a bit of everything…


CES 2017: Panasonic LUMIX GX800 & Lumix FZ82 cameras unveiled

Most are missing why the E-M1 mark II sensor is often better than even APSC or FF (Dpreview Forum)
Buildings for success: architecture tips and tricks (olympus Imagespace).
First Look: Tokina Cinema Vista Primes in 8K (Phil Holland).
Understanding ISO (Explora).
Art and Activism: How to Photograph Marches, Protests and Rallies (Adorama Learning Center)

Antony:Hey, outside of the intro drone shots I shot this video handheld on a GX85 and thought you might be interested in including it in one of your bundled posts – more info on what I used in the description. Link: https://youtu.be/J2uaCD0A67g

a bit of everything…


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.

a bit of everything…


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!

Olympus interview at IR: “Sensors are coming close to the physical limit”

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.