Panasonic has a photo contest, winner gets a G80 and a chance to play with the S1

Check it out here: eyeem.com

Your Mission
There’s nothing like a fresh start, whether its a new life, love, job, home, or adventure to somewhere you’ve never been. In this Mission with Panasonic, show us the feeling of a new beginning – capture the excitement, uncertainty and sense of adventure that come with starting something new.
Panasonic is developing a new line of camera with a full-frame sensor, and one lucky winner will be the first to shoot on this device! http://www.panasonic.com/lumix/s/

The Prize
The 1st place winner will receive a Panasonic DMC-G80 and one month to try Panasonic’s Full-Frame camera this spring2nd Place will receive a DMC-G73rd Place will receive a DMC-G7
Deadline

13 days
Terms and Conditions
https://bit.ly/2hyU2FB

Thanks to the anonymous tipster!

a bit of everything…


vlog#1 : Laowa 7.5mm f2 wide angle lens for GH4

Olympus Search for 100 Year Olds to Create a Unique Portrait Project (Photographyblog).
Sigma 18-35 f1.8 vs Panasonic 12-35 f2.8 for the Panasonic GH5 (Andy Nguyen).
Lowepro Announces New and Improved ProTactic Series (Explora).
Check the latest L-mount alliance news at our sisther site L-rumors.com.

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 Nissin i400 TTL Flash for Four Thirds available for preorder at BHphoto

You can now preorder the new Nissin i400 TTL Flash for Four Thirds at BHphoto (Click here).

Description:
The Nissin i400 TTL Flash for Four Thirds cameras is a simple but powerful compact flash designed for use by both pros and enthusiasts. It features TTL functionality and a guide number of 131′ at ISO 100 and in the 105mm position for providing coverage within a zoom range of 24 to 105mm, or down to 16mm with the built-in wide-angle diffuser. The shoe-mounted flash head tilts upwards 90° and rotates 180° in both directions for complete 360° coverage.

The i400 features full manual control as well as a range of preset modes to achieve just the right lighting setup. Choose from slow-speed, high-speed, and 1st and 2nd curtain synchronization in addition to variable power from 1/1 to 1/256. The flash runs on 4 AA batteries.

Key Features:
Simple, no-frills, compact flash designed for both pros and enthusiasts
Guide number at ISO 100 of 131′ at 105mm and 89′ at 35mm position
Recycle time of 0.1 to 4 seconds
Approximately 220 to 1700 flashes on a single set of fully-charged batteries
Color temperature of 5600K
Exposure compensation from -2 to +2 EV in 1/2 step increments
AF assist beam with range of 2.3 to 16.4′
Flash duration of 1/800 to 1/20,000 second
Red-eye reduction modes
Two selector dials on the back of the flash for changing modes and adjusting power settings