There is a $110 off on the great Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95 at Amazon US (Click here). Only 4 left in Stock right now.
And beside the GH 4K and the Nocticron (here at BHphoto) Panasonic also announced two compact cameras:
The Panasonic Lumix ZS35K (preorder and specs here at Amazon)
The Panasonic Lumix SZ8K (preorder and specs here at Amazon)
The new video cameras can be also found here at Amazon.
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You really should show the picture and specs of the new ZS40 which is a 30X 24-725mm with raw and a small EVF included inbody. The ZS35 model shown has a 180 degree swinging LCD and is 30X or 24-500mm. The body is very similar to LF1 in design and operation for the ZS40 but with a smaller sensor the tele length is 3.5 times as far. Both these advanced features have long been asked for by photographers using these versatile travel cams. Looks like Pany is indeed creating higher niche products. Price of ZS40 is about $500.
Good call..how did admin miss that. The ZS35 is pretty boring compared to the ZS40….that is a little VF, isnt’t it….and that is some reach 24mm-725mm…I guess point & shoots are going to die with a grand exit! 🙂
The EVF used on SZ40 is only 0.20″ and 200,000 dots same as LF1 but reportedly has added a lens element so may be bigger at the eye and appears slightly larger when comparing with LF1 camera back which is-.2″ lower height but same size LCD screen. Initial reviews say it is fine for composing and use in bright light and steadies one when using long tele range. Interestingly new GH4 is supposed to use a 0.21″ EVF with 3 million dots so look forward to seeing that product in some of these newer cameras from Pany in the future.
The ZS40 (TZ61 in Europe) indeed looks like a very interesting camera. At this point in time, no other manufacturer has a camera like that with an integrated EVF, which holds true for the LF1 as well. And one of those two might very well become the successor of my venerable Olympus C-70Z (C-7000Z in the US), which, in 2004, already offered a 7x zoom, a viewfinder (if only a rather bad, optical one), and RAW capability in a really small and pocketable body.
check out the new Kodak MFT camera and lens (12-45 and 42.5-160):
http://ces.cnet.com/2300-35292_1-10019346.html
Yay, more mediocre kit lenses!
But it is good to see another entry supporting Micro 4/3. Especially if those forthcoming Kodak/Sakar f0.95-1.1 primes are decent for the money. And interesting that they have gone with sensor-stabilization for their camera, as well.
They might be the best looking kit lenses. The camera isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but they have a nice design language, which isn’t nothing.
Interesting, I hope the admin give them a own post.
I’m positive surprised of the lenses, didn’t expect anything special, and both have a more extreme side the I would have guessed. The 12-45mm could be a cheap alternative to the 12-50. Ok it isn’t weather sealed or macro, or motorzoom- but if it’s cheap and smaller, it could be worthtry.
if this camera finally hits the market, there will be 4 camera manufacturer, and offering mFT body s. Great to have the the right choice for every purpose. 😉
From what I have read over on DPR this “new” camera from Kodak is simply older versions of the Pen with new bodies and is manufactured by another company in Japan. Consequently I take the rumored kit lens offering ranges as suspect as likely the same lenses used by the early Pens.
Unless the specs have changed, the Kodak camera uses a 1″ sensor and has a different crop factor and image circle radius. I wonder if these Kodak lenses could be used on a 4/3 sensor camera, covering the full sensor.
From the press release, it is in fact a 4/3″ sensor (and it uses the Four Thirds Consortium logo on the device).
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1668725
Another interesting tidbit is that they claim the 16MP sensor is backside illuminated (BSI)! That is very interesting indeed.
Well worth its own post, I think.
Yeah, apparently it’s a sensor from Sony:
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/photo-news/540332/ces-2014-kodak-s-1-compact-system-camera-to-debut-in-april
I just don’t see where it states it’s a 4/3 sensor. Sony is doing quite well with their 1″ sensors and they are now making 4/3 sensors as well.
The press release linked above states:
“Leveraging technical prowess and manufacturing excellence, the KODAK PIXPRO Camera line will introduce its first micro four thirds camera with the S-1. The S-1 is WiFi® enabled, boasts a 16MP BSI CMOS 4/3″ sensor, ”
I quite clearly see 4/3″ sensor in there, BSI no less, gonna be interesting to see how that works out.
That m4/3 logo is for the mount, not the sensor. Previous articles stated it was going to use a Sony 1″ sensor. That mount would open up lens options, even with a different sensor size.
I don’t remember that it was ever stated that the Kodak-branded MFT camera would have a smaller sensor. But every time the topic comes up, there are people confusing it with the Polaroid-branded camera that copied the looks of the Nikon 1 line. The Polaroid is made by Sakar, though, while the company behind the Kodak is called JK Imaging.
I think it was about June 2013 there was a release that stated it was a 1″ Sony sensor. There were a few articles on those specs, and the specs could have changed.
That’s was June 2013. It’s now January 2014. Some people are thick.
It’s clearly MFT, the camera has the logo 🙂 …and yes, the BSI sensor may be a big surprise!
That logo is for the mount, not the sensor. It could be a 1″ sensor with a m4/3 mount that opens the lens options for all m4/3 lenses.
Oh well, I’d say it’s confirmed that it’s a Four Thirds sensor as it says “4/3” sensor” in the press release:
http://kodakcamera.jkiltd.com/Americas/company/press/release_20140107.php
Until I see a picture of the sensor itself, I don’t believe it.
And then BSI is less useful the larger the sensor is. Especially using the microlenses which are now common (focusing the light on the sensitive part of the silicon and not on the wiring).
So, I’m not holding my breath for this.
I have mixed feeling about seeing another brand selling with the m43 logo. On one hand, I’m happy. But on the other hand, it’s a dead-zombie brand, what am I happy for?
No, BSI on large sensors is close to useless, never wondered why nobody does it?
Especially using the microlenses which are now common (focusing the light on the sensitive part of the silicon and not on the wiring).
Hmm, isn’t there a 400mm tele prime shown?
Looks like it. Depending on the price – might be very interesting option to have.
Seems like the Nocticron imploding the Nokton demand is not the only thing that happened today. Check out what the GH4 spec announcement did to the GH3: http://amzn.to/K7d0zu So going of this!
Wow that is cheap! Nice!
OMG!!! What a big surprise from Panasonic! I have been using Panasonic TZ-30 for 1.5 years. The biggest flaw it had was a lack of manual focus LOL and recently I noticed 20x zoom is not enough for big concerts. And it has EVF??? It’s the greatest news for me!!! It will be a bomb! Wanna see how it performs and looks right now!!! I wonder how it performs in low light, because TZ-30 quite sucked in low light.
That made my day, really!
6.3 at full zoom may be a litlle bit slow for your needs if ISO noise is high. I hope this aspect will be reviewed (sample pictures and all).