(FT4) UPDATED-> No Olympus MFT camera on October 31?

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I constantly find people refering to the 31st of October as a possible launch date for the E-P2. Photorumors posted a teaser with the date. I do not know if Olympus will announce new products on 31st of October but our sources told us that the next Olympus MFT camera will be announced later this year (November/December) and not this Saturday. They also told us that the camera will be available in the first months of 2010.

So what will happen on October 31? No idea. Maybe new FourThirds stuff is coming? Or maybe nothing.

UPDATE:

(FT2) Few unknown sources do say the E-30 successor could be announced soon.

(FT2) The Administrator of clubsnap.com says there will be an important Olympus event on November 5 in Singapore.

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a little bit of everything…

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Panasonic on Steadicam

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Panasonic Lumix Award 2009/2010. You can join the photo contest here http://www.lumixaward.com/splash.php. Your photo has to “visualise music”.

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The coolest Olympus E-P1 website ever seen!!! http://www.penstyle.co.kr/#

And two nice commercials can be seen here: http://www.media.asia/print.php?id=36440

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Panasonic GF1 vs Olympus E-P1 comparison on the chinese blog dpnet.com.cn

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Click here to see Olympus and Panasonic product is in Stock today

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Scott Trenorden tested the Panasonic GF1 and he wrote following text for you:
Hey all,

Well I’ve had my GF1 for a couple of days now and love it!
My main concern was how good a quality the RAW files would be, primarily as I want this camera to replace my D700 as my travel/photojourno kit.

I thought I’d put up a blog post on my initial results.
If you’re interested, please go have a read and let me know what you think of the test & what your personal results have been like.

Keep in mind these photos were snap shots that were processed in under 10 minutes.
I’ll do a more in depth test when I have more time.

Cheers all, I hope someone gets something from it haha.
His review is available on his blog: http://www.temoin.com.au/blog/?p=328

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UPDATED-> E-P2 fake images

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After posting the E-P2 chinese leak I received tons of fake E-P2 pictures like this one:

They are all handmade or photoshopped. As soon as we find a real image leak we will post it!

cheers

UPDATE: Another Fake image. This photoshop work is on the Internet since months!!!

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And this countdown is not for the E-P2, it is for a E-P1 contest: http://focus.it168.com/focus/200910/oly_newpen/index.html

Feel free to add some more fake images! :)

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What’s in Stock today…

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Amazon US:

Panasonic DMW-LVF1 External Live Viewfinder for Panasonic GF1
Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Micro Four Thirds Lens
Panasonic 14-140mm f/4.0-5.8 OIS Micro Four Thirds Lens
– Almost every Olympus E-P1 camera and accessories
Overpriced! Panasonic GF1 in Stock
– The Panasonic DMC-GH1 is now always in Stock.

Amazon DE:

– Zwei Lumix 1,7/20mm Asph. auf Lager für 360 Euro!
Panasonic GF1 und Olympus E-P1beide auf Lager

Amazon UK:

Panasonic GF1 and Olympus E-P1 in Stock.

Amazon France:

Panasonic GF1 and Olympus E-P1 en Stock.

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(FT5) Olympus E-P2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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We did it! The first real proof the E-P2 is coming!

Found on the Olympus China website!!!!

http://www.olympus.com.cn/product/prodetail1.aspx?redirection=final&res=639

P.S.: Thanks ALI for sending the link!

UPDATE: We tried to find some pictures…no way! Firefox has some problem displaying the E-P1 and E-P2 site. Try to open it with Explorer or Safari.

My question: How much time will it take until Olympus will remove the site? ;)


UPDATE2: We will continuely update this post if we find something new!

Where is the E-P2 image? :(

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If you try to open the link “http://www.olympus.com.cn/issue/product_html/” you will see nothing. You can also try to change the link like  “http://www.olympus.com.cn/issue/product_html/e-p2.jpg” but there is nothing to find here.

UPDATE3: Our sources do confirm again. Do not expect the Olympus E-P2 to be announced on October 31. They will announce the camera later…

UPDATE4: The name “E-P2” suggest that the E-P2 could be very similar to the (in design and size). And it is very likely that it will have an external Viewfinder.

UPDATE5: If you search for “E-P2” inside Olympus Europe you can read the following text under one of the results: “EP-2 E-System Advantages Easy Operation Image Control Image Processing Engine Image Stabilisation Live View Reliability…
Anyway if you click on the text it links you to eye cup :(

Check it out for yourself: http://search.olympus-europa.com/query.html?col=coll01&qt=e-p2&charset=utf-8&rf=0&ref=&jspath=www.olympus.co.uk%2Fconsumer&cmid=

UPDATE6: The website is still online. In the meanwhile people sent me pictures of E-P2. They are all fake and that’s why I do not post them.

UPDATE7: Now the page has been removed!

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Are we doing a good job? Here some ideas on how to support 43rumors: https://43rumors.com/the-infinite-ways-to-support-our-website/

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a little bit of everything…( + triple Panasonic GF1 review!)

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Panasonic 45-200mm M43 Lens Unpacking + Olympus PEN

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Triple review at Cnet.co.uk, SteveHuff and ephotozine!
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Sandisk announce the new 32GB SanDisk Ultra Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
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BCNranking.jp posted the new last week DSRL japanese sales ranking. The Panasonic GF1 is on Postion 4.
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Nikon has a new mirrorless patent! Via: nikonrumors.com
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Toshiba develops back-illuminated sensor (source: dpreview)

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Price drops and deals

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Price drops and rumors:

Many people sent me mails saying there is a price drop on the Olympus E-30, E-P1, E-3 and E-620. I really don’t know if that is a sign that new stuff is coming:
One: because price drops are normal and sometimes after a short price drop the price increases again. Do you need an example? 2-3 weeks ago we told you there has been a price drop of the Olympus E-3 in Germany. After that the price has gone up!
Take a look yourself (source: idealo.de):

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Two: In case of the E-P1 I could also imagine that they are selling so many cameras that a price drop is logical (more you sell more lower the price of the camera)

Price drops are not a garantee for new stuff coming!

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Deals:

A lot of people also send me daily information with deals or “this camera is in stock here and here”. I really do not know how much of this infos I should post. The problem is you are all from different parts of the world and probably a French visitor doesn’t care about amazon US deals and a US visitor is obviousily not interested in french deals. I am going to write less “deals post” starting from today.

Anyway I have a solution! I am completely redesigning the website right now (and it will take minimum one month until the new site is online). I will add a separated “deals” section with deals divided per countries. Everybody can have deals information for their own country without reading the one from different countries.  I will need your help. You can send me your “In Stock” informations or “special deals” information. It add’s some job for me -> translated….one more weekend work;) but I hope you will find this section usefull for you!

cheers!

Ale

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