Olympus manager Toshiyuki Terada interviewed

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Focus Numerique (google translation here) posted the interview with Olympus manager Toshiyuki Terada. As usual a couple of highlights:

  1. Why no large sensor fixed lens compact?
    “We have limited human resources and we have to set priorities. And the reduction in the size ultimately would not be so important and above all, we need to differentiate ourselves from the competition and is where it’s tricky.“
  2. About 4K:
    “For now, the 4K is not indispensable and we have to find interesting features around the 4K before implanting.“
  3. What is the most impressive or most outstanding technology?
    “ I was really impressed with the choice of Sony released a 24×36 sensor with 12MP only! Stabilization is also, for me, an important step. We introduced the 5-axis stabilization system and it is important in many areas: for slow speeds for telephoto zoom lenses and even video. ”
  4. Olympus main focus:
    “If I had to summarize the position of Olympus, is to keep the quality of the optics while trying to provide maximum portability.“
  5. High Resolution mode:
    “One of our wishes and to use the HR mode (High Resolution) freehand. It would be really interesting.“

a bit of everything…


PEN F Review with Monochrome and Color Profile Control demo

My Blog Photography Kit (Fashionmumblr).
Only one mirrorless system camera used by the World Press Photo 2016 winners (Quesabesde)
Panasonic Lumix TZ100 / ZS100 preview (CamerLabs).
GH8 error :) (BabsDoProd)
PEN F unterwegs (Pen And Tell).
Olympus AIR test at DC.watch.

David Racine: “Hi, this is a videoclip I made for a friend. All filmed with the Panasonic GH4 and VLOG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOIto4xYRHo
Lens used : Pana 12-35mm f/2.8 and the oly 45mm f/1.8”

Kai: “I’d like to send you a link to short video with some interesting experiments with the extreme cheap 20 USD/EUR lens “25mm f1.4 CCTV C mount TV Lens” – adapted to Olympus Panasonic M43 / Micro43 / MFT. Photos and Videos shot with the mentionend lens and a Panasonic Lumix GM5: https://youtu.be/COWSQT4VXfU”

 

a bit of everything…


Panasonic Lumix AF Tutorial

Return to Olympus (Echenique)
Panasonic add wireless remote control to DVX200 via iPad app (Newsshooter).
Olympus M.Zuiko ED 300mm f4.0 IS Pro review at Cnet.
Lumix 25mm f1.7 vs Leica 25mm f/1.4 (Mirrorlessons).

Jason: “Hi this is my second message. I found more people in another post with bricked Olympus 12-40mm lens.
12-40 PRO bricked by update http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3833783#forum-post-55674531
Olympus lens not connecting. 12-40mm f2.8 (EM-1 body). Contacts issue? http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3808688”

Luigi: “I would like to report an italian forestry video made entirely with Olympus EM5 Mark II. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDKYqt5FqIQ“

Olympus interview by DSLRmagazine: “We do not plan to make Tilt Shift lenses or a video oriented camera line.”

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General Manager Marketing Mr. Toshiyuki Terada interviewed by DSLRmagazine at the CP + 2016

The Spanish site DSLRmagazine (translation here) posted the content of the interview with Olympus managers:

  1. The PEN-F sensor does not have Phase AF because the target user for the camera doesn’t need that
  2. Olympus also said they have no plan yet to make Tilt Shift lenses
  3. All future long tele lenses from Olympus are likely to have in lens stabilization
  4. Olympus does not have a video oriented line like the Panasonic GH because they are more focuses on the classic photography world

 

Panasonic: “optical lens stabilization is superior”.

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Mr. Uematsu explaining the limits of displacement sensor for stabilization in the body

The Spanish site DSLRmagazine (google translation here) interviewed Panasonic manager Uematsu. And here are some key info he shared:

  1. Unlike Olympus Panasonic says that optical stabilization is still superior as on sensor stabilization can only correct around 1% of the shifting. That’s enough for wide-angle lenses but not enough for tele lenses. With “extreme” tele lenses you would need a sensor that can shift 20% of its size!
  2. For this reason, Panasonic plans to continue implementing, despite its cost, optical stabilization in all those objectives that actually exceed the 25 mm focal length.
  3. The reason why they added in sensor stabilization on the GX8 is that they understand the value of stabilization with legacy lenses
  4. Panasonic recognizes there is a demand for more “classic” camera with direct controls (like the [shoplink 58613 ebay]Fuji X100[/shoplink] or [shoplink 58303 ebay]PEN-F[/shoplink]).
  5. Panasonic admits that they had to go above 16MP because of pure “marketing” request.

What are your thoughts on this?

There is a new mirrorless competition from Sigma

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There is one very surprising announcement made today by Sigma. They announced two new mirrorless system camera with Sigma SA mount. Now we got a new competitor although it’s strange they are using their DSLR mount for the new system. This also puts a definite end to the possibility of Sigma to join the MFT system with a Sigma branded camera.

Full details about the new system can be found at Mirrorlessrumors.

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