Ok that’s unfair. I admit that I received the “rumor” directly from Noktor :) So I guess I could call that “news” and not “rumor”. What did they tell us? “we now have a totally custom lens design in the works (not based on existing design like the Goyo lens)” and “It will be sharper and faster than our current F0.95 lens (but priced higher)“. They didn’t tell us how fast they will make the lens. The only ultra fast lenses I know (because I found them on eeBay) are the Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75
and the Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85Leica Leitz 75mm f/0.85

Noktor is following 43rumors so may you could tell them what kind of lens you need!

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Few days ago we posted the email we received from one of our readers. He said that he saw the new Olympus camera (the modular camera) in Atlanta. It is a new source that’s why I posted the news with a low value (FT2= 20-40% chance the rumor could be true).

But I was quiet surprised to see that one of my trusted sources sent me following email:
“I have a good reason the new camera would be seen in Atlanta. The gy who does all the training powerpoints for Olympus lives in Atlanta, and would be hanging out with the Japanese gentleman (probably Akira Watanabe) taking sample photos for use in his technical training powerpoints. The [shoplink 15032]Olympus E-3[/shoplink] could have been spotted in a similar manner back in 2007, and I know this for a fact. ;)”

And a second (very good source) confirmed that few people is testing the new “E-system” camera in the field. So keep your eyes open! :)

P.S.: Click here ot read the rumor posted few days ago.

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I am sure everybody knows here that the new iPhone has been released. Now visit that link to see the first Engadget Hands-On. Do you notice something inside the first picture? It is the Panasonic GF1!

Quesabesde had the chance to visit the Panasonic factories in Japan (click here to read the google english translation). Quesabesde is sure that soon Panasonic will release the Panasonic LX3 successor (the LX4?) which will probably have more wider zoom range. Panasonic also denied that they are preparing a camera with larger sensor (or with a square sensor). But we can’t expect Panasonic to tell us the truth about that :)

Thanks Quesabesde for allowing us to copy one of their pictures!

The spanish website DSLRmagazine (which is well known for their very good interviews to Panasonic and Olympus) has posted a new Panasonic rumor (text translated via  google english translation):
“We can confirm, from knowledgeable sources, that next Christmas will offer an interesting Panasonic technological advances aimed at enhancing the speed of operation of some models of its cameras, and more particularly those of the MicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirds range.
The aforementioned technological solution would reduce the delay in the firing of which suffer these models, both Panasonic and Olympus, Samsung and Sony, and may be related more to advances in processing and buffer with the coveted completely electronic shutter that operate in their own time through the captor.
As is known, the system “Live-View” itself, typical of Micro Four Thirds system, as well as followers of the same, whether Samsung or Sony, it makes the shutter has to be open so that the sensor is active and send the image frame, but closed prior to firing, to make accurate exposure seguido. Ello act involves not only the delay and said only a noise level higher than desirable in a camera that-after all, is not reflex.
On the other hand, is not entirely clear that this progress can not be reached to apply to another model from Panasonic, such as, for example, the presumed successor to the LX3 … or any other related system.
Most likely, this new development or progression can be released at Photokina, that is after all one step away from Christmas.”

Thanks DSLRmagazine!