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Fuji X100 camera and accessory retail pricing has been announced by Australian dealer Vanbar.com.au:
$1295 camera
$55 adapter ring
$129 adapter ring + hood
$104 leather case
Fuji X100 preorders at Adorama.

Test Voigtländer Nokton 25 mm f/0,95 : petite douceur du soir (Focus Numerique). Check the Nokton availability at [shopcountry 15659] The Complete Olympus E-5 Field Review (ThePhoBlographer).
New Olympus E-PL2 review at Cameraguide. Shop links: [shopcountry 18844] BBC reviews the GF2! Shop links: [shopcountry 17361] LX5 vs LX3 mini comparison at Sweechingphotography
Olympus E-PL2 Gets A Fashion Makeover in Hong Kong (Micgadget)
AG-AF101E review at Adcom.it. Shop links: [shopcountry 16841] Olympus E-PL2: greep op de evolutie (tweakers).

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Amazon changes the GH2 status + new review at Whatdigitalcamera

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Amazon (Click here) just changed the status of the black GH2. It says that it will ship within 2-5 weeks. So 6 months after the announcement you might be able to get your BLACK GH2 soon :)

There is a new Panasonic GH2 review at Whatdigitalcamera (Click here): “Those doubting the Micro Four Thirds concept will be impressed at the improvement in image quality…and the new ‘light speed’ AF system is better than on any other contrast-detection system in the market – and that includes all compacts, Compact System Cameras and DSLRs…All in all the GH2 is the best Compact System Camera that money can buy.”

Check GH2 price and availability at [shopcountry 16254].

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Olympus E-PL2 review at DPreview

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Dpreview (Click here) posted their E-PL2 test results: “Its image quality in good light is excellent and at higher sensitivities is pretty much on the same level as many entry-level DSLRs. The focus speed has noticeably improved over previous models and is now amongst the best in class. ” The camera gets a 71% score.

Click those links to check price and availability of the E-PL2: [shopcountry 18844]

P.S.: The new DxO software update adds support for the Olympus E-PL2 and the Panasonic DMC-LX5!

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Olympus E-PL2 tested at Digitalcamerareview (+GF2 and E-5 reviews)

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CNET Australia tested the new Panasonic GF2: “Panasonic’s second compact interchangeable lens camera won’t disappoint new users with its sleek footprint and very good image quality. It’s those looking to upgrade who might be left feeling a tad disappointed, particularly compared to the strong offerings from other manufacturers in the same space.” The reviewer gave the camera 8.3 out of 10 points.
If you own the GF2 feel free to add your rating at 43rumors (Click here). Reminder you must be a registered member!
Direct GF2 shop links to [shopcountry 17361].

Digitalcamerareview posted their new Olympus E-PL2 test results: “Can I honestly recommend that current E-PL1 owners “upgrade” to the E-PL2? No. However, if you’re currently shopping for a new camera there are plenty of reasons to consider this one. The E-PL2 offers a small, light camera and plenty of features at a competitive price. ” The E-PL2 gets 3.5/5 points.
Rate the E-PL2 at 43rumors.
Direct E-PL2 shop links to [shopcountry 18844].

And ThePhoBlographer compared the Olympus E-5, Pentax K5, Canon 7D, Nikon D300s. That’s what he thinks about the E-5: “The punchiest colors by far, but the worst dynamic range. This was a major disappointment for me as I’m a former Olympus user.”
Direct GF2 shop links to [shopcountry 17163].

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A new non japanese Chief for Olympus! + bad financial results

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Source: Photoscala.

Bad news for Olympus! The Japanese company reports a turnover decline of 4.5% for the third quarter (October to December 2010). Consolidated operating profit falls by 46% to 8.9 billion yen (about € 78.7 million). Source: Financial Results for the Third Quarter ended December 31, 2010 (PDF file). And the “worst” part of the company is the Imaging Division that had a 28% sales loss compared to last year. Strong YEN and sales drop in North America are the main reasons for the bad results. The medical division of Olympus is still the strongest and most profitable business.

It sounds like Micro Four Thirds didn’t help them to increase the turnover. Some expert out there that can explain us the reason for such bad results?

But we also have a major and very unexpected news. Michael C. Woodford will become Chief Executive Officer of Olympus on 1 April 2011.  Mr. Woodford comes from the Olympus Medical & Industrial Division of Olympus. He is the first non japanese chief in Olympus history. That’s almost a “revolution” for a japanese company! Let’s hope he can bring some fresh new ideas inside Olympus. Good luck Mr. Ford!

Source: Photoscala.

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(FT4) Panasonic deleted the release of a mysterious “GS1” camera. 12-50mm zoom lens release postponed!

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There are some changes in the original Panasonic roadmap. I have been told by two sources that Panasonic had the plan to announce a new “GS” camera in Spring 2011. That plan has changed and the GS camera will not be announced. It is unclear yet if we will ever see the GS :(
The sources could not (or didn’t want) to tell me more about the camera. I really hope this wasn’t the Micro Four Thirds version of the [shoplink 19791 ebay]DMC-L1[/shoplink] model. That would be pity!

Panasonic also made a major change regarding the lens roadmap. The 12-50mm f/2.5-3.3 lens release has been postponed at least until the last quarter of the year. Also in that case I didn’t receive any reliable info about the cause of the delay although I do speculate that the reason is they have not enough production capability to release many new lenses. As you know the 25mm f/1.4 lens and probably a few reworked lenses (like the 7-14mm OIS) are scheduled to be announced in April.

I have quite a few new rumors I am working on and I will post them soon. So stay tuned on 43rumors!

Links:
– DMC-L1 at Amazon and [shoplink 19791 ebay]eBay[/shoplink].

P.S.: Hidden message for one of my sources: Dark K. drop me a line if you read that ;)

VERY IMPORTANT: Always keep in mind that those are rumors. Some of them could turn out to be true some of them could NOT!

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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