Chris (video on top): “I shot this video a few months ago on a trip to Morocco during a collaboration with Visionary Alvaro Sanz. It’s entirely shot on the E-M1 II + various PRO lenses. Hope it inspires some people to go out and just create something!”

Audio: Cheap Mic/Good Placement vs. Pro Mic/Bad Placement (DpreviewTV).
13 Creative Exercises for Photographers (Explora).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

Peter: “I have made a tutorial video series about Olympus. Just to let know because it might be something your readers will like. https://goo.gl/9cPqo1. I also made a video about a catadioptric lens that I have. I tested it with a Olympus body. https://youtu.be/a2Hl0Pz07aQ“

Trevor: “https://youtu.be/o_O3drNt01Q I was playing around with the M43 version of the Kamlan. Looks fine to me.“

Today Olympus launched the new Learn Center website section (Click here). Check it out to see all tips and tutorials.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II – Capturing Sports & Movement with Angela Nicholson

Elevate Your Production Value with the Zhiyun Crane 2 (Explora).
GX9 und 50-200mm 2.8-4 (Krolop&Gerst).
DJI Ronin S + Panasonic GH5-S / Multi-Function-Test (Slashcam.de).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

Martin: “ I shot this Milky Way landscape handheld at 3.2 seconds (!) with the G80 and Leica 12mm at f/1.4 and ISO5000. It was instantly picked up by Flickr’s Explore channel, so I guess there’s some interestingness to it… https://flic.kr/p/Nv5y1h“

Marc: “I thought you might like to post this recent interview Scott Kelby did with me youtube.com/watch?v=RCCW7oStHvo. Here’s the link to the book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Making-Creative-Photos-Composition/dp/1633537668/ref=sr_1_2“

Sigma 60mm F2.8 Lens Review

Review: Panasonic 12-60mm (ThePhoBlographer).
Experiments combining Various C-Mount Lenses (CCTV & Microscope) with M43 (Reddit).
Panasonic Lumix GX9 THAT ‘OLD SCHOOL’ FEEL (Soundimagesplus).
MS-Optical Sonnetar with the GH4 (Annie Barton).
The Best Travel Accessories for Mobile Devices (Explora).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

Olympus US launched a new collection by Barber shop. You can buy them on their GetOlympus Store. Here is a video showing how these are made:

Are these dots purple or blue? Your answer might not be as reliable as you think

Though primarily for stills, the Panasonic G9 is a pretty great video camera (Imaging Resource).
The Barry Green Guide to the Panasonic AU-EVA1 Camera at info.panasonic.com/au-eva1-guide
2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year (National Geographic).
Telescope Filters Buying Guide (Explora).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

Common Simple: “I shot this video with a Panasonic GH5 and did it all in a couple hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia1NC-8EJP8“

Olympus is no more the leader in the mirrorless system camera market. According to a new BCNretail report during the first six months 2018 Canon is on top with 30,1% share over Olympus 27,7% share.

Still a mystery for me how such an incomplete system like the one that Canon has can overthrow all other mirrorless makers (Olympus-Panasonic-Fuji-Sony).