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Panasonic GH-3 & 35-100/2.8
#1
Yummy ...



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#2
Nice, certainly something worth to check out this week.



Quite a busy day today (as expected). Leica and Hasselblad are still missing. And Sigma has been very quiet so far.



-- Markus
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#3
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1347883674' post='20159']

Nice, certainly something worth to check out this week.



Quite a busy day today (as expected). Leica and Hasselblad are still missing. And Sigma has been very quiet so far.



-- Markus

[/quote]



Yeah, funnily the News section on the front page is already in overflow mode (as far as Photokina announcements are concerned). And Samsung is also not in there yet (I'm still looking for the manufacturer's reference pages here).
#4
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1347883674' post='20159']

Nice, certainly something worth to check out this week.



Quite a busy day today (as expected). Leica and Hasselblad are still missing. And Sigma has been very quiet so far.



-- Markus

[/quote]

Didn't Hasselblad announce new products (macro lens, new digital backs) last month?
#5
Now that is a worthwhile lens for MFT!



70-200mm f5.6 full frame equivalent of only 360 grams. Very nice. Finally the size and weight promises are being delivered.

Will make for a nice portrait zoom.
#6
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1347885804' post='20165']

Didn't Hasselblad announce new products (macro lens, new digital backs) last month?

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They did. But there were rumors about either a large sensor mirrorless system or a large sensor "compact" camera (like a digital XPan). With "large" meaning "really large" <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Wink' />



An additional press conference is scheduled for tomorrow, 2 pm (titled "Hasselblad - future vision and products").



-- Markus
Editor
opticallimits.com

#7
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1347888207' post='20172']

They did. But there were rumors about either a large sensor mirrorless system or a large sensor "compact" camera (like a digital XPan). With "large" meaning "really large" <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Wink' />



An additional press conference is scheduled for tomorrow, 2 pm (titled "Hasselblad - future vision and products").



-- Markus

[/quote]

Oh, nice-ish... The XPan will be very expensive no doubt... and with stitching in the digital age, a bit more limited appeal?
#8
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1347883274' post='20158']Yummy ...[/quote]



The new 35-100 f/2.8 lens looks good indeed, but the GH3 is somewhat difficult to appreciate. E.g. it´s larger and heavier than the GH2, well into DSLR territory in fact, and the multi-aspect sensor feature is gone. Besides the eventually improved sensor (From Sony? Has Pana given up it´s own sensor development?) it doesn´t offer striking advantages for taking stills compared to the G5. The video crowd may like the GH3 more though.
#9
The 35-100 f/2.8 samples are quite nice, vibrant and sharp wide open!

I appreciate they kept it constant length focusing & zooming. But the price ($1400?) made me cringe, again...



I immediately thought the MFT system is kinda missing a tc x1.4 now, doesn't it? 100mm is perhaps a tad short after pouring so many X-140|150|200|300 mm lenses on our heads. But as equivalences go...



As for the GH3, looks like a solid beast with a properly equipped body (many dials, custom buttons, etc; "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"). I'm still not sure about the size. On one hand, I feel inclined to agree that it's too big a chunky (ugly?) and that it diminishes the MFT moto, on the other hand, who should care as long as other smaller product lines exist within the same system?



Beefy : http://camerasize.com/compare/#381,289



I'll check that this week end <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Big Grin' />



Greetings,

S.
#10
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1347883674' post='20159']

Nice, certainly something worth to check out this week.



Quite a busy day today (as expected). Leica and Hasselblad are still missing. And Sigma has been very quiet so far.



-- Markus

[/quote]



Pekkapotka alluded to Leica coming with some stuff :

"Leica is taking wholly new steps but stays very much Leica, so don´t worry Leica shooters. Unlike many other companies, Leica has kept all their product images in-house and thus avoided seeing them published at internet rumor sites. Breaking NDAs seems to be one of the more popular hobbies these days."



Crossing my fingers with Sigma. They're quite impressive lately.
  


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