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Olympus E-M10 II First Impression at Digitalrev.

Panasonic G7 review at Wired.
27 Impressive Numbers You Need to Know About The World’s Largest Digital Camera (Explora).
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Sample Photos (ePhotozine).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 sensor review: Few pixels equals better dynamics? (DxOmark).
Olympus TOUGH TG860 review (CameraLabs).
Cycling with the Olympus Air (TheDigialStory).
Rokinon 135mm f/2.0, Manual Focus Lens – Product Review at Adorama Blog.
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 II is Solid But Has a Lackluster EVF (PetaPixel).

Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup.


Karsten Gieselmannto
Final Salute – Letzter Gruß
Olympus E-M5 Mark II
OLYMPUS M.12-40mm F2.8
ƒ/2.8
34.0 mm
1/5000
ISO 200
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111498703@N07/21155921696/

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3) The most liked pictures and some pics selected by myself will be posted weekly on 43rumors

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– Remove one google ad on the left and tried to make look the advertising less present
– Mobile theme optimization

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a bit of everything…


Olympus OMD-EM5 Mark II In Depth Discussion

8 Things Owning an Olympus Says About You (Digitalrev).
Panasonic GX8 And Manual Focus Nikon Fit Lenses – Samyang 14mm F/2.8 And 85mm F/1.4 Lenses – Nikon Df (Soundimagesplus).
Olympus AIR english manual (olympusamerica.com/files/oima_cckb/AIR_A01_MANUAL.pdf).
Best lenses for the Olympus E-PL7: 36 lens round-up (DxOmark).
Panasonic Lumix Ambassador Programme Will Inspire Panasonic Fans (ePhotozine).
Panasonic GF7 Field Test Part I: Big on features, not on bulk (Imaging Resource).

Craig:Had some fun with the LX-100 for a few hours. Impressed with the 4k capabilities! https://vimeo.com/137069370

SLRmagic announces the Anamorphot 1.33x. First GH4 video.

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SLR magic announced a set of Anamorphot 1.33x lenses which do come in different mounts and among them MFT.

And this is the official SLR Magic press release:

Hong Kong, China (Sept 9th, 2015) – SLR Magic is proud to announce the SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 2x lens set for indie filmmakers.

As a commitment to the film industry, SLR Magic developed the SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE lenses to deliver the classic contrast, distortion, chromatic, color aberration, and flare characteristics of vintage anamorphic lenses, but with the convenience of a matched lens set without the hassle of aligning and matching lenses to the already popular SLR Magic Rangefinder with Anamorphot adapter combination.

To achieve the much loved scope aspect ratio, which gives a very pleasant, epic effect, filmmakers must crop off the top and bottom of standard 16:9 footage when using spherical lenses with modern digital cameras. As a result, 25% or more sensor/negative information is discarded.

This 2x anamorphic lens help filmmakers to maximize their image quality by preventing this loss of vertical resolution. The unique 2x squeeze factor uses the entire 4:3 sensor/negative area to achieve the desired 2.66:1 aspect ratio. The SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 2x does this by compressing a 100% wider field of view to fit the width of the 4:3 sensor/negative without compressing image height.

The SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 2x create a unique “artifact” such as horizontal lens flare, commonly referred to as anamorphic streaks, and may create slightly elongated bokeh. Over the history of cinema, these same stylish effects have contributed to the cinematic “look” of epic motion picture photography. Characteristics that shape this anamorphic “look” come from “front-mounted” anamorphic designs such as the SLR Magic Anamorphot while “rear-mounted” anamorphic designs have more suppressed anamorphic characteristics.

The SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 2x lenses will be available for viewing at:

The IBC show in Amsterdam, Netherlands from September 11-15 in the Atomos booth in Hall 9 Stand D.25 and in the Convergent Design booth in Hall 11 Stand A.38

The Photo Plus show in New York, USA from October 22-24 in the Panasonic Booth 445

Technical Data:
SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 35mm T2.4
SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 50mm T2.8
SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 70mm T4

Lens Type: Anamorphic lens
Squeeze factor: 2x
Camera mode: 4:3 Anamorphic
Objective front filter thread: Φ82
Mount: micro four thirds
Lens Coating: Multi Coated
Close Focus: 3’6
Weight (oz./g): 47.9/1,360
Length (cm): 19.25
Diameter (cm): 10
Suggested aperture setting: T4-5.6
Image Circle: mFT for 35mm T2.4, S35 for 50mm T2.8 and 70mm T4

MSRP
$2,499 for SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 35mm T2.4
$2,999 for SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 50mm T2.8
$2,999 for SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT-CINE 70mm T4