Incredible, in US you have more GF2 in Stock than GH2 cameras (And the GF2 has been announced two months after the GH2!).
UPDATE->Back in Stock :) -> The Black GF2+14mm pancake is in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
The Black GF2+14-42mm lens is in Stock at BHphoto (Click here).
The Silver GF2+14mm pancake is in Stock at Adorama (Click here).
And click here to check all available GF2 color/lens combinations: [shopcountry 17361]
Mirrorless cameras are very popular in Japan. That’s why you can find the Panasonic GF2 under the three most sold system cameras (last week sales). Source: BCNranking.
You can check Amazon rankings to get a very approximate idea on how it is going in the rest of the world (the stats are not reliable!). And looking at them you can easily understand why Canon has no hurry to join the mirrorless competition:
– System camera rankings (DSLR+mirrorless) at Amazon US (Click here)
– All digital camera rankings Amazon Germany (Click here)
– All digital camera rankings at Amazon UK (Click here)
– All digital camera rankings at Amazon France (Click here)
Canon and Nikon keep domintaing the worold with their low end DSLR. A bit of a wonder why the usually conservative japaneses market is the only one where mirrorless has a huge 40% market share. Need some expert out there that can explain me that :)
As you know Zeiss AG joined the Micro Four Thirds System group and the first products are the adapted [shoplink 15756 ebay]CP.2 lenses[/shoplink]. One of our readers just sent us the link to the very first image sample taken with the [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink] and the $3.900 Compact Prime CP.2 85mm/T2.1 Cine Lens!
Click here: Portait sample at Flickr. You can enlarge the picture to his original size to check the sharpness. You can also see an image of the lens attached on the GH2. Huge!!!
Links: Compact Prime CP.2 85mm/T2.1 Cine Lens at Bhphoto (Click here).
Image courtesy: Quesabesde.
Quesabesde (Click here) had the pleasure to test the new [shoplink 19929]Fuji X100[/shoplink] with the firmware 0.69.
And those are a few of their findings:
– They found the menu a bit quirky
– Startup and shutter response is fast
– One of the major strengths of the cameras is the very silent (or “stealthy”) shutter!
– Autofocus of the X100 performs well in terms of speed and accuracy. Even in poor lighting conditions and with the assist light turned off, the reaction is correct.
– The camera supports up to 3,200 ISO smooth and even further if the conditions are not very critical.
But visit their website to check the JPG and RAW image samples. You can download the full size images!
And don’t forget to preorder the Fuji X100 at [shopcountry 19929] (no proerders in Europe yet).
–
Loading ...[shoplink 14959]
[/shoplink]
The [shoplink 14959]25mm f/1.4 lens for Four Thirds[/shoplink] will soon have a little Micro Four Thirds sisther :)
Now we now it for SURE (99%) that the new Panasonic G3 will be announced by late March/early April. As we already told you the new body looks different than current G cameras, but the new design will not have a [shoplink 17020]DMC-LC1/L1[/shoplink] look!). The G3 has a new sensor and can take FullHD videos (but not at 24mbit/s like the new [shoplink 16254]GH2[/shoplink]). Let’s hope the G3 will not have the delay of the GH2 and the GF2 (In US only the Silver GF2+14mm lens is in Stock at Adorama (Click here)) and the GH2 is still missing.
We didn’t get any FT5 confirmation that the 25mm f/1.4 will be announced along the G3 but I would say it is FT4 (please read the explanation about the rumor classification at the bottom of the page!). We know the 25mm lens will not feature in lens stabilization and unlike the [shoplink 14959]Four Thirds version[/shoplink] the lens will NOT be Leica branded!
But there also could be one more lens coming (that’s FT4). We hope to know more about it soon.
Links:
– The current Leica branded 25mm Four thirds lens at [shopcountry 14959] and Amazon.
– The 5 Megapixel DMC-LC1 at [shoplink 17020]ebay[/shoplink] and the 7 Megapixel DMC-L1 at Amazon.
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
Image courtesy: Photoscala.de
Ok Zeiss, Schneider and Cosina will make Micro Four Thirds lenses but there is also one more small company that will join the group. At photokina 2010 the japanese company Elicar showed that 4,5-6,3/300-600 Micr Four Thirds lens prototype. So what happened since then? Did you got some news about when the lens will be available?
Elicar already made lenses for Olympus OM, Canon FL and Minolta mount. You can see a list of lenses at [shoplink 19876 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
[/shoplink]
Credit: Leonard Goh/CNET Asia
The official Voigtländer US reseller Cameraquest updated the [shoplink 15659]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink] shipment status:
“February 8th Update: The upcoming February 25/.95 shipment is indeed SOLD OUT. The people first in line to receive a lens with their deposits have been emailed. A 2nd group which might get lenses due to cancellations has been emailed, as well as the third group which is unlikely to receive a lens out of this shipment because they are too far down the lists. WHEN IS THE NEXT SHIPMENT? I don’t know, but I would guess at least a month away.”
There are a very few of them on auction at [shoplink 15659]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] (but sometimes very expensive!). I got mine at [shoplink 19533 ebay]Bayern Fotoversand[/shoplink] which will have it in Stock within the next 2-3 weeks. They ship to Europe only.
After weeks of shooting I can say the lens is extraordinary. I am very happy with it. But to be honest I still shot most of my images with my “cheap” [shoplink 14798]Olympus 17mm[/shoplink] lens. This because with the Nokton the camera isn’t pocketable and I usually want to travel as light as possible.
If you own the Nokton feel free to share your rating and impression on 43rumors: https://www.43rumors.com/cameras/voigtlander-nokton-25mm-f0-95/
