The Olympus 300mm PRO lens is in Stock at FocusCamera

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The Olympus 30mm PRO lens is in Stock at FocusCamera (Click here) and at Amazon (UPDATE: sold out). Only a very limited quantity is in Stock!

Olympus preorders:
E-PL8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
25mm f/1.2 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
12-100mm f/4.0 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
30mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
FL-900r flash at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.de.

Panasonic preorders:
G85: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
FZ2500: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
Lx10: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.

Xiaomi M1:
M1 Micro Four Thirds camera can be preordered at Amazon US (Click here).

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The PEN-F gets DxOmarked: Is the best performing Olympus camera yet

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DxOmark (Click here) tested the PEN-F performance and writes:

Not only the highest resolution Olympus sensor to date, the PEN-F also ranks as the highest scoring Olympus hybrid on our database. Improvements over previous Olympus 16Mp sensors are modest, but greater color depth at higher sensitivities is a positive step that will be welcomed by many photographers.

Olympus PEN-F store links to [shopcountry 59394].

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Panasonic G85/G80 Hands-On Field Test by TheCameraStoreTV

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TCSTV posted the Panasonic G85/G80 Hands-On Field Test in Germany with FZ2500 Video Impressions. I know most of you are excited about the GH5 but the G80 is the one camera that does most of the GH5 stuff for a much lower price.

Panasonic preorders:
G85: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
FZ2500: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
Lx10: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.

Olympus preorders:
E-PL8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
25mm f/1.2 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
12-100mm f/4.0 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
30mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
FL-900r flash at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.de.

Xiaomi M1:
M1 Micro Four Thirds camera can be preordered at Amazon US (Click here).

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a bit of everything…

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Photography Tips: The Key to Capturing Emotion

How Are Cameras Assembled (Image Sensor World)
The OM-D Experience: On Location in Puerto Rico + Lens Output Gallery (GetOlympus)
7 pictures you don’t want to miss on vacation (Lumix Lounge).
Mal wieder Altglas: das Sigma 135-400 für FT (Pen And Tell).
Understanding Crop Factor (Explora).
Russian test of Olympus PEN-F b/w images vs Fuji X-T2 b/w images (aSokolovkirill).
Panasonic GX85 Field Test Part II (Imaging Resource).
Panasonic G80 Sports 4K Video and New IS system (Digitalrev)

Piero: “panasonic GH3 + DJI Phantom 3 professional https://vimeo.com/164806926“

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Close look: The new Olympus 12-100mm PRO lens

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The new 12-100mm PRO lens is a perfect travel zoom and also a perfect lens for budget filmmakeras. The full presentation page with MTF graph can be seen at GetOlympus (Click here). Let’s take at two lens reviews:

Neil Buchan Grant tested the lens on a trip in Cuba and writes:

This 12-100 is, I suspect, the sharpest and most contrasty zoom lens Olympus have brought out to date. My impression just from working with the files is that its sharpness and resolving power has to be up there with the best Olympus’s best primes. After 2 weeks of shooting every day with it, I would now consider it indispensable on any travel shoot.

Alex McClure tested the lens for Steve Digicams and says:

The first thing I noticed was how small it is. In fact, it’s only about 1-1/4″ taller than the M.Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8 Pro lens. With most wide range zooms you have a great end and a good end, meaning one side is super sharp and the other end is just sharp. 
That is not the case with the M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 Pro IS lens. It is super sharp from 12mm all the way though to 100mm.

More previews and image samples:
Traveling light: M.Zuiko 12‑100mm F4 Real-world Samples (Dpreview)
Introducing the Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 PRO lens (Youtube video).
Meet the new Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro (Dpreview)
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Sample Photos (ePhotozine).
Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100 mm f/4 IS PRO – Toma de contacto (DSLRmagazine).

Olympus preorders:
E-PL8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de. ParkCameras.
25mm f/1.2 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
12-100mm f/4.0 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
30mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
FL-900r flash at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.de. ParkCameras.

Panasonic preorders:
G85: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
FZ2500: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
Lx10: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.

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a couple of GH5 Photokina backstage rumors…

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Vitaly from Personal View shared some Photokina “backstage rumors”:

“One of Photokina backstage rumors/leaks is that main LSIs in Panasonic GH5 and new Olympus are very very close :-).

Both include dual cards support, but with only one being UHS-II.
Both support 422 10-bit video, but Olympus got LSI with agreement to restrict it to HDMI output.
Both cameras will have impressive burst performance.
LSI supports new sensor based 5-axis stabilization algorithms (it means that it has necessary outputs to all coils and things). Will be strange to not see it in flagman. Stabilization algorithms sharing was one of points in new agreement rounds (long time ago).
GH5 sensor will be custom.
Some quiet talks are also about special film like filters ala Fujifilm.

P.S. One of the talks is that new G80/85 shares almost same LSI with GH5 but restricted.”

Olympus preorders:
E-PL8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
25mm f/1.2 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
12-100mm f/4.0 PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
30mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, GetOlympus. Amazon.de.
FL-900r flash at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.de.

Panasonic preorders:
G85: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
FZ2500: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.
Lx10: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. ParkCameras. WexUK.

Xiaomi M1:
M1 Micro Four Thirds camera can be preordered at Amazon US (Click here).

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New firmware update for the GX80/GX85 camera. Adds Focus Stacking.

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Panasonic issued a new firmware udpate for the GX80/85 camera. You can download it here: av.jpn.support.panasonic.com. Those are the improvements:

  1. Focus Stacking is now available.
    New function which enables the user to enlarge focus area after shooting by combining multiple images shot with Post Focus function.
  2. [Sequence] can now be selected for Focus Bracket recording.
  3. [Flash Mode] can now be set to [Forced Flash Off] for built-in flash.
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