Olympus (and Sony?) announcements likely to come in late August.

Panasonic announced their new GX8 and as a rumor site we cannot rest and we have to talk about what’s next :)

So far we heard rumors about a late August (or early September) announcement from Olympus and very likely also from Sony.

While Olympus is almost certainly going to introduce the E-M10II it’s still unclear if Sony will at last announce the A7000 or announce something else (RX or so).

Let me know if you got some info about those announcements :)

Panasonic announces the GX8, FZ300 and two new MFT lenses!

Panasonic announced their big MFT stuff and a new FZ300 superzoom camera today! An extensive coverage with reviews, image samples and more can be seen as usual on 43rumors.com (Click here). It would be interesting to know if the GX8 is the first MFT camera using a Sony FT sensor but Panasonic doens’t spill out any info on that :)

Preorders:
Black GX8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.
Silver GX8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.
FZ300 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.

Plenty of Photo deals on Amazon USA and Europe Prime Deals Day!

To promote their Prime service today Amazon is launching a special big deals action. All USA and European Amazon stores do offer a long list of discounted products. Here they are:
Amazon US Prime Deal page (Click here).
Amazon DE Prime Deal page (Click here).
Amazon UK Prime Deal page (Click here).
Amazon FR Prime Deal page (Click here).
Amazon IT Prime Deal page (Click here).
Amazon ES Prime Deal page (Click here).

Leaked! Panasonic GX8 and FZ300!

GX8 images and specs via Digicameinfo.

– Sensor 20MP
– Camera shake correction new dual IS
– Tilting 2.36 million dot organic EL EVF
– Dust and water
– The body is magnesium alloy
– 4K Photo · 4K Video
– Free Angle 1.04 million dot organic EL monitor
– Wi-Fi, NFC, QR code connection
– Continuous shooting 8 frames / sec in the AF tracking
– Body color is black and silver

FZ300 images and specs via Digicameinfo.

– 12.1MP MOS sensor
– New Venus Engine
– Lens 25-600mm F2.8.24 times zoom with 35mm equivalent
– 1cm macro
– 4K photo. 4K video (30p). Full HD 60p
– Highest sensitivity ISO6400
– EVF organic EL. 1.44 million dots. Magnification 0.7 times
– 3 inches 1.04 million dot LCD monitor. Bali angle. Touch panel
– Camera RAW development
– Adopt a new type of linear motor in AF motor
– 3.5 times the AF speed FZ200. Ultra high-speed AF
– DFD correspondence
– 5-axis Hybrid OIS +
– Wi-Fi built-in. Possible connection to the smartphone-tablet. QR code connection
– The size of 131.6 x 91.5 x 117.1mm
– Weight 691 g

Hot announcement this summer from Olympus, Panasonic and Sony!

It’s summertime in the northern hemisphere. And usually companies do not announce new cameras and lenses during that hot vacation time. Well, it seems like Panasonic Olympus and Sony have other plans!

Panasonic: They are rumored to announce one new MFT lens and probably also a new camera (GX8?) by end of July!

Olympus: They will announce the new E-M10II in August!

Sony: It looks like the delayed A7000 cameras is also due for an announcement in August already!

We hope to get specs or even leaked images of these new cameras soon!