Olympus released a new firmware update for the E-M1II. The only improvement is this one:

“Stability of RAW file formation has been improved.”

E-M1Ii at [shopcountry 65033].

LUMIX GH5 in depth look

Is Nikon FAILING?! “Extraordinary Losses” (Tony Norhtrup).
Understanding the shutter options on the E-M1 II (Pattayadays).
So Far I Like Everything About The New Olympus E-M1 Mark II With Two Exceptions (Thewanderinglensman).
Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO Review (OlympusPassion).
Photo Composition and Contrast: Leading the Eye to Your Subject (Adorama Learning Center).
The Fundamentals of Wedding Videography for Beginners (Explora).
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Olympus 25mm f/1.2 Lens Review at the New York Public Library

5 Tips For Getting Your Photos Published (Adorama Learning Center)
Norwegian PanaLeica 100 – 400 review at Lydogbilde.
1 and 2 second handheld shots : EM1-mkII + 12-100 f/4 (Photolari).
Upcoming Showtime Sports Six-Part Digital Documentary, Legacy: Bob Hurley, Shot with Panasonic VariCam LT 4K Cinema Camcorders (Panasonic).
Camera Sales: December 2016 and mirrorless issues (Personal View).
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Tony: “Just wanted to share with your readers about a bug that I discovered in the E-M1mkII and have reported to olympus.  The Flash and sync ports deactivate in Hi-res and focus bracketing modes.  More details here:
https://unlockingolympus.com/2017/02/e-m1-mkii-bug-report/
This might save your readers some frustration or looking bad in front of a client if they aren’t prepared with the workaround!“

GX850 review

Color Grading the V-Log L Color Profile on Panasonic GH4 (Fstoppers).
GX850, a SELFIE DELIGHT (Cyleow)
Olympus 12-100 f4 review (CameraStuffReview).
Dutch 25mm f/1.2 review at Pixelmania.
Blackmagic Releases Portable and Versatile Pro Video Gear and Lowers Price on Studio Cameras (Adorama Learning Center).
The Tripod Explained (Explora).
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

There is a new Olympus interview at Imaging Resource. Most of the talk was about the new E-M1II, But Mr.Haruo Ogawa gave us a couple of “extra” interesting info:

1. He expects that in five years the new Olympus cameras will be four times more powerful than the E-M1II (you need this for 8K for example)
2. When asked if  sensors can improve in terms of noise and sensitivity or if we are very close to physical limits he answers: “I think that now [regarding] the noise level, we are coming close to the physical limit.”

So it looks current sensor technology doesn’t allow major leaps forward. But I am pretty sure new things will happen in the future. Something like three layer sensors, graphene sensors and so on could still give us major improvements.

GH5 Prototype TEST#2 Paris Place de la concorde

Eagle-eyed lenses (Science Magazine).
Telephoto Prime Shootout and the OM 500mm f/8 Reflex Lens (Jim Chung).
Finding your style (Olympus Imagespace).
Buying Guide: The Best Cameras for Vlogging (Adorama Learning Center).
10 Recommended Full-Sized Tripods (Explora).
ND Filters and Long Exposures with Olympus cameras (OlympusPassion).

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

Thomas Hogben: “Short film made of my recent trip to Iceland with the Panasonic GX80/GX85 .. it might be small but it packs a punch – https://vimeo.com/201404180”

Fredrik: “Here’s a fun video I shot with the GX85 and Panasonic Leica 25mm. Loving how easy it is to get good colors out of the new generation Panasonic camera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8pSER4mV0“

CIPA releases the December camera shipment data from Japanese companies. And there is finally some good news: The system camera shipments were higher than in 2015 and 2014! Let’s hope this trend will continue in 2017….