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(FT5) Panasonic GH5 is coming in 2016.

August 21, 2015
Rumors
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gh5

Fake GH5 FF camera by Jimmy Schaefer

Just a short and quite obvious information I got form a highly reliable source. There will be no GH5 camera by end of this year. You will have to wait til 2016. I am working to get the specs of the camera. But expect some great new features and major image quality improvements :)

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a bit of everything…

August 21, 2015
news
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Olympus ‘Pro’ wideangle lens Field Test: Rock n’ Roll and Skateboards (Dpreview).

Olympus M.Zuiko 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO review at Admiringlight.
48 Hours with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II (LessGearsMorePhotos).
Jordan Drake from The Camera Store tells us about his week & Canon BASHING! (Brutoncoxvisuals).
Test Panasonic G7 at Focus Numerique.
E-M5 Mark II + EF 40mm F2.8 STM (DC.watch).

Amadeusz: “It’s just a small thing, but I figured it might be interesting – some time ago I had a chance to test the Voigtlander 10,5mm/0,95 on the JVC GY-LS300. I accidentally took a shot of a test chart at f/0,95 using the entire Super35 sensor area of the JVC. Here it is http://videodslr.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/040G0021.MOV_snapshot_00.05_2015.08.02_00.18.19.jpg
It obviously doesn’t cover the entire S35 sensor wide open. The situation got a bit better after stoping down (no samples to prove it, sorry) but I still would not recommend this combination.
On the other hand, the Voigtlander 42,5/0,95 which I used specificly to test the camera covers the Super35 easily. Here’s a sample at around f/4:
https://youtu.be/JGfoshhySrM?t=36s”

Dario Viola: “https://vimeo.com/118917359 Panasonic GX7“

Panasonic AG-DVX200 now listed with a price of $4,195.00

August 20, 2015
deals
5 Comments

This is not a MFT mount camera but it’s a camcorder with Four Thirds sensor. And it’s now available for preorder at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

Reminder: The Panasonic 14mm pancake lens got a nice $50 off and sells for $247 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).

Lensrentals dismantles the new Samyang XEEN Cine lenses.

August 20, 2015
reviews
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Image courtesy: Lensrentals

Roger Cicala from Lensrentals got their hands on the new Samyang/Rokinon Xeen 85mm T1.5 lens. As you know Cine Lenses are quite expensive so it’s good to get a much cheaper alternative like the new XEEN series.

So what’s the verdict on build quality? Overall, it’s very good, especially given that it’s selling for about half of what other cinema lenses sell for. I do have some very real concerns about how the focus system will hold up over time and with hard use, but the compromises made seem very reasonable overall. Put another way, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy one based on what I saw today, but I’d be make sure my focus puller was gentle and didn’t ‘slam’ focus. Over time hard use, especially hard focusing use, will take a toll on this lens I think.

The new XEEN Cine lenses are now available on preorder at BHphoto and at Adorama too.

Panasonic patent discloses on sensor PDAF tech.

August 20, 2015
news
22 Comments

gh5

Egami spotted a new 3 CMOS Panasonic sensor patent for camcorders. What’s interesting for still photographers is that it also explains their on sensor PDAF technique. Maybe the next GH5 will feature their new on sensor PDAF…

a bit of everything…

August 20, 2015
news
3 Comments

Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 Pro review

Olympus Stylus SH-2 Review (ePhotozine).
panasonic gx8 : première vague de mises à jour pour les optiques (Lemondedelaphoto).
Sind Objektivadapter ein sinnvolles Zubehör oder doch nur ein Notbehelf? (Abenteuerdslrfotografie).
New Ulysses case for the E-M5II (DC.watch).

Florian: “it is not a rumor, but rather the report of an incredible experience of customer friendliness of Panasonic: Since I destroyed my old GH1 just before our holiday, they loaned a GX8 to me. I have been using it for two weeks in the Swiss mountains and have started posting some of my experiences and photographs here (more will follow): http://www.blog.floriansphotos.com/search/label/GX8%20adventure”

Aaron: “Not a rumor, but a color enhancing tip for the GH4. I shot this with Portrait Profile and added and Arri Alexa SL LUT in Premiere CC. I immediately noticed how the colors were brought to life in a more realistic palette. https://vimeo.com/135872969“

New SLR magic 50mm f/0.95 MFT lens on preorder at BH/Adorama.

August 19, 2015
deals, reviews
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The new SLR Magis HyperPrime Cine 50mm T/0.95 lens is now available on preorder at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

Steve Huff posted the first hands-on review of the lens:

What separates this lens from a lens like the Panasonic Nocticron that offers a 42.5 f/1.2 design with auto focus and gorgeous color and IQ is about $400 and with the Nocticron you get a much larger lens as well. And at T 1.2 I’d put the SLR Magic up against the Nocticron any day and while it will not replicate the look of the Nocticron it will offer you its own look and character. You do lose Auto Focus but some prefer this as it slows us down, makes us think about the shot. So all up to YOU, the user.

And there is a $350 discount on the 25mm Hyperprime again at Bhphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

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