Available here: eww.pass.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/content/download/EN/ep2main/soft/upgeva1_e.htm

New Features
Additional recording formats
4096×2160(4K)
422Intra 400M 29.97p,24p,25p,23.98p
3840×2160(UHD)
422Intra 400M 29.97p,25p,23.98p
2048×1080(2K)
422Intra 200M 59.94p,50p
422Intra 100M 29.97p,24p,25p,23.98p
1920×1080(FHD)
422Intra 200M 59.94p,50p
422Intra 100M 29.97p,25p,23.98p,59.94i,50i
422LongGOP 50M 59.94i,50i
(Support for VFR)
4K / UHD
422Intra 400M Max 30fps
2K / FHD
422Intra 200M/100M Max 120fps (equivalent to 400M)
Support for Interval REC
Support for RAW Output
5.7K/30p, Crop 4K/60p, Crop 2K/240p
Output of CAMERA metadata (info about sensor, lens, etc.) superimposed on SDI
Output of information displayed on LCD so as to be able to use HDMI output for VF purpose（Focus Assist and HOME Screen）
Improvement in HOME Screen operability
Switching of VFR ON/OFF, SHUTTER ON/OFF and ISO/GAIN
Improvement of WFM
Transmittance of WFM display is lowered for improvement in readability.
WFM can be switched directly from Focus Square.
Compatibility with 3rd-party wired remote controls
Improvement
When SDI OUT menu is at OFF, mounting/dismounting of LCD causes REC S/S button on the Grip to no longer work. This problem is fixed.

Of course it’s April Fool’s Day :)

Optyczne spotted this new Joyart ARTON G 35mm for MFT:

And here is a new kind of fisheye lens:

A post shared by microfourthirdsgallery (@microfourthirdsgallery) on Mar 30, 2018 at 1:11pm PDT

by fotonoid
THE BEGINNING AND THE END Street photography
EM1 II / OLYMPUS 7-14mm 2.8

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This is the weekly selection:

The Four Thirds System Forum designated April 3rd as Four Thirds’ Day, under the slogan of “A day to enjoy photography more”. To celebrate Four Thirds’ Day, an online exhibit of user-submitted photos is held every year.
For this year’s Four Thirds’ Day exhibition, we’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Micro Four Thirds system and calling for the submission of photos that were taken over the past decade using Micro Four Thirds products, that is, from 2008 – when Micro Four Thirds was launched – to 2018.
The decade of Micro Four Thirds has been an exciting one for us and our users as Micro Four Thirds has brought full-size SLR performance to a compact digital format that is defining the future of photography.
We strongly encourage everyone out there to take this opportunity to share with us and with your fellow users “a decade of you and Micro Four Thirds”.

Lucky participants will have a chance to win great prizes in a random draw!
All submitted photos will be shown on our website after the official exhibit.
Click on the link below to submit your photos.
We encourage you to be a part of this exciting campaign.

Submit your pictures here: https://www.smartcross.jp/fourthirds/

Could this be the best vlogging camera that no one talks about? 2018

Google ‘LIFE Tags’ uses AI to organize LIFE magazine’s 4 million-photo archive (Dpreview).
Fuji once more closes the door to any Fuji Full Frame camera development (Mirrorlessrumors).
Camera Academy – RAW vs JPEG
Things We Love: Reflectors (Explora).
Nikon ou la spirale psycho-corporatrice (PhotoDanielM).

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

Dpreview interviewed Shigemi Sugimoto, Head of Olympus’s imaging business unit. These are some of the key info he shared:

– Olympus plans to “enhance the lineup”
– Olympus main focus is on “stills photography”
– Next generation of cameras are expected to have an even more effective image stabilization

What are Shutter Angles? plus Is There A GH5 Focus Fix?

How to buy a high-end camera in 2018 (Engadget).
Things We Love: Peak Design Everyday Sling (Explora).
Das Sigmonster: Sigma 300-800 für FT (Pen And Tell).
GX7III test at Dc.watch.
How to Choose the Perfect Filter (Olympus Video).

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

AYP: “Working with people which can be tough. Working with children? Even tougher! But Denice Duff has the pro tips needed to make it a little easier. And, as a bonus, she discusses the best ways to set the best background for your subjects.  https://youtu.be/YQfTn20uTls”

Mattias: “I just thought I’d share a stop motion video I produced using the GH5 in case you want to put it on the website. It is a promotional video for a shirt brand I just started, so I’m not sure it is something you want to put up there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICxRfH7dnXM“