Here the links to amazon with availability info (I got the availability data from Panasonic, not from amazon):
Panasonic GF1 with 14-45mm Lens ($899,95) Available early October
Panasonic GF1 with 20mm f/1.7 lens ($899,95) Available in October
Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens – Availability early October
Panasonic 45mm f/2.8 lens – Available in November
UPDATE: I made a mistake. The GF1+14-45 lens will be available early October!
Thom Hogan (one of our most welcome 43rumors reader) wrote a long and interesting E-P1 review.
Read it now:
I recieved the pictures via email and leicarumors posted the images on his blog: http://leicarumors.com/2009/09/05/leica-m9-microsite.aspx/
More here:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=78976
The X1 will have an APS-C sized CMOS sensor!
And a M9 PDF is available here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42208156@N04/
DO you still think this are Fakes? :)
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http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august31/levoy-opensource-camera-090109.html
I really like the open source philosophy but I never thought it could be applied to a photographic camera. After reading the article I can’t wait to see the first production open source camera which should be on market by the end of the next year.
And if you think it’s a joke take a look on the companies that supports the project: Nokia, Adobe Systems, Kodak, and Hewlett-Packard!!!
The “Frankencmera” should cost 1.000$ only. But we stil doesn’t know what kind of specifications the camera will have.
Read his article and then come back to 43rumors and tell us what you think about his review!
http://www.kenrockwell.com/olympus/e-p1.htm
Very interesting, now I know how to remove the annoying autofocus beep!
“Beeper
There is an annoying in focus beeper. You have to spend quite a while turning on the secret menu system to turn it off.
Once you’ve activated the secret menu system, press:
MENU > GEARS > GEARS D (disp / o)) / PC) > o)) > OFF > OK
to turn it off.”
Dear readers!
Here you have the Leica X1 specs! (translated with google form http://product.shanxiit.com/000199700/Detail.html).
UPDATE: As written in your comments we forgot to notice that the specs are close to the GF1Â features. If the specs are true it would mean that Leica is using the GF1 tecnology and sensor.
Interchangeable lens type digital camera digital camera
Effective pixels 12.11 million
Maximum number of pixels 13.66 million
The maximum resolution 4000 × 3000
Multiple of 4 times digital zoom
Sensor Type Live MOS sensor
Focus Mode Auto Focus
Manual Focus
Face Detection
AF Tracking
Area – Focus / Focus on a region
Single or continuous AF
Autofocus detection range: EV 0-18 (F3.5 lens, using the ISO 100)
Pre-AF (rapid AF / Continuous AF), auto-focus + IF, IF auxiliary system (5 times, 10 times)
Pick the wrong
Release Date September 2009
Camera flash Pop-up pick the wrong
External flash support for external flash
Leica lens X1
Lens Model for M4 / 3 mount lenses
Leica X1 Shutter
60 -1/4000 shutter speed
Prolonged exposure (up to 4 minutes)
Flash X sync pick the wrong 1-160 seconds
Leica X1 Exposure Control
Exposure mode program AE, aperture-priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, movies, self-definition (2)
Exposure Compensation 1 / 3 EV stages, -3 – +3 EV
Auto Exposure Compensation 1/3-1 EV stage, three (cases)
Exposure Metering 144-point auto-metering, intelligent multi-point, the central focus, fixed-point metering
Scene modes portrait, skin and soft, creative portraits, architecture, sports
, Peripheral defocus, flowers, food, objects, Night Portrait, Night Scene, lighting, baby 1,2, pets, sunset
Intelligent ISO sensitivity range
The use of ISO 100, ISO 200 between the
Standard ISO 400
Standard ISO 800
ISO 1600
Pick the wrong ISO 3200
White Balance Auto, Pre-set
Preset White Balance Auto, daylight, cloudy, shade, halogen, flash, custom 1, custom 2, Kelvin temperature
Leica X1 shooting performance
Image size 4000 × 3000 (4:3)
2816 × 2112 (4:3)
2048 × 1536 (4:3)
4000 × 2672 (3:2)
2816 × 1880 (3:2)
2048 × 1360 (3:2)
4000 × 2248 (16:9)
2816 × 1584 (16:9)
1920 × 1080 (16:9)
2992 × 2992 (1:1)
2112 × 2112 (1:1)
1504 × 1504 (1:1)
Video capture AVCDHD: 1280 × 720 (30fps);
MJPEG: 320 × 240 (30fps);
640 × 480 (30fps);
848 × 480 (30fps);
1280 × 720 (30fps);
High-definition format support 720PÂ video capture
Video output NTSC / PAL standard
Leica viewfinder and display X1
LCD screen type TFT LCD display screen
3-inch LCD screen
460,000 pixel LCD screen
Viewfinder type LCD viewfinder
Leica X1 storage format
Memory Card Type SD Card / SDHC card / MMC card flash memory cards
RAW format, JPEG photo
Pick the wrong video format AVCHD
Other features Leica X1
Playback leaflets / 12, 30 thumbnail display, calendar display, overexposure tips;
Zoom playback (up to 16-fold) / image rotation (RAW format, except);
Slide presentation (interval adjustable, you can manually control);
Favorite Photo Play / recovery (number of pixels selectable);
Cut / protection / aspect conversion / PDOF print settings.
Connection type USB2.0, pick the wrong interface with MiniHDMI TypeC
Power Supply 1250 milliamperes 7.2v lithium-ion rechargeable battery chargers offer
Pick the wrong color Black
Size of 119 × 71 × 36.3mm view camera bags offer
Weight 448.0g
Printing support PictBridge Printing Protocol
Compatible operating systems Windows XP / Vista, MAC OS X
Standard screw tripod screw
Leica X1 environmental parameters
Operating Humidity “90%
Storage Humidity 10-80%
Operating temperature 0-40 ℃
Storage temperature -20-60 ℃
