Sigma Japan released the new firmware update for the 30mm f/1.4 MFT lens. it fixes an issue it had in C-AF modus with the new Olympus E-M1II.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Product Overview

Lighting Gear for Outdoor Portraits (Explora).
Photo Composition and Contrast: Leading the Eye to Your Subject (Adorama Learning Center)
A New Look For One of the World’s Great Brands – CES 2017 (Panasonic at Converge).

Wolfgang: “Olympus EM-1 mark II: Some urgent wishes for a firmware update
After using this wunderful camera for different projects for a month or so, I have some urgent wishes for a quick firmware update:

1. Repair the UHS-II-slot (slot 1) at once!
There are lots of issues with UHS-II-cards in slot 1: Cards of some brands are not recognized, the camera freezes when transferring data to the card, etc. This is not acceptable with a professional camera and ruins the good reputation of this camera and Olympus.

2. Change some parts of the user interface for video:
This camera produces very high quality professional looking footage in C4K-mode (which was a surprise to me, always hearing from Olympus, that this is mainly a camera for stills!). The stabilisation does an excellent job and the C4K-footage looks just great, but…
– there should be the possibility to store video settings as a custum mode under a C-button. So you could prepare for some different video modes to use in the field.
– in M(anual) video mode there should be the possibility of automatic ISO!!! Then you could choose your special shutter speed AND aperture and the right metering could be done in the camera.
– in every video mode there should be the possibility to ALWAYS show the actual used shutter and aperture during video shooting on the display and the EVF as well. It is much annoying, when the display of vital data always blacks out after some seconds!
– the „flat“ picture mode should be customizable (like Panasonic does with their Cine-Modes in the GH4/5) You should be able to switch sharpness, contrast, denoising and saturation to a wanted level.

With these issues gone, the EM-1 mark II would be not only a great stills camera, but also a wonderful tool for videographers.“

Howard Oates‎
The Sea Tunnel. OMD EM5II 12-40mm f2.8 PRO. Nanjizal cove in Cornwall, UK

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Panasonic Lumix GH5: ISO Tests

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25 mm f/1.2 PRO review at Lenstip.
Traveling Light with Rob Knight (Explora).
4 Best Micro Four Thirds Lenses (Adorama Learning Center).
25mm PRO lens review at FocusNumerique.

Francesco: “I would like to share with 4/3 community some video I made with Panasonic Lumix FZ1000: https://vimeo.com/183100358
and https://vimeo.com/190356868”

Jack: “Not sure how many Olympus users know this already. You can make Olympus’s charger smaller by replacing the power plug with Apple’s adapter plug. https://youtu.be/-PtCI3_Wp6w“

The new GH5 has 1/6 of the shutter shock of the GH4. That’s an impressive achievement from Panasonic!

GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Amazon.de, Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.

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Thanks Gninneh ;)

Nauticam announced the new case for the E-M1II:

In-depth look at the brand new LUMIX GH5

Laowa 12mm f/2.8 ZERO-D – Review Footage (Cinema5D).
GH5 first look – Jacob James (Youtube).
Atomos Shogun Inferno Fires Up On-Camera Monitoring and Recording (Explora).
Panasonic GM line removed from the UK page.
Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f/1.2 PRO Review (Mirrorlessons).
Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 (FZ2500) Expert Review (ePhotozine).
5 Initial Impressions of the Olympus Pen F (Christography).
Panasonic Lumix GH5 180fps 1080p Test (Steven Clarey)