion
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?230515-G2-has-the-Extended-Teleconversion-feature-as-well ”

Another mail form a 43rumros reader: “Not a rumour but you may be interested to know that I have posted full jpegs from my recently received Panasonic Vario 100-300 zoom lens for m43 platform. These are in a Flickr group I have created for the lens:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1577115@N21/
I also posted my impressions in the 4/3rds forum of GetDPI:
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21481 “

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(FT2) Is that a real or fake Ricoh Micro Four Thirds module picture?

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An anonymous source (Thanks!) just sent me the following picture. That’s why I ask you (and my sources) if that picture is real or fake!
The Ricoh GXR system was announced 13 months ago and since there we have had many rumors about a possible Ricoh Micro Four Thirds module release.

UPDATE: The source is a user that wrote a comment on fotointern.ch. He says that this picture “was shown on a developer meeting last month“.

P.S.: The Ricoh GXR system is made by a main body and many separated moduls ([shoplink 16935]Click here to see them on eBay[/shoplink])

Would such a module make the GXR system more attractive for you?

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Luminous Landscape and the GH2 crop mode. Deals: new low-price record on the GF1 and GH1

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GH2 ETC Mode from Michael Reichmann on Vimeo.

I don’t know if Panasonic is really conscious about the fact that the 1:1 video crop mode could become one of the most popular features of the new [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink]! Vitaly (the hacker), Philip Bloom, EosHD and many other famous blogger are simply amazed about it! Not only, also Luminous Landscape posted an article about the Panasonic GH2 Extra-Tele Video Mode: “Its presence is hidden on the user manual page about digital zooming, and Panasonic makes no mention of it in their product promotion. This should have been a banner feature for the GH2, something that those shooting video would see as a huge differentiating feature. Being able to shoot uninterpolated Extra Tele Conversion output from the sensor, and have what is effectively a 2.6X tele-extender with no light loss and no image degradation – all available at the press of a button – is quite a big deal to my mind. Did the engineers at Panasonic not tell Marketing about this feature? If not, why not? Or, did Marketing not understand what this was all about? We’ll likely never know the truth. But now you know, and if like me you find this to be an exceptionally useful capability – pass it on.”

Panasonic GH2 direct preorder links:
Amazon US, Adorama, Amazon UK, Amazon France and [shoplink 17664 ebay]eBay[/shoplink].

One more deal: US readers might not get the GH2 soon but at least you can enjoy one low-price record after another!
The Panasonic GF1 with 20mm lens is now in Stock for $579 ony at Amazon (Click here).
And the Panasonic GH1 price is back at $959 at Amazon (Click here)

P.S.:Panasonic has set the price for the GF2+14mm lens in Hong Kong: HK $5,990 (That’s $771 US dollars)

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