Vancouver, Canada, March 22, 2019 – To better support the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Metabones® is making 3 changes: new firmware to enable autofocus, new optics optimized for the new sensor, and a new name for the existing BMPCC Speed Booster®.

• Metabones® releases firmware version 3.1 today, adding autofocus support to Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. The intent is not to replace, but to supplement focus-pulling in cinematography. There is no continuous autofocus, but one-shot AF is activated by pressing the focus button on the back of the camera. It may take a couple of seconds or more to lock and if used during filming will cause visible disruption in the footage. Use it before recording commences and we recommend manual focus during recording.

Laowa 7.5mm F2 – Ultra Wide Angle Lens

Yongnuo YN450 Android-powered mirrorless camera CP+ 2019 (Newsshooter).
Leica talks L Mount Alliance with Panasonic and Sigma (L-rumors).
Lumix S1R is here –time to DITCH G9 and micro 4/3? (Sulantoblog).
8 Great Pro-Grade Photo Printers (Explora).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

At ISO25,600—does the new Lumix S1 outperform GH5S? ? ISO TEST

Olympus Perspective Playground in Wrocław
One EASY Trick You Can Use To Make Scroll-Stopping Portraits! (Miguel Quiles).
Photo Editing on the Go with the Apple iPad Pro (Explora).

Josh: “I know that you guys occasionally post reviews of Fujigear. I recently posted a review of the 200mm f2 on my site and thought you might be interested. https://www.joshganzermiller.com/post/sports-photographer-s-dream-fujifilm-xf200mm-f2-at-wembley Let me know if you have any questions.”

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

The past days two new products got announced:

1) SmallHD FOCUS 5″ Base HDMI On-Camera Monitor is now available at BHphoto.

2) New EE100 Filter Holder at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

Save $60 on the Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x sold by Bhphoto:

Samys is now selling a new large Stock of Open Box Panasonic MFT cameras and lenses on eBay (Click here). A few examples:

$300 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm lens.
$320 off on the Leica 50-200mm lens.
$400 off on the Panasonic GH5s.
$60 off on the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7.
$300 off on the GX9 with kit lens.

Olympus E-M10 Mk III – Best Settings

Adobe Lightroom February update adds AI Enhance Details feature, HDR and HDR Panos (Dpreview).
Micro Four Thirds~FUD (Terry Lane).
Sports and action (Olympus Imagespace).
First Panasonic S1 Unboxing Video (L-rumors).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

It’s interesting to know that only two companies are not going Full Frame: Olympus and Fuji. And Fuji clearly said why:

In a recent interview released at Imaging Resource Fuji said that only 1/3 of the system camera market is Full Frame. 2/3 is APS-C and MFT.

Also interesting: They disagree with Canon’s prediction, that ILC business is going to contract by half over the next two years.

via Fujirumors

Thingyfy currently offfers two Micro Four Thirds pinhole primes. And now they just announced the development of the world’s first Pinhole 18-36mm zoom lens. No details were shared about price and shipment start.

The lens has been spotted by ePhotozine at the Photography Show 2019 (image on top in the center between the current two primes)