New GX80 reviews

Mirrorlessons writes:

To be honest, I had a hard time finding real flaws with this camera, and there certainly wasn’t anything that would prompt me to not recommend it. In fact, my only real disappointment is that a few features I liked on the GX7 have been removed.
Right now, especially for someone who wants to buy their first mirrorless camera without spending too much, I can’t think of any better deal especially considering the compact size and great selection of lenses within the micro four thirds system.

Harrison Cline writes:

At $799, I feel that this camera is a tough contender in the mirrorless world and can still compete with DSLRs within the price range or even the next tier up.

Panasonic GX80 GX85 4K Video test by Geekanoids.

Store links:
Black GX80/85 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. WexUK. ParkUK.
Silver GX80/85 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. ParkUK.

a bit of everything…


The Art and Craft of Wildlife and Conservation Photography

Filmmaking Test: How Format Size Affects Your Focal Length (Explora).
Portraits with the Lensbaby Twist 60 Optic (Youtube).
Watermarks with Preview (Daniel J.Cox).
Video Panasonic TZ100 (Soundimagesplus).
Make like a tree… and leaf! Crop from Lumix GX80 / GX85 and kit zoom. My samples so far at CameraLabs.

Stephen:Looks as though most of the P35-100/2.8 jitter in video is fixed with the GX80 dual-IS. This video is comparing the P35-100/2.8 and P12-35/2.8 lenses with various camera stabilisations on the Panasonic  G7, GX80, LX100 and Olympus OMD E-M5II.  All was handheld, and I was using both hands with elbows braced against my body and eye to the EVF. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAshlUXNxJk

(FT5) Detailed info about the new Olympus “TG-Tracker” action camera

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Within the next days Olympus will announce their first action camera named “TG-Tracker“. We got the camera specs from one of our sources:

4K video
Advanced tought performance (shock proof and 30m waterproof)
Filed sensor system (204 degree view)
20 and 60 lumen light.
Acceleration meter
Overall same specs as [shoplink 59919 ebay]Olympus TG-4 compact camera model[/shoplink]
Weight 180g with battery and card
Width-Heitgh-Depth dimensions: 35×56,6×93,2mm

And Digicameinfo leaked some more images of the camera and the specs in Japanese (google tranlsated)

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– “GPS”, “pressure”, “temperature”, “orientation” using five sensors of “acceleration” capture the state and movement of field sports “field sensor system.”
– 30 meters waterproof. JIS / IEC protection class 8 (IPX8) equivalent
– Dust-proof. JIS / IEC protection grade 6 (IP6X) equivalent
– Impact 2.1m
– Resistance to low temperature -10 degrees
– Load-bearing 100kgf
– Lens is ultra-wide angle of view 204 degrees. 94 ° in water. Open F value F2
– Lens configuration 7 groups seven (five aspherical lens)
– Shooting range is 0.2m ~ infinity
– Image processing engine “TruePic VII for 4K”
– Sensor 1 / 2.3 inches 7.2 million pixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor
– Shipped a steady grip “SG-T01”
– Shipped a protector for underwater “UP-T01”
– Wi-Fi built-in. Possible cooperation with smartphone
– Time-lapse movie
– Loop recording function
– Electronic 5-axis camera shake correction
– ISO sensitivity AUTO (100-1600)
– Shutter speed AUTO (1 / 2-1 / 24000)
– Monitor 1.5-inch 120,000-dot LCD monitor
– Video is 4K / 30p, 1080 / 60p. Continuous recording time 29 minutes
– Recording format MOV / H.264. Voice is linear PCM
– Built-in the headlights of high brightness to the body (60 seconds at 60 lumens, 29 minutes at 20 lumens)
– 4K video playback by HDMI connection
– Media microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC (UHS-I compatible)
– The size of 35mm x 56.5mm x 93.2mm
– Weight 180g (battery, including a memory card)
– MicroUSB terminal · HDMI terminal
– The battery LI-92B
– Release Date is the end of June 2016

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Limited time offer: $150 off on the 35-100mm lens sold by BH and Amazon.

35-100

For a limited time and limited quantity you can have the Panasonic 35-100mm lens for $247 only at BHphoto and Amazon.

Ongoing deals:
Refurbished GX8 for $774: In [shoplink 59862 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 59863 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] You get 10% off on all stuff sold on the new GetOlympus gear shop (Click here). Use promo code “GETGEAR”.
And if you need a new SD card check out those BHphoto deals:
Up to $25 off on Sony SD cards (Click here).
Up to $40 off on PNY SD cards (Click here).
$17 off on the super fast 1000x Lexar 128GB card (Click here).

(FT4) Handheld High Resolution mode will be one of the new features on the E-M1II

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One of the few info you can take for almost granted is that the new Olympus E-M1II will be the first camera with handheld High Resolution mode. Finally you will be able to make it work without a tripod. So far the rumored E-M1II specs are:

20MP sensor
4K video (first Olympus camera with 4K)
Handheld High Resolution mode
Much improved autofocus performance
new high-resolution EVF
Announcement at Photokina in September


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