Jan just sent me this interesting news:

The world’s first high resolution color images of micrometeorites shot with an Olympus E-M1 Mk2

Would just like to inform you that the worlds first high resolution color images of micrometeorites (200-300µm large!), now spreading across the globe as depicted in

• NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, August issue p13 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/08/explore-space-stardust-earth/
• THE NEW YORK TIMES https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/science/space-dust-on-earth.html
• WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/this-is-what-happened-when-a-man-found-a-tiny-meteorite/2017/07/28/897c74c8-709f-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html?utm_term=.ea4e7bd1dfa4
• THE ECONOMIST https://www.1843magazine.com/features/starman
• EOS (Earth & Space Science News) https://eos.org/articles/urban-micrometeorites-no-longer-a-myth

all are shot with the Olympus E-M1 Mk2 in high-res modus with custom optics in a newly constructed instrument to wholly annihilate any minuscule vibrations during exposure.

E-M1II at [shopcountry 66559].

Kenko announced the new 400mm f/8.0 Reflex lens which is also going to be available for MFT. Ships from Sept 15 for a yet to be determined price.

Panasonic 12-35 f2.8 I & II IS Vs Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 Non-IS

Throwback Thursday: Olympus E-P1 (Dpreview).
SmallRig Atomos monitor cage hands-on review (Newsshooter).
7 seasons of color on Game of Thrones, in one chart (Vox).
Film vs. Digital: Let’s Put It to the Test (PetaPixel).
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Karsten: “we produced a new theatre trailer using Olympus E-M1 Mark II. Despite of the rumor that Olympus cams do a lot but no movies we are very glad about the results. If you don’t want colour grading or massive changings in the look you get very nice results out of cam.

Settings:
– Cinema 4K
– manual mode
– 1/48 and 24 fps
– vivid, contrast -2, sharpness -2

Lenses:
– Panasonic 12-35 mm f2.8
– Olympus 50 mm f2.0

And here comes the link:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdyYokblDtE“

Lanparte Dragon GH5 Camera Cage

Gitzo unveils trio of premium “Traveler” camera bags to celebrate their centennial (Imaging Resource).
Panasonic Lumix TZ90 (ZS70) Review (ePhotozine).
Olympus Japan says TG-5 preorders were higher than expected.
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Eric: “Not sure if you are interested in linking to this video I made. I wanted to get across the message that 43rds is a preferred format for travel photography. With this gear you can take a lot in a small package. I also welcome Olympus and Panasonic shooters on any of my photo safaris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtX8OtFk8Qw“

Attilio: “Seduction! – A short movie filmed Panasonic Lumix G85 – I know it is not the GH5 :-( – hopefully soon!
Who is more seductive…the sexy Italian Alfa Romeo Spider or the beautiful Californian girl?
Have a look https://youtu.be/bfojZCy_Cqo , I would love to hear your thoughts!“