The orange GM5 pictured by Admiringlight
If you cannot go at Photokina but wanna see how it looks like being at the Olympus and Panasonic booth just check out those videos:
Olympus:
Open Concept camera (Youtube).
First look on new Canon and Olympus stuff (Youtube).
Hands-on at Admiringlight.
Olympus Stand Report (Dpreview),
Hands-on pics at Pen And Tell.
Panasonic
Hands On: Panasonic LX100, GM5, Voigtländer 10.5mm f/0.95 and more (Admiringlight).
Photokina 2014 All Day Live (Part 3: Panasonic LX-100 & GM5) o Youtube.
Hands-on with the ultra-compact Panasonic 35-100mm f/4-5.6 telephoto zoom lens (Imaging Resource).
Panasonic stand report by Dpreview.
CM1 hands-on in Spanish (Youtube)
Panasonic presentation at Photokina (Youtube) (it’s part one and more parts will follow)
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Any idea if there will be a silver/black GM5 like on the GM1?
If you read the bottom paragraph on DPR here, it has all the variations of the cameras and kits, and there locations. For the silver one it seems that we will have to be patient and then order it from Hong Kong, like I did my E-PL6. Hope that they make English menus!
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8360832069/hands-on-with-the-panasonic-lumix-dmc-gm5
My ideal kit would be a silver version, silver P/L 15mm & a silver grip.
Not much chance of me getting my hands on that though..LOL.
I hope at least the silver one is coming to europe too ^^.
Not according to DPReview:
“Different regions get different kit options. In the US, the GM5 will be availablewith the G Vario 12-35mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH ($899) or, at some time in the future, with the 12-32mm and compact 35-100mm f/4-5.6. Europe gets a broader range of options but Euro pricing isn’t yet available. There will be a 12-32mm kit (£769 in the UK) and the dual zoom kit, plus another with the Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7 ASPH (£1049). The body will be available in black or black and red in the zoom kit, but black only for the 15mm kit. There’ll be a silver and green version in Asia
but we’re told it won’t be coming to other markets.”
I know – Read it already. That´s the “HOPE” for ^^.
Though: Also the GM1 was available in all 3 color types.
its obvious now that the 40-150 is sharper then the zd 150, even with the SHG at f/2.8, ….very impressive….i am curious how it would compare against the zd 35-100 at 100mm.
Hmm, so Olympus decided not to implement any of the video functions that were out for testing. They will try to sell us the new camera body with all of that stuff enabled.
Very low and greedy from their side which isn’t strange them being a company that nowadays first of all wants to earn money like most of the other companies and don’t put to much effort into customer care.
I remember their numbness when it comes to 14-35 f2 lens for 4/3 and its erratic AF behavior on their pro-bodies. They were lying and cheating and refused to accept that there was a problem with that “jewel in the crown” of their lenses.
Nabil Fathi is not talking nonsense, don’t blame him. He has the correct information, changes have been made higher up in management, read Japan. They have no new sensor to offer (at the moment) so video with 5-axis stabilization is planned to be the only major selling point of the new body. This can change but that it is how it looks at this moment. Olympus was testing more advanced video capabilities of E-M1 before the camera was announced and even then did the same decision to ship the final FW with pretty average (I am being polite here) for Pro camera.
I’m not sure why you expect lots of extra functionality to be added to a camera when you knew the specifications when you bought it. You should buy the right camera in the first place and look on all added features as a bonus.
The only thing you should ‘expect’ in a firmware update is that software issues are fixed so that the camera works correctly.
It seems that most of you that have replied have limited capability of reading. 🙂
Where did I wrote that I have E-M1? Where did I wrote that I have dxpected to get anything for free? I am just giving my opinion of information I got from someone who is not part of marketing team at Olympus but someone who works with the technical part and knows what was going on with E-M1 from the very beginning of development circle.
And thanks for me being “full of myself” CN. Maybe you should try to be bit more neutral when you read texts. It usually helps to keep the communication on civilised level.
I think added features, at least something as big as 4k video are a
bonus. Expecting them on “deadline and free” … and then bashing a
company for not providing is entitled and arrogant.
Hate to say
it, but I come across some of the most self centered people in the
photography arena. If it isn’t on photo sharing forums where average
shooters think their “vision” is absolute gold, or gear forums where
those same poeple think international tech companies should be tripping
over themselves to support your addictive consumerism. It’s all the
same.
What is it about picking up a piece of high technology you
had no part in inventing, pointing it at something and pressing a button that makes people so full of themselves?
Very true. I did not invent that, and yet I have strong opinions. Very absurd. The answer is simple: most people here are marketing managers posting for a dime a line. Watch out for obnoxious marketing!
I am no friend of overpriced and overhyped products, which let you down when you actually use them. As you can guess, I am no fan of M43, Fuji, Sony and the likes.
They tend to underdeliver, you see, but they tell us they are the best because they are “innovative”. Bugger that: cut those prices, cut the hype or die, I am not putting my money there.
Nevertheless, this particular manki does not look like bad faith to me: you cannot expect video + ibis without a new design for the heat sink, and that cannot be shipped with a software update.
Is that GM5 orange or red??? I thought that they were red.
I think it´s only looking orange (under that particular light). ^^
Poor color reproduction. Perhaps the picture was taken with a Canon.
hey..hey..I have a 5D Mark III…NO WAY! LOL!
Maybe is was shot with another Panasonic??????? 🙂
(Shhh….. be vewy vewy quiet. I’m hunting twolls)
It’s a flame red with a little more yellow than usual, but definitely a red, on my screen. Genuine fake crocodile arse leather. I don’t see the dials for aperture, speed, iso, exposure though. I kind of miss that given the price, perhaps Pana is thinking of giving us more of a fashion item.