Mason Morris
My Discover Wisconsin calendar shot. February 2017.

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Panasonic GH5 Latest Updates & NEW Info!

Five Luxurious Lens Wraps (Explora).
GH5 first look – Ross Grieve (Youtube).
Check out the lumix GH5 at a dealer near you (LumixLounge).
PEN-F design patent.
12-100mm lens test at DC.watch.

Micke Seid‎: “https://vimeo.com/199696448 Some really ancient Rauk formations on beautiful Fårö, in the middle of the Baltic Sea just north of Gotland. A truly magic place. Maybe that’s why Ingmar Bergman used to live here. I’m lucky to dwell nearby for parts of the year.
And by the way, naturally the film is shot with decent m43 gear! :)”

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Product Overview

50 Tips from 50 Years Behind a Camera (Explora).
Waterproof Housing for Less Than $100: Photographer Takes the Plunge (Adorama Learning Center)
How to Create Tilt-Shift / Miniature World Time-lapses (Rob & Jonas’ Filmmaking Tips).
Panasonic Lumix LX15: análisis (Photolari)
New “mygearvault” app helps photographers keep track of and insure their cameras and gear (Froknowsphoto)
Panasonic Celebrates 20th Anniversary of High-Efficiency Solar Panel HIT® Mass Production
GH5 presentation in Japan (DC.watch).

Olympus just published the Financial Results for the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017. And for the first time in many years Olympus Imaging Business had a small profit! Despite  a -13% net sales operating income increased by 1.1% with a net profit of 0,7 Bilion Yen. This has been possible because of two reasons:

1) Profitability achieved on 9-month basis following earnings improvement resulting from introducing new mirrorless cameras and maintaining prices of readily affordable mirrorless cameras
2) Inventory expenses effectively managed

Also the Operating income forecast raised based on 3Q business recovery.

Olympus managers at the DPreview interview (image by Dpreview).

Dpreview interviewed a very large crowd of Olympus engineers and managers. Olympus said it will be improving and evolving the E-M1 Mark II with firmware upgrades. This is what they are working on:

• Adding ‘Auto ISO’ capability to manual video shooting
• Allowing for control of autofocus racking speed while shooting video
• Clarifying and enhancing customizability of continuous autofocus behavior beyond the current -2 to +2 ‘tight to loose’ scale
• Working on the AF algorithm to improve tracking performance
• Enable the ability to enter playback and menus while the buffer is clearing

E-M1II at BHphoto, Amazon, GetOlympus and Adorama. In EU at ParkCameras. WexUK. Digitech.ch.

Subal announced a new housing for the Panasonic GX85. Full info at subal.com:

The SUBAL GX80 housing provides access to all camera functions including the ability to open and close the built-in flash unit. A clip-on visor prevents distracting reflections and light on the monitor. The back cover closes using new SUBAL easy locking system.

Technical data
Seawater-resistant aluminum alloy carved from a solid block finished with a  hard-coating surface and corrosion resistance. All parts made of hard-anodized light alloy, acid-resistant stainless steel and high-quality plastics. Seamless precision O-rings seals.

Width x height x depth:
approx. 183 x 136 x 92 mm

Strobe connection:
2 x Sea & Sea fiber optic ports
2 x 5-pin standard connector (optional)

Sigma Japan released the new firmware update for the 30mm f/1.4 MFT lens. it fixes an issue it had in C-AF modus with the new Olympus E-M1II.