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).
Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
New Luminar and Aurora HDR Holiday offer
Skylum launched a double holiday offer:
1) Aurora HDR (Click here) for only US$89 and get a bonus of 1 year SmugMug Portfolio plan during this limited time offer.
2) Luminar & Aurora HDR Bundle for US$139 (instead of US$168)
Reminder:
Just recently Phase One announced the new Capture One 12 software. It adds a ton of new features and if you want to buy it (Click here) you get additional 10% off using our code “AMB43R“. But this offer will end on January 1st so be sure to get the discount before it expires!
(FT5) The Olympus E-M1X also has a “live ND filter”
Another source just told me the E-M1X also has a “live ND filter“. It means you can apply the electronic NF filter live and view the effect in the viewfinder.
Rumored E-M1X specs:
Name: E-M1X OMD camera
Sensor: 20MP (not global shutter)
Frame rate: 18fps
7.5+ EV stabilization
2x the processing speed of the E-m1II
Autofocus: Adaptive and expandable focal points. Two examples. If you are shooting a person, then shift to shooting a car, the number of focal points will automatically expand. If you are shooting a basketball player, you will get a vertical series of 5 focal points.
Body Size: 144.37 x 146.765 x 75.345mm (body with a built in vertical grip)
High Res: Can shoot handheld High Resolution images (around 80MP) at 1/60s
Photography focus: Sports and Wildlife shooters
Same batteries as E-M1 Mk II
Larger EVF
Price: Close to $3,000
Launch: January 2019 along “2 tele zooms, 1 wide angle zoom. speedlight. zuiko binoculars”
Availability: February
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a bit of everything…
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Best Settings
The benefits of m4/3 (Soundimagesplus).
Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II Review (NeoCamera).
Five Can’t-Miss Lighting Combos (Explora).
Creating christmas tree shaped bokeh (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.
New $300 price drop and free extras on the Panasonic GH4 (now $697)
Til December 22 you get the GH4 superkit for $697 only at BHphoto.
Reminder:
Just recently Phase One announced the new Capture One 12 software. It adds a ton of new features and if you want to buy it (Click here) you get additional 10% off using our code “AMB43R“. But this offer will end on January 1st so be sure to get the discount before it expires!
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
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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).
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