Panasonic G10 review

Photographyblog is speeding up their review timings. Now they reviewed the new Panasonic G10 even before amazon has it available for pre-order :)

Photographyblog is speeding up their review timings. Now they reviewed the new Panasonic G10 even before amazon has it available for pre-order :)

The spanish website quesabesde tested the new Olympus 9-18mm lens (google english translation).
Their sentences in short:
– surprised by the smallness of their size, both length and diameter (but it becomes very long when you are at 9mm)
– fast autofocus (compared with older Olympus MFT lenses)
– 9 mm shows a significant distortion
– best results working with an aperture of f/8
– almost no vignetting
– moderate CA (Chromatic aberration)
Reminder:
Worldwide shipping starts on April 23!
Preorders:
Amazon US / Adorama / BHphoto / Amazon Japan
/ Amazon Germany
/ Amazon France
Imaging Resource posted the new Olympus E-P2 review.
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A new Olympus E-PL1 review is available on Letsgodigital
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Forum Olympus France tested the new Olympus E-PL1 (google english translation)
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The german website Dkamera tested both the Olympus E-PL1 (google english translation) and the Panasonic GF1 (google english translation)
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As you know Samyang just launched three Samyang lenses for FourThirds mount. Lenstip posted some image samples of that lens. And more image samples are available here at canon-board.info

As you know Olympus will release the new firmware for MicroFourThirds Pen cameras on April 22.
Lori Grunin from CNET had the chance to test the firmware. The good news is that they measured “22 percent improvement in shot lag”
They also tested the autofocus performance of the new Olympus 9-18mm lens -> “did feel zippier, with more decisive autofocus”
Preorders:
Amazon US / Adorama / BHphoto / Amazon Japan
/ Amazon Germany
/ Amazon France
Press Release:
“Panasonic today announces pricing for the Panasonic LUMIX G2 and LUMIX G10 – the latest additions to the company’s award-winning LUMIX G Series Digital Singles Lens (DSL) Micro Four Thirds cameras. Both available in late-May 2010, the LUMIX G2, which will come in red, blue and black models, will have a suggested retail price (SRP) of $799.95, while the LUMIX G10 will have an SRP of $599.95.”
via: dpreview
[Thanks JIM]
It is not easy to find that lens on Ebay: The PEN-F Zuiko Olympus 42mm F/1.2. You can find some image samples on flickr
Short Movie “true love” Lumix GH1 with PEN F 42mm lensPEN F 42mm lens:

The upcoming Sony mirrorless camera announcement will finally start a “terrible” price war. According to SonyAlphaRumors the NEX3 camera + 16mm lens will be cheaper than the Olympus E-PL1 +kit lens!
Of course we have to see the specs to make a serious comparison. The NEX3 camera will probably have no internal flash and definitely no built-in Image stabilization. But there is no doubt that Sony has the power to keep the price as low as possible. In some way this is good news for us. Panasonic and Olympus will certainly have to lower the price.
source: SonyAlphaRumors.com