Pre-order Samyang/Rokinon 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS

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The Samyang/Rokinon 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS announced during the Samyang Blockbusters Event can now be pre-ordered in Black or Silver for m43.

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Panasonic G85, LX10 & FZ2500 Press Release

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Yahoo leaked the the official press release for the Panasonic G85, LX10 & FZ2500 from B&H Photo.

Press Release:
NEW YORK, NY
–(Marketwired – September 15, 2016) – B&H is pleased to share Panasonic’s announcement of their latest mirrorless release, the DMC-G85, which brings a familiar set of features to a new form factor. This versatile Micro Four Thirds mirrorless model utilizes the 16MP Live MOS sensor to provide a sensitivity range up to ISO 25600, 6 fps shooting with continuous autofocus, and UHD 4K recording at 30p. This 4K ability enables the use of 4K Photo Modes, too, for shooting 8MP stills at 30 fps in three ways. Five-axis sensor-shift image stabilization limits camera shake for sharper results, and supports Dual I.S. when used in conjunction with select lenses which also feature IS, for more effective overall stabilization. The ergonomic design of the body incorporates a 2.36m-dot electronic viewfinder and a free-angle 3.0″ 1.04m-dot LCD touchscreen, and built-in Wi-Fi permits remote camera control and wireless image sharing with a mobile device. Adding to the potential of the G85 is an optional DMW-BGG1 Battery Grip, which holds two DMW-BLC12 battery packs for extended shooting time, and offers a second shutter-release button, AF/AE lock button, exposure-compensation button, and dual-control dials for more ergonomic vertical shooting. Read More »

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Olympus E-PL8 and FL-900R Flash Specs Leaked

Olympus E-PL8 camera

  • Color: Black\White\Brown
  • Sensor: 16MP 4/3 type Live MOS sensor
  • Image processing engine: TruePic VII
  • AF distance measuring point: 81 area
  • Continuous shooting: up to 8.5 frames / sec (continuous shooting H), up to 3.7 frames / second (continuous shooting L)
  • Anti-shake: the body 3-axis camera shake correction about 3.5 stages
  • Rear LCD: 3.0-inch about 1.04 million dot movable touch panel LCD (movable range: above about 80 degrees, below about 180 degrees)
  • ISO: LOW (100 equivalent) – 25600
  • Shutter speed: 1 / 4,000 to 60 seconds, bulb / time photography
  • Media: SD / SDHC / SDXC card (UHS-I / II compatible)
  • Battery: BLS-50
  • 14 kinds of art filter
  • Wi-Fi built-in (IEEE 8.02.1b / g / n)

Olympus FL-900R flash

  • Guide number: 58 (ISO100 · m), when the wide panel use 14 (ISO100 · m)
  • Irradiation angle: 12-100mm (35mm equivalent 24-200mm), wide panel when using 7-10mm (35mm equivalent 14-20mm)
  • Size: 81.2 mm x 121.4 mm x 125.2 mm

Via nokishita, Photorumors

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Panasonic G80, FZ2000 and LX10 Specs Leaked

Panasonic-DMC-G80 specs (via nokishita):

  • 16.0MP 4/3 type Live MOS sensor
  • A low-pass filter-less
  • The body 5-axis camera shake correction
  • Incorporating the new gyro-sensor technology “Dual IS MK II”
  • Up to five stages of the anti-shake effect
  • DFD technology
  • Dust and water, magnesium body
  • Video: 4K30p, FullHD60p
  • ISO Sensitivity: 200-25600
  • Continuous shooting: up to 9 frames / sec.
  • EVF: 236 Man 1.48 times dot OLED (35mm equivalent 0.74 times)
  • The rear monitor: 3-inch 1.04 million dot, Free Angle
  • Media: SD / SDHC / SDXC card
  • 5-axis camera shake correction is also available in 4K video
  • New shutter unit with reduced noise reduction by 90% vibration compared to G7
  • Smartphone can be connected via Wi-fi
  • Approximately 10% of the resolution by the low-pass less of the sensor improvement
  • Contrast AF is further faster, more accurately
  • Selectable focus select function the focus position from later
  • The front of the frame is full magnetic shim die-cast
  • Adopted grip a thick, designed in terms of ergonomics
  • Time lag of the EVF is less than 0.01 seconds, 10000: 1 high contrast
  • Eye point of the finder is 20mm

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3 New Olympus Lenses

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Nokishita leaked the 3 new Olympus lenses that we should see at Photokina. I think the 25mm 1.2 is going to be the most interesting from a price/performance perspective.

M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm F1.2 PRO

  • Lens construction: 14 group 19 sheets (one SED lens, two ED lens, one E-HR lens, three HR lens, one aspherical lens)
  • Minimum focusing distance: 0.3m
  • Maximum photographic magnification: 0.11 times (35mm equivalent 0.22 times)
  • Aperture number of blades: 9 sheets
  • Filter diameter: 62mm
  • Size: 70 x 87mm
  • Weight: 410g
  • Z Coating Nano
  • Dust and water design
  • Lens function button
  • Manual focus clutch mechanism

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