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GX7 vs E-M5 test. Curious, they have different sensor sizes?

August 24, 2013
reviews
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Image courtesy DSLRmagazine.

DSLRmagazine (google translation here) compared the new GX7 vs the E-M5. The tester writes that he expected a better result from the newer GX7 sensor. The image quality is more or less on par, the E-M5 has a better saturation and clarity, and the GX7 looks a tiny bit better at High ISO settings. They also discovered that the sensor size seems to be slightly different between the two cameras. The GX7 is a tiny bit more wide angle compared with the E-M5 (same lens used). Here is the GIF that proves it:

Do you know guys why it is so?

(FT5) More details about the new Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 lens.

August 23, 2013
Rumors
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Our Japanese friends at Digicaminfo got some details about the new Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 lens:

The name of the lens is “Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 12-40mm F2.8 PRO“
Filter diameter of 62mm
Has the L-Fn (Lens Function) button.
The color of the lens barrel is Black

As you know the [shoplink 31225 ebay]Panasonic 12-35mm X lens[/shoplink] has a 58mm filter size. This will definitely be a bigger lens! Let’s hope the price ins’t “bigger” too :)

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(FT5) Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 lens to be announced along the new E-M1 camera!

August 23, 2013
Rumors
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The Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 lens design

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It doesn’t happen very often that what we see on patents will make it as a real final mass product. But lately it happened with the GX7 and it’s now going to happen with the new 12-40mm lens too! Olympus will announce that new lens along the E-M1 and it has almost exactly the specs of the patent we posted months ago:

12-40mm with constant f/2.8 aperture (Source: Egami).
39.081mm – f = 12.249 focal length
Fno. 2.88
30.85 ° – 2ω = 85.27 angle
BF 16.194 – 16.192mm
131.16mm – 140.24 Length
Mod 0.35m
13 images in 11 groups lens configuration
5 three aspherical surface
3 ED glass sheets

I don’t know the price yet but I have been told the quality s higher than the [shoplink 31225]Panasonic 12-35mm X lens[/shoplink]. Olympus is expected to announce the E-m1 and the new lens around September 10-11.

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First Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera unboxing by Blunty

August 22, 2013
news
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The new Cinema Camera is shipping in small quantities and Blunty posted that first (very long) unboxing video. Let me know if you got your preorder and if you have some tests to show on 43rumors! Thanks!

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema preorders in USA at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and in Germany at Technikdirekt, in France at pbs-video. In Sweden at macoteket, scandinavianphoto, protel.jetshop, webhallen.

Olympus E-M1 competition: Panasonic GH3 for $998!!!

August 22, 2013
deals
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There is a brand new price drop on the GH3. You can now grab it for $998 at Samys (with free extras) and at Amazon (via Samys). The new E-M1 better be good (and not too pricey) to beat that deal!

Also the G5 got discounted and you can get it with lens for $399 at Amazon US (Click here). And the Nokotn 42,5mm lens is for the first time in Stock at BHphoto (Click here).

(FT5) E-M1 uses an “improved” VF-4 viewfinder.

August 22, 2013
Rumors
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One of the great things from Olympus is that they really work on details. The new E-M1 will use an “improved” viewfinder that ahs the same specs of the VF-4. The sources didn’t tell me what exactly has been improved but it sounds good anyway :)

Reminder: Same thing happens for the sensor. Based on the E-m5, but without AA filter and PDAF on it.

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Deal of the week: Finnish people get the PEN Mini for 99 Euro :)

August 22, 2013
deals
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You always ask me to post more European Deals….so here we are! Take a course of finnish language and you can grab the E-Pm1 for 99 Euro at Verkkokauppa (Click here). That’s 110 Euro less than you pay in the rest of Europe! But really, try to get through he finnish order steps :(

You may have more luck with the dutch language. Fotobooms (Click here) sells the GF3 body for 109 Euro only!

Easy to grab are the daily new refurbished stuff at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket (Click here)[/shoplink]. They keep list new stuff but that time I am not going to link you to every single product. I am too busy at work today :)