a bit of everything…


Olympus FL-900R on Cactus V6II hot shoe locking trick

Panasonic GH5 Review – Why THIS Is Our New Camera (HardwareCanucks)
How to Pick a Focal Length for Macro Photography (Explora).
Best Mirrorless Cameras for Professionals (Adorama Learning Center)
Olympus pancake zoom patent.
Adobe Achieves Record Revenue (press release)
GX800 review at Focus Numerique.

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

Olympus: “This week we would like to share with you another fantastic video from Olympus Australia — this one follows photographer Lauren Bath, her OM-D E-M1 Mark II, and set of M.Zuiko PRO lenses, to Norway. The video features the beautiful landscapes of Noway, Lauren’s stunning photos during her journey there, and her commentary on how she approaches travel photography: https://vimeo.com/196686314
Photography: Lauren Bath – laurenbath.com
Video: Matt Raimondo – mattraimondo.com”

 

a bit of everything…(Olympus STF-8 Macro Twin Flash Review)


Panasonic GH5 Complete Review

Olympus STF-8 Macro Twin Flash Review (Nicky Bay).
Shooting Macro Close-ups with the Meyer Optik Gӧrlitz Trioplan 100 (Explora).
10 Essential Accessories For Better Beach Photography (Adorama Learning Center)
How (some) photographers around the world make a living (Witness).
Four Common Myths About Full-Frame Cameras Dispelled (Digital-photography-school).

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

a bit of everything…


Aurora Aperture PowerUV and PowerCPL Filters Review (available here on eBay).

You’re Going to Fail at Photography? (Podcast by that1cameraguy)
These Portraits Were Shot with a Water Drop as a Lens (PetaPixel).
3 Quick Tips for Shooting Close-ups with Extreme Wide-Angle Lenses (Explora).
Meet A Pro: Cradoc Bagshaw on Why Photography is a Feeling, Not a Thought (Adorama Learning Center)
E-M1II tested by Dkamera.de.
Italian 7-14mm PRO lens review by Ugofoto.

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

 

Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…


Aurel Manea
E-m1 mark 2, 12-40mm 2.8 pro, handheld
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1) You can share your pics by using posting on our 43rumors Facebook page (Click here).
2) All 43rumors readers pictures can be seen here: facebook.com/43rumors/photos. Like the pictures you like and chat with the authors if you want to know how they took the shot!
3) The most liked pictures and some pics selected by myself will be posted weekly on 43rumors

This is the weekly selection:

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The Supersonic Wave Filter (SSWF) from 2003

Olympus posted that new article about the very first Olympus camera with SSWF:

What you see here is rare, actual, slow-motion footage of a prototype Supersonic Wave Filter (SSWF) dust reduction system being tested a year or so before the debut of the Olympus E-1 DSLR camera in 2003. Each OM-D is equipped with a much more advanced SSWF dust reduction system, which vibrates over 30,000 times per second to remove dust particles from the image sensor every time you turn the camera on. But realizing this system wasn’t so easy.

By applying a conductive coating to the glass protecting the sensor, Olympus engineers were able to remove dust that stuck to the sensor by static electricity. Being able to remove the dust adhered to the sensor by intermolecular forces was a much larger challenge, and for this the Supersonic Wave Filter was invented.

However, the first SSWF only generated around 100g of acceleration, and the dust didn’t even budge. Many rounds of trial and error were carried out, and Olympus engineers utilized resonance to amplify the vibrations so that an acceleration of thousands of g was achieved. Still, not all dust fell from the sensor. Only the dust located at the vibration crests fell, and the dust located at the nodes of the vibrations stayed put. Finally, the engineers managed to generate the vibrations so they peaked uniformly across the sensor, removing all dust particles.

The SSWF dust reduction system has since been providing Olympus interchangeable lens camera users with clean, crisp images, receiving various accolades and high praise around the world.

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