a bit of everything…


Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k – High ISO and Exposure Recovery

Why Pro Body, Crop Sensor Cameras Deserve More Credit in the World of Professional Photography. (ThePhoBlographer).
Congratulations to Robin Wong – ‘Olympus Visionary’ (Ming Thein).
Shoten announces two new L-mount adapters (L-rumors).
Snapshot: Winter photography (Olympus Imagespace).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…


Nicholas Stevens‎
Statue of Liberty in Reflection
This view is from the abandoned hospital on Ellis Island in NYC. Any thoughts on a fitting title?
Olympus EM1II with 12-100, at 17mm
#microfourthirdsgallery — presso Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

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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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a bit of everything…


Are smartphones really as good as Micro Four Thirds cameras?

Behind the shot: the story of warp speed (GetOlympus).
Half Cases for Film and Digital Cameras Let You Ditch the Camera Bag (Explora).
For now Panasonic S1 and S1R cameras show little impact on Google Trends (L-rumors.com).
Creative low-light techniques (Olympus Imagespace).

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

New Panasonic S1-S1R news roundup…

A couple of days ago The UK store Wilkinsoncameras had the privilege to display the latest prototype of the Panasonic S1R camera

As usual I have to remind readers that if you are interested in the new Panasonic S1-S1R cameras you should check the daily coverage over at our new sister site L-rumors.com.
Still, also MFT community will be interested to learn more about these new FF cameras as some of the new tech might be used on future MFT cameras too. So here is a short recap of the latest news:

Panasonic S1-S1R to ship in mid 2019 (L-rumors.com).
Jack Lam: Open Letter to Panasonic: Innovations in Manual Focus Will Make Lumix-S a Winner for Pro Cinematographers (L-rumors.com).
What spec will the 7 future Panasonic lenses have based on the silhouette? (L-rumors.com).
[NEW] LUMIX S | Through the Eyes of Professionals – Annie Griffiths (L-rumors.com).
Tamron about making lenses for the L-mount alliance: “we definitely have a strong interest” (L-rumors.com).

You can join the new L Full Frame Facebook group if you plan to buy this camera. There you can discuss all features and tests once it’s released!

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a bit of everything…


Sigma 56mm f1.4 review BEST portrait lens SONY e / M43

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art lens tested on Olympus MFT cameras by Jim Chung.
Lumix S1 Thoughts from Lumix Pro Ambassador Nick Driftwood (L-rumors.com).
CAMERA Buying Guide (Dec. 2018): Portraits, Sports, Wildlife, Vlogging (Tony Northrup).
Christmas lights & intentional camera movement (GetOlympus).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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