A bit of everything…


EJ Reviews Stuff: Olympus OM-D E-M5II

How Does The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-CM1 Compare To The Olympus OM-D E-M5 II? (Soundimagesplus).
Processing Olympus OMD E-M5 Mark II Hi-Res RAW with Adobe Camera Raw (Diglloyd).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10 Review (Photographyblog).
14-150mmII review at Pantip.
Panasonic 42.5mm F1.7 Review, Video and photo examples (Youtube).

Arvin:Shot on GH4s, this is the first short film in a series called “Living Portraits”, which are stories of people who inspire me. https://vimeo.com/123475504

Mesq:This musical youtube channel, only use M43 cameras, GH2, Gh3 and GH4. check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ju1UFNx1VI

 

Dario:GH4 with Carl Zeiss Mirotar 500mm f8 shot in 4k. Very rewarding lens, very compact, the fix aperture make it a little hard to use, no ND filter can be placed in front, because for some reason became impossible to focus correctly. But spring is here. https://vimeo.com/123563319

Pedro:All done with Olympus E-M1 + Panasonic 14mm f/2.5: facebook.com

Olympus shows a new 3D Stacked 16MP Global Shutter Sensor with 2Mpixel 10000fps Mode!

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VLSI symposium published the PDF program of their June event in Kyoto. The program discloses a new Olympus sensor that will be presented on that event:

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A 3D Stacked CMOS Image Sensor with 16Mpixel Global-Shutter Mode and 2Mpixel 10000fps Mode Using 4 Million Interconnections
T. Kondo, Y. Takemoto, K. Kobayashi, M. Tsukimura, N. Takazawa, H. Kato, S. Suzuki, J. Aoki, H. Saito, Y. Gomi, S. Matsuda and Y. Tadaki, Olympus, Japan

A 16Mpixel 3D stacked CMOS image sensor with pixel level interconnections using 4,008,960 micro bumps at a 7.6μm pitch, which set no layout restriction and causes no harm to sensor characteristics, was developed to achieve both a 16Mpixel global-shutter mode with a -180dB PLS and 2Mpixel 10000fps high speed image capturing mode.

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There is no other detail unveiled about the new sensor. But it certainly sounds like a hell of a sensor! Wish this one could find his way in the new E-M1II !!!

Found via Image Sensor World.

New Panasonic lens test by CameraLabs, Scott Mellish and Photoreview. Lens shipment started today in Japan.

We have a couple of Panasonic 42,5mm and 30mm lens news:

Starting from today both new lenses will ship in Japan via [shoplink 52804 ebay]multiple Japanese ebay sellers (Click here)[/shoplink]. Europe and US will follow soon.

On top you can see the video with the new LUMIX G 30mm F2.8 Macro & 42.5mm F1.7 Portrait lenses with Scott Mellish.

CameraLabs tested the 42,5mm lens and writes:

Despite my initial fears the Lumix G 42.5mm would have little to differentiate itself against the Olympus 45mm f1.8, it’s ended-up becoming another valuable addition to the Micro Four Thirds catalogue. It comfortably out-performs the Olympus in contrast and sharpness in the extreme corners and throws in the added bonuses of closer focusing, a lens hood and optical stabilisation for Lumix G body owners. The mid-forty focal length may now be even busier than before in the range, but the 42.5mm f1.7 carves itself a compelling position and represents a step-up from the popular 45mm f1.8 in many respects without breaking the bank.

Photoreview tested the 42,5mm lens and writes:

Panasonic’s Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. lens is a strong performer that delivers sharp images across most of its aperture range. Edge-to-edge sharpness of frames is very good for such a fast lens and other potential aberrations are either negligible or very well controlled.

The Japanese site Yodobashi shows some nice images with the 42,5mm lens (here) and 30mm macro (here).

New Panasonic lens preorders:
Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.7 POWER O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic MACRO 30mm f/2.8 MEGA O.I.S. Lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

A bit of everything…


Throwback Thursday – Olympus 35-100mm f/2.0 Review

10 Things You Should Know Before Buying a Slider for the Panasonic GH4 (Suggestionofmotion).
An awesome *awesome* adapter which allows you to remotely control f-stop *AND* focus too! (4Kshooters).
Zuiko 300mm f/2.8 ED on my E-M1 to shoot action sports (Surflove).
Olympus Image Share App And OM-D E-M5 II – IT WORKS!!! – HDR, Forget It! (Soundimagesplus).
Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 real-world sample gallery posted (Dpreview).
Italian E-M5II test at Tomshw.
E-M5II test by Gizmodo Japan.

Chris:Here’s a short promo I shot for a small town in BC, Canada. Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G6 with a few vintage Pentax lenses. https://vimeo.com/120329833

Ingmar:This is our contribution  for the shortfilm festival “Dogs, Bones and Catering” in Dresden. The shortfilm was shot on a GH-4 and a GX-7 and finished within 40 hours.
https://vimeo.com/122897233

YS:Today I found out that the guy behind DSLRDashboard recently acquired a GM1 (http://dslrdashboard.info/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=27)