On left the current [shoplink 23109]GF3[/shoplink] and on right the new GF5!
With yesterdays GF5 and G5 leak we have a pretty good picture of the products that will be announced and/or shipped within the next two-three months. Here is a short summary and a poll:
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Reminders:
Sigma Japan confirmed the shipment date of March 16th for the 19mm f/2.8 lens.
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920k LCD? That would the highest number of dot in any m43. I just hope panny can stop their bullshit and start using proper LCD on their flagships, just like oly did.
still no sign of new GH camera:~
+1
+1 also! That’s what’s gonna keep me from buying the E-M5, the introduction of the GH3
I’ve got an EM5 on pre-order, but I keep thinking I just want a Pen with the new sensor, so that may actually be what I’m waiting for — a Pen with the EM5 sensor.
No way am I not wanting the 5-axis IBIS.
I’m waiting for a lower priced Oly with 5 axis image stabilization.
I do not think there will be cheap option for 5 axis IBIS, since it is expensive to manufacture.
I’m already bored with Pany’s new cameras and they haven’t come out yet. Same old sensor with no major body improvements? Sounds like they’ll be milking the crowd. *yawn*
I’m waiting for GH3
+1 It seems that panny has nothing special except the gh3 to show.. and the main rival will now be canon at photokina with it´s new mirrorless system.. and now before photokina they will try to satisfy us with all those “new” senzors in different bodies..
super 35 camcorder would be special. Canon’s mirrorless will definitely sell better than the GH3, probably better than the EM5 and the GX1 and even the G1X, BUT it will also probably be really shitty in comparison to any of those cams. i’m waiting for the GH3 over a s35 camcorder…
What’s the chance of a super 35 sensor in the GH3??? There were rumours that the next GH will take Panny further up market. Whats the betting that the new sensor will work nicely with the new f2.8 zooms….. and have global shutter…..
I’m also waiting for the GH3. We all know it’s coming so why isn’t it on the poll?
+1, GH3 all the way (but I’d wait until it is hacked if the stock video Q isn’t up to GH2 hack levels). And while the weather sealed Panny zooms are nice too I probably won’t be able to afford them.
Maybe because it hasn’t been announced?
Even the GH3 rumors are sparse.
we want GH3!
I have already pre-ordered a black E-M5… Can’t wait for it to arrive… 😀
Me too.. 🙂
Same here! I am also waiting for the Panasonic fast zooms.
What I waiting for ? Of course , Pana’s very highend model . My no 1 camera !
Although I very impressed with X Pro image quality but I still willing to wait . The 75mm F1.8 & X lens 35-100 are hard to deny , a must have in 2012 . Things will turn out beautifully if the lenses found it’s dream body . Pana’s benchmark camera !
+1
yeah! If i was going for photos I would probably invest in the X-Pro 1. Or maybe any G cam with those fast zooms they’ve got coming. 12-35 (24-70 + ex-tele. Plenty wide plenty close. where else do you see that in one lens besides mft?) would be the perfect all around lens for me and constant aperture with mega o.i.s would mean that crazy beautiful pana video would even be more beautiful. I will definitely buy it, even though I’m unemployed and not looking for work, I will get a job just to save up and buy it.
12-35 is a stupid mimic of a 24-70 canikon lenses. 70 is too short. Oly make a more useful 12-50 but in order to keep it “marketing” small, it’s a terrible slow zoom at max length 🙁
The oly is interresting with the 20 1/7 and the 14-42 X zoom from panasonic, in order to keep body and lenses small. But i don’t know if the pana power zoom works on oly ? I guess not
Perhaps one day Siga make a µ4/3 lenses like their 17-70 2.8-4, which translate in 26-27mm to 100mm depending on the crop factor.
For me 12-35 is absolutely perfect combined with an old 150 2.0 prime and the zuiko 50mm 4/3 2.0 macro.
Since there already have 7-14 , why ,. not PANOLY make a completion of 7-14 + 14-50 & 50-200 with constant Aperture F2 or 2.5
@ Leu
what a bum LOL i like your priorities.
GH-3. If that comes with a tilt only LCD and not a swivel LCD then it is good bye m4/3rds.
I’m waiting for the E-7 and the new 4/3 lens. Fingers crossed that it’s something like a 100-400 f/4 zoom or a 300-400 f/4 prime, but I wouldn’t mind seeing the 100mm macro or perhaps even an 85mm f/1.4.
Definitely! An E-7 would sound good, in a year or two (still love my E-5). The 4/3-cameras feel like real cameras, not miniature toy cameras my hands can’t properly handle.
And new lenses would be very, very welcome!
I honestly admire your optimism. I’ve given up hope and waiting for PDAF in m4/3.
I wouldn’t mind that either, as long as the m4/3 camera with PDAF is the size of an E-3/5/7. My fingers need to be on the grip, not uncomfortably curled below the body…
I chose Panasonic 12-35mm X F2.8 and Voigtländer 17.5mm F0.95 lenses. As for new body, I’m waiting for E-P5 or E-PL5 with sensor and IS from E-M5.
Will not happen for 2+ years when they reduce the size of the IBIS to fit into a PEN body.
The GH3 for sure. The E-M5 is just a massively overpriced G3 with weather sealing. Doesn’t tempt me in the slightest.
+1.
Olympus is not competitive and overpriced.
Where is replacement for my E410?
Still waiting for Panny…
It’s good that you can get a G3, then.
The E-M5 is overpriced….Are you on crack?
no you are
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Your mother wears army shoes.
lets stop arguing about who’s on crack and start looking for the guy who’s selling it.
“You fight like a cow!” 😉
The EM5 is priced extremely competitively. It has leading edge tech. For what you pay, it’s a great deal.
just think how much for the cost for GX1+EVF2 = 950& and this is not weather sealing+ 5 AXIS IBIB and better IMHO+ better DR& ISO
With weather sealing, IBIS and more analog controls to be more precise. Certainly not overpriced.
The poll is missing a new Pen with a new sensor and tilt display (front view) AND the (hopefully cheaper) 75-300 Sigma supertele!
Superfast hq zooms is what I need
Admin by not including the GH3 in the list, are you suggesting that the Super35 Camcorder is the GH3?
Admin, a few weeks back you reported the two fast Panasonic zooms will not be power zooms. Also, the mock-ups don’t look like that.
Is there a reason you are now predicting they will be power zooms? Or is it just an error?
Power-Zoom in the 12-35mm and 35-100mm would be terrible. They would have to be pretty damn spectacular for me to consider either of them.
The Voigtländer 17.5mm is at the top of my list AND pre-ordered, too!
Well I want to know: Will there be a Panasonic 12-35 F2,8 zoom? If so I will want one of these on my future Olympus om-d….
Why not make the 75mm 1.8 weather sealed?
Maybe Oly figured it would mainly be used in a studio? It’s a good portrait focal length.
A 150mm equivalent has plenty of other uses.
Have they said it won’t be weather sealed?
For me I hope not, I don’t need weather sealing and it would just add to the already high expected price.
They specifically mentioned the 60 macro to be weathersealed, they didn’t with the 75 announced at the same moment.
So from that I deduce the 75 will not be weathersealed.
+1
And where is GH3? My vote is GH3 (with 7fps 🙂 ) + 12-35/2,8 + 100-300 (or better one tele)
Ordered the E-M5. Next lens I will buy will be the mFT 9-18. Then I hope that Olympus will bring out some high quality lenses like the 12-60 or 50-200 for next year. Or I will maybe buy the new panasonic 14-35 and/or 35-100. I will see…
PEN E-5
I choose none of the above because the time frame is listed as the next couple of months. I’m still paying off the previous camera (E-5), and it will likely be a year or so before I can buy another camera. Even if I were to get a windfall, I just paid $3k (US) to get my dog operated on, and any bonus’s would first go to that. I’m pretty lucky in being able to afford the gear I do have, and I’m sure a lot of people reading this are even more budget constrained than I am. For these folks, upgrading is a major sacrifice. Those of us who are married or in committed relationships often have to justify major expenses to the spouse. If I had the money, the E-M5 and 12-50mm lens would tempt me, because I find a lot of times, I’m leaving the E-P2 home when it looks like we might have rain during the day.
Best wishes to your doggy! I have a golden lab; even at the age of 7, in his mind he’s still a puppy…
I’d give all of my gear away to have my old dog back and that’s a lot more than $3000 worth!
Right on bean5y! My dog was one of my best friends and it devastated me to say goodbye, though I knew it was time and was best for him (he would no longer suffer). But I still miss him dearly. That goes for all my departed dogs. I still love him! Dogs and people who love dogs are awesome.
I’ve just sold all my Nikon gear, including my 70-200/2.8 lens, so the Panasonic 35-100 is the one I need soonest to plug that gap in my lens lineup. Heeeeelp, Panasonic!!
If the new Pana lenses are weather sealed then a weather sealed Pana body is a FT5 … The question is if the GH3 or an entirely new line is weather protected?
Pana GH3…
Is there any news on the fixed aperture Panasonic zooms?? Or still vaporware?
Admin! You said something about a Panasonic X prime in the pipeline. Any news?
Not yet!
GH3 like a BOSS.
Thanks admin for posting the picture and news on the GF5 but re really know nothing about the G5, no picture or what shape it will be? Any news of whether it will be rangefinder style with EVF or OM-D style would be appreciated?
I’m still not clear on the Panny lineup. Is the G5 supposed to be the high end stills camera and the GH3/5 the video camera, or is the G5 supposed to be the intermediate cam below the GH* ? E-M5 has the IBIS ace-card, the one thing the G5 could do to even the playing field would be a really large high rez EVF.
Until we see the 12-35 is at least as good as the 12-60 and not more $ or Oly comes out with a m43 version of the 12-60, I’m still waiting. Its shocking to me that the m43 lineup is so large and we still don’t have the basics covered -the first 2 lenses that came out with 4/3…the 14-54+50-200. The quality of the current zooms just isn’t there and I can’t buy into a system that’s a step backward. arghhh. Canon, you still have an opening.
The Olympus Zuiko 14-54 f2.8-3.5 MKll works great on m4/3 cameras. It is both a CDAF and PDAF compatible lens. I use it on my E-5 and my GH2.
12-35mm with power zoom please. For video it’s a killer feature. For stills use the included manual zoom.
Wow: E-M5 better than NEX 7 and EOS 5D Mark II. Better picture quality than Alpha 77!!!
Full test will be visible in the next few days! Look at the german website:
http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-DSLR-%C3%BCber-1.000-Euro–index/index/id/969/
Adios APS-C!
I really hope there is some new Panasonic news soon but it may just be too early in the year. I never would have considered a GH camera but now I am and if there were more info now I would hold off on an E-M5.
These poll results illustrate that those on this forum have expensive desires which may poorly reflect what the public buys. We (I am speaking for myself) are generally quite opinionated and think we know what is best for everyone else but sometimes I think the general public is smarter than we think. Maybe one reason the manufactures don’tnecessarily put our recommendations at the top of their priority?
Take for example only 4% are considering getting the small pocketable GF5 with its new added features of hotshoe and high resolution LCD screen considering the GF3 is currently near the top seller in Japan and much of the rest of the world in MILS even if not in US?
I fully expected and agree that the OM-D would be at the top of the poll but we really know nothing of the new G5 although already smaller and half the price and has flash and articulating LCD screen and the new one may even be in rangefinder style for all we know? Little premature for this poll until we know more of the specifics like specs and prices?
replace “on this forum” by “on forums” and you have the generic answer. I am sure its no better with any other brand and for that matter, with any kind of gear.
Ikea sells hands down more flatware than all of Dansk, Reed & Barton, Sasaki and Pfaltzgraff put all together, to name a few, yet people would not be caught dead mentioning how exciting it is that Ikea has a new line to their collection on the spring catalog. If there is such a thing as a forum on flatware, Ikea will hardly be mentioned and with lots of disdain.
note: not that I am any better 😉 I know which lens I plan on buying 🙂
Just want the not listed: Panasonic H-X025E 25 mm
Hope to find a nice deal online until the end of the year..
I am highly interested in the Panasonic 12-35mm X f/2.8 lens. Does anyone know, if the powerzoom X lenses works fine with Olympus?