Panasonic Lumix GH4 Unboxing by heykillerfilms

Best Zooms for the GM1 by DxOmark.
Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro Review (Photographyblog).
Leica 15mm test at Kasayapa.
EM1 touch focus options for stills and video at BetterFamilyPhotos.
EM1 tracking drifting BMWs at BetterFamilyPhotos.
Shooting Interior Decoration with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 (Samudranil).

Jaziah: “a shortfilm shot with panasonic gh3 and panasonic 20mm 1:7 lens illuminati AMS x willy cartier 24fps 50 mbps .mov https://vimeo.com/93476958”

David: “I have a link here for you which may be of interest to your readers http://davidferrone.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/tripod-collars-for-panasonic-lu
mix-lenses/
Its all about finding ways to tripod mount micro4/3 lenses which I have been working on for some time, its particularly relevant to people shooting with the GH3 and GH4 with battery grip. I am also working on a Metabones Speadbooster tripod collar that also will work with the GH4 and grip.”

Cody: GH4 & Nocticron combo. Better than a fine steak & glass of wine :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/princecody/sets/72157644446986106/”

Philip: “I ordered the GH4 on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at B&H in the USA and had it in my hands on Friday, May 2, 2014. Here are two initial “camera test” videos that I shot within moments of getting this fun camera: http://youtu.be/xGFX4MltQVI http://vimeo.com/93919825
I will follow up with a more in-depth review at http://www.pluckey.com in the near future.“

Nauticam (Click here) announced the new underwater housing for the E-m10. These are the key features:

	Signature Nauticam Port Locking System: The iconic red locking lever is right at home on the NA-EM10, making lens/port changes quick, easy and secure.
	Vacuum System: The integrated vacuum check and leak detection system adds extra assurance of watertight integrity. Use it without an optional vacuum valve and it serves as a audible/visual water ingress detector. Add the vacuum valve, and get watertight integrity indication via a color-coded LED light.
	Locking Rotary Latch: Locking rotary latches are easy to use and secure.
	Fingertip Control: Fingertip control for all key shooting controls, including shutter release, focus lock, both command dials, and video start/stop. All of the controls are easy to operate, even with gloves on.
	LCD or EVF – Your Choice: The switch means either the LCD or EVF can be used and the shooter can instantly switch between them – underwater!
	EVF Viewfinder Options: For shooters wanting to take the ultimate advantage of the exceptional EVF in the E-M10, the renowned 180º Enhanced Viewfinder or the excellent 45º Enhanced Viewfinder are available. It is easy to change these viewfinders and no tools are required.
	M16 Accessory Bulkhead: For Vacuum Valve or an Electrical Bulkhead (or both using the offset vacuum valve).

Full specs and rpess release at nauticamusa.com/news/2014/5/6/housing-for-olympus-om-d-e-m10

Camera-porn – Tour Olympus’ Private Collection!

Panasonic Battle, GX7 vs GM1 by Tysonrobichaudphotography.
Olympus 25mm lens review at Lenstip.
The GH4 design patent (pdf file)
Panasonic image app – power zoom control on iPad. GX7 and 45-175mm lens (Soundimagesplus).
Olympus E-M10 review by Imaging Resource.
Olympus 25mm review at Photographyblog.
Panasonic GH4 Video Timelapse at Luminous Landscape.
EM1 & 12-40 long exposures at BetterFamilyPhotos.

Michael: “I have been testing the Oly E-M1, Fuji X-T1, and now the Lumix GH4 to decide which I want as my alternative system to my 1Dx birding set-up. After my testing with the other 2, after my first test shoot with the GH4, I have decided that the Gh4 meets my needs the best. Image quality, while not nearly as good as the Fuji, is more than sufficient for my need when I will be shooting this camera. I have lots of experience with the GH3, but was not happy with the IQ. The GH4 (based on this one shoot so far) seems to have a smoother grain pattern, that makes all of the difference for me. And I love the UI and ergonomics of the GH3/4 over the others. Here is ny first shoot gallery with a full range of ISOs. I edited the RAW files to look like GH3 files in the meta-data so that Lightroom would read them. LR adjustments are limited to tone and clarity. Default sharpening on all of them and no NR except for the final shot that has Luminance=20. Here is the gallery…
http://www.mtapesphoto.com/gh4test“

Whenever a new camera gets shipped you will find plenty of unboxing videos on youtube. But the one posted by Peter Gregg really beats them all :)
Watch the video above to see “His performance” and the very interesting AF test in complete darkness. It shows you an “Untold” aspect of the GH4 camera. It’s likely the best System Camera for low light focusing too! Peter also posted a 4K video sample you can see on Youtube.

Meantime Photoreview Australia tested the GH4 and writes:

From the start we felt the GH4 could be the most significant camera Panasonic has released so far, and after using it for almost two weeks we believe it will be a genuine game-changer. Not only is it a superior performer for still image capture, but to offer such a wide range of video options – many of them meeting professional requirements – puts the icing on an already attractive cake and takes the camera into areas we could only dream about previously.

5D Mark III raw versus Panasonic GH4 by EosHD. Video below:

Matching the Panasonic GH4 to full frame 5D Mark III raw – an EOSHD test from Andrew Reid on Vimeo.

Our reader Sherif posted that GH4 grading test:

GH4 Cinematic Grading Tests from Sherif Mokbel on Vimeo.

North American preorders, shipping date and price:
GH4 camera at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Ritz Camera and Panasonic. Price: $1,698. In Canada at Vistek.
GH4 camera with interface unit at Adorama and BHphoto. Price: $3,298
Interface unit only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. Price: $1,998

Europen preorders, shipping date and price:
Germany: Wexcameras, Marcotec-shop.de.
UK at Wexphotographic, CameraWorld, UKdigital, CVP, TipTop.
Holland at Fotohanskeuzekamp.
Belgium at Fotokonijnenberg.
Norway at Fotovideo.
Sweden at Cyberphoto, Skandinavianphoto.
Finland at Telefoto, Topshot, Verkkoauppa.
France at Photocineshop.
Spain: Fotoboom.

Asian preorders, shipping date and price:
Digitalrev

Image courtesy: Imaging Resource.

I swear, I never heard of that “onion effect” before. But It’s good to hear that the expensive [shoplink 46017]Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 lens[/shoplink] is the first Aspherical lens NOT showing that issue! Imaging Resource reports about a meeting they had with Panasonic engineers. Currently all Asperhical lenses on market show these strange concentric circles or spirals to appear in out-of-focus highlights (See image on top, very right image). Panasonic says their Nocticron is the first lens getting rid of them. The image on top shows how the effetc were on the Nocticron when they started to develop the lens. After 1 and half year the effect was gone (circle on the very left).

Panasonic is the only worldwide company that can produce these kind of aspherical lenses yet and Imaging Resource writes:

What’s more likely in the short term, though, is that other camera and lens companies may just purchase aspherical elements from Panasonic for critical applications. Panasonic already produces a huge volume of aspheric lenses for other manufacturers, and the people I interviewed for this article indicated that they would indeed sell aspherics made with this process to others … for a price.

Read the full story at Imaging Resource.

You can buy the lens at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). In UK at Wexphotographic (Click here). In Germany at Redcoon (Click here), Technikdirekt (Click here).

Edmondo Senatore
OLYMPUS OMD EM5

Time for our weekly 43rumors reader picture show. As usual you can see all our images on the 43rumors FB wall. These are just some of the pics that got most of the readers likes (or my own personal like):