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Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5X Super Macro Lens Demo

New bag for the E-PL8 (DC.watch).
Unser Ziel ist eine perfekte Kamera – ProfiFoto im Gespräch mit Haruo Ogawa (Grabherr).
Best and Worst Cameras of 2016 with Dan from Learning Cameras – Part 1 (Max Yuryev)
Pointed Photography Predictions For 2017 – and more (PetaPixel).
Photography Tips for the Handmade Hustle (Explora).

Jim: “You might want to share this short article I wrote comparing the optical performance gains of different model Metabones Speed Boosters on Olympus bodies. https://jimchungblog.wordpress.com/2016/12/29/first-blog-post“

Marc: “I have just posted a review of the ideal Micro 4/3 bag by Peak design which contains all my Olympus Kit that I thought your readers might like http://wp.me/p4Sl9v-9F“

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DxO tests the new Olympus E-M1II: It has the best MFT sensor yet!

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DxOmark published the full Olympus E-M1II sensor test report. And there is only good news to report: The E-M1II has by far the best MFT sensor yet and comes really close to the performance of the top class Sony A6500 APS-C sensor. This is a remarkable achievement. They days are past when MFT sensor were scoring much lower results than Sony ‘s APS-C sensors. And of course it’s on par with the Canon APS-C sensor performance:

E-M1II at BHphoto, Amazon, GetOlympus and Adorama. In EU at ParkCameras. WexUK. Digitech.ch.

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Meike 6.5mm f/2.0 Fisheye Lens Review by ePhotozine

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ePhotozine posted the full Meike 6.5mm MFT lens review:

The circular fisheye lens is a fairly specialised tool, the frame filling designs being much more prevalent and arguably more generally useful. However, who could argue with that f/2 aperture, with the quality of the results, with the excellent price, with the solid construction? The only difficulty is that judging manual focus is well nigh impossible, but the huge depth of field can cover most situations very well.
If we want to delve into the fisheye world at a reasonable cost and no compromise on quality, then this could well be a very strong contender.

The Meike 6.5mm is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de.

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Updating Your Olympus Camera’s Copyright Info

Gh5 at CES by Daniel J.Cox.
E-M1II test at Photoreview.
Olympus M. Zukio Digital ED 7-14mm (Photofocus).
The RED Helium is the new DxOmark sensor king (MirrorlessRumors)
A Buying Guide for Solar and Solar Eclipse Viewing (Explora).

Kasey: “This is a really funny video comparing the Panasonic G85 and GH4 vs the full frame Sony a7 line up, as well as the Canon 80d and G7X.  I think your viewers would like it ;)  Shows that micro 4/3 cameras can achieve that creamy shallow depth of field comparable with the full frame cameras.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baXN5IuIcAs“

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E-M1II will be back in Stock by late January (and new comparison with E-M1)

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It’s quite a while the E-M1II is out of Stock in US stores. But there is a small update. The camera will ship in late January according to BHphoto. And Amazon reports a 1-2 months delivery.
UPDATE: A small Stock is now in Stock at FocusCamera (Click here).

Mat sent me this:

We just completed our full comparison between the E-M1 and E-M1 II after using both for over a month side-by-side. Hope you enjoy it!
Part 1: http://mirrorlesscomparison.com/olympus-vs-olympus/omd-em1-vs-omd-em1-ii/
Part 2: http://mirrorlesscomparison.com/olympus-vs-olympus/omd-em1-vs-omd-em1-ii/2/

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