Adam Wilt just sent me this:

FieldMonitor is an iPhone app for Wi-Fi monitoring and control of Panasonic Lumix and Sony Alpha cameras, aimed at video production. It has long had exposure aids like false color, histograms, and waveform monitors; markers, framelines, and grids; LUTs and anamorphic support, but it wasn’t a great choice for focus pulling due to the low-resolution images sent over Wi-Fi… until now.

FieldMonitor version 4.3 adds two Focus Assist modes: a peaking control like those found in professional video viewfinders, and an “edge mode” that paints a bright edge-detection image over a lower-contrast normal picture. Both assist modes are fully adjustable so you can dial in just the strength needed for any shot.

Focus Assist is built into FieldMonitor and doesn’t depend on the camera’s focusing aids, so it works for any supported camera and operates just as well while recording as it does in standby.

Quick video demo: https://youtu.be/3GlXp2YzItY

More information on FieldMonitor: https://www.adamwilt.com/fieldmonitor/

Is PANASONIC Serious About Photography? NEW FILM CAMERA & A Heartwarming Photo Story: Photo News Fix

Panasonic LUMIX DC-G9 — sample photos (Allgadgets)
Wooden Camera creates PL mount for Panasonic EVA1 (Newsshooter).
Gudsen Moza Air Gimbal (Personal View).
Meine persönlichen Gründe zum Wechsel von Canon auf Olympus (Helmut Kruse)
10 Great Tips for Creating Vintage-Look Images (Explora).

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

Meyer Optik has developed a new version Primoplan 75/1.9 lens which you can fund on Indiegogo.

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Meyer Optik Returns a Lost Treasure

New Primoplan 75 Sets Bar Even Higher for Versatility, Optical Performance

Meyer Optik Goerlitz announced today that it is developing the next generation of the Primoplan 75/1.9, its premier portrait lens known for its versatile bokeh that spans from dreamy and swirly to circular, along with melting colors and smooth transitions from sharpness to soft blurs.

The company is calling the new version of the Primoplan 75 the P75 II, and is launching a campaign for the lens today on Indiegogo. Backers can be the first in line to get the lens for as low as $629 during the first 24 hours of the campaign. The upcoming P75 II maintains the special character of the original Primoplan 75, but the new lens follows an innovative optical design making use of Schott and OHARA glass and coatings.

In its new P75 II, Meyer Optik has reduced the lens’ minimum focal distance by almost 30% to just 55cm or 1.8 ft. The company is also offering a specially designed achromat front lens as a possible add on by which the minimum focusing distance can be reduced to 25 cm or less than a foot. The designers have also enlarged the image or frame size so that image contrast and resolution in the P75 II are dramatically improved, making the lens idea for black and white photography, as well as the perfect tool for portrait and nature photography. Furthermore, the lens can now cover mirrorless medium format cameras, such as the Hasselblad XD 1 or Fuji’s GFX 50s

The new optical innovations for the P75 II are an advancement of the Primoplan 75, which had been last produced in the 1950s in East Germany. The lens was originally developed in the 1930s by legendary German designer Paul Schaefter for Meyer Optik Goerlitz.

To see the Indiegogo campaign, go to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/return-the-lost-treasure-create-the-p-75-ii-f1-9-camera-photography#/

To see product and sample images, go to https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s25nuqmemkrwqnu/AABPMLgH7cQtlXRB2h1BTRYea?dl=0

Panasonic EVA1 Unboxing!

The size factor as the passport of the compact digital camera success (Photo Daniel M).
IC Insights Forcasts 22% Image Sensor Sales Growth in 2017 (Image Sensor World).
Edius 9 General Advantages (Personal View).
Infographic: Essential Tips for Cold-Weather Photography (Explora).

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

Pierre: “I shot a handheld gh5 film 4k when I was in New Orleans. It would be cool if you could post it on your site: https://vimeo.com/241586190“

Axiom released details about the new design of their Open Source Cinema camera.The key specs summed by Cinema5D:

– 4K resolution
– Global shutter
– Up to 15 stops dynamic range
– Up to 300 fps
– 12 bit
– Target price well below $10,000

Full info here: apertus.org/axiom-team-talk-volume-13.2-article-november-2017

THE BEST LENS FOR GH5… PERIOD!

Mirrorlessrumors: Is the new L16 a real DSLR killer? The answer is no :(
Panasonic AU-EVA1 hands-on review (Newsshooter).
Sirui Monopods for Video Shooter (Personal View).
What’s Special About the Sachtler Flowtech 75 Legs (Explora).
GH5 and V-Log L for monochrome grading

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

PéhaseOne launched the new Capture One 11.

Update for Aurora HDR 2018. The 1.1.1 update includes various enhancements, bug fixes and features enhancements for the Windows and Mac versions:

Aurora HDR 2018 version 1.1.1 for MAC:
Added Luminar 2018 in plugin menu
Added “Expand All” feature for filters
Added support for Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018
Added amount slider for image presets in Batch Processing
Improved RAW, DNG support for several cameras including Nikon D850
Improved Touch Bar support
Improved Batch Processing UI
Improved UI and performance
Fixed localization issues
Fixed several issues related to macOS 10.10
Fixed colorspace mismatch issue with Adobe Photoshop plugin
Fixed saving issues with Adobe Lightroom plugin
Fixed DPI resolution issues on exporting files

Aurora HDR 2018 version 1.1.1 for Windows:
Added Luminosity Mask feature
Added Resize option to export dialog
Added hotkeys for main application modes, brush, zoom
Improved stability, particularly app crashes on exporting files
Improved UI and performance
Fixed issue with Adobe Photoshop plugin
Fixed image orientation issue