Olympus released a new firmware update for the 9-18mm lens. It improves the stability of video recording at 50p/60p.

9-18mm store links: [shopcountry 58222]

Olympus announced the SH-3 (specs here) and TG-870 (specs here) in Japan. There is yet no word if and when those cameras will ship to the rest of the world.

via ePhotozine.

Zeiss Otus 55mm f1.4: Part 2 a 4K video sample with the GH4

Olympus PEN-F: Erster Eindruck der Kamera im Retro-Style (Photoscala).
PEN-F hands-on and presnetation in Japan (DC.watch).

‎Die krakeelenden Waldesel: “Live music video done with a Olympus EM5 Mark2: Perfect cam for filming a concert. https://vimeo.com/151159183”

David Denicolò: “Olympus E-M5 mk2 test video image stabilizer @210mm youtu.be/yfRFSRXYf9s”

Plochmann: “I bought a used Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera. After a few weeks of use, I wanted to share with people what it’s like to use the camera and whether or not it is still worth purchasing in the end. http://www.production1studio.com/2016/02/07/black-magic-pocket-camera-tests/”

Odur: “https://vimeo.com/154171666. I’d like to share this video about my experience in San Francisco and Las Vegas. I shot this with a GH4 during December.”

One way to get larger pixels, the maximum possible sharpness and resolution is…to get rid of colors! Leica did it with the M Monochrome camera ($7950!). I was wondering if you think a Black And White Micro Four Thirds camera would be a nice addition to the system:

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My personal note: I would buy it if there would be a considerable gain in dynamic range.

The mirrorless market is not growing as expected and DSLR sales are declining since years now. But nevertheless thanks to the smartphone boom the worldwide population of photographers has grown by a factor of 8 over the last 10 years! That is what Futursource reports. And they also add that this doesn’t mean the system camera market is going to disappear:

While smartphones represent the primary camera device for a growing share of consumers, the opportunity for users to ‘step up’ to digital cameras grows with every new photographer.
“It is clear that digital cameras maintain key technical advantages over multifunctional camera-devices, in terms of bigger and superior sensors and optics, and manual control, commented Arun Gill, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting. However, smartphones are setting the bar in terms of smart UI’s, connectivity and mobile apps, which represents a growing usability delta between smartphones and digital cameras.”

via Mirrorlessrumors.