Reconditioned E-M1II sells for $1,499. And 20% off on the 40-150mm lens.

You get the reconditioned E-M1II for $1,499 only at GetOlympus. And today you also save 20% extra on the 40-150mm PRO lens when using the coupon code “CYBERSAVINGS”.

Panasonic Preorders:
Leica 50-200mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, Panasonic.
GX9 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. FocusCamera.
ZS200 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. FocusCamera.

Deals:
You save $65 on the E-M1oIII sold by GetOlympus, Bhphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
You now get a lot of free extras with the GH5 at Amazon.

a bit of everything…


Does the GH5 Autofocus HACK really WORK?

Panasonic AU-EVA1 Firmware Update Improves Compatibility with Sigma ART Lenses
Panasonic G9 High Resolution mode and Landscape Photography (Soundimagesplus).
Crise d’obésité chez les compacts “mirrorless” (PhotoDanielM).
The Pixel Wars are Back, and That’s Great! (Explora).
Rare 2540mm F/8 lens used by NASA goes on sale on eBay (Mirrorlessrumors).

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

 

Leica 12mm f/1.4 review by Robin Wong: “enjoyed using tremendously”


Image courtesy Robin Wong

Robin Wong posted his full Leica 12mm f/1.4 lens review:

What started out as a lens I was reluctant to review, became one that I actually enjoyed using tremendously.

Besides being a sharp wide angle lens, there is a pleasing quality to the way this lens renders the images. There is good amount of contrast and pop, creating a 3-D look which I normally do not see from wide angle lenses. Bokeh quality is excellent and autofocus works flawlessly. Nonetheless, the Panasonic 12mm F1.4 is not without flaws – the corner softness and chromatic aberration can pose serious problems. The corner sharpness is so bad that you need to stop down to F4 for decent results. Purple fringing is noticeable in high contrast areas, and software correction cannot account for this very well.

Despite these flaws there is currently no other alternative to a wide angle F1.4 lens. There really is no benchmark to compare to. Perhaps, it is a huge challenge to create a 12mm lens with such a large aperture opening.

12mm f/1.4 at [shopcountry 61026].

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