The Atlanta rumor could be true? The new “E-system” is coming at Photokina.

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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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Panasonic G2 available in all worldwide amazon stores (The G10 is only available on eBay). It takes third party batteries?

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All amazon stores do have the camera in Stock:
Amazon Deutschland / Amazon UK / Amazon France / Amazon US / Amazon Japan

The G10 is still out of stock and only available here: Link to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBayLink to Panasonic G10 on eBay

One of our readers sent us follwoing message:
It seems that Panasonic G2 doesn’t bother is battery genuine or not!
It accepts anything you feed into battery compartment, any object that supplies proper voltage and has proper size..
Ordinary serial G2 specimen just bought in ordinary Russian shop was used for tests. It takes without questions three types of cheap China replace batteries, taken from three different sources. All three batteries were rejected by G1 with v.1.5.firmware.
It’s really strange that none of numerous pre-reviews ever mentioned this most useful feature of G2

One moe thing: New G2 image smaples have been posted at Whatdigitalcamera, Fotopolis and Pixinfo.

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a little bit of everything…

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Olympus puts it in “park” (PMAnewsline)
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Panasonic G2 review at Techradar
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Olympus FE-5030 Review (Photographblog)
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More Olympus 14-150mm image samples at Digitalkamera.de
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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!

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Sony NEX tested and compared with the Olympus E-PL1 (at dpreview)

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Dpreview (click here) tested the Sony NEX camerasSony NEX camerasSony NEX cameras and compared them with the Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1, Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10Samsung NX-10 and the Canon T2i

1) The NEX images do have slightly less noise than the smaller sensored Olympus E-PL1 but the images do not have much more detail
2) Olympus jpeg engine works better than the Sony engine
3) Very bad handling of the NEX

Overall score:
Nex5 64%
E-PL1 69%

Read the review at: Dpreview

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Panasonic LX4 with more zoom (and much more news on Quesabesde)

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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!

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(FT3) Panasonic to reduce shutter lag in their future mirrorless cameras

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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
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Thanks DSLRmagazine!

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Olympus 3D and contest

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I already posted that but I have seen that many missed tha. Olympus launched a new 3-D virtual tour. Take a look here: http://www.getolympus.com/pen/index.asp?intCmp=geto_rdrct_pen3d

And if you have some time look at the Olympus contest videos on youtube. Some of them are really funny ;)

Oh! One more thing: The Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1Olympus E-PL1 will appear in the inaugural digital edition of WIRED for the iPad.

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