‎Anastas Stas Tarpanov‎
The little girl of the mahout that is working for a local thai NGO is enjoying her bath into the river while her father is taking care of the elephants.
Shot with Olympus OM-D 1 + 40-150 f/2.8 PRO lens.

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Panasonic shared this new picture showing all six Leica branded MFT lenses. The six Leica lenses are:
Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH. Lens (Store links: [shopcountry 60485]).
Panasonic LUMIX G Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7 ASPH. Lens (Store links: [shopcountry 60482]).
Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH Lens (Store links: [shopcountry 60486]).
Panasonic LUMIX G Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH Power OIS Lens (Store links: [shopcountry 60483]).
Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens (Store links: [shopcountry 60484]).
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens (Store links: [shopcountry 60481]).

How to Use a Circular Polarizing Filter (CPL) Like a Champ

Olympus TG-870 First Shots: Comparing the ultra-wide 21-105mm eq. waterproof to the competition (Imaging Resource).
Blackmagic Micro Cinema camera: first impressions by DP Sam Morgan Moore (Newsshooter).
Natural Light vs Off-Camera Flash: An Eye-Opening Demonstration (PetaPixel).
Panasonic GX8 Review (TheOnlinePhotographer).

Union Station, KC. The Man at the Piano in 4K from Pier-Yves Menkhoff Films on Vimeo.

Pier (video above): “I only used the DMC-GX80 accompanied by 2 lenses : The Olympus 12mm F / 2.0 and the 45mm F / 1.8. No tripod except the mini Manfrotto Pixi. The editing was made with Final Cut Pro X. No image correction. It is voluntary. I really enjoy to use the DMC-GX80. However, I have one regret. I would have liked that the GX80 has the volume and the weight of the GM1. The GX80 is too close to the GH4. It is not enough discreet on places where it is forbidden to film. Specially in France which pretends to be a Country of Freedom. I never had problems in USA, Germany, Switzerland, Etc. Enjoy the Man at the Piano !!!”

The new Top Gear series just started and an anonymous reader (Thanks) spotted an interesting detail. They use the Panasonic GH4 for their on car shots.

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For US reader: Reconditioned GH4 with YAGH for $1,349 at eBay US (Click here).

My Favorite Micro Four Thirds Camera Backpack, Lowepro Protactic 250 AW

2016 Roundup: $1200-2000 Crop-Sensor Interchangeable Lens Cameras (Dpreview).
Compared 2 popular macro lenses on the Oly 45/1.8. Raynox DCR-250 and Marumi DHG200 +5 (BigStreetGuns).
2016 Roundup: $1200-2000 part 2: Full-Frame Interchangeable Lens Cameras (Dpreview).
My Reasons to Switch to Capture One (Alexander Svet).

Scott: “Unplugged & Uncovered – A simple music video on a micro budget. Shot on the EM5 MarkII (Flat Picture Profile) + 12-40 f2.8 |25 f1.4 | 45 f1.8 + Rode VideoMicro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YXVqZrpY6E“

Preorders:
12mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.

Reviews and hands-on:
Full review at CameraLabs. Review at ePhotozine. Review at Photographyblog. Hands-on at Dpreview. Image samples at Cameras.Reviewed. SystemKameraBlog (German). Photoscala (German). DSLRmagazine (Spanish). Hands-on by Quesabesde (Spanish).

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Key specs and info:

• Two Aspherical Elements
• One ED Element, Two UED Elements
• Weather-Resistant Construction
• Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm

Images:

Preorders:
12mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.

The H-X012 Micro Four Thirds Professional Wide Angle Mirrorless Lens

NEWARK, NJ (July 1, 2016) – Panasonic unveiled a new LEICA DG SUMMILUX 12mm/F1.4 ASPH. (35 mm camera equivalent: 24 mm) digital interchangeable lens for Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. The new 12mm wide-angle lens enables photographers to capture beautiful group, event, and nature photography. It also allows indoor shooting in low lighting and produces an impressive, natural defocusing effect with its F1.4 aperture. In addition, the LEICA DG SUMMILUX 12mm/F1.4 ASPH. boasts a rugged, splash/dust-proof design (when combined with splash and dustproof LUMIX G Mirrorless camera models) to meet the needs of a wide-range of photographic situations.

Integrating two aspherical lenses, two UED (Ultra Extra-Low Dispersion) lenses and an ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) lens, the lens system is comprised of 15 elements in 12 groups. The adoption of five special lenses makes it possible to meet the stringent LEICA standard for exceptional image quality with high resolution and minimum distortion. In general, flare is commonly seen around the periphery of a point source with many high-speed lenses when a large aperture is employed. However, the new LEICA DG SUMMILUX 12mm/F1.4 ASPH. achieves high resolution from the center of the image to the corners by suppressing this flare. Users can take advantage of this lens to shoot a brilliant night skies or night scenes containing illumination to capture true-to-life images with minimal blurring and distortion at the edges. The multi-coated lens elements also minimize ghosting and flaring.

Incorporating an inner focus drive system and a stepping motor, the new LEICA DG SUMMILUX 12mm/F1.4 ASPH. is capable of smooth, silent operation together with the camera’s high-speed, high-precision contrast AF system for both photo and video recording. It is also compatible with the sensor drive at a maximum of 240 fps to take full advantage of cameras with high-speed AF. This stunning AF performance is excellent for recording 4K videos, where precise focusing is essential.

The LEICA DG SUMMILUX 12mm/F1.4 ASPH. comes with an aperture ring for direct, intuitive aperture control. Nine blades give the aperture a rounded shape that produces an attractively smooth effect in out-of-focus areas when shooting at larger aperture settings. A highly reliable metal mount assures durability for repeated use. The lens mount, the barrel and the hood are all made of metal to provide a sleek, sophisticated design that matches the entire line-up of LUMIX G Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) cameras.