43 Rumors – Page 1688 – Panasonic and Olympus Digital Camera News

a little bit of everything…(with plenty of new E-M10 tests)

March 29, 2014
news
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Belvilla’s Seasonal Inspiration: Winter from Hugo Goudswaard on Vimeo. Shot on GH3.

Panasonic 12-32mm review by Tyson Robichaud.
Nocticron tested at Camerastuffreview.
E-M10 review at Cnet Australia.
E-M10 sample gallery at Photographyblog.
E-M10 test at Pixinfo.
E-M10 test by MyNavi.
‘Touch And Try’ Olympus Events In John Lewis Stores (ePhotozine).
Panasonic Joins The Big Photo Show (Photographyblog).
Why Olympus’s OM-D E-M1 is one top pro’s camera of choice (Digitalcameraworld)
Olympus E-M10 Review: Shooter’s Report Part II (Imaging Resource).
E-M10 review at ThePhoBlographer.

Here is a code to get $100 off on E-M1 and E-Pm2 cameras ($299 for E-PM2 double lens kit only!).

March 28, 2014
deals
12 Comments

To get $100 off on the E-M1 and E-PM2 double lens kit go at Adorama (Click here) and insert coupon code “ENDOFMARCH” at checkout!
You will pay $1299 only for the E-M1 body and even more great…$299 only for the E-Pm2 kit with two(!) lenses!

And this sounds weird: But the GF2 with 14mm pancake at Amazon (Click here) or Adorama (Click here) costs $25 less than the sole 14mm pancake!

A couple of photographic accessories are offered as Gold Box deal today only at Amazon (Click here).

Save up to 25% on Lexar professional cards at Adorama (Click here).

(FT2) Olympus 9mm f/2.8 to come?

March 28, 2014
Rumors
54 Comments

I try to avoid to post low ranked rumors on 43rumors. But this one is pretty interesting if true. An anonymous new source told me this:

“We are making prototypes of an Olympus 9mm f2.8. Expect an aperture ring and metal construction. One of our three protos seems to have room for sealing.“

Sounds like this will be a high quality (PRO?) lens. The current PRO lens roadmap doesn’t contain any prime lens yet, but if the rumor is correct tell us:

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Photographyblog reviews and marks the E-M10 as “essential”

March 28, 2014
reviews
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The Olympus E-M10 is collecting great feedbacks every week! First Dpreview said it’s “truly an impressive camera” than DxO said it’s a “mini marvel” and now the camera earned an “Essential!” mark at Photographyblog (Click here):

Commendably the E-M10 is as solidly-built and stunningly designed as its more expensive brothers – the only real concession to price is the lack of weather-sealing, something that many users at this level won’t miss anyway, especially as the camera’s buttons are subsequently a little easier to press. The Olympus OM-D E-M10 is cheaper than the E-M5/E-M1 and most of its similarly-specified rivals too, making it a real bargain that importantly makes very few concessions to hit that very tempting price-point. Essential!

Store links for US and Europe:
Special page with all new products at Amazon.
E-M10 Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
E-M10 Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
E-M10 with 14-42mm lens Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama , GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
E-M10 with 14-42mm lens Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
25mm f/1.8 Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
25mm f/1.8 Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
14-42mm Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
14-42mm Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
Olympus SP-100 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
Olympus TG-850 iHS at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
Olympus ECG-1 Black Camera Grip for E-M10 at Amazon, Adorama.
Olympus 9mm f8.0 Fisheye Body Cap Lens at Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex Uk.
Olympus V321200BW000 Macro Converter MCON-P02 (Black) at Amazon,

Olympus adds new fisheye and 25mm lenses to Lens Selector Tool…play with it!

March 27, 2014
news
3 Comments

If you are considering to buy the new 9mm fisheye or 25mm protrait lens you shoudl try the useful lens selector tool at GetOlympus (Click here). By the way some of the new accessories are in Stock now at Amazon US: The Macro Converter MCON-P02 (Click here), Olympus 9mm Fisheye Body Cap Lens (Click here) and Grip for EM-10 (Click here).

More new US deals:
Olympus E-M1 for $1319 via Sunset at Amazon US (Click here).
$200 off on the Rokinon 8mm Ultra Wide Fisheye Lens on [shoplink 45319 ebay]eBay US (24h deal)[/shoplink].
$80 off on the Olympus Stylus SZ-15 on [shoplink 45320 ebay]eBay US (24h deal)[/shoplink].
First time in Stock the TG-850 at GetOlympus.

Full Frame OMD is the 43rumors readers most wanted camera for the year 2014!

March 27, 2014
Rumors
194 Comments

I was very surprised to see the results of the 43rumors readers dream camera for the year 2014 (poll results here). Of the 7203 unique 43rumors voters 26% (1,858 Voters) are hoping to see a Full Frame OMD in 2014. This wishful camera beats all the rest (including the new GH4 and E-M10 cameras).

I am pretty sure such a camera COULD be realized now that Sony and Olympus have a close partnership. Imagine a camera with those features:

– 36 MP Sony sensor with no AA filter
– 4 Mio dot OLED EVF (Sony is rumored to use this in 2014 cameras)
– Olympus JPEG engine (which is better than the Sony)
– 5 axis on sensor stabilization (missing on Sony A7-A7r)
– E-mount
– freeze proof body (missing on Sony A7-A7r)
– dual SD card slot (missing on Sony A7-A7r)
– Olympus Zuiko primes coming along the camera
– OMD E-M1 alike button layout

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This is how Panasonics imagines the future (4K Wearable Camera)

March 27, 2014
news
27 Comments

Just in case you missed it. The one camera you see on top has just been announced by Panasonic. They think devices like that are the present and future of wearable camera devices. And just like the GH4 it records 4K (obviously not with the same video quality).

Here is a video that shows you what you can do with that camera. Cool…but will it sell?