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(FT4) Not really a suprise: Sigma will no more make Four Thirds mount lenses.

April 10, 2015
Rumors
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This really a no surprise to anyone. But a source close to Sigma told me they killed any Four Thirds lens development project. FT lens development is officially dead.

Reminder for “older” Four Thirds user: List of Four Thirds Sigma lenses (Click on link to see them on eBay):
[shoplink 18947 ebay]Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18948 ebay]Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18948 ebay]Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18949 ebay]Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18950 ebay]Sigma 24mm f/1.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18951 ebay]Sigma 30mm f/1.4[/shoplink] [shoplink 18952 ebay]Sigma 50mm f/1.4[/shoplink] [shoplink 18953 ebay]Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3[/shoplink] [shoplink 18955 ebay]Sigma 55-500mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18956 ebay]Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18957 ebay]Sigma 105mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18958 ebay]Sigma 135-400mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink] [shoplink 18959 ebay]Sigma 150mm f/2.8[/shoplink] [shoplink 18960 ebay]Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6[/shoplink]

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Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

A bit of everything…

April 10, 2015
news
20 Comments

OLYMPUS ZUIKO LENS SYSTEM – DSA MEASUREMENT VIDEO

Here’s a tutorial on how to set up your Myset presets on the Olympus OM-D cameras (Lessgearmorephotos).
GH5 Feature Requests (Stronzvanderploeg).
GH4 review at Steve Digicams.
OM-D E-M5 Mark II review is up on Admiring Light.
New E-M5II stabilziation test on Youtube.

Sergey: “This is not a rumor but I’d like to share this: During shooting in some nightclub my Olympus OM-D E-M10 fell from the 4-meter high balcony onto concrete floor. The first thought that came to my mind was R.I.P. my dear Oly! The 14-42 kit lens was jammed and beyond repair BUT imagine my surprise when the body was repaired by Olympus in a couple of days – serviceman said that he only needed to re-attach the sensor/shutter assembly changing nothing!
That’s what I call TOUGH!”

Evrovideo: “Gh4 with 7-14mm video on Vimeo“.

BDV: “Not sure if you already saw the sad news about Ulli Bürer: he passed away on January 13 2015. Here are two links that show some of his work:
http://www.blurb.com/books/5466882-the-girl-from-sukabumi-v2
http://www.fotoapparatuur.nl/Profiel.asp?login=ulliman&tab=ig
An obituary (in Dutch):
http://incognito-comics.blogspot.nl/2015/01/in-memoriam-ulli-burer-1965-2015.html
In English (shorter):
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/burer_ulli.htm
Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33496987@N08/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/UlliMan“

Save Up to $799 on the JVC 4k Micro Four Thirds camera bundles.

April 9, 2015
deals
2 Comments

JVC

You save up to $799 on lens bundles with the 4K Micro Four Thrids camera from JVC sold by Adorama (Click here).

More US deals:
Most Olympus deals will end soon. You can grab them all at GetOlympus (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).
Free $200 gift card at Adorama on the Blue GM1 kit (Click here) and on the Orange GM1 kit (Click here). This drops the price down to $497.
For a limited time you get the 16mm Rokinon f/2.0 MFT lens with a $100 discount at [shoplink 52365 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].

E-M5II sensor gets DxOmarked. Has same score as the E-M1.

April 9, 2015
reviews
125 Comments

DxOmark (Click here) posted the full E-M5II sensor test:

The improvements to the EVF and LCD screen resolution, alongside more customizable controls, have updated the OM-D E-M5 Mark II to respond to the 2015 hybrid market. What’s more, with its retro styling, weather-resistant construction, and large range of interchangeable lenses, it looks likely to remain a big hit with Olympus enthusiasts. The 5-axis image stabilization system and 40Mp stitching mode will be handy for some shots too, but sticking with the similar, if not same, 16Mp four-thirds sensor from the Mark I means that the latest model doesn’t offer any real improvement to sensor image quality over its predecessor in the DxOMark Sensor Scores.

Reminder: First E-M5II leather case on eBay in [shoplink 52300 ebay]Full Black (Click here)[/shoplink] or in [shoplink 52301 ebay]Full Brown (Click here)[/shoplink].

E-M5II store links:
E-M5II in Black at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II in Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II In Europe at AmazonUK, Jessops, WexUK, Namencolor.

Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens will come for Micro Four Thirds later this year.

April 9, 2015
news
26 Comments

Lensbaby announced the new Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens. It will be available for MFT later this year. Full specs and image sampels can be seen here: lensbaby.com/usa/velvet56.php

A bit of everything…

April 9, 2015
news
10 Comments

Panasonic LUMIX Forever Young in 4K by Michael Grecco

Up to £200 Cashback with Selected Panasonic Cameras and Camcorders at Amazon UK.
Panasonic 30mm macro image samples at Photographyblog.
Panasonic 42,5mm f/1.7 image samples at Photographyblog.
Neuigkeiten von Olympus zum zweiten Quartal 2015 (First April joke by Pen And Tell).
The CM1 Compared To Nokia Lumia 1020 – Is This ‘Camera Future?’ (Soundimagesplus).
OLYMPUS AIR A01 at Itmedia.

Olympus E-PL7 now sells for $449 only on US.

April 8, 2015
deals
9 Comments

[shoplink 52353 ebay] E-Pl7

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Unlike the OMD series the PEN series is not really that popular anymore. And the E-Pl7 sells for much less than the original launch price. You get it now at Robertscamera for [shoplink 52354 ebay]$449 (body only)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 52353 ebay]$549 (with kit lens)[/shoplink].