Schneider stated at Photoscala that the MFT sales on the worldwide market are dropping. And therefore it makes little sense for them to make lenses. But I think you don’t have to read too much into it because at the same time they also said they are considering to not make the FF lenses for Nikon and Canon they presented back at Photokina. I guess they simply saw little chance for them in the overall photo camera lens market. This is not a special MFT market problem.
42.5mm f/1.7 review with 45mm and Nocticron comparisons (Mirrorlessons).
HOYA Cokin IR Infrared Filters Review on the GX7 (ePhotozine).
Light variations and their massive effect on our feelings (TheNakedCamera).
World’s smallest 4K system mirrorless camera from Samsung (SamsungCameraRumors).
Will the Transition to 4k Be Slower than the Hype Suggests? (Adorama).
It’s official! Photoscala reports that Schneider withdraw the plan they had to release the three MFT lenses in 2015. So we will NEVER get those lenses! Actually the decision has not to do with a change regarding their specific Micro Four Thirds strategy. The company completely changed their focus. They will now move away from the classic Photo Lens market! They will stay in the market for Large Format lenses for Linhof, Alpa and Cambo and develop lenses for the Industrial and Cine market.
That’s bad news althaugh….Schneiders proposed MFT focal length lenses are already available within the Panasonic/Olympus lens repertoire.
Panasonic LUMIX G 42.5mm f/1.7 Review at Photobyrichard.
Reach Without the Weight – Olympus 40-150mm PRO (TheDigitalStory).
Panasonic G/ review at DC.watch.
No more photos of public buildings in Europe? (TheNakedCamera).
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II with 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO Lens–Crazy Sharp with Vibrant Colors (Ronmartblog).
Blkphoto: “I bought a Rode NTG 4+ the other day and wanted to test it out and see how it performs so I put it on a boom and hooked it up to my Tascam DR-70D and filmed with my Panasonic GH4. I recorded the audio separately and also sent the audio straight to the camera. I switch back and forth between the different audio sources and labeled them so you know what you are listening to. I leveled everything out to about -12db and peaking at about -6db. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDPDyJf32Jk
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Panasonic LUMIX CM1 Connected Camera Product Overview
Doomster: “World first Olympus 7-14 F2.8 Filter holder made by China Company “Gron”. About the product: Taobab. Development news at Xitek. Should be a good news for all 7-14 F2.8 user. Now we can use 150mm ND/GND filter on Olympus 7-14 f2.8 pro”
Anonymous: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii6v10guy38. Halong Bay: Beauty. Mystic. Paradise. Experience Breathtaking Beauty. Like No Other. Where Dragons Descent Into The Sea. Creating A Rock Wonder That Reaches Out To The Sky. Experience Paradise. Halong Bay, Vietnam. Shot using GH4, BMPCC, GoPro, DJI Ronin and Phantom 2.”
Anonymous: “Here is a video about an expedition i participated one year ago. It was a very small expedition to an uncharted area in Fireland and i filmed it with the GH3 and Panasonic and Walimex lenses. There had been very tough circumstances and i had to reduce everything to the absolut minimum. The GH3 and especially the Panasonic 12-35/2.8 performed very good under snow, rain and storm and due to this very bad weather conditions i´m really happy with the result of the movie. It´s maybe not this super nice color corrected piece of art, but for me in this case the story about our adventure was in the foreground and therefor with this setup i had a perfect companion. https://vimeo.com/129314206. I also made a lot of pictures with the Olympus OMD EM5 and Panasonic lenses and some pictures of the landscapes of Fireland are in this album. Enjoy! https://www.flickr.com/photos/leopoldfuchs/sets/72157651775474712“
Lensbaby Velvet 56: Product Overview with Marcin Lewandowski
Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 Lens Review (Reviewed.com).
Rokinon 7.5mm Fisheye review at Lessgearmorephotos.
70.000 shots, 365 gigapixel: The world’s largest panorama photo (TheNakedCamera).
30mm macro lens test at Asahi.
Olympus 8mm test at Itmedia.
G7 hands-on at Dc.watch.
Nigel: “I’m writing a blog about Olympus m4/3 PRO gear – the three lenses, E-M1 and E-M5. I’m about to do a 5-week trip across the USA (I’m from Australia) so hopefully it will end up full of interesting and entertaining observations and images. olympuspro.wordpress.com“
