Panasonic GX9 will be in Stock on April 1 at Amazon US

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Both the new Panasonic GX9 and the new Panasonic ZS200 will be in Stock on April 1 at Amazon US.

Reminder:
The reconditioned E-PL7 sells for $199 at GetOlympus (Click here).
Current Olympus deals at GetOlympus.
At Keh.com you get 20% off products in the Overstock category and 7% off all other products with code “SPRING03A
The Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 is now on sale on Amazon US in both Black finish (Click here) or Silver finish (Click here).
Use the coupon code “AMB43R” to get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here).
The five new Opteka MFT manual focusing lenses are now available at BHphoto (Click here to see them all).

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E-M1II pattern noise issue tested by J.S.Park

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J.S.Park sent me this message:

You may know the Sony sensor having phase detection pixel shows banding in strong light. Olympus E-M1 Mark II having such Sony sensor also shows similar phenomenon.  Sony camera shows banding while Olympus E-M1 Mark II shows pattern noise. I have thoroughly tested it  and posted it in my blog:
http://lenswork.tistory.com
I’d like to share my findings.

It appears this is a common issue on all sensor with phase detection pixels. Don’t think there is a workaround yet. And don’t get alarmed because this happens in certain very specific and rare conditions only.

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a bit of everything…

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Mount a 16mm Motion Picture Lens on Your Micro Four Thirds Camera: C-mount to MFT Lens Adapter

M.Zuiko 14-42mm F/3.5-5.6 EZ review by NeoCamera.
Who Does What on the Camera Crew? (Explora).
5 gorgeous Olympus cameras and lenses for pro wedding photography – without the bulk (Olympus Imagespace).
Gh5 test at DC.watch.
Sigma CEO gives rare insight on future tech: Plastic Glass, Curved sensors and more… (Mirrorlessrumors).

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

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Reconditioned E-PL7 for $224 with kit lens

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The reconditioned E-PL7 sells for $199 (or $224 with lens) at GetOlympus (Click here). That’s quite a good deal!

Reminder:
Current Olympus deals at GetOlympus.
At Keh.com you get 20% off products in the Overstock category and 7% off all other products with code “SPRING03A
The Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 is now on sale on Amazon US in both Black finish (Click here) or Silver finish (Click here).
Use the coupon code “AMB43R” to get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here).
The five new Opteka MFT manual focusing lenses are now available at BHphoto (Click here to see them all).

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What’s next: Olympus and Panasonic cameras/lenses

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After the Cp+ buzz and announcement we can expect a couple of months of relative quietness. This is what’s going to happen next:

  • Panasonic will announce new camcorders in April. No info yet if there will be any new MFT mount camcorder (don’t think this will happen)
  • The Z-E2 MFT mount camera with 4k120fps should be announced at the NAB show in early April
  • Sigma will soon announce a new 50mm f/1.4 MFT mount lens
  • Olympus might announce some “minor” stuff in June
  • Olympus 12mm f/1.2 could be announced at Photokina
  • No 100% reliable info yet when Olympus will announce the new PEN-F and E-M5III
  • Some sort of special anniversary OMD model might be announced this year
  • Panasonic next major camera announcement is expected at Photokina
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