EISA announced this year’s photography award winners.

The GH5 won the award as best Photo and Video camera:

The Panasonic DC-GH5 focuses all the brand’s know-how in both photo and video. The body is well balanced, weather resistant and has an excellent electronic viewfinder. With a 20.3 million pixel Four Thirds sensor it delivers good picture quality up to ISO 3200, with excellent autofocus and internal stabilisation. In video it provides an excellent compromise between image quality, features and price and allows recording up to 4K/60p 4:2:2 10-bit onto the memory card without recording time limitation. With high-end features such as a high-speed 6K Photo mode, slow motion, automatic focus transition, Vlog and an XLR module for sound recording, the GH5 offers endless possibilities for creative video production.

The 12-100mm PRO won the award as best zoom lens for mirrorless system cameras:

The M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO is an incredible travel lens as well as a general-purpose zoom lens. It covers an 8.3x zoom range with a constant F4.0 maximum aperture and built-in optical stabilisation. Built to withstand dust, moisture and rough use, the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO is as sharp as many prime lenses from super wide angle to telephoto, and its smooth and silent focusing makes it a favourite for video as well as still photography. Combined with Olympus’ latest pro cameras, it reduces camera shake with up to 6.5 stops, and at just 562g you can take it anywhere.

First impressions: Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0 ultra wide angle lens

2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year
Venus Optics Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5mm F2 for Micro Four Thirds sample gallery (Dpreview).
Seven Pocketable Point-and-Shoots for your Next Adventure (Explora).
Photographing Snowflakes (Laura Hicks)

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Mike: “First ‘real’ project made with the GH5. Still a beginner so feedback is welcome. https://youtu.be/KSNwwjY2Rd8”

A: “I found a superb video done with G80/85 and m43 lenses here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDwoNUVjxM It is filmed in Morocco”

If you bought a qualifying camera or lens in know that today is your LAST DAY to claim the Summer Cashback promotion.

In Germany you have an extra 200 Euro cashback on the E-m1II with 40-150mm bundle sold by Amazon Germany.

Panasonic GH5 Lean & Mean 6K Video Machine

Travel-Friendly Camera and Lens Systems (Explora).
Avoiding BackScatter (Olympusamerica).
Olympus TG-5 review at CameraJabber
Seetec 28″ 4K Carry-on Broadcast Monitor (Personal View)

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Gianluca: “I published a video that tests some of the main GH5 video capabilities (Slow motion, Focus transition, ETC, Dual I.S.2) while displaying Exif data in real time. One thing I noticed watching the Exif data is that every time 180fps slow motion is used the stabilization field shows Dual I.S. instead of Dual I.S.2. Has anyone else noticed? https://vimeo.com/pixemotions/gh5test“

Macphun announced that Aurora HDR 2018 will be available for both the Mac and PC, which marks a first for them. Aurora HDR 2018 will be available for pre-order on September 12^nd, and released on September 28^th. You can sign up here to be notified when the pre-order and launch begin.

Full info at aurorahdr.com/2018

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About Aurora HDR:

Aurora HDR is not just a tool for merging bracketed images, it also provides numerous tools and countless options to create perfect HDR photos for every taste – from one-click presets and advanced tone-mapping, to layers, noise reduction and powerful luminosity masking controls.

Aurora HDR’s Key Features:

• Total HDR editing experience with the most complete set of tools available.
• Fast, powerful RAW processing engine.
• Tone-mapping algorithm to achieve both realistic and dramatic HDR images.
• Over 70 presets that give photos an amazing HDR look in just one click.
• Luminosity masking that automatically makes advanced selections within HDR images based on the Zone System.
• Unique layer system that supports blend modes, custom textures and using original exposures as source images.
• Image Radiance, brushes, masks, lighting, vignettes and much more help users achieve their artistic vision
• Highly versatile batch processing
• Works as a standalone app, or a plug-in to Photoshop and Lightroom

A sneak peek into what’s new in Aurora HDR 2018:

• Lens Correction Tool – The new Lens correction filter easily fixes all kinds of lens distortion, from barrel to pincushion, to chromatic aberration and vignetting.
• New User Interface – Redesigned from scratch, the modern and responsive user interface brings a powerful, yet joyful experience to HDR photo editing.
• Cross-platform version – Aurora HDR 2018 will be available both for Mac and PC users. Files are interchangeable and mixed-computer households can share the same product key.
• Speed Improvements – Up to 4x improvement in RAW image processing, and up to 200% faster merging and masking performance means that Aurora HDR 2018 is dramatically faster than the last version.

Availability:

Aurora HDR 2018 will be availabe for pre-order on September 12, and released on September 28.

Pricing:

Mixed-computer households can share the same product key for Mac and PC that can be activated on 5 devices.

Pre-order:

• Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade at a special pre-order price of $49
• New users can purchase Aurora HDR 2018 at a special pre-order price of $89
• A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase.

Retail price:

• $59 for current Aurora HDR users
• $99 for new users