Panasonic confirms its goal to launch a GH camera with 8K by 2020

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Image courtesy: ePhotozine.

We just got the new GH5 but we can already tell you one feature the GH6 will definitely have: In a newly posted interview at DC.watch Panasonic once again confirmed they plan to launch a MFT camera with 8K by 2020.

To achieve that First prototypes will be unveiled and tested in 2018 (Source Nikkan). And Panasonic will once again develop image sensors after freezing such operations for the last few years, aiming for applications including 8K ultrahigh-definition technology (Source Nikkei).

In future photographers may record videos instead of single photos. With 8K every single image has a native 33MP resolution!

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Preorders (use these links to support my work thanks!):
GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.
GF9 (Black) at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
GF9 (Silver) at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Battery Grip for DC-GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Leica 12-60mm at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
12-35mm F/2.8 II Asph at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
35-100mm f/2.8 II ASPH at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
45-200mm f/4-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR Microphone Adapter at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
DMW-DCC15A DC Coupler at BHphoto and Adorama.
FZ80 camera at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

 

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New SUBAL E-M1II Underwater Camera Housing

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On Facebook Subal announced this:

For the end of this year and begging of 2017, we are preparing another surprise for our users. This time it is the perfect underwater housing for the Olympus EM1 Mark II.
This housing provides access to all camera functions and buttons and it is also possible to use all the SUBAL viewfinders on it. It is equiped with bayonet type 3.

Approx dimension: 234 x 160 x 108 mm (w/o port and handles)
Approx weight: 1,3 kg (w/o port and handles)

Thanks Espen!

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New GH5 6K and 180fps test videos from Nick Driftwood.

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Panasonic Lumix GH5 6KPhoto mode 3:2 aspect HEVC – Manual Focus with AF touch Test from Nick Driftwood on Vimeo.

Nick Driftwood is continually uploading new GH5 test videos on his Vimeo Channel. Here you can watch the latest two.

P1000005 – Panasonic Lumix GH5 FHD 180FPS in 50p mode from Nick Driftwood on Vimeo.

And Sony shooter Hugh Brownstone is thinking about getting the GH5:

Preorders (use these links to support my work thanks!):
GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.
GF9 (Black) at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
GF9 (Silver) at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Battery Grip for DC-GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Leica 12-60mm at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
12-35mm F/2.8 II Asph at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
35-100mm f/2.8 II ASPH at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
45-200mm f/4-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR Microphone Adapter at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
DMW-DCC15A DC Coupler at BHphoto and Adorama.
FZ80 camera at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

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Still running: Up to $500 off on Panasonic cameras and lenses

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You save up to $500 on Panasonic cameras, camcorders and lenses at BHphoto (Click here to see full list).

GH5 Preorders (use these links to support my work thanks!):
GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.
GH5 V-LOG activation code at BHphoto.
Battery Grip for DC-GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Leica 12-60mm at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
12-35mm F/2.8 II Asph at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
35-100mm f/2.8 II ASPH at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
45-200mm f/4-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II POWER OIS at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR Microphone Adapter at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
DMW-DCC15A DC Coupler at BHphoto and Adorama.
FZ80 camera at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

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E-M1II news and test roundup…

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Ater all that GH5 buzz let’s have a roundup of new E-M1II articles:

There are many user tests and reviews posted on our E-M1II Facebook page (Click here).
High-speed SDHC card speed comparison (Seldomscenephotography).
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II First Look: Initial Comments (Diglloyd).
New E-M1II 2017 Year with Daniel M
E-M1II with UHS-II card test at DC.watch.

Eric: “The new Olympus E-M1II makes back-button focusing more complicated than did the original E-M1.  So I wrote up a how- to over on my blog: https://wp.me/p1feV0-wb”

J-Marc: “Hi! It’s a known issue, being investigated (?) by Lexar, not Olympus, according to;
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58818741
For instance:
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58825187
 
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the update from Olympus Singapore.

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Dear Mr Wong,
This is regarding the situation where your Lexar Professional 2000x SDXC 128GB is not able to read on your camera.

This problem occurs due to a firmware of the card, not in the E-M1 Mark II camera.
Please contact to Micron Technology, Inc
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Please also remind people that there are two brands certified by Olympus as compatoble, so far:
http://cs.olympus-imaging.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/media/sd/en_2016_04.cfm
 SD / SDHC / SDXC Memory Card by SanDisk
SD / SDHC / SDXC Memory Card by Toshiba”

Olympus E-M1II store links:
In USA at BHphoto, Amazon, GetOlympus and Adorama.
In Europe at ParkCameras. WexUK. Digitech.ch.

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