Firmware update on three Olympus PRO lenses

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Olympus just released a new firmware update for three PRO lenses: cs.olympus-imaging.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/#fmzdl

The Olympus 40-150mm PRO lens gets the following new features and fixes:

  • Stability of lens aperture when shooting videos has been improved.
  • MF shooting operations have been improved.
  • Enhanced stability of AF operation when shooting video
  • Improved AF operation when using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 1.4x Teleconverter MC-14.
  • Enhanced stability of sequential shooting when using the E-M1 Mark II.

The Olympus 8mm PRO lens gets the following new features and fixes:

  • Improved stability of C-AF operation for sequential shooting with H.

The Olympus 300mm PRO lens gets the following new features and fixes:

  • Improved AF operation.
  • MF shooting operations have been improved.
  • Enhanced stability of operation when shooting video.
  • Enhanced stability of sequential shooting when using the E-M1 Mark II.
  • Improved image stabilization accuracy when using the E-M1 Mark II.

a bit of everything…


Adapting Camera Lenses: What Works

Hands On Mini Review with Olympus’ M.ZUIKO Digital ED 25mm f/1.2 PRO Lens (Steve Digicams).
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II review: First Look (Amateur Photographer).
Tiny marvel: Panasonic LX10 sample photos (Dpreview).
LX15 image samples at CameraJabber.
Watch an SLR Camera Get Sliced in Half by a 60,000 PSI Waterjet (PetaPixel).
Images from Salon De La Photo at FocusNumerique and LeMonde.
Beautiful satellite images of Earth reveal how much humans have changed it in ways nature never could (Businessinsider).

a bit of everything…


The new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

Your brain straight up can’t handle this color (Businessinsider).
New Final Cut Pro 10.3 Performance Improvements tested VS 10.2.3 (Max Yuryev)
Why go mirrorless (Olympus ImageSpace)
Throwback Thursday: Olympus C-3040 Zoom (Dpreview)
you CAN shoot raw files in Pro Capture mode. That’s pretty cool, 20Mp raw files at 60fps (CameraJabber)
Different Types of Photography Styles You Must Know (MyTrickPhotography).

Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…


Ilya Varivchenko‎
Alla. Olympus PEN-F

1) You can share your pics by using posting on our 43rumors Facebook page (Click here).
2) All 43rumors readers pictures can be seen here: facebook.com/43rumors/photos. Like the pictures you like and chat with the authors if you want to know how they took the shot!
3) The most liked pictures and some pics selected by myself will be posted weekly on 43rumors

This is the weekly selection:

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a bit of everything…

Land of the Midnight Sun from Jurek Ugarow on Vimeo.

PEN-F review ar Shotkit.
Olympus lenses for 2017 – Wishes at Opinionstage.
Some Micro 4/3 love from TechRadar.
Olympus 25mm f1.2 Gallery (Flickr).
New SMALLRIG Cage for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85/ GX80/ GX7 Mark II 1828
Unveiled: Drobo 5C Storage Bay USB 3.0 (Explora).

Dan:Thought my fellow readers might be interested in seeing some pictures I took on a trip to Japan earlier this year. All taken with my E-M5 using a variety of lenses:
http://danlloydphotography.co.uk/galleries/japan-in-spring/