Meike launched the new 25mm T2.2 Cine Lens which you can preorder now at Amazon US and Amazon UK.

found via ePhotozine

A Look At The Panasonic Leica 200mm f/2.8 Telephoto Lens for Micro Four Thirds Cameras

snapshot: cinematographer’s checklist (Olympus Imagespace).
TOP 3 Reasons You SHOULD USE PRIMES on your Lumix G7 and any M43 camera (Kim Cruz).
Andycine A6 On Camera Field Monitor Review (Personal View).
Introducing LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 II ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. (PanasonicLumixVideo).
Print on the Road with these Six Portable Printers (Explora).

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

Today Nikon announced their new Z cameras and lenses (check out coverage at MirrorlessRumors.com). It’s clear that Nikon doens’t want to play in the MFT-APSC sensor size league. They are gunning after the FF Pro market (aka Sony).

This is how the new camera looks compared to the top range MFT models (courtesy of CameraSize).

Preorders:
LX100II at Bhphoto. Adorama. FocusCamera. WexUk.

Reviews:
Full review by Richard Wong. First impression by Dpreview. Review at CameraLabs. Hands-on by CameraJabber. Hands-on by ePhotozine. Hands-on by Dpreview. Prueba de campo by Photolari. First impressions by ThePhoBlographer.

Press:
Full specs at Panasonic UK. Dpreview. Photolari (spanish). LeMondedelaphoto (French).

Videos:

It’s not just the Seattle team celebrating ten years since the announcement of the first mirrorless system. Chris and Jordan have also been looking back at the camera that started it all: the Panasonic Lumix DMC G1.

The Korean company Samyang just released this new 85mm f/1.8 manual focusing Micro Four Thirds lens:

Samyang unveils the MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS lens for mirrorless cameras with APS-C crop sensors

Samyang Optics launches a new manual-focus lens for mirrorless shooters: The MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS is designed for use with APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras in the following mounts: Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon M, and Micro-Four-Thirds. It is competitively priced and light-weight. This medium telephoto lens inherits the renowned image quality of Samyang’s manual focus series and also boasts beautiful out of focus bokeh and availability for a variety of cameras.

Ideal portrait lens, with a fast, bright maximum aperture…

This manual-focus 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS lens is a medium telephoto lens, with a similar angle of-view to a 135mm lens when compared to full-frame cameras. The Samyang MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS is designed with 9 lens elements in 7 groups and it delivers high resolution from the centre to the corners of the image. A high-refractive and an extra-low dispersion element, along with Ultra Multi-Coating (UMC) help minimise chromatic aberrations and deliver clear, vibrant images. This lens is ideal for portraits, with beautiful bokeh from its floating-element system. Its low-light performance and shallow depth-of-field are especially useful features. mirrorlessrumors

Wide range of uses, with crystal-clear resolution…

The compact and light-weight design offers the portability and comfort needed for a long day’s shooting. This lens would be the ideal choice for keen photographers who want to capture everyday moments in high-resolution. The Samyang MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS has a host of features including its outstanding optical performance. Its wide range of uses include portraits and other close-ups such as food, as well as landscapes and many other situations.

More fun with Manual Focus lenses…

The MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS lens is perfect for shooters who want to have more involvement and express their own characteristics through their images. The Samyang MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS weighs in at just over 300g and measures approximately 8cm long (without the hood and lens caps). Photographers can expect superb, emotional and unique images from this compact companion.

Price: suggested retail price £319.99

Availability: from September 2018

via Photographyblog

Camera Ergonomics

A personal tribute for the 100th anniversary of Olympus (PhotoDanielM).
8 Tips for Photographing Sailboat Regattas, with Maritime Photographer Onne van der Wal (Explora).
43 cameras are perfect for minimalist travel (Reddit).
Lensbaby Sol 45 Review (Photographyblog).
Introducing LEICA DG MACRO-ELMARIT 45mm /F2.8 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S. (PanasonicLumixVideo).

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

Earl: “Not a rumor, but I’d like to share this video of several time lapses that I shot in Hong Kong with my GH5 and maybe a touch of a G7. The Panasonic time lapse functions are so great and I am so surprised that every camera company hasn’t ripped them off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kVtBSTOkZM“