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			<title>Olympus E-Pm2 gets Dpreviewed.</title>
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The cheapest of all MFT cameras with the Sony 16 Megapixel sensor got tested at Dpreview (Click here). The camera earned a Silver award with the following motivation: “The Olympus PEN-EPM2 is a point-and-shoot mirrorless camera which does exactly what a novice will need it to. For more adventurous users, there’s a lot of functionality hidden beneath the skin (including the image quality of the OM-D) making the E-PM2 a potentially very attractive second camera.”
A couple of weeks ago there was a deal on the camera+lens. While it’ gone form large US online stores it’s still available at NYC 17thstreetphoto on eBay: In Black (Click here), Silver (Click here), White (Click here) and Red (Click here). The “older” E-Pm1 with lens sells for $285 at Amazon (Click here). And 199 Euri on Finland at Rajalacamera…lol  
Editor’s note: Overall I still think Olympus should narrow the PEN range. The E-PL should be the entry level camera and the  E-P the more advanced camera. And the E-P5 should cost at least $100 less too. Now it has the same price of the OMD while the OMD has built-in EVF. Of course the E-P5 has some new Bells and whistles. But it will not convince many to buy it.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:27:11 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Big rumor: Panasonic revives the L1 and makes a hell of a MFT camera out of it!</title>
			<link>http://www.personal-view.com/news/articles/big-rumor-panasonic-revives-the-l1-and-makes-a-hell-of-a-mft-camera-out-of-it</link>
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Panasonic is close to launch the first MFT camera with built-in titlable EVF in the corner. It will also have that cool Panasonic L1-LC1 design (they were FT mount cameras). And it doesn’t stop hear. They will also match one of the features that was a unique feature from Olympus…in body stabilization! Basically Panasonic put all most requested features in one single package. The camera will also feature a brand new 18 Megapixel sensor (highest resolution sensor of any MFT camera). The camera is going to be announced in mid-late August and I am sure it will sell like hotcakes!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 02:50:55 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>$100 off on the brand new E-M5 plus 17mm bundle! 50 Euro savings in Germany.</title>
			<link>http://www.personal-view.com/news/articles/100-off-on-the-brand-new-em5-plus-17mm-bundle-50-euro-savings-in-germany</link>
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You can save $100 on the just launched E-M5 and 17mm f/1.8 lens bundle at BHphoto (Click here). And in Germany you can save 50 Euro on the same kit…but in Black at Fotomundus. Both deals found via Dealsrunner (more Olympus deals here).
More new deals:
GX1 for $239 now at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
The 20mm pancake for $335 is back at Amazon (shipment from May 26).
E-Pm1 with 14-42mmII kit lens for $285 at Amazon (Click here).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:22 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>$100 off on the brand new E-M5 plus 17mm bundle!</title>
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You can save $100 on the just launched E-M5 and 17mm f/1.8 lens bundle at BHphoto (Click here). And in Germany you can save 50 Euro on the same kit…but in Black at Fotomundus. Both deals found via Dealsrunner (more Olympus deals here).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:22 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Largest collection of Magic Lantern RAW HDSLR video – part II</title>
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		We posted a huge list of videos on Saturday from the Magic Lantern “Largest collection of Magic Lantern RAW HDSLR video on the planet” but the videos keep pouring in… and we wanted to share them with you.
Note there are videos here from Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 6D, Canon Rebel T3i/600D, Canon 50D
Other posts on the new RAW Video feature of Magic Lantern:
Recent coverage

Largest collection of Magic Lantern RAW HDSLR video on the planet
Magic Lantern Canon EOS 5D Mark III RAW video vs Blackmagic Cinema Camera!
First Magic Lantern RAW video short shot on Canon EOS 5D Mark III released
Updates on the RAW video progress from Magic Lantern for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
RAW 24fps DNG video hits the Canon EOS 5D Mark III via Magic Lantern!
Magic Lantern RAW video for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III comes to the mac &amp; OSX
Magic Lantern Raw Video Test – H.264 vs. Hacked GH2 vs. 5D3 Raw Video

 

Magic Lantern RAW HDSLR video
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Genesis
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First exterior tests with the Magic Lantern 5D3 Raw firmware. Random clips around Brighton.
Captured at 1920 x 720 @25p
Carousel shot native camera raw file download: we.tl/U8O079vqoI (whilst you can)
Graded in Adobe After Effects as DNG sequence and exported as Prores HQ for edit in Adobe Premiere.
Shot on a 5Dmk3 with the Canon 70-200mm L IS II / Heliopan Variable ND filter / Transcend 64GB 1000x UDMA 7 &amp; Komputerbay 128GB 1000x UDMA 7. – IR shift is due to the removal of the IR cut filter along side one of the OLP Filters, then by using a variable ND filter.
Still early days on the ML hack.
Music by Hecq / Red Sky
Magic Lantern Raw Sensor Crop
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Feel free to download the footage (1920×840 / 10MB) to judge sharpness.

Shadow Of The Beauty.
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A great demonstration of the capabilities of magic lantern 14 bit raw video with the 5d mark III. NO post sharpening was applied at all! Uploaded to here on Vimeo H.264 1080P target bit rat 32.000 with max 40,000. Canon 24-70 ii lens used. Regardless of the instability of the custom firmware, this is a HUGE game changer! Magic Lantern thank you again, a million times, most of us DON’T have hollywood budgets but long to be able to improve our art. A great day to be a magic lantern user with Canon in tow 
Be sure to download the original upload which is in full 1080P.
Canon 5d Mark III RAW video skiing sample
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Installed Magic Lantern the day before I went and shot some skiing at Mammoth Mountain for The Zap Lab and Teton Gravity Research. I snuck in a few shots in between shooting with the RED. Just for fun.

RAW Canon 5D Mark3 vs RAW Red 4K
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I really can’t believe my eyes! 5D mk3 is really shining even against Red Scarlet! Check this out!
Canon ALL-I 24p RAW
Scarlet 4K 6:1, 24p
Car Show Wheels &amp; Waves
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NOTE: This is not a scientific test, so do not expect to see charts, comparisons or anything of that nature.
Simple video shot to showcase the new 14bit RAW firmware hack by Magic Lantern. It is a stress test, since all original footage was purposely overexposed and underexposed 1, 2, 3+ stops. I wanted to see how much information and details I could bring back with simple color correction. Let me tell you something I’m very impressed.
I used the latest build and didn’t experience any problems while filming. I used Hoodman Steel 1000X 64GB CF card, which I think is the best CF card in terms of build quality and read/write speed for the RAW recording.
Shot: 1920 x 1080 at 24fps
Post workflow: RAW files-DNG Converter-AE-Basic CC-ProRes4444-FCP-Final output ProRes4444
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III with OLPF Filter removed
Lens: Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II, Genus Eclipse Vari ND Filter
EDITED BY: Dexter Ernst Olaf Guljé
Music provided by themusicbed.com/
Canon 5D MkIII RAW Video Test
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A few shots from testing Magic Lantern’s new RAW video feature. Shot loads more but can’t convert files over 2Gb with RAW2DNG yet. This is such a nice feature to have, but so heavy to work with, let’s hope we find ways to streamline the process.
These shots are still a little soft since shot with my Dog Schidt Optiks FF58 and Iscorama adapter combo which isn’t the sharpest setup.
Oh and cancelled my Pocket BMC order this afternoon also.  
Magic Lantern 5D3 raw – Low Light/High ISO test
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Testing workflow and very low light capability of Magic Lantern’s Canon 5D Mark III raw hack.
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO: 12,800
Card: KomputerBay 128GB 1000x UDMA 7
Light Denoise pass w/ Neat Video
Workflow (not sure if it’s the best, but still playing around)
DNG’s imported into Photoshop
Color Corrected in Adobe Raw
Exported to TIFF
Imported image sequence into Quicktime Player
Exported with GoPro – Cineform Codec
Edited in Premiere Pro CS6
Music by Neumann Films – Fame and Gordon
Let’s Get Lost In Summer – Backlight – Magic Lantern RAW Video 5D Mark III
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Some Magic Lantern RAW Video 5D Mark III Backlight-Testing with my Dog…. 1920×960 @25fps
Cinematographer: STEFAN GATZKE | GTZK.DE
Postproduction: STEFAN GATZKE | GTZK.DE
facebook.com/StefanGatzkePhotographer
Cam: Canon 5D Mark III, Iso 100, f2.8-4.0, 25 fps, 1/50 – 1/200 shutter
Lens: Canon 70-200 2.8 handheld
For more information, please visit my website or email me.
info@gtzk.de
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Music: Indian Summer by Jonsi &amp; Alex
Freedom Fought – 2.5K Anamorphic 5D Mark III Raw
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14bit linear uncompressed raw from the 5D Mark III with Magic Lantern pre-Alpha dev code. Iscorama (original version) 1.5x anamorphic. 2560×1280 workflow. End result – delicious!
Full article: eoshd.com/content/10450/3k-cinemascope-anamorphic-raw-on-the-5d-mark-iii
The EOSHD Canon DSLR group at Vimeo: vimeo.com/groups/raw
Music by Pink Floyd, The Great Gig In The Sky. From the album Dark Side Of The Moon. Available on iTunes – itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-side-moon-remastered/id464265865
Full frame sensor raw from the 5D Mark III is RGGB subsampled from the 6K CMOS then debayered in post to DNG raw format. DIGIC and internal debayer and compression is bypassed. I then used Adobe Camera Raw in After Effects to grade each DNG sequence, using the first frame as a reference. After that I rendered out the raw from After Effects to ProRes 422 and edited the final video in Premiere. I exported for Vimeo by heavily compressing the sequence to H.264 so please download the original DNG files here to get a truer idea of the sheer quality of raw video on the 5D Mark III. dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18917388/EOSHD-5D-DNG-Anamorphic-3K.zip
Made in Berlin. Not for sale!!
14 Bit Raw Magic Lantern 5D MARK III test
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14 Bit Raw Magic Lantern 5D MARK III test
1920×720 
5d Mark III RAW Video Review/Test
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Nothing short of amazing. Large data files, but we’ll see how it goes as people start adjusting their workflows and as Magic Lantern make continual improvements.

“B”
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First use of Magic Lantern’s amazing raw video firmware on my Canon 5D MK III.
Using Transcend 600x cards at the moment so can’t get full 1080p yet in either 25p or 24p so this is 1280 x 540 24p
Had a play with grading in photoshop and using Alien Skin plugin to add some colour adjustments and grain back into the image.
5D MK III with 24-105mm f4 – shot at 105mm with IS on.
This was more a test for me to see sharpness rather than the dynamic range, although I had lots of scope to grade the final video.

Canon 5D Mark III 14 bit RAW Lightroom 5 beta test 2
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Lightroom to AE 32bit – Prores 422 (trillion colors) in 25fps to Vimeo
RAW file is taken from James Miller’s Genesis video

ML RAW 2nd Test
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All indoor stuff right now, more to come.

5D MkIII RAW Video – Short Film Test Footage
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A test of the Magic Lantern RAW video module for the Canon 5D MkIII, with human subjects and skin tones taken into consideration. Many of the RAW video tests we were able to find online only used household objects and landscapes as subjects, so we decided to shoot it in the same manner as we would a short film, with human subjects and lighting.
For a true look at the 5D MkIII’s RAW capabilities, download the video.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III
Lenses: Canon 50mm f/1.2, Canon 24-105mm f/4
Card: Transcend 64GB 1000x, 160/120 Mb/s write
Music: “Rosemary’s Baby – Main Theme Vocal” by Krzysztof Komeda
Shot by Cody Powers
vimeo.com/codypowers
Directed and Performed by Jeremy Leibovitch
vimeo.com/jeremyleibovitch
Canon 5D Mark III RAW – Magic Lantern vs 5D Mark III Internal Codec
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Testing the Canon 5D Mark III RAW with Magic Lantern vs internal codec. Full video montage and read more about the current issues shooting with RAW at procinematools.com/magic-lantern-canon-5d-mark-iii-raw-vs-internal-codec/

 
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon 5D Mk II – RAW vs H264
* note the resolution on this youtube video is low, but there are several stills in the article with more info.
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A variety of scenic video clips, shot on the Canon 5D Mk II, in both native H264 format and Magic Lantern-enabled RAW. Details on my blog here: 5dfilmmaking.com/?p=98
Real World Production: 5D2 RAW vs H264
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Behind-the-scenes of a simple promo video, shot on the Canon 5D2 using the Magic Lantern RAW module.

Magic Lantern – 5D Mark II Raw Recording
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In order to test of the firmware outdoors, I took some shots taken in Alicante, Spain. Even though the workflow is time-consuming, It really makes a differece. Alicante is called the “city of light”, the light is harsh at noon. With raw recording, it is easier to capture more light in difficult contrasty situations.
Congratulations Magic Lantern team!
Shot at 1880×720 (this is the best I could do with my 400x SanDisk CF card).
Lens used: Canon 24-105mm, Canon 85mm f.14, Samyang 35mm
For macro shots I used an extension tube.
Magic Lantern DNG RAW In Canon 5D Mark II Test
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RAW 5DMkii.
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Canon 5D Mark II RAW Video
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Moire test with RAW recording
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Moire test with RAW recording on Canon 5D Mark II in RAW mode with Maginc Lantern Alpha RAW recorder. Trying to see the processing difference using the native 1X and 5X modes (wich should give 1:1 pixel zoom). Used for the test Canon 100mm macro and Canon 24-85 – both stopped at 5.6 and the second zoomed to resemble the frame of the 100mm. Yet on the right some moire is stil present it is less. Conclusions at the MAgic Lantern Forum.

Canon EOS 6D
Canon 6D Magic Lantern RAW
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RAW (DNG) from Canon 6D (1504×600 24p)

Canon Rebel T3i / Canon 600D
raw video test on a canon 600d
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Uncompressed RAW video recording test using magic lantern; although video resolution is 1120 by 480, the level of detail is just amazing (besides having pink frames and frame skipping). Memory card used – Sandisk Extreme 45 MB/s 16GB

T3i RAW test
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RAW on Canon T3i
I had no intent to put a video together while shooting this test, but there is only a hand full of T3i RAW out there so what a heck?
Workflow:
.RAW -&gt; .DNG (after effects) -&gt; Apple ProRes 4444 -&gt; .MP4
SPECS:
Lens: Olympus 50mm f/1.8
ISO 100
Basic Color Correction, No Sharpness added in post.
Shot at 1120×400 @ 23.98 fps in a rainy day
All handheld (no kidding ¬¬). Had a bit trouble to stabilise the image with the extra crop…
Shot in São Paulo, Brazil.
Music:
Mantra – Sound City OST
Outreach event in Salinas Valley State Prison – Shot on Canon 600D T3i raw with Magic Lantern
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Here are a few shots from a prison ministry outreach event held Saturday, May 18 at Salinas Valley State Prison in California. Prison Fellowship brought in a team of more than 30 volunteers to minister to inmates in the level 4 maximum security area of Salinas Valley prison. It was a great day.
I shot just a few shots that day in raw as a test. Shot in 960×500 resolution raw on a Canon t3i (600D) using Magic Lantern firmware. Lens: Tokina 11-16mm F2.8. ISO: 200 Aperture: F3.2. Genus Variable ND filter. Sorry the sound doesn’t match up – I used sound recorded earlier in the day on a Zoom H4n and used it with these clips.
Workflow – I used dng2raw from Magic Lantern to convert the raw files to dng files on my MacBookPro. I opened the dng files in Adobe Photoshop CS 5.5, applied basic settings, and saved as TIFF files. Opened the image sequence in Quicktime 7. Exported as ProRes HQ movie. Edited the ProResHQ movies in Premiere Pro CS 5.5, exported as a ProRes HQ movie, uploaded to Vimeo.

Canon 50D
I didn’t know they were even doing the Canon 50D – but this is short burst video…
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A short test of Burst mode DNG RAW wit the Canon 50D. The early part of the video compares it to h.264. There’s no grading on either video on the first h.264 vs RAW comparison.
-Canon 50D
-Canon EF-S 18-200 IS F3.5
-No other lighting other than lamp
-Two-Tone &amp; Grayscale grades were made in Adobe Camera RAW in After Effects CS6
-Exported to Apple ProRes 444 and edited in Final Cut Pro 7

(cover photo credit: snap from the video)
 

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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:02:51 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Panasonic GX2 coming in August. Zeiss Full Frame lenses for E-mount in 2014.</title>
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In August and September we will have a new huge wave of mirrorless product announcements. We expect a new Olympus OMD camera with Sony’s new sensor (and on sensor phase detection AF). In late August Panasonic will announce the new GX2 (specs not out yet). And Sony will announce the new NEX-7 successor.
What is also very interesting is that Zeiss Lens Roadmap that hints a completely new line of lenses. The chance is very high that this will be the new Full Frame E-mount lenses coming along the Sony NEX-9 full frame camera. That stuff will be announced mid 2014 (probably right before Photokina). Start to save your money now because the prices of the lenses will be around $2,000  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:55:06 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Next Olympus Glass patent…</title>
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Egami (google translation here) spotted the next Olympus Glass patent with built-in camera. The camera features a 1/2.3 inch sensor with 27mm equivalent lens. A while ago I spotted another patent where the Olympus glass actually acts as a sort of viewfinder of compact or mirrorless cameras (Source freepatentsonline):

There is a lot of talk about the Google Glass. And it seems that Olympus only has patented similar devices. But can a small company like Olympus battle against a giant like Google?
P.S.: The Gogole Glass device isn’t for sale yet but the plenty fo domains containgin “glass” or “google” are for sale on eBay (Click here). The most expensive one is GlassEyeware.com for $75.000!!!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:50 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>New Black Olympus lenses now available for preorder at Amazon (shipping June 14).</title>
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Today Amazon is accepting preorders on the new Black Lenses and VF-4:
Black Olympus 75mm f/1.8 (Click here). Will ship from June 14.
Black Olympus 45mm f/1.8 (Click here). Will ship from June 14.
Black Olympus 17mm f/1.8 (Click here). Will ship from September 13.
Olympus VF-4 (Click here). Will ship from June 14.
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Links to all newly announced Olympus stuff:
E-P5 Black at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 White at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 Silver at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 Black with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon UK.
E-P5 Silver with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon UK.
E-P5 White with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon UK.
E-P5 Black with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and Wex UK.
E-P5 White with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany and Amazon UK.
E-P5 Silver with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
17mm f/1.8 Black at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
45mm f/1.8 Black at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany.
75mm f/1.8 Black at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
VF-4 viewfinder at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:47:38 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>(FT4) First Olympus-Sony partnership tech exchange (PDAF sensors for OMD).</title>
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Sony’s United States Patent Application 20130113982) describes a sensor with PDAF
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Last year Olympus and Sony signed a partnership that will soon show his first developments in the camera industry. According to trusted sources Olympus will get the new generations of Sony sensors with on sensor phase detection AF for a future high end OMD model. And Sony will use some of the knowledge from Olympus to design a couple of A-mount lenses that will be released in 2014. I think that’s a pretty good news for both companies. Sony sensors are the best on the market and the partnership allows Olympus to get the best from the best without having to stay in line (Nikon and Pentax use Sony sensors too). I am working on the specs of the next generation OMD and from the early bits I got (still unconfirmed) there may be some small surprise and new tech we never had before in Olympus cameras.
Stay tuned on 43rumors!
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:07 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>(SR4) The 400mm f/4.0 lens will be the first designed with Olympus! Coming early 2014.</title>
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Last year Olympus and Sony announced their official partnership with Sony acquiring part of the company. The first effects of the collaboration in the digital camera business will be seen in early 2014 when the new 400mm f/4.0 Olympus lens will be announced. It will come along new FF and APS-C A-mount cameras. According to a trusted source that lens has been designed in collaboration with Olympus engineer’s. That’s really a good news because Olympus designs some of the best lens son the market. Their Zuiko series has top notch quality and they also made some super fast zooms like the 14-35mm f/2.0 lens (here on eBay).
From what I heard the collaboration is very tight and Olympus will use new generation Sony sensors for their MFT cameras. I can exclude for now that Olympus may join the E or A-mount system with official Olympus cameras or lenses. Although I would like to have official Zuiko lenses for the upcoming new NEX-9 FF system camera. But that’s just a dream for now…
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:40 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>CIPA report on 2012 sales in Japan: Fewer Mirrorless cameras produced.</title>
			<link>http://www.personal-view.com/news/articles/cipa-report-on-2012-sales-in-japan-fewer-mirrorless-cameras-produced</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The detailed Cipa report has been published and there are some interesting news:
- Japanese companies produced 44% less cameras (50% less compact cameras and 24% less DSLR and Mirrorless).- The only segment with growth was the High End Camera and Lens market. For example +14,1% Full Frame Lenses have been produced.
This is clearly a sign that 1) the compact camera market is dying 2) The pro market is the only market still generating sales and money. For Panasonic and Olympus this means that they have to think on competing with Nikon and Canon in the high end market. But the MFT sensor size may be the major limitation. A larger Full Frame mirrorless system may be required to go into that direction!
 

P.S.: Current Amazon mirrorless rankings:
US ranking (Click here).
DE ranking (Click here).
UK ranking (Click here).
FR ranking (Click here).
 
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:59:48 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>CIPA report on 2012 sales in Japan: Less Mirrorless cameras produced.</title>
			<link>http://www.personal-view.com/news/articles/cipa-report-on-2012-sales-in-japan-less-mirrorless-cameras-produced</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The detailed Cipa report has been published and there are some interesting news:
- Japanese companies produced 44% less cameras (50% less compact cameras and 24% less DSLR and Mirrorless).- The only segment with growth was the High End Camera and Lens market. For example +14,1% Full Frame Lenses have been produced.
This is clearly a sign that 1) the compact camera market is dying 2) The pro market is the only market still generating sales and money. For Panasonic and Olympus this means that they have to think on competing with Nikon and Canon in the high end market. But the MFT sensor size may be the major limitation. A larger Full Frame mirrorless system may be required to go into that direction!
 

P.S.: Current Amazon mirrorless rankings:
US ranking (Click here).
DE ranking (Click here).
UK ranking (Click here).
FR ranking (Click here).
 
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:59:48 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>E-PL5 with lens for $499. LX7 for $250.</title>
			<link>http://www.personal-view.com/news/articles/epl5-with-lens-for-499-lx7-for-250</link>
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These are the latest US deals:
$100 off on the E-Pl5 with lens at Dell.com (Click here).
Limited stock of refurbished LX7 cameras sells for $249 at Groupon (Click here).
GX1 for $245 at Amazon (Click here).
$50 on Qualifying Olympus Digital Cameras at Amazon (Click here).
GH3 for $1199 at electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here) and mzgamers on eBay (Click here).
$100 off on the Demo 75mm lens at CameraLand on eBay (Click here).
$50 off on the Demo 60mm macro at CameraLand on eBay (Click here).
Panasonic PZ 45-175mm lens for $299 at Amazon (Click here).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:16:55 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>No kidding…New camera teaser from Olympus! Announcement on July 26?</title>
			<link>http://www.personal-view.com/news/articles/no-kidding…new-camera-teaser-from-olympus-announcement-on-july-26</link>
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Is it possible? We just had that covered Olympus E-P5 teaser and the week after the announcemetn a new teaser story starts! Whatdigitalcamera just posted that image of a “Mystery Olympus” camera that will be announcd on 26 July 2013!!!!! From a first look this definitely looks like a camera with built-in EVF. I would say this could be the new OMD or the new E-x! I wish the image would be bigger….and uncovered  
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:38 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>(UPDATED) Is this the E-P5 teaser or a new camera?</title>
			<link>http://www.personal-view.com/news/articles/updated-is-this-the-ep5-teaser-or-a-new-camera</link>
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UPDATE: Whatdigitalcamera posted that image of a “Mystery Olympus” you can win on a special event on July 26. I am not sure yet if this is still the covered E-P5 (with external EVF attached) or a completely new teaser. It’s also written that the “mystery Olympus camera is worth over £1000.”
Let me know if you find out if this refers to the E-P5 or to something completely new!
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P.S.: For US readers: E-Pl5 with lens for $499 at Dell.com (Click here).
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:38 CDT</pubDate>
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