I wish all readers a great new 2016! I am sure that from a Micro Four Thirds point of view this is going to be a very intriguing year :)

Ale

Olympus EM-5 Mark II – Video Test: Low light & High ISO (v 2.0 firmware)

Testing the Panasonic GH4’s 4K Video Capabilities (Akihabara)
Y Optics Mitakon Speedmaster 25mm f0.95 Review (Jan website).
Olympus Art Filters? Are You Interested? (Thewanderinglensman)
Street Fotografie in Wien (Christian Mari).
Plenty of Olympus EU auctions at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink].
Las 10 cámaras que han marcado 2015 (Quesabesde).

Vit: “A simple promotion video for a remastered song. Was shot on single gh4 + Sigma 18-35 1.8 CinelikeD. It was rather unprepared no-budget shooting in photo studio that took around 2 hours. The biggest issue was to sync video and master audio – the band got problems to hear the phonogram so their tempo was different from the master audio. Had to do multiple shifts and edits to make everything look acceptable. But despite all efforts in finding shots without mistakes in performance and careful grading the video was not appreciated. The reason was ‘The wooden floor looks bad in the shot and the window is ugly’. So as a conclusion I would remind You about the importance of proper planning, sketching and a very long and detailed criteria for evaluation list beforehand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5y33DxhnsE”

We got some decent idea what we could get in 2016. So let’s see where you would be ready to spend your hard-worked dollar:

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Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 Review

PLenty of OMD, PEN and lens deals at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket eBay (for EU readers)[/shoplink].
Population of photographers has grown by a factor of 8 over the last 10 years (Mirrorlessrumors).
Kamerahandbuch E-M10 Mark II fertig (Pen And Tell).
Sefuri and Olympus collaboration on the AIR project (DC.watch).

Daniel: “Yes you have the best camera but have you the photo basic instincts? Visit my blog to know more: http://photodanielm.blogspot.ca/2015/12/photo-basic-instincts.html”

Moro Tere‎: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG35hGDFu10. GH4 4K. Helsinki Cruising Night 5.6.2015 panasonic 35 -100mm, Sigma 18 – 35mm and tokina 11 -16mm with metabones speed booster”

Miguel Ortiz‎: “https://youtu.be/rueCLx3pp00. I share with you a video-summary of my photos taken in 2015. Hope you enjoy it.“

Wide Angle Macro and the Venus/LAOWA 15mm Macro Lens

Mark: “I think everyone’s understanding of photography would benefit from a little experimentation with adapted lenses. But like a lot of things, uncertainty about adapting lenses — what it actually is, how it works, and the pros/cons of old lenses — is resistance. I put together a video to dismantle this uncertainty and try to make adapted lenses accessible to more photographers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1zOPcSJxsE”

Ray: “With all the exciting new long lenses coming out in the New Year for m4/3, it’s still pleasing to know that you can get some pretty good results with the old, though heavy, 4/3 lenses such as the 90-250mm f2.8 on an E-M1. It’ll be interesting to see how the news ones compare. With summer (in Australia), our most colourful birds have returned to our backyard to provide some Christmas cheer and opportunities for an old lens to do what it does best: http://australianimage.com.au/wordpress/index.php/parrots-rosellas-galahs-and-corellas/”

Dave: “On the subject of recording one’s settings for the OM-D’s, I noticed today that Juan sent you a link for an Excel spreadsheet for the E-M5 MkII. I’ve been working on something similar for the E-M1 for the past few days so it’s an opportune moment to add my contribution. I know Biofos did a spreadsheet for the E-M1 soon after it was released but of course that was V1 firmware, now outdated. There are three parts: the first contains the main menu sections; the second is for the extra information from picture mode settings, etc. and the third part is a sheet you can record lens correction data for any older four thirds lenses that use PDAF. For the first two sections you can record your alternative setting in the ‘Override’ column and also separate settings for each of the four MySets. My offering is in both Word 2003 format (.doc) and MS XPS document writer (.xps). Use the former if you want to record on-screen and possibly print later and the latter to resize as required and print blank hard copies. (download here at WeTransfer)”

Australia Deal:
Boxing Day Sale @ CameraPro.com.au
10% off on all lenses and cameras
Offer till midnight 30th December
Some Olympus and Fujifilm cameras seem offer more than 10% discount
such as Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II w 12-40mm F2.8
Was AUD $1829
Now AUD %1599
Panasonic LUMIX GH4 Body
Was $1393, now $1193 with Bonus 25mm lens worth $299

‎Ilya Varivchenko‎
OM-D EM5 II, M.Zuiko 75/1.8
Model: Dasha.

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Pity there is yet no snow where I am. But what matters most is to spend some quite and joyful time with family and friends. And I wish you all to have some rest and peaceful time with your beloved too!

Merry Christmas!