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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Product Overview

Lighting Gear for Outdoor Portraits (Explora).
Photo Composition and Contrast: Leading the Eye to Your Subject (Adorama Learning Center)
A New Look For One of the World’s Great Brands – CES 2017 (Panasonic at Converge).

Wolfgang:Olympus EM-1 mark II: Some urgent wishes for a firmware update
After using this wunderful camera for different projects for a month or so, I have some urgent wishes for a quick firmware update:

1. Repair the UHS-II-slot (slot 1) at once!
There are lots of issues with UHS-II-cards in slot 1: Cards of some brands are not recognized, the camera freezes when transferring data to the card, etc. This is not acceptable with a professional camera and ruins the good reputation of this camera and Olympus.

2. Change some parts of the user interface for video:
This camera produces very high quality professional looking footage in C4K-mode (which was a surprise to me, always hearing from Olympus, that this is mainly a camera for stills!). The stabilisation does an excellent job and the C4K-footage looks just great, but…
– there should be the possibility to store video settings as a custum mode under a C-button. So you could prepare for some different video modes to use in the field.
– in M(anual) video mode there should be the possibility of automatic ISO!!! Then you could choose your special shutter speed AND aperture and the right metering could be done in the camera.
– in every video mode there should be the possibility to ALWAYS show the actual used shutter and aperture during video shooting on the display and the EVF as well. It is much annoying, when the display of vital data always blacks out after some seconds!
– the „flat“ picture mode should be customizable (like Panasonic does with their Cine-Modes in the GH4/5) You should be able to switch sharpness, contrast, denoising and saturation to a wanted level.

With these issues gone, the EM-1 mark II would be not only a great stills camera, but also a wonderful tool for videographers.

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(FT3) Olympus could show a new lens roadmap at CP+ with new fast lenses!

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There is some “unconfirmed” rumors that Olympus might show a new lens roadmap at the CP+ show in late February. Expect some new fast lenses!!!


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Dpreview tested the new Panasonic FZ2500/FZ2000:

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Dpreview published their Panasonic FZ2500/FZ2000 review:

It is a well-designed enthusiast bridge camera focused on video, and it offers capture tools that you won’t find on any other camera in its class. 4K video quality is excellent, though there’s a substantial crop factor, essentially knocking out the wide end of the lens. Still image quality is decent, though it’s hampered by a so-so lens and JPEG engine that could use a tune-up. If you’re a videophile then it’s a top choice. If not, there are cheaper options out there.

FZ2500: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.

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GH5 High ISO grading test from Martin Wallgren

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LUMIX GH5 High ISO grading test [4K] from Martin Wallgren on Vimeo.

This is a impressive GH5 test made by Martin Wallgren. This is what he writes:

This is my first uploaded footage that I shot with the GH5 pre-production model I got just recently. I shot the footage handheld at ISOs between 3.200 and 10.000, quick grade with FilmConvert Pro in FCPX.
Since I don’t have V-Log activated just yet on the camera, I was shooting this with a tweaked CineLike V profile, see below for details. I discovered to my surprise while goofing around with my anamorphic lens that the camera seem to deliver even cleaner looking footage at the highest ISO settings by shooting in any of the 4K 8bit 24/25/50/30/60p Anamorphic 4:3 modes. I really don’t know the reason behind this difference, but the footage in anamorphic mode is downscaled to 3328×2496 from full readout resolution, and there may be some sort of sweet spot for the internal processing. I cropped and upscaled the footage to a custom 3840×1620 2.35:1 timeline in FCPX. No de-noising or stabilisation was applied in post.
Download the ProRes Proxy “Original” if you want to have a closer look with less compression artefacts.
I am hoping this will put an end to all the low-light, dynamic range and sensor-size related criticism that a bunch of non-users of the camera have been discussing lately on social media. The GH5 is a major improvement over the GH4, the G80 and any other Micro Four Thirds camera produced to this date, and in all kinds of ways. While this footage is not all clean, it’s a way of showing what you can do in reality with this camera.
This was shot with the new LEICA DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4 that will also be available as a kit lens with the GH5. I encourage you to imagine what you can shoot with this camera at these ISO levels with a really fast prime, such as the Voigtländer Nokton f/0.95 set of manual lenses or Metabones SpeedBooster Ultra adaptor and fast Canon/Nikon glass (all of which will benefit from the 5-axis sensor IBIS).
Picture Profile: CineLike V 0/-5/-5/-5/0, Master Pedestal +10, Luminance Level 0-255.
Music: Kai Engel – Shining Dawn (CC License, see below)
freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Atlantida/Kai_Engel_-_Atlantida_-_02_Shining_Dawn
DISCLAIMER: Please note that this was shot with an early pre-production model of the Lumix GH5, none of this footage may be representative in any way or a measure of performance from the finished full production units of this camera when they hit the market. All images Copyright © Martin Wallgren Photography 2017.

Preorders (use these links to support my work thanks!):
GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Amazon.de, Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.
Battery Grip for DC-GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
GH5 V-LOG activation code at BHphoto.
Leica 12-60mm at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
12-35mm F/2.8 II Asph at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
35-100mm f/2.8 II ASPH at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
45-200mm f/4-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR Microphone Adapter at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
DMW-DCC15A DC Coupler at BHphoto and Adorama.

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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…

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Howard Oates‎
The Sea Tunnel. OMD EM5II 12-40mm f2.8 PRO. Nanjizal cove in Cornwall, UK

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3) The most liked pictures and some pics selected by myself will be posted weekly on 43rumors

This is the weekly selection:

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