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The History and Science of Lenses

Sony A9 Review for Wedding Photographers (David Stubbs).
In Heidelberg with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the M-Zuiko 12-40mm 2.8 Pro (OlympusPassion).
Zeiss Batis lenses in Bali (Lenspire).
The Problem with Modern Lenses (PetaPixel).

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

Dave:You might like to share this video shot on the coastlines of southern Australia this winter (last week). Let’s dedicate it to King Canute: he’s been dead for 1,000 years and the waves are still rolling in! Shot on Panasonic GX85 with Lumix 14-140 lens and Olympus 12-40 f2.8.  https://youtu.be/b4LAvbzQZaA

 

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Olympus 150mm f/2 Zuiko tested on the E-M1II and PEN-F

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Olympus 150mm f/2 Zuiko mounted on the E-M1 Mark II / PEN-F standing by (Imaging Resource)

I think it’s close to two years I do not post any Four Thirds related review. And now thanks to Imaging Resource we have one. They tested the superb Olympus 150mm FT lens on the E-M1II and PEN-F

There is no question that the Olympus 150mm ƒ/2 Zuiko is a well-built, high performance telephoto lens. The results from the labs show excellent performance across the board in terms of sharpness, resistance to chromatic aberration, distortion and vignetting. Of course, when paying over two thousand dollars for a lens, you should expect nothing less. The big question would be whether or not to consider the Sigma 150mm ƒ/2.8; it’s much less expensive, but matches the Olympus in terms of quality. However, that extra stop of speed, and the high quality inherent in the Super High Grade lens lineup, would make the Olympus 150mm ƒ/2 an excellent addition to an Olympus owner’s collection.

Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 150mm f/2 Lens at [shopcountry 67466].

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Panasonic Q1 financial results: Increase in camera sales

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Panasonic Japan published the full Q1 financial report. A couple of notes:

1) Net profit attributable to Panasonic Corporation stockholders increased by 19.6 billion yen from the previous year (particularly due to growth in the automotive-related business).

2) Increased in AV consumer electronics such as TVs and digital cameras

In all their documents I found nearly no mention of the digital camera business. It’s clear that other branches (automotive industry and so on) are the more important part within the company

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