Note: This post has been corrected and updated.

Our reader Steve Palmer learned how you can check the 2.0 firmware update features:

If your camera is registered on My Olympus https://my.olympus-consumer…
go to your firmware update screen on the camera page and under the firmware drop down you will see the following for the update coming on the 28th Feb 2018.
Release Date: 2/28/2018
Version: 2.0

New Features:
New art filter [Bleach Bypass] has been added.
Possible to use focus stacking photography with “M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO”.
Small targets have been added to AF target mode.
Possible to set a maximum of 35 pre-shutter frames for Pro Capture shooting.
Display has been improved to show that Pro Capture shooting is recording.
“Flicker Scan” has been added so it is possible to reduce flickering by fine adjustment of shutter speed while looking at the live view when using electronic shutter.
Fisheye compensation photography has been added for use of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO. You can view the effects in live view while shooting images.
Possible to set zoom ratio during playback. Also, added pixel equivalence display to zoom ratio.
Pro Capture shooting is available for additional lenses.
Display of remaining battery power has been improved.
Response when assigning AF to AEL/AFL button has been improved.
Stability of camera operation when using OLYMPUS Capture has been improved.
Stability of image stabilizer operation when shooting video has been improved

E-M1II at [shopcountry 66559].

Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 prime lens review

It’s not the low light king, but here’s why we’re excited about the GH5S (Dpreview).
Sky News Washington cameraman Duncan Sharp on shooting with the GH5 (Newsshooter).
I Just Got a New Camera… What Do I Do? (Explora).
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm F1.2 Pro review (Digitaltrends).
YI M1 Sample Images (Photographyblog).

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

Roms Prod writes:

New York City by night is awesome, especially in the air !
* Camera : PANASONIC GH5s (preprod model) in C4K 24p 4.2.2 10bits / No Denoiser
* 21/9e version is available on VIMEO ! * ISO : from 1600 to 6400 (3200 /4000 for aerial shots)
* Profile : Standard (all at -5 except hue)
* Lenses : PANASONIC LEICA 12-35 F2,8 + PANASONIC LEICA 12 F1.4 + PANASONIC LEICA 42.5 F1.2 + PANASONIC LEICA 100-400 F4/6,3
* Gear : Edelkrone slider Plus Pro (medium) + SliderOne + Zhiyun Crane V1
* Edited and Graded in FCPX with Color Finale + several LUT’s
* Licensed Music : “Proximity” by Tenacious Orchestra
* Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/Romsprodvids
* Website : http://www.romsprod.com
* Blog : http://blog-gh4-france.over-blog.com/

GH5s at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera and Panasonic

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The folks from Lensvid made this nice Infographic which shows the performance of the photography industry in 2017. Here is the video:

Panasonic LUMIX G9 video “The Creators”

L’Olympus M.Zuiko Premium 17mm F1.8: l’autre objectif normal (PhotoDanielM).
How to buy a camera in 2018 (Engadget).
Olympus Pen E-PL8 vs E-PL9 – The 10 Main Differences (Mirrorlesscomparison).
Do You Know Your Focal Lengths? (Explora).
Panasonic Lumix G9 vs Olympus OM-D E-M1 II (Dpreview).

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

Feel free to join our new gallery here: instagram.com/microfourthirdsgallery. The most liked photos of the week will be included on our Sunday readers pictures roundup.

Rules:

1) Follow @microfourthirdsgallery and tag us on your photo to give us the permission to repost your image here and 43rumors (we will credit you).

2) I will repost one picture per user per week only! So please submit your best shot of the week only :)

Shazin | Olympus Rangefinder | Part 2

Imaging Without Lenses (American Scientist).
Behind bars with olympus at gloucester prison (Olympus Imagespace).
Segway Loomo Robot with 4K Video (Personal View).
review of Panasonic G9 and Lumix Leica Elmarit 200/2.8 (Louis Berk).
The Fastest Glass Money Can Buy (Explora).

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

Ted: “Just wanted to show you guys my review of the laowa 7.5 f2. http://www.boldlensphotography.com/Venus-Optics-75mm-f2-review”

Scott: “Hi! Just thought i would share a blog post about my time in Iceland with you. I was part of a team of amateur cyclists who took on the 900 mile ring road for charity. The post includes photos taken on the trip and also the full video at the bottom. All photos and the video were taken on Lumix GX8 cameras.
https://spark.adobe.com/page/nOVhyKFLUb8WW/“