Samsung NX cameras will have Lens stabilization (no in Body IS). The new camera will be unveiled early 2010.

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Leicarumors Live blogging will start tomorrow 09.09.09 at 9:00 EST. Leica will announce their new products, the fullframe Leica M9, the APS-C fixed lens X1….and one more thing? :)
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Dcresoure asked their readers which camera they should review first. The Panasonic GF1 is the second most requested camera!

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 review from dcresource.

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The m43forum.com now has a new design and covers is open for all microfourthirds user (E-P1, G1/Gh1 and GF1)

Adorama: Panasonic Gf1 (Availabilty early October) Preorder now !

Adorama: Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lens Preorder now!(Availabilty early October)Preorder now!

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With the release of the X1, Leica has chosen to go its own way by not joining the MicroFourThirds technology. The X1 will use a new developed APS-C sensor and a ixed lens (Sorry, no interchangeable lens mount!). Anyway, Leica will keep working with Panasonic on new MicroFourThirds lenses.

Tomorrow (9am London time) you can follow the live presentation here: http://www.webcasts.com/mdlk001/090909b/

More infos about last hour news and leaks are available at leicarumors.com

Sony officially told in an interview at http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk that they will develop their own mirrorless system and that it will be better than the current Olympus and Panasonics MicroFourThirds solution.

“Yann Salmon-Legagneur, Sony’s Marketing Manager for Digital Imaging (Europe) told us that ‘of course’ Sony is interested in Micro Four Thirds, but ‘not the format itself, but the products that [are] being launched’. Recent Micro Four Thirds cameras from Olympus and Panasonic have ‘moved the industry’ he said.”

Olympus and Panasonic shouldn’t be scared, because:

a) Olympus and Panasonic are the only one for now to have such a system for REAL now!

b) Because in one or two year when Sony will effectively unveil such a system Panasonic and Olympus will already have a lot of experience, lenses, and probably better tecnology.

Still bad availability for the white E-P1 but things are going better for the SIlver E-P1 + 17mm lens kit!

Amazon US: Silver only + viewfinder (In Stock!)

BHphoto: Silver with + viewfinder (In Stock!)

Adorama: Silver with + viewfinder (In Stock!)

All three shops sells them fot the same price $ 899.99.
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Amazon Germany has a discount on the E-P1 Kit (14-42mm) EUR 712,98 (and white E-P1 kit!)
and Olympus E-P1 Pancake Kit (17mm) EUR 771,90 and white E-P1

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The only notable discount I found in amazon UK is for the Olympus E-P1 Camera (14-42mm Silver Lens Kit) – Silver