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Panasonic LX10 is in Stock at BHphoto

November 17, 2016
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Panasonic LX10 is in Stock for the first time at BHphoto.

Those are the new Panasonic US deals:
Up to $600 off on Panasonic GH4 kits at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$200 off on Panasonic GX8 kits at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on Panasonic GX85 kits at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
Up to $300 off on Panasonic G7 kits at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$30 off on the 14mm f/2.5 at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$50 off on the Leica 15mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$30 off on the 20mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on the 30mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
200 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$50 off on the 42,5mm f/1.7 at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on the 7-14mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$300 off on the 12-35mm X lens at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$150 off on the 14-140mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$50 off on the 100-300mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$400 off on the 35-100mm X at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on the compact 35-100mm at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$150 off on the LX100 at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.

New YI M1 tests by 3D-Kraft and TheNextWeb

November 17, 2016
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the YI M1 and the Sony A6300 (Image courtesy: 3D-Kraft)

YI M1 Mirrorless vs. Sony A6300 Comparison Review (3D-Kraft):

This camera currently leaves me in a letdown. The hardware looks nice, feels well and has a lot of potential, especially the heart of the camera, the Sony IMX269 Four Thirds sensor. But the firmware as well as the separate smartphone app leaves a lot of room for improvements especially in the video section! I think many of the current downsides could be adressed and solved by firmware updates

The Yi M1 is a gorgeous mirrorless camera at a rock-bottom price (TheNextWeb):

As someone with pretty ordinary camera needs, the Yi M1 is a pretty satisfactory piece of kit. It’s well built. It takes decent daytime shots. It has a bunch of extra features that you’ll love, like built-in Wi-Fi and MicroHDMI. In short, it ticks most boxes you’d want ticked in a camera.

The YI M1 can be bought at Amazon (Click here).

The new G80 firmware doesn’t seem to fix the IS issue on all lenses

November 17, 2016
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The new G80 1.1 firmware update only patially fixed the IS issue. CameraJabber reports:

The firmware update was to correct the visible recoil or bounce-back effect that happens in video mode when panning the camera. I’ve now shot more video with the camera and there is an improvement with the updated 12-60mm kit lens and at common video panning speeds many would struggle to spot it. However, as you can see from the video above, the problem persists with the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 lens. The narrow angle of view of this lens makes any movement much more obvious.

a bit of everything…

November 17, 2016
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What is ISO in Photography and Cinematography

Beautiful, Skilled, Discrete: The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II (Photodanielm).
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm f/1.2 PRO Sample Images (Photographyblog).
GDT-Sieger des Jahres 2016, Andreas Geh, steigt von Canon auf Olympus um (Nature Photoarts).
2016 Roundup: $1200-2000 ILCs part 1 – Crop-Sensor (Dpreview).

Marc: “i am a reader of 43rumors and shot since years with the panasonic gh-series and olympus lenses on active volcanoes. i am wondering if you are interested in some pics and statements to the 43 system? i use it for lowlight, too. could be interesting for your reades and i would share some of my experience. a quick glimpse to the pics you can have on my website http://www.vulkane.net/blogmobil/category/bildergalerien-vulkanfotos-bildreportagen/
videos you can find here:
http://www.vulkane.net/blogmobil/video-grid-gallery/”

Brad: “I have a very in depth article on using the Fujian 35mm f1.7 lens on the M4/3 format, the samples were shot on an Olympus EM5 mk 2, the lens has been modded to improve performance, lots of pics and info not posted elsewhere. Here is the link:
https://braddlesphotoblurb.blogspot.com.au“

The new DJI Inspire 2 with Zenmuse X5s is a flying GH5

November 16, 2016
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The new

DJI announced the new Inspire 2 Quadcopter (specs and preorder here) and Zenmuse X5s (specs and preorder here). And it’s a sort of flying GH5 as it records 5.2K and 4K 60FPS! TheVerge reports:

DJI has designed a new image processing system for the Inspire 2 meant to satisfy professional filmmakers. They call it CineCore 2.0, and it can capture 5.2K video at a whopping 4.2Gbps bitrate. To handle all that data, the Inspire 2 has added an onboard SSD. You can buy this drone with the new Zenmuse X4S or X5S camera. The latter feature a micro 4/3 sensor and supports 10 different lenses, including zooms. And the system supports video compression formats that matter to pros, like CinemaDNG and Apple ProRes. For photographers there is a DNG RAW mode that captures 30-megapixel still images. And it can stream video in broadcast-quality formats for local news crews who want live aerial video from the scene of an unfolding event.

And now check out those detailed graphs:

Full specs:

Gimbal + Camera + Lens
Micro 4/3 Sensor
5.2K at 30 fps / 4K at 60 fps
20.8MP Still Images
12.8 Stops of Dynamic Range
12-Bit Raw
20 fps Continuous Burst

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Thanks B2!

TCSTV Jpeg test: Panasonic beats Olympus

November 16, 2016
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The Great JPEG Shootout! (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, iPhone, Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic)

TheCameraStoreTV tested the JPEG quality of all major manufacturers. And for them Panasonic those a better job than Olympus! Watch the video to find out their reasoning behind that conclusion.

Panasonic releases firmware updates for the G80 and the GH4

November 16, 2016
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Panasonic issued a new firmware update for the GH4 and G80 (or G85 or G81). You can download it here: av.jpn.support.panasonic.com

The G80 update (version 1.1) fixes that bug:

Improved image stabilizer performance during the motion picture recording.

The GH4 update (version 2.6) fixes those bugs:

– When the camera is used with the Battery Grip, an error message pops up if the remaining power of the battery in the Battery Grip is low.

– With a use of [shoplink 63144 ebay]Panasonic H-RS100400(LEICA DG VARIO-ELMAR 100-400mm / F4.0-6.3 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S.[/shoplink]) or some Olympus interchangeable lenses, the monitor blacks out when the user tries consecutive shooting in manual mode in AFC setting.