Lior (video on top): “A lot of people are missing one of the strongest points in the E M1 II: Video quality.
It is really a huge leap compared to previous models. Here you can watch short video I shot while touring the green view of winter here. All was shot hand held only, in Cinema 4K quality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGjluIfzoo”
BHphoto (Click here) gave us the exact shipping start date for the new GH5. It’s March 28! And Amazon will start shipping out two days later.
New Olympus deals and in Stock status updates: Full special deal pages at BHphoto and GetOlympus. A few special mentions:
$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 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).
This is a Panasonic GH5 autofocus and Dual IS testing with Kaiman Wong and Dan Chung:
“We got hold of a Panasonic GH5 pre-production sample from CVP this week. To test it out the autofocus and image stabilisation we sent Dan Chung to follow Kaiman Wong around while he films the latest review for his own channel. Please remember this is a pre-production camera and the autofocus, IS and image quality may all change by the time the camera comes out. This video is just to give you an idea of what the camera is currently capable of. The lens was the Leica DG 12-60mm f2.8 kit lens that is Dual-IS compatible.
The technical stuff: Camera was set in Cinelike V gamma (the test camera did not have V-Log enabled sadly) Autofocus was set to touch with a medium sized focus area most of the time. We tried to keep the AF area over the subject as much as possible. ISO was set at 200 most of the time apart from the indoor shots which were 1600 (and lit by red lanterns so the colours were off) All the images are roughly graded using Filmconvert’s GH4 Cinelike V profile with FJ8533 ET film emulation. Both in-body and lens Image stabilisation was turned on. No rig was used and the camera is completely handheld at all times.”
Mason Morris My Discover Wisconsin calendar shot. February 2017.
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I am a big fan of those 1 hour reviews from Gordon Laing! So take out your popcorn and watch it :) And the full text review can be read at CameraLabs. The wrap up:
Panasonic’s Lumix G80 / G85 is a feature-packed camera that stacks-up very well against its rivals. As a mid-range mirrorless camera, you’ll enjoy the usual features including a decent viewfinder, articulated touch-screen, loads of manual control and built-in Wifi, but the G80 / G85 goes the extra mile with great quality 4k video, built-in stabilisation that rivals industry leader Olympus, and a weather-sealed body and kit zoom. Panasonic’s unique 4k Photo modes let you extract stills from video, refocus and even adjust the depth-of-field after the event, and while continuous autofocus during fast bursts is bettered by some rivals, it’ll still track action at 3-6fps with big zooms, and the single autofocus remains one the best around. Overall I find it hard to think of a better general-purpose all-rounder at this price point – highly recommended!
Five Luxurious Lens Wraps (Explora).
GH5 first look – Ross Grieve (Youtube).
Check out the lumix GH5 at a dealer near you (LumixLounge).
PEN-F design patent.
12-100mm lens test at DC.watch.
Micke Seid: “https://vimeo.com/199696448 Some really ancient Rauk formations on beautiful Fårö, in the middle of the Baltic Sea just north of Gotland. A truly magic place. Maybe that’s why Ingmar Bergman used to live here. I’m lucky to dwell nearby for parts of the year.
And by the way, naturally the film is shot with decent m43 gear! :)”
