Lenstip reviews the 12-100mm PRO lens and says it “deserves a round of applause”

• February 15, 2017
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Lenstip tested the Olympus 12-100mm PRO lens and conlcudes:

To be honest the Olympus 12-100 mm surprised me very positively. I didn’t expect such good results. I was almost sure that at least for one focal length the image quality would be weak on the edges of the frame and the lens would fail in the category of flares as well. No such things happened and for that the constructors deserve a round of applause. You get a lens with a very wide range of focal lengths, a decent constant aperture fastness, one able to provide good quality images at every combination of aperture and focal length; additionally its autofocus is efficient and its optical stabilization performs very well indeed. Really, it would be difficult to demand anything more. Good job!

Olympus 12-100mm PRO at [shopcountry 64782].

New GH5 image samples by CameraLabs and Imaging Resource

• February 15, 2017
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Imaging Resource and CameraLabs posted new full size image samples shot on the new GH5. As you can see from the IR comparison there is really nearly no difference in image quality with the E-M1II.

GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Amazon.de, Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.

New Panasonic-Leica 12-60mm lens is now in Stock at Amazon.de (new review by ePhotozine)

• February 15, 2017
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The new Panasonic-Leica 12-60mm lens is in Stock for the first time in Europe via Amazon.de. It will ship next month at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr.

ePhotozine posted the full lens review and concludes:

A standard zoom is a very useful lens and one that offers a high level of performance even more so. The Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4 Asph is a remarkably fine lens and despite the higher price that it demands gives excellent VFM. Definitely this is a very strong contender if looking for a versatile all purpose Micro Four Thirds zoom.

a bit of everything…

• February 15, 2017
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Gear of the week 03 – Olympus E-M1 Mark II & Zhiyun Crane Gimbal Unboxing & First Impressions

10 Things to Consider When Shooting Water and Seascapes (Explora).
Top Instagram Photographers Worth Following in 2017 (Adorama Learning Center)
25mm f/1.2 PRO lens test at Pixelmania.
Neue Dinge: E-PL8-Buch und Akku-Dummy für E-M1II (Pen And Tell).
Sunset Photography Tips (Peter Baumgarten)
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Triple Amazon Gold Box deal on Olympus 40-150mm, cap and lens hood

• February 14, 2017
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Amazon has a triple Olympus Gold Box deal today (Click here).

Panasonic-Olympus deals and in Stock status updates:
Full special deal pages at BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full special Panasonic deals page at BHphoto.
$400 off and free 12-50mm EZ lens with the E-M5II at BHphoto.
$150 off on the 40-150mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
The Panasonic GH4 sells for $1,197 with free $200 gift card at Adorama (Click here).
The new Panasonic GX850 is in Stock for the very first time in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic store.
The E-M1II is finally in Stock in larger quantity at Amazon US (Click here).
The Panasonic GX8 sells for $890 only at Amazon US (Click here). This is $100 lower than the best price in other stores.
Free $100 gift card with the G85.

(FT5) 8-18mm and 50-200mm Leica lenses planned for a Late Summer/Autumn 2017 release

• February 14, 2017
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These are when the new Panasonic-Leica lenses will ship
8-18mm f/2.8-4.0 in late Summer early Autumn
12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 on Feb 26 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 in late Summer early Autumn

Price tag around $1,500 for the two new yet non releasedzoom lenses!

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a bit of everything…

• February 14, 2017
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Best Camera of 2017? Panasonic GH5 Test and First Look

E-M1II test at DC.watch.
CES 2017: Top 5 Weird Gadgets (Explora).
5 Top Photo Editing Apps for Mobile Devices (Adorama Learning Center)
Thailand with Olympus’ E-M1 II & 25mm prime lens (Dpreview).
New KIPON EF-MFT AF (Ver.2.6) firmware update
E-M1 II vs Fuji X-T2 (Mirrorlesscomparison).
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Enrico: “If you wish, on a slow day you might inform your visitors that my website on digital photography (http://savazzi.net/photography/default.htm) contains plenty of Micro 4/3 information, including the E-M1 Mark II (and the most complete Mark II settings spreadsheet I am aware of, although still not finished) and dozens of other cameras and lenses.“