Olympus OMD EM-5 + Canon 5D MkII + After Effects + a Stunning Piece of Architecture = Impressive. from Wade Johnston on Vimeo.

My friend Elenea posted her first pictures taken with the E-PL1 I sent her a month ago. Check out her stories at greediaries.me (and tell her what she needs to do better).

A new OMD case at DC.watch.

Panasonic G5 in Island (Focus Numerique).

LX7 versus RX100 at DSLRmagazine (Translation here).

Tokina 300mm lens test at DC.watch (Translation here).

The 2012 Olympus Visionary Roster (SmallCameraBigPicture).

Using other Raw Converters as Lightroom Pre-Processor (Outbackphoto).

Festival d’été 2012 / Serge Lopez, Kiko Ruiz et Bernardo Sandoval. The video on top is taken with the E-M5. I love the colors and the music! Thanks Stefano!

Here is a short roundup of latest [shoplink 29074]Olympus E-M5[/shoplink] reviews. At that time most of you will have the E-M5 in your own hands. I hope you are enjoying the cam!

Head to Head Review: Olympus OM-D E-M5 v Nikon D7000 at Photographyblog: “In summary, there’s no clear winner – and that alone says volumes about how far compact system cameras have come in the last few years. That the Olympus OM-D E-M5 can hold its own against one of the most highly regarded prosumer/semi-professional DSLR cameras of recent years is a huge surprise”

M43eu (Translation here) tested the Panasonic 3D lens on the E-M5.

Readers mail: “My name is Tavinho Costa, I just bought a EM-5 and for the last month i’ve been using it on the streets of são paulo and the cities that i visit. I’m a fashion photographer and i’m starting to shoot with the OMD on magazines, i will send the results to you guys later!
hope you like my blog – http://tavinhocosta.tumblr.com the last month is 100% OMD!“

Lenses Compared On the E-M5 at ePhotozine:
Canon 200mm f/4 with FD mount designed for use on the Canon A series of cameras ([shoplink 32927 ebay]find the lens here on eBay[/shoplink]).
Nikon’s Nikkor 200mm f/4 from the 70s/90s when the FE2 and FM2 ruled the prosumer market ([shoplink 32928 ebay]find the lens here on eBay[/shoplink]).
Pentax K SMC 200mm f/4 from the days of the highly popular student camera the K1000 ([shoplink 32929 ebay]find the lens here on eBay[/shoplink]).
Pentax Takumer 200mm f/5.6 – a preset lens from the 60s with an M42 screw mount that was designed for use on the Spotmatic ([shoplink 32930 ebay]find the lens here on eBay[/shoplink]).

The E-M5 keeps being a hotselelr at A.US (ranking here). Olympus E-M5 search links at [shopcountry 29074].

It’s weekend time and I am on the way on a long one day trip. Before to go I link you to a list of new lens test….enjoy!

Olympus 75mm:
First impression report at Admiringlight: “It’s not perfect, but it’s darn, darn good. The lens is well built and feels great in the hand, and autofocus is very fast. I was even able to use C-AF to pretty good effect with this lens. Bokeh is nice and the images are quite sharp.”
Another brief review with images at Pattayadays.
Ryan: “I was lent the 75mm lens so I used it in low light applications (at a wedding specifically) to see how it did in low light. If you’d like to use it you certainly may (Video on Vimeo).”
Preorders and price check at [shopcountry 31284].

Panasonic 12-35mm X:
Frugalfilmmakers reviewed the Lumix X 12-35 F2.8 I.O.S.
Preorders and price check at [shopcountry 31225].

Nokton 17.5mm:
Complete Nokton 17.5mm lens test at Lepidi.

Tokina 300mm:
Tokina 300mm f/6.3 Mirror Lens for Micro Four Thirds at Luminous Landscape.
Review at Camerastuffreview (Translation here).

Pentax 110:
Use Pentax-110 24mm Lenses On Micro 4/3 Cameras (Diyphotography).

Samyang fisheye:
Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 UMC Fisheye Lens Review at ePhotozine.
By the way, Samyang will also (very likely) announce new m43 lenses with at photokina. The current fisheye links:
In USA it’s named Rokinon 7.5mm and you find it on [shoplink 29105 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink], Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
In Europe it’s named Samyang 7.5mm and you find it on [shoplink 29106 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink], Amazon (Click here),
In UK it’s named Walimex and you find it on [shoplink 29109 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon UK (Click here).

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The second part of the Zacuto shootout (the one with Coppola voting for the GH2) created quite a buzz and there is a must read article written by Art Adams on ProVideoCoalition. Zacuto now made a more equilibrate shootout you can watch here: http://www.zacuto.com/shootout-revenge-2012/revenge-of-the-great-camera-shootout-part-three

Meanwhile the GH2 is getting cheaper and cheaper right before the GH3 announcement: [shopcountry 16254].

P.S.: a reader sent me this: “Check out this short film shot w/ the GH2. The color grading and overlook is insane! Could pass for a higher end camera, for sure: vimeo”

During the last years Panasonic and Olympus achieved impressive results on the AF performance. As you know they rely on the contrast AF only. Canon, Nikon (and soon Sony too) are using a hybrid contrast and phase detection AF on their mirrorelss cameras like on the new Canon EOS-M. The video on top has been made by Dpreview to shows the comparison between the G5 AF and the 650D AF.

I think the real advantage of phase detetion is the continous AF on moving objects. On still objects the Panasonic easily beats the Canon!

BY the way, the new Panasonic G5 arrived in Europe and is in Stock at Jessops and on [shoplink 32831 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink].

Image courtesy: Photozone.

I have plenty of new Micro Four Thirds lens review to show you today :)

Panasonic 14-42mm X:
Sebastian Milczanowski from Photozone (Click here) tested the 14-42mm X pancake zoom: “surprisingly compact albeit not superb kit zoom lens as some might have hoped from its “X” designation. Size- and weight-wise it is hard to beat so if you are looking for an ultra-compact standard zoom solution – well … this is it. The price is also alright considering the whole package.”
At the moment of posting this four X pancakes are for sale at $259 at Amazon (Click here). For that price this lens is a must go. I like the lens because of the compactness. If I really need top image quality than I will go for the lens below:

Panasonic 12-35mm X:
That this lens is good we already know. But if you still need to hear more nice words here is the 12-35mm X lens part five review at Soundimagesplus, the full review at Frugalfilmmakers and at Steve Huff.
In Stock and price check by clicking those links: [shopcountry 31225].

Olmypus 75mm:
The 75mm lens is still available in Asia only although some stores (like BHphoto) already shipped the first preorders. Here are the links to two “Asian” tests at Nikkei and at DCfever.
In Stock and price check by clicking those links: [shopcountry 31284].

Tokina 300mm and Panasonic 45-150mm:
Not a mainstream lens but it’s nice to have Tokina as partner of the m43 group with the new 300mm lens. It has now been tested at Camerastuffreview. One more small news: Panasonic Lumix Vario 45-150mm Sample Photos at ePhotozine.

That’s it!