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Another new and nice PEN-F grip on Flickr.
Olympus OMD EM1 MK2 or Panasonic G9 ? Which one and why ? (Reddit).
The digital photography equipment “plateau” (PhotoDanielM).
Turn It Up Over 1:1 with Ultra Macro Lenses (Explora).
Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.
Thos one runs today only: Save $50 on the Panasonic ZS50 sold by BHphoto.
P.S.: Olympus restocked their refurbished gear offer at GetOlympus (Click here to see the full list).
Leica 8-18mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Panasonic and Amazon. In Europe at Amazon.de.
Opticallimits (former Photozone) tested the Panasonic-Leica 8-18mm lens:
As you might expect, the Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH is a very decent performer in its category. The image center is very sharp and the borders and corners are pretty good as well – technically at least. Field curvature is a bit of an issue at 12mm albeit that’s not unheard of in this class (albeit usually at the wide end). Image distortions as well as vignetting are low when taking advantage of image auto-correction (obviously). The quality of the native design isn’t quite as hot in these respects though. Lateral CAs are very low and contribute to the high-quality perception. If pushed you will be able to spot some ghostings are a bit of glare with strong light sources in the scene. However, it isn’t worse than the competition in this respect.
A highlight of the lens (as well as its Leica cousins) is the build quality. We really wished this would be standard across all lenses. The Leica lens feels both sturdy and extremely well assembled with smooth controls and weather sealing on top of all that. Some may regret that Panasonic skipped an image stabilizer but honestly we agree with this approach because it’s already difficult enough to produce ultra-wide lenses without much sample variations.
Overall the Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH follows a balanced approach in this category. It skips a constant aperture in favour of having front filters combined with a compact size. We wouldn’t state that it excels compared to its Olympus and Panasonic mates but it is in the very same league and as such an appealing option.
Leica 8-18mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Panasonic and Amazon. In Europe at Amazon.de.
The Nikon 1 line never managed to compete against the Micro Four Thirds system. And today Nikon Japan marked the system as discontinued. But we all know by now that both Nikon and Canon do plan to launch a new Full Frame mirrorless system which surely will fight against the MFT system too. It will also mark the slow end of the DSLR cameras.
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GH5 Autofocus Fix on Version 2.3 (Lumix 12-35 and Sigma 18-35 test)
Travel video shot entirely with Pana GX800 + 12-32mm kit lens (Youtube).
New Lastolite SkyLite Rapid Kits (Explora).
Sony A7III vs Panasonic G9 – Full Frame or M43? (TheHybridShooter).
DxOMark Received Money Offers For Camera Reviews ‘Many Times’ (Androidheadlines).
Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.
Olympus restocked their refurbished gear offer at GetOlympus (Click here to see the full list).And now you get the E-PL7 with kit lens for just $224!
The eBay super deal is back: Today only you save 10% (with max $100 discount) on all eBay products (Click here!) including MFT gear when using the coupon code “PRIMOTECH” at checkout!
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