New Olympus patent describes set of Full Frame f/1.4 fast primes: 17mm, 25mm, 28mm, 35mm and 50mm

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I just found a brand newly published Olympus patent describing the a new f/1.4 prime lens line for a yet non existing Olympus Full Frame system! The lenses do have a highly complex lens design suggesting these will deliver a high quality performance. The patented lens versions are:

17mm f/1.4 (7 cm total lens lenght)
25mm f/1.4 (8 cm total lens lenght)
25mm f/1.4 (13 cm total lens lenght)
28mm f/1.4 (13 cm total lens lenght)
35mm f/1.4 (13 cm total lens lenght)
50mm f/1.4 (13 cm total lens lenght)

So the question seems no more to be “if” Olympus will make a FF system but more when they will announce it!

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Source: Freepatentsonline.

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Unsung Cameras Of Yesteryear: The Epson R-D1

Capturing Motocross with the Olympus Air (Mike Boening)
Developing Style and Vision in Street Photography (Explora).
Tips for better Astrophotography (GetOlympus)
8 Essential Tips For Maintaining Your Memory Cards (ePhotozine).
9 Packing & Travel Tips (PEN/OM-D/DSLR) at OlympusAmerica
European Olympus ref. items list at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink].

Miemo Penttinen‎: “https://vimeo.com/172306523 As mostly a stills guy, I shoot video way too rarely. This is the latest exception: playing around with Olympus E-M5mkII on a sunny midsummer day in the beautiful Suomenlinna island in Helsinki, Finland.60p conformed to 24p. Graded & edited in Premiere Pro CC.”

Jan: “here is a travel video about a trip to India, which I filmed with Micro Four Thirds gear. https://youtu.be/FDMy97dtaAY
When I went to India last year I was afraid to take all my expensive gear with me. This is why I got a used GH1 and a used GX1 (insanely cheap these days) together with some cheap used Panasonic lenses (14-42mm II, 45-150mm, 20mm and a c-mount fisheye). I was surprised that this cheap but versatile set delivered decent 1080p footage and some amazing images.“

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Curiosity: How the 256GB Samsung EVO+ microSD works on MFT cameras

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Just recently Samsung introduced an impressive [shoplink 60942 ebay]256GB microSD card[/shoplink]:

“The EVO Plus 256GB raises the bar for capacity and performance of microSD cards thanks to Samsung’s advanced V-NAND technology, offering high read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s, respectively. This level of performance will provide general consumers and professionals with superb user convenience for storing heavy-loaded, high-resolution photography and 4K video recording, as well as graphic intensive multimedia like virtual reality (VR) and gaming.”

Our reader Dixon tested the card on MFT cameras:

Just got a [shoplink 60942 ebay]256GB Samsung EVO+ (U3) microSD off ebay[/shoplink], so it may be an early sample. It works fine in still, but doesn’t work on any video mode in the GX-8 (firmware 2.1)–giving something like “Write Error. Check your memory card.” It work fine in all video modes in the GM-5, EM-5ii, and a Nikon D600.  I am guessing it is a GX-8 firmware issue. Wondering if anyone else tried.

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Why does that card matter for MFT folks? In the near future this kind of cards could be used by smaller cameras to save space. Or maybe you could have a dual miniSD card slot instead of one single SD slot.

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Samyang (Rokinon) announces the new 135mm t/2.2 XEEN MFT Cine lens

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Samyang (Rokinon in USA) announced the new 135mm t/2.2 XEEN Cine lens. It will be available in MFT mount too:

“Expand your video and filmmaking experiences with XEEN cinema lenses. With a T2.2 and outstanding optical performance for 4K+, focus on the Mise-en-scène of the images you want to create.
XEEN lenses feature declicked gear rings in identical locations, so that changing lenses is no longer a hassle. Mounts are interchangeable, meaning each lens can be used on a variety of cameras. The XEEN series aims to delivers unparalleled performance with affordability to satisfy the needs of videographers and filmmakers, regardless of the situation or equipment.”

Source: Samyang Global

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Out in the Field: Portraits with the Lensbaby Twist 60 Optic

Capture Brilliant fireworks (Olympus How To).
Brexit’s Impact on an Already Shaky Camera Industry (PetaPixel).
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12 Tips for Choosing Your African Travel Destination (Explora).
European Olympus ref. items list at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink].

Moro Tere‎: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEVZqAU-guk. Midsummer Bonfires 2016 in 4K. Camera Panasonic GH4 / DJI Osmo. Lenses: Panasonic 35-100, Sigma 18-35 & Tokina 11-16 with metabones”

Min Benjamin-Hong‎: “Mariposa de Sueño – A Fashion Film and Photos by Min Benjamin-Hong: https://vimeo.com/171833762. You can view the photos here: https://www.linkedin.com/…/mariposa-de-sueño-fashion-photov…“

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Save $375 on the reconditioned Olympus 300mm PRO lens

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The lens is impossible to find in Stock. So this may be a good deal for our readers: You save $375 on the reconditioned 300mm PRO lens sold by GetOlympus (Click here). The full list of reconditioned products can be found on that page.

More deals:

You get a free lens and an extra $150 gift card on the Panasonic G7 sold by Adorama (Click here).

You got two ways to pay less for the new 100-400mm MFT Leica lens:

  1. You save $200 on the lens sold by Quickndone on eBay Canada/US (Click here). With regular 1 year Panasonic US/Canada warranty
  2. You save $450 on the grey imported lens sold by [shoplink 60913 ebay]DWI on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It ships worldwide and does come with 1 year seller warranty.
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