(FT4) Panasonic announcement on August 26th (more or less)!

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According to 43rumors sources Panasonic will announce new MicroFourThirds cameras and lenses on August 26th (more or less, depending on your time-zone!). We expect the release of the [shoplink 14826]GH1[/shoplink] successor, a new [shoplink 14828]GF1[/shoplink] successor (or maybe just a new Gf model without replacing the GF1), the long awaited 14mm f/2.5 and 100-300mm lens, at least one more “lens surprise” and maybe the AG-AF100 (this camera with new lenses could be also announced in a second time befoe Photokina). You can read our Panasonic product prediction here: https://www.43rumors.com/getting-closer-to-photokina-panasonic-rumors-summary/.

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Rumors classification:

FT= FourThirds
FT1=probably fake rumor
FT2=rumor from unkown sources
FT3=50% chance it is correct
FT4=rumor from known sources
FT5=almost certainly correct!

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a little bit of everything…(+G2 review on DSLRmagazine)

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[shoplink 14834]Panasonic G2[/shoplink] review at DSLRmagazine (google english translation)

Panasonic Announces Lumix Life Winners (Photoreview Australia)

Fast Fifties in the Field (Ranger9.net)

E-5 wishlist at Deviantart

Gigapanes pictures with the [shoplink 14828]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink] at Gigapanaes.blogspot (google english translation->without pictures)

Olympus 14-150mm lens test at PConline (it’s in chinese)

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The need for speed: The extremely rare Zeika Nominar C-mount M25 f/0.95 !

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[shoplink 14974][/shoplink] [shoplink 14974]Zeika[/shoplink] is a Japanese Optical brand name combined with “Zeiss”s “Z” and “Leica”s “eica” part (ingenious). It’s a product made in the 1960’s providing the same lens to the US brand, Carl Meyer and Nighthawk.

Zeika Nominar on the E-P1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chachahavana/3900002705/in/photostream/
Zeika Nominar on the G10: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leiss/sets/72157620574119065/detail/

You can find one single lens on [shoplink 14974]eBay right now (Click here)![/shoplink]

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UPDATE: GF1 deal gone (price drops also in Japan but not in Europe?)

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UPDATE:
The superdeal on Amazon (Panasonic GF1 with 20mm f/1.7 Aspherical Lens for $649.99) and BHphoto (same price) is GONE!

One of our readers also sent us an info where he says that also in Japan the price dropped to 48,500 yen (about $570 USD). Plz send me the link to the store ;)

I didn’t find any big price drop in Europe :(

UPDATE: A very good deal in Holland. 599 Euro for the GF1 with 14-45mm lens at Fotoquelle.nl

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Rumors from others (dreaming of a digital medium format mirrorless camera)

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Let’s start with the most unlikely but also more fascinating rumor: Canon and Samsung are planning to enter the medium format market. Time to dream a digital mirrorless Mamiya 7? (Mirrorlessrumors / Canonrumors)

Pentax will release a mirrorless camera at Photokina (Mirrorlessrumors).

Nikon new mirrorless camera patent but no camera at Photokina? (Mirrorlessrumors / Nikonrumors).

No new Sony NEX camera at Photokina (SonyAlphaRumors)

New Samsung NX100 leaked (Photorumors)

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Olympus 14-150mm and Panasonic G1 reviewed!

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Letsgodigital tested the new [shoplink 14800]Olympus 14-150mm[/shoplink] lens: http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/26746/olympus-lens-review/. Their conclusions? On a Olympus body: “For every other photographer, it is recommended for easy and relaxed photography!“. If you own a Panasonic MFT camera than you will lack IS (Image Stabilization).

Alphamountworls also wrote a nice Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Review: http://www.alphamountworld.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-g1-review. Cgarrard has some mixed feelings regarding the G1 but he amdits that “I grab the G1 quite often right now.“.

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