A lot happened this week on the competition front. And some of those new products compete against actual Panasonic/Olympus cameras:

1) Leica announced the new Full Frame fixed lens Q camera (details here at BHphoto). This camera is not made in collaboration with Panasonic as it happened with past fixed lens cameras. And I think the sensor is a Sony too (Panasonic doesn’t make FF sensors yet).

2) Sony A7rII (details here at Amazon). It has 5 axis stabilization just like the Olympus E-M1/M5II cameras. But the tech behind it is completely different. It also has internal 4K recording making it a serious GH4 competitor (although the A7rII costs more than double!).

3) Sony RX10m2 (details here at Amazon). This is a Panasonic FZ1000 competitor. But we know Panasonic has a new FZ3000 camera on schedule. Don’t know if Panasonic will use the new Sony 1inch sensor too.

4) Sony RX100m4 (details here at Amazon). Definitely a LX100 competitor. LX100 is cheaper but the RX100m4 has tons of great features.

Always good to hear how Sony is pushing the boundaries. I hope this helps to speed up their E-M1II, FZ3000, GX8 and TRIP-D release :)

Today Cosina started the worldwide shipment of the 10,5mm Nokton lens. You can get it in Europe at [shoplink 53816 ebay]FotoMundus (Click here)[/shoplink] in Asia at [shoplink 53614 ebay]Taku (Click here)[/shoplink] and in US at BHphoto (no preorder yet).

via DC.watch.

Olympus Japan announced a new firmware for the following three PEN cameras: E-PL6（Ver1.2）/E-PL5（Ver1.4）/E-PM2（Ver1.4).
It adds support for the Toshiba Flash Air Wirless Lan card.

found via DC.watch.

Jordan Drake from TCSTTV just got a GH4 with a yet unreleased new firmware update. The firmware contains the latest version of V-Log L. Let’s just hope it will not take long to release it to the public!

Panasonic Lumix G Macro 30mm F/2.8 ASPH. Mega O.I.S. GH4 from Irfan Khokhar on Vimeo.

Save 40 Euro on the new Lightroom 6 at Amazon Germany (Click here).
Nokton 10,5mm f/0.95 on preorder at [shoplink 53883 ebay]Fotoversand[/shoplink].
First Look Review: Panasonic Lumix G7 4k Sample Video (TheVideoMode).
Olympus 40-150mm & MC-14 Pro Gallery by Cody on Flickr.
The Panasonic CM1 – Assessment – Raw And Jpg. Samples (Soundimagesplus).
GF7 test at Pixinfo.
The world’s first selfie? – “Beatle” George Harrison in front of the Taj Mahal (TheNakedCamera).

Amj: “Not a rumor but something I shot with the Olympus OMD EM 5 II. Testing it’s video all shot at 1920*1080 at 50fps. no grading, exactly as shot, all handheld no post work at all, just a quick edit and reinterpreting the footage back to 25fps https://vimeo.com/129185772“

LUMIX DMC-G7 Sample Video in 4K by Colin Witherill

An Introduction to the Wide World of Lens Adapters for Video Production (BHphoto).
8mm fisheye and 7-14mm sample images (Mirrorlessons).
4k Photo – Was bringt’s? Und was sind eure Ideen? (Systemkamera-forum).
Android 5.0 update for the Panasonic CM1 (Panasonic Japan).
Here is a guide on workarounds for dealing with Sony Vegas Pro’s compatibility issues with GH4 footage (Suggestionofmotion).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 real-world samples (Dpreview).
A Hands On Look at the New Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 (Steve Digicams).

Kai: “Just wanted to share my latest music video shot for a french pop band with the Panasonic GH4 (modified Cinelike V profile) and the Nebula 4000 Lite in Cambodia inside the Angkor Wat temple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY1Np-sBgxI“

Olympus will release the new E-m1 firmware update on June 16. You can already see the details at olympus.co.uk/site/en/c/cameras_support/downloads/e_m1_download.html. And also the E-M5II will get a new version 1.2: olympus.co.uk/site/en/c/cameras_support/downloads/e_m5_mark_ii_downloads.html

P.S.: And also the GH4 will get a major firmware update later this month.

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Thanks Nico and Sebi for sharing this!