A bit of everything…


DRIVE, The Air Cooled Wanderer Gary Foo by LUMIX GH4

Review of the Olympus PT-EP11 underwater housing at SurfLove.
Olympus M. Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ ED MSC Lens Review (ePhotozine).
“decoded” 3rd-party batteries for the Panasonic GH2 to be available (which the camera displays remaining charge for), see at Personal View.
Comparing the Fuji 56mm (with Fuji X-T1) and Panasonic/Leica Nocticron 42.5 (Josh Mcleod)
The Panasonic Lumix CM1 Undergoes Our Tests (Digitalversus).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 real-world samples gallery posted (Dpreview).
Point Grey Unveils Sony Low-Cost Global Shutter CMOS Sensor (Image Sensor World).
tamron 14-150mm III review in thai at Pantip.

Oliver:I have been reading all the articles of the GH4 since it was announced, and it was clear to me that I have to have this camera. I started selling my Canon Equipment (EOS 5D-II, Lenses, etc..) and bought the GH3 as it was not clear when the GH4 would become available in Austria and we were going to do a Promotional Video for the European Nascar. But then just in time the GH4 was available and we decided to take both Cameras out for a Spin. We made the video with both bodies at 1080/60p. In some scenes we used the awesome slow motion 96fps mode on the GH4. On the GH3 we used the Olympus 12-40 2.8 and on the GH4 the Panasonic 12-35 2.8. If you watch the video you cannot identify which camera was used. Which goes to say that the GH3 is still an awesome Camera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIr-cUmO9TU
Like the Video if you enjoy. More stuff will be published as we go along on our new website (still under construction) www.gecko4.com

Full review of the new CINE 10mm T/2.1 MFT lens by Benjamin Lebeau.

Nocturne (BMCC & SLR Magic 10mm T2.1) from Benjamin Lebeau on Vimeo.

Benjamin Lebeau (Click here) posted the full review of the new SLR Magic Hyperprime CINE 10mm T/2.1 MFT lens:

The lens is overall pretty sharp, with a little bit of softness (particularly on the edges) when wide open. If you don’t want any softness, you’ll need to stop down to around T4-5.6, which is what I shot for all of the daytime shots in the video. If you’re in the market for a strong wide lens to combat your MFT crop, this is an excellent option.

You can preorder the lens at BHphoto (Click here).

GH4 shoots worldwide first drone porn video :)

That’s a classic example of a relatively boring video that goes viral on the web. That’s because it’s the first porn video shot on a drone :) The filmmaker used the GH4 and the 14mm lens to realize the shortfilm. You can watch the full video over at TheNakedCamera.com.
Anyway, there is really not a lot to see. Actually the landscapes is more interesting than the small tiny couples you see on the distance…

A bit of everything…


Welcome to Union Glacier
from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.

Temujin (video on top): “I thought you might be interested in this documentary film I shot in Antarctica on the GH3. The lowest temperatures the camera experienced was about -40¢ªC (but this does not factor in wind chill, so it might have been a bit lower)”

Sneak peak at forthcoming Olympus ‘PRO’ lenses (Dpreview).
How many megapixels does your camera really need? (TheNextWeb).
Photo set with gh4/speedbooster/EF glass posted on Flickr.
Using the Yongnuo 560TX wireless flash transmitter that can remotely change flash power with my OMD EM1 (Betterfamilyphotos).
GM5 images at Kasayapa. GM1 images at Kasayapa.
E-PL7 in den Alpen (Pen And Tell).
Panasonic rembourse 100€ pour l’achat d’un GM5 ou d’un GM1 (Focus Numerique).
Gm5 report by Yodobashi.
EPL7 review in Thai at Pantip.

September shipment info: Mirrorless camera shipment increases over August (but lower than 12 months ago)

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Image courtesy: Personal View

Despite a huge drop on the US market the overall worldwide mirrorless shipments keep growing compared to August. Particularly the European shipments had a big jump. But it’s still a long way to go before Mirrorless will catch up with DSLR sales. And The overall system camera market is still shrinking compared to 2013. Both DSLR and Mirrorless sales are lower compared to the same month 2013 :(

Full Cipa data here. More graphs at Personal View.

Olympus is really doing it: Patent discloses their new Lens-Camera!

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A newly published Olympus patent (Source: Egami) discloses the design of a new “Lens-Camera”. It works just like the [shoplink 48340 ebay]Sony QX lenscameras (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. I guess this kind of product will be announced soon as Olympus already showed a similar version with their Open Platform camera. This is Olympus answer to the dying compact camera market. But I really don’t know if that is really the right solution…

Image courtesy: ePhotozine