a bit of everything…


Panasonic G80 / G85 – Still good in 2019?

The 5 Toughest Hard Drives for Your Next Adventure (Explora).
Olympus TG-6 | The Easiest Compact Camera for Underwater Photography (Backscatter).
Samyang 12mm T2.2 MFT Cine Lens Review // Chung Dha
Samyang 50mm t1.3 MFT Cine Lens on Z Cam E2 review // Chung Dha

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Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

a bit of everything…


Olympus Camera Bag ‘Streetomatic’

Panasonic G95 Field Test: Latest Lumix Micro Four Thirds camera aims to be a true hybrid camera (Imaging Resource).
Vazen 40mm T2 1.8x Anamorphic Lens // Chung Dha
The Rugged Bunch: 5 Top-Notch Tough Cameras (Explora).
Lacie Rugged Raid Pro 4TB | Pro Photographer Tip (Darryl Carey).

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Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

Metabones Introduces a New Series of Speed Booster for BMPCC 4K Camera

Press text:

Los Angeles, CA, USA, July 31, 2019: Caldwell Photographic Inc. and Metabones® are pleased to announce a new series of Speed Booster for Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC4K).

The BMPCC4K Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x and XL 0.64x are similar to the standard m43 Speed Booster adapters, but the optics have been re-designed to optimize for the filter stack thickness of the Blackmagic cameras, which is substantially thinner than that of standard m43 cameras.

The thickness of the camera’s filter stack is an important component of the overall optical design, and the re-designed optics ensure that both versions can achieve the same high performance as the Speed Booster versions for standard m43. This is especially critical at the extremely large apertures made possible by Speed Booster technology.

In addition to the new optical designs, the new series of Speed Boosters also features a longer tripod mount to perfectly match the height of the BMPCC4K camera body. This way the camera and the Speed Booster can be mounted firmly on the same quick release plate.

Both versions – the Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x and XL 0.64x – are available with Nikon G lens mount, with Canon EF lens mount and with Canon EF CINE lens mount. The ARRI PL lens mount is available in ULTRA 0.71x version only. The Canon EF CINE lens mount creates a positive lock for a secure electronic connection, and together with the matching length of new the tripod mount, allows for a rock-solid mechanical setup, which is important when using follow focus attachments.

This new series of Metabones Speed Booster adapters is designed exclusively for Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC4K). They cannot be attached to any other m43 cameras such as JVC, Olympus or Panasonic cameras.

Full press text with images here: metabones.com/article/of/SpeedBooster_for_BMPCC_4K

Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…


Yvon Delbecque‎
EM1-X ZUIKO 300mm, f/4, 1/1500sec, iso=200
#microfourthirdsgallery

1) To submit your picture for the weekly readers roundup post you can choose one of the following two options:
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Facebook: Submit your picture on our group: facebook.com/groups/microft. Please add the hashtag “#microfourthirdsgallery ” to grant the permission for reposting on 43rumors. Without the hashtag we will not add your picture!

2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: instagram.com/microfourthirdsgallery and facebook.com/groups/microft
3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me 43rumors admin will be posted weekly on 43rumors.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself! And please do share one single picture per week only. Do not spam :)

This is the weekly selection:

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