(UPDATED) List of MFT cameras you can buy for less than 300 Euro.

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You know that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get an MFT cameras. That’s why a couple of times per year I like to see what you can get in Europe for less than 300 Euro. As usual I check on eBay Europe stores, it would be impossible to check all local stores. But it gives you a good indication what you can find. Here is the list:

Olympus E-P3:
Silver E-P3 for 259 Euro at [shoplink 40296 ebay]FotoMundus (Click here)[/shoplink].
White E-P3 for 269 Euro at [shoplink 40297 ebay]FotoMundus (Click here)[/shoplink].

Olympus E-PL3:
Silver E-PL3 for 171 Euro at [shoplink 40300 ebay]SRSmicrosystem (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black E-Pl3 for 229 Euro at [shoplink 40301 ebay]Photuniverse (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black E-Pl3 with kit lens for 299 Euro at [shoplink 40303 ebay]Saturn (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 40302 ebay]Laptop (Click here)[/shoplink].

Olympus E-PL1:
Silver E-PL1 for 229 Euro at [shoplink 40299 ebay]FotoMarkt (Click here)[/shoplink].
Silver E-PL1 with kit lens for 287 Euro at [shoplink 40298 ebay]Ladentheke (Click here)[/shoplink].

Olympus E-PM1:
White body with 14-42mm lens for 215 Euro at Salenso (Click here).

Panasonic GF5:
Black Body with 14-42mm lens for 267 Euro at Pixmania (Click here).

Panasonic GF3:
Black GF3 for 159 Euro at [shoplink 40306 ebay]Mundoreflex (Click here)[/shoplink].
White Open BOX GF3 with 14-42mm lens for 172 Euro at [shoplink 40309 ebay]UKdirect (Click here)[/shoplink].
White GF3 with 14-42mm lens for 299 Euro at [shoplink 40310 ebay]Fotorutten (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black GF3 with 14mm lens for 299 Euro at [shoplink 40311 ebay]Fotosnaeppchen (Click here)[/shoplink].

Panasonic GF1:
Red GF1 for 201 Euro at [shoplink 40304 ebay]PhotoExpress (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black GF1 with 14mm lens for 245 Euro at [shoplink 40305 ebay]Technicals (Click here)[/shoplink].

Panasonic G2:
Black G2 with lots of extras for 309 Euro at [shoplink 40312 ebay]Technikcenter (Click here)[/shoplink]. I know it’s 10 Euro over the 300 mark but you really get a lot of extras :)

Panasonic G3:
Red G3 for 279 Euro at [shoplink 40313 ebay]Fotosnaeppchen (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black G3 for 299 Euro at [shoplink 40314 ebay]Saturn (Click here)[/shoplink].

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USA deals roundup (GH3, Lumix 100-300mm, 12-35mm, Rokinon, G5 and more).

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In one month a wave of new cameras and lenses will hit us. In the meantime enjoy some great US deals on current MFT stuff:

The Panasonic Gh3 still sells for $1028 (-2% reward) at Amazon US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
G5 with double lens kit for $478 at Amazon US (Click here).
E-P5 in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
MZgamers sells the [shoplink 40285 ebay]Panasonic 12-35mm (Click here)[/shoplink] for $1,019.99 and free shipping.
Rokinon 7.5mm F3.5 UMC Fisheye Lens for $249 at Amazon US (Click here).
Panasonic 100-300mm for $499 at Amazon (Click here).

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(FT3) Panasonic compact camera announcement soon (no MFT).

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There could be soon a compact camera announcement made by Panasonic. At least one new FZ camera will be launched. As long as I know no new MFT camera is coming The GX7 will be announced in late August (confirmed by Panasonic US!). And the Olympus cameras will arrive in mid September.

In the long term both Panasonci and Olympus will step out from the low end compact camera business and focus on the high end market. The new Panasonic LF1 is a nice camera but Panasonic still has to launch a bigger size sensor camera to be really competitve against Fuji and Sony. Also Olympus plans to launch a high end compact camera soon!

P.S.: Super E-Pm2 Gold Box deal at Amazon Germany (Click here).

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Fotodiox will launch a new Vizelex adapter soon. Higher quality and 0.5x reduction for MFT!

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The Vizelex Light Cannon isn’t a good quality adapter. And the Fotodiox company acknowledged that and is preparing a new version. SpilledInk just sent me that message:

“Here are some non-pixel peeping test shots of the cheap and disappointing Fotodiox Vizelex Light Cannon (Lens Turbo clone). The reaction has been so poor that Fotodiox has promised a version 2 in a few months free to anyone that bought the original light cannon. They are even offering a 0.5x reduction version which would give our Micro 4/3 cameras full frame field of view. Hopefully the quality improves: http://www.flickr.com/photos/savanapridi/sets/72157634459659517/ Thanks. I hope your readers might find this test useful.” 

More news at personal-view.com. The current adapter sells for $149 at Amazon (Click here).

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Nikon G to MFT Speed Booster review. Preorder at BH.

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The brand new Nikon G to MFT Speed Booster can now be preordered at BHphoto (Click here). And a review of the new adapter can be read at Peterbphotos (Click here). He writes:

“There seems to be no real image quality issues with using the Speed Booster and for low-light work – a real treat. With DX lenses and the 0.71x magnification of the Speed Booster, you have a lot more wide options for the Olympus system.”

Links to Nikon G lenses at Amazon, Bhphoto and [shoplink 40258 ebay]eBay[/shoplink].

P.S.: A Lens Turbo version should arrive by end of this year. Save this search on Slidoo to get notified when it’s available on eBay.

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(FT4) Olympus announcement scheduled for the second week of September

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While the Panasonic GX7 specs are well known (announcement in late August) we are still in the dark when it comes to talk about the new Olympus cameras. For now we got rumors from anonymous soruces about a new entry level OMD and a new FT camera.

Today two trusted sources confirmed that Olympus will announce new products the second week of September. I hope they can soon share us some details about the new cameras and elnses too!

Rumored OMD entry level info:
– Same shape as the E-M5
– Same 16MP sensor
– Built.in EVF with lower resolution EVF (compared to the 2.3 from the OMD)
– 2 axes stabilization
– no weather sealing

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For readers: Don’t miss any news. Join our group on facebook and follow our tweets.

Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

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