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”

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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“