According to dpreview:
– 6,600 Micro Four Thirds cameras were sold in the UK!
– interchangeable lens cameras contributed to around 9.4% of total sales volume in Europe
And one more thing…
-In Japan Micro Four Thirds cameras made up 11.1% of total interchangeable camera unit sales in 2009.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10030401gfkq4salesreport.asp
Finally I have two trusted sources saying that both new MFT cameras will be unveiled in few days! According to one of them the cameras should be announced on on March 7 in Japan!!!
Keep following us! We will update you with every rumors and news we can find!
UPDATE: Panasonic will have a press conference at the Focus on Imaging show on Sun 7th Mar, 9am (London time)
P.S.: Both cameras will have a 12 megapixel sensor!
The newly announced Noktor 50mm f/0.95 lens is not your only option if you need ultrafast manual lenses. I made a small list of lenses I found on Ebay (all 50mm lenses). My hot tip is the Canon FD f/0.95…really a decent lens for the price!
P.S.: For all these lenses you need to use the adapter!
UPDATE2: I forot to mention the Olympus 50mm f1.2!
Click here to find the lens on Ebay
UPDATE: Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Lens added!
Click here to find the lens on Ebay
Voigtländer 50mm f/1.1
Reviews: bophoto – Steve Huff
Where to buy: Ebay – BHphoto –
Canon FD 50mm f/0.95
Click here to find the lens on Ebay
Fujinon 50mm f/1.2
Click here to find the Lens on Ebay
Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 (expensive!)
Click here to find the Lens on Ebay
a little crazy style to talk about lenses…
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E-P2 and Voigtlander 35 1.2 (dpreview forum)
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Very good Review: EP-1 vs GF-1 with 20mm lens (dpreview forum)
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GH1 vs 5Dmk2 BLIND TEST (dpreview forum)
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Exclusive look at Olympus Micro Four Thirds 9-18mm super wide zoom lens (FourThirds-User.com)
UPDATE 2: Steve Huffs Lens review diary -> http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/03/03/the-noktor-50-f0-95-lens-review-diary/
UPDATE: More image samples posted here -> http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/03/03/more-noktor-0-95-and-e-p2-samples/
Check it out: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/03/02/first-look-at-the-noktor-50-f0-95-lens-on-the-olympus-e-p2/
Cool…he starts the hand-on with the following statement “So far, I AM IMPRESSED” :)
It seems that the BLACK Olympus E-PL1 camera is the most wanted of the three colored E-PL1.
So where can you find it in Stock?
As usual europeans are a little bit more lucky than US citizens
Amazon DEUTSCHLAND: BLACK Double kit and Body only version are in Stock! The Single lens E-PL1 will be in Stock in “2 bis 5 Wochen”
Amazon UK: BLACK Double kit and Body only version in Stock
In US Amazon
Posted on Olympus Japan website: http://www.olympus.co.jp/jp/support/cs/DI/fwdl/e1/ep1.html
Seems to be a Bugfix update only.
