Review – Cheap, Wide and Fast Lens – BMPCC/GH4/D16

Olympus 8mm PRO lens review at Mirrorlessons.
How photographers should shoot video (Lumixlounge.com).
Az Olympus M.Zuiko 8 mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO és az M.Zuiko 7-14 mm F2.8 PRO bemutatója (Mlzphoto.hu).
Italian comparative test from the Olympus Stylus SH-2 and other three super zoom cameras (Tomshw).
Clearance deals at CameraPro.

David: “I just uploaded a revised and expanded version of my (brief) MFT lens reviews (with photo samples). It’s at: http://www.david-ruether-photography.com/MFT-Lenses.htm”

Erik: “I’m a filmmaker from Seattle whose work you’ve featured on your blog a couple times. I’ve just finished post production on an experimental multiple exposure video/photo project using the Panasonic GH4’s 4K photo mode. I’m very pleased with the results and I loved the easy streamlined nature of using the 4K photo mode to create high quality video and stills simultaneously. The video is available here: https://youtu.be/dVVFOTB7IbM, and the photos are available at www.erikhecht.com/hybrid.”

Mattias: “Three m4/3 cameras guessed to be A7s, NX1, or 5dmkii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpgS7CrpOL0“

The Japanese website Nikkan got word from Panasonic that their goal is to launch 8K capable cameras by 2020. First prototypes will be unveiled and tested in 2018. Sounds like not the GH5 but the GH6 will be the first 8K camera. Photographers can benefit from 8K recording too because every single frame has a huge 33 Megapixel resolution! You basically just shoot video and then extract the perfect picture from the movie. This could change the entire mindset of how we were used to take photos!

Olympus 5 Axis IS

Digiscoping with the Panasonic GH4 & Swarovski Optik scope – An Interview with Tara Tanaka (Mirrorlessons).
New underwater picture galler by Olympus.
Wonderful images of 5 years of Sun recording by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. (TheNakedCamera).
Must Have: E-M1 Firmware 3.1 und das neue Kamerabuch dazu (Pen And Tell).
8mm PRO lens test at Fotopolis.

Chris: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Omf1jUQbzI. This is a music cover I filmed using the Panasonic LX100, Panasonic GM5 and the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II. Graded with FilmConvert. Handheld close-up shots in the video are filmed using the OM-D E-M5 Mark II with Voigtlander 42.5mm f0.95, and rest of the shots are most filmed using the LX100. Only a single shot was filmed using the GM5 with Pentax 25mm f/1.4, at 1:11 to 1:27.“

Olympus US just announced that it will ship the AIR MFT camera in USA too. First preorders are available at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), GetOlympus (Click here) and BHphoto for $299 (Click here).

Here is the full press text:

Olympus has announced the US release of the Air A01, a smartphone-controlled camera with a 16.05MP Micro Four Thirds sensor. The Air A01 is shaped like a lens and connects directly to your smartphone so that your phone’s screen effectively becomes the camera’s live view display. While the Air A01 looks like a lens, it is really a camera that is designed to combine the quality of a larger image sensor and versatility of an interchangeable-lens system with the ease and convenience of a smartphone.

Once attached to your smartphone, the Air A01 connects to it wirelessly via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and uses the OA Central App to control the camera’s settings. The app provides a means of image composition and review, direct-to-cloud uploads, and six shooting functions to help edit your photos and full HD 1080p videos. The app also facilitates working with the camera in a remote manner to better suit working from high or low angles, uncoupled to your smartphone.

The 16.05MP Digital Live MOS Sensor pairs with Olympus’s TruePic VII image processing engine for enhanced image quality, especially in low-light situations, with a sensitivity range of up to ISO 12800. This processor and sensor combination also affords a top shooting rate of 10 fps for up to 23 frames, full HD 1080p/30 video recording, a top shutter speed of 1/16000-second, and the ability to record both raw and JPG files.

The Air A01 uses a FAST 81-area contrast-detection AF system, which quickly locks on focus and can be configured with Face Detection AF or Eye Detection AF settings for more critical control. Images and movies can be stored internally on a microSD memory card, directly on your smart phone, or uploaded to cloud-based storage sites using the built-in Wi-Fi and your smartphone.

Utilizing a Micro Four Thirds mount, the camera accepts a wide variety of lenses, including the use of third-party lenses via optional lens mount adapters. It is available in a body-only option in black or white, or in a kit with ablack 14-42mm EZ Lens or a white 14-42mm EZ Lens.

Light Color 4K by Giulio Sciorio.

Hands On: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 (Popphoto).
Even older “selfies”: Self-portraits from early 20th and 19th century (TheNakedCamera)
Panasonic 4K Photo reaches to grab stills-from-video dream (Dpreview).
IBELUX 0.85 on MFT camera at DC.watch.
Panasonic G 42.5 mm f/1.7 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. – sample images (Lenstip).

Rhys Moses‎: “Here’s a post about one of the coolest/most dangerous festivals in Japan. I took a bunch of pics and video of the event, using the GX7 + the 12-35mm F2.8 lens. http://sixdayschiba.blogspot.jp/2015/06/to-tennousai-festival-machiyaminami.html“