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$100 Lens Deal: silver or black Olympus 40-150mm f4-5.6 R (m43rds) [updated], February 13, 2013
UPDATE (2/13/13 at 7:30pm ET) The B&H promotion ended, but the $100 price is now available at Adorama for either the black 40-150R lens or the silver 40-150R lens. I do not know when this promotion ends... Speaking of discounted... Continue

(ENDED) Panasonic deal: GX1 black w/14-42 non-X for $332 or $342, February 10, 2013
The GX1 clearance sale is over... For more specials, check the Camera Deals blog. The Panasonic discounting party continues with the black Panasonic GX1 with the 14-42mm kit lens, you can get it for $332 at J&R World directly with... Continue

M43rds Deal: black Panasonic G5 with 14-42 non-X and 45-150mm for $500, February 10, 2013
There are over 20 Micro Four Thirds digital cameras in the market. Deciding which one to get can be an exercise in decision making frustration. But if you like the Panasonic G5, and want to stockpile on lenses, for $500,... Continue

New IBE Optics 26mm f1.4 M43rds lens, February 7, 2013
A new wave of updates is coming as we finally caught up with the Timeline without the help of Doctor Who. We will start with the more newsy items and then proceed accordingly... It is raining new third-party lenses these... Continue

Interview with Panasonic at dpreview, February 4, 2013
Dpreview had a review double feature today, the main dish being their Panasonic interview where the Panasonic duo is relatively candid about the geopolitical spaghetti that is their Micro Four Thirds camera line up. The GF1 gets a shout out... Continue

Olympus will release a E-P3 replacement E-Pen in 2013, February 4, 2013
It turns out Ricoh is not the only one making new product development announcements with empty shelves. Olympus did it too at the CP Plus 2013 trade show and DC Watch Impress (computer-translated) was there to capture it - here... Continue

New Voigtlander 42.5mm f0.95 (M43rds) and 50mm f1.4 (Leica M), February 2, 2013
At the CP Plus 2013 trade show, Cosina Voigtlander announced two Nokton primes, the 42.5mm f0.95 for Micro Four Thirds and the 50mm f1.4 for the Leica M compatibles. Details at Photoscala.de with lens specs and Fotopolis.pl with trade show... Continue

Panasonic shows 42.5/1.2 and 150/2.8 primes in Lens Road Map and CP Plus, February 2, 2013
Panasonic has shown two prime lenses at their CP Plus trade show exhibit area and also in their latest Micro Four Thirds Lens Road map. Both the pictures of the lenses and the new road map were captured at dpreview... Continue

(SOLD OUT) Panasonic GH3 in-stock for $1300 at authorized dealer, January 30, 2013
As of a 2/1/13 recheck, this is sold out for purchases but in-stock for rentals. Check the Stock Status page for the latest updates, and the Camera Deals blog for the latest specials... As of the time of writing, the... Continue

New Sigma Lenses: new 60mm f2.8 DN, new-metal 19 and 28 f2.8 DN, and redesigned 30/1.4 DC SLR, January 29, 2013
The three major Japanese third-party lens manufacturers paid homage to the Japanese CP Plus trade show with new announcements. Sigma's press release covers four lenses. One is brand new, and three are redesigned/updated versions of previous Sigma lenses. As usual,... Continue

New Tamron M43rds superzoom lens: 14-150mm f3.5-5.8 VC Di-III, January 29, 2013
Micro Four Thirds is on a roll attracting and convincing manufacturers to produce Micro Four Thirds gear. At the CP Plus trade show, Tamron paid its dues to the Press Release Overlords with the announcement of a superzoom lens for... Continue

New Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II Micro Four Thirds lens, January 29, 2013
The Japanese camera manufacturers don't want to open the CP+ Trade Show in Japan empty-handed, so here come three (recount!) new announcements from Olympus, starting with the world of Micro Four Thirds with the second generation of their 75-300mm f4.8-6.7... Continue

New Panasonic M43rds lens: 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II OIS, January 28, 2013
And now a new Micro Four Thirds lens, a kit lens, a zoom kit lens, the new Panasonic 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II OIS. Details at dpreview et al. Continue

Impact Review: Olympus E-M5 by Thom Hogan, January 28, 2013
The two hottest areas of action in the world of digital cameras these days appear to be full frame cameras (after many people left the sensor size for dead) and non-entry-level mirrorless cameras. Independent super-guru Thom Hogan has now published... Continue

JK Imaging shows Kodak branded M43rs cameras in China, January 21, 2013
JK Imaging is showing Kodak branded Micro Four Thirds digital cameras in China! Just like the Polaroid announcement, the situation is hazy at the moment. The current situation is summarized at dpreview and discussed by photographers in the dpreview comments.... Continue

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