Pentax K7-Panasonic GH1 video specs comparison

• May 18, 2009
• reviews
• 4 Comments

As a pure photo camera the Pentax K7 will probably deliver a very good quality (read the specs here) but…

…I believed the Pentax K7 will go on par with the Panasonic GH1 in terms of video capabilities. Pentax told us they will make a two generations jump forward. But I am really disappointed with the video potentials from that camera.

Here the reasons:

1) The Pentax K7 does 720/30p only  (the GH1 720/60p or Full HD!)

2) The Pentax K7 has only mono microfone input

There is no mention over the compression specifications (the only point where the GH1 doesn’t really satisfy me with his 17MB/s)

I would say the GH1 is still the most usable video DSLR !
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Panasonic 7-14mm f/4 ASPH LUMIX G VARIO (Tested by slrgear)

• May 18, 2009
• reviews
• 8 Comments

http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1252/cat/69

GH1 release date June 12th

• May 18, 2009
• Rumors
• 0 Comments

Some news on the GH1 front:

1) The GH1 release date is June 12

2) Panasonic will produce 2.000 units per month of GH1+Kit lens

3) 500 units per month for the body (black only) model

source: watch.impress.co.jp (with google translation)

may there is more inside the MFT from Olympus?

• May 18, 2009
• Rumors
• 2 Comments

Sincerly, we don’t know if Olympus will surprise us with some new technolgies or gimmicks. We do not know for example how they want to solve the EVF “problem”. Probably there is no built in EVF, but may they will have some external attachable EVF? We do not know. Our sources won’t or can’t reveal that. Olympus is really good in keeping their secrets… secret.

Tomorrow (May 19th) special Pen anniversary event

• May 18, 2009
• Rumors
• 2 Comments

Olympus Japan

and…here

Both links are “google translated”. May some japanese 43rumors friend can help us again :)

E-520 discontinued, according to B&H

• May 17, 2009
• Rumors
• 0 Comments

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1022&message=31870527&q=discontinued&qf=m

Adorama has some E-520 in stock
Sale Price $399.95
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Together with some other “oldies”

Olympus Evolt E-510

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Olympus E-420

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Olympus SP-590UZ Black

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Olympus Stylus 550

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Olympus Stylus 9000

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And amazon Germany has some special rebates!

May 18th: “cuba-moon”

• May 17, 2009
• news
• 0 Comments

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Title	cuba-moon
Author	Günther
Camera	Olympus OM-4
Text	Trinidad, Cuba
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