Panasonic just announced new compact cameras (Source: Dpreview):
1) The ZS10 and ZS8 compact superzooms.
2) The TS3 (FT3 in Europe) rugged compact camera
3) The FX78 ultra-compact with an F2.5-5.9 5x zoom lens starting at 24mm.
That’s it ;)
Meanwhile the french website clubic.com tested the new Panasonic GF2 and the new 14mm and 12.5mm 3D lens. They posted lot of videos and image samples. They like the camera but do miss the manual controls from the GF1.
P.S.: As you know the GF1 has been discontinued so this is one of the very few deals that are ongoing now: BHphoto (Click here) has the GF1+14-42mm lens in Stock for $649 (Offer ends 01/29/2011).
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That is a surprise! One of our very good sources just told us that Panasonic is developing a new 500mm mirror(reflex) tele lens! UPDATE: The source doens’t know if that lens will be announced within 2011. The picture I posted above shows the [shoplink 19263 ebay]Minolta 500mm reflex[/shoplink]. According to the source Panasonic is working with some of the minolta specialist that made that lens. The Panasonic version will have AF (autofocus), O.I.S. (in lens stabilization) and be smaller than the Minolta version. What I don’t know is if there is really a “market” for such a lens. That’s why I added a poll at the bottom of the post to ask you if you would be interested in buying such a lens. And if you know more about that lens drop us a line at 43rumors@gmail.com or use the contact form on the right sidebar. Thanks!
For reference:
– The Minolta 500mm lens is out of production. You can get it for $500-$700 at [shoplink 19263 ebay]eBay (Click here to see the current lens auctions)[/shoplink].
– The new verison of the Minolta lens is the Sony 500mm f/8. Price $750 at Amazon (Click here to see it).
– Opteka offers a 500mm lens with Four Thirds mount. You can get them on [shoplink 19264 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] or Amazon (Click here).
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3Dkraft had the chance to see the new TESLA electric car. The video above and the images you can find on his website have been taken with the [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 15659]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink].
Meanwhile EosHD posted the first part of the ReWo GH2 cage.
The latest japanese system camera sales ranking shows the [shoplink 17361]Panasonic GF2[/shoplink] on position 7th (Source: BCNranking).
P.S.: There is no place where you can find exact rankings. You can only get a very approximative and general idea of how Sony cameras are selling at Amazon by checking their current bestseller rankings:
– Click here to see the US ranking
– Click here to see the UK rankings
– Click here to see the Amazon Germany ranking
– Click here to see the Amazon France ranking
– Click hee to see the Amazon Italy rankings
Good morning!
It’s Sunday and there are not many news today. If you have some time feel free to rate the Micro Four Thirds product we listed inide our product database. You can write a whole review and rate the camera/lenses. Also a rating alone (without review) would be fine :)
That will help new or future Micro Four Thirds camera owners to get and idea about the quality of those products. Remember, you have to be a registered 43rumros member. We have a very strong spam filter. If you don’t receive the confirmation mail contact me at 43rumors@gmail.com and I will complete the regisrtation for you.
Thanks!
And here soemthinge else:
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For 3 months I used a new stat software which is awesome….it’s called getclicky. You might want to know who is visiting 43rumors? On top you see the most spoken languages of our readers. Below we have the list of the most present cities:
that’s it :)
Turin Brakes: Ascension Day from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
Turin Brakes: Ascension day commentary by PhilipBloom
Philip Bloom posted a new [shoplink 16841]AG-AF100[/shoplink] video he has taken with 3 awesome and expensive lenses and the cheap [shoplink 18603]SLR Magic Toy Lens[/shoplink]. But he also added this nice audio track you can listen. I embedded both inside that post but I also suggest you to visit his website to read the full article and see some backstage pictures.
Lens used for that video (Click on name to check price and availability):
– [shoplink 15659]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 (eBay)[/shoplink]
– [shoplink 18603]SLRmagic 26mm f/1.4(eBay)[/shoplink]
– Olympus Zuiko 14-35mm f/2.0 (Amazon)
– Olympus 35-100mm f/2.0 (Amazon)
[shoplink 18844]Olympus PEN E-PL2[/shoplink] Hands-on Review by Digitalrev.
Short Olympus E-5 review at Pdnonline and Computerworld.
Sony NEX5 vs. Panasonic GF1, the showdown (Tyson Robichaud).
Panasonic 0.75x Wide-Angle Lens for Lumix DMC-LX5 (Black) for $149.95 at BHphoto.
DxOmark released a new update which brings support for the new Panasonic GH2.
Is GH2 ISO 3200 really this close to ISO 100 on GF1 with the 14mm F2.5? (Dpreview forum).
Sony NEX-5 vs Olympus E-PL1 head to head at Tech.sina
Olympus EPL2 USB Drive at Fotoactualidad.
Olympus E-PL2 sample shots with Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 at digitaljournalofphotography.
Amazon Germany started to ship the Olympus XZ-1!
Reminder: There are a few Voigtländer Nokton auctions at [shoplink 15659]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
