Dear E-M1 and E-M5II camera owners! This is a very good morning for you :) Just open your Olympus Digital Camera Updater to download and install the just released massive firmware update! Full info and video about the new features can be read at GetOlympus (Click here to read all details) .
Please comment this post with your findings if you tried the new features!

Here are first tests:
In german: Pen-and-tell.blogspot.de
How to do a Firmware Update on your Olympus Camera (Jamie MacDonald on Youtube).

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

Gold Box deal on the E-P5 at Amazon UK.
Panasonic’s Lumix GX8 Is An Even Better Stills & Movie Camera Than its Excellent Tech Specs Suggest (Planet5D).
2015 Best of Year Camera Awards (Reviewed.com).
OM-D E-M5 mkII Video Quality Test // Handheld by Jonas Linngård on Youtube.

Tony: “https://vimeo.com/146090951. All filmed with the Panasonic GH4 (except for the two drone shoots that used a GoPro). All scenes are either 4K internal or 1080 base for the over cranked stuff.  Natural profile with colour, contrast and sharp set – 1.”

Germany:
List of todays Gold Box deal at Amazon.de (full page here).
Bis zu 150 EUR Sofortrabatt auf Olympus Objektive at Amazon.de.
100 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer Kamera E-M5II/E-M1 at Amazon.de.
50 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer E-M10/E-M10II Kamera at Amazon.de.

UK:
Up to £150 Cashback with Selected Panasonic Cameras and Camcorders at Amazon.co.uk.
Claim up to £100 Cashback when Purchasing a Selected Olympus Lens or Camera at Amazon.co.uk.

France:
Offre de remboursement OLYMPUS – Jusqu’à 150€ remboursés sur une sélection de produits at Amazon France.

Panasonic released the new firmware update (download here) which adds Post Focus on the GX8,G7 and FZ300 cameras. In case you missed it here is the video showing you what you can do with it:

There is a new firmware update for Metabones Canon EF to Micro Four Thirds Smart Adapter / Speed Booster V2.0.

Benefits and improvements:  f/8 autofocus support for EF Extender 1.4x and EF Extender 2x (all versions).
Firmware update for EF-M43 (Windows) http://www.metabones.com/article/of/EF-M43_Firmware_Win
Firmware update for EF-M43 (Mac) http://www.metabones.com/article/of/EF-M43_Firmware_Mac

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Thanks Anonymous

You may have noticed that Olympus is advertising their lenses on many photography sites. And if you happen to see that picture look more closely. It shows the 300mm PRO lens with IS switch. The announcement is really close to happen!

P.S.: The 300mm lens is listed at BHphoto which still shows the “older” non-IS picture version.

Panasonic Lumix FZ300 Review / Ghosting Issues / Rant?

Gold Box deal on the Olympus E-P5 at Amazon.de (details here).
German Panasonic 30mm macro review at Digitalkamera.
The Olympus M.Zuiko 7-14mm F/2.8 – Just A Fast Lens Or Something More? (Soundimagesplus).
V-Log L on the GH4: don’t panic (ProVideoCoalition).
Fort drum to host portraits of love project – lumix luminary rick gerrity (Lumixlounge).

JR: “Here is a no-budget scifi-comedy I shot some time ago on the GH3 and SLR Magic lenses. Since work with the GH4 now I’m really happy to see how well images shot with the GH3 still hold up today. https://youtu.be/kZRAgSm1fog”

Germany:
Bis zu 150 EUR Sofortrabatt auf Olympus Objektive at Amazon.de.
100 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer Kamera E-M5II/E-M1 at Amazon.de.
50 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer E-M10/E-M10II Kamera at Amazon.de.

UK:
Up to £150 Cashback with Selected Panasonic Cameras and Camcorders at Amazon.co.uk.
Claim up to £100 Cashback when Purchasing a Selected Olympus Lens or Camera at Amazon.co.uk.

France:
Offre de remboursement OLYMPUS – Jusqu’à 150€ remboursés sur une sélection de produits at Amazon France.

Lensbaby Composer Pro II: Product Overview with Marcin Lewandowski

Gold Box deal on the Wallimex 7,5mm MFT lens at Amazon Germany.
Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 review at Addicted2light.
Panasonic GX8 Field Test: Great design & great sensor make for a fantastic camera (Imaging Resource).
Panasonic Lumix GX7 review at Photo Daniel.
German Panasonic 42,5mm review at Digitalkamera.

Fredrik: “I have compared five different fisheye lenses: http://m43photo.blogspot.com/2015/11/fisheye-lenses-compared.html
My conclusion is that the Samyang 7.5mm lens is the best for Micro Four Thirds use, with a low price tag and a very good performance. The Olympus 9mm body cap lens is also interesting, with a quite good image quality for the price.”

Germany:
List of todays Gold Box deal at Amazon.de (full page here).
Bis zu 150 EUR Sofortrabatt auf Olympus Objektive at Amazon.de.
100 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer Kamera E-M5II/E-M1 at Amazon.de.
50 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer E-M10/E-M10II Kamera at Amazon.de.

UK:
Up to £150 Cashback with Selected Panasonic Cameras and Camcorders at Amazon.co.uk.
Claim up to £100 Cashback when Purchasing a Selected Olympus Lens or Camera at Amazon.co.uk.

France:
Offre de remboursement OLYMPUS – Jusqu’à 150€ remboursés sur une sélection de produits at Amazon France.