Annie Barton tested the [shoplink 56800 ebay]Kinoptik 150mm f/2.9 lens (here on eBay)[/shoplink] on the Panasonic GH4:
We think this copy we have could be a faulty lens, or a fake Kinoptik. It eats up quite a bit of light, so it flares a lot making the image less sharp. Maybe a longer lens hood might help? Stay tuned for the upcoming Kinoptik 100mm. We like the 100mm much better than this 150 !! This Kinoptik Focale is modified into a Nikon mount. The focusing barrel makes the lens fairly huge. The 150mm in Micro Four Thirds system makes the focal length even longer, and together with its size, this lens is not easy to use.
It’s till the best bang for the buck if you need a new MFT camera:
E-PL6 with kit lens for $299 at Amazon US (Click here).
E-PL6 with double zoom lens kit and Flahs Air card for $399 at Amazon US (Click here).
Superlow prices offered by Quickndone Canada (ships to US for free):
[shoplink 57257 ebay]Panasonic GH4 for $949 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 57017 ebay]Olympus E-M5II for $849 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 57010 ebay]Black LX100 for $549 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 57011 ebay]Silver LX100 for $549 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 57012 ebay]Olympus 25mm f/1.7 for $279 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 57013 ebay]Panasonic 35-100mm f/2.8 for $779 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 57014 ebay]Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 for $639 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 57015 ebay]FZ1000 for $599 (Click here)[/shoplink].
PLenty of OMD, PEN and lens deals at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket eBay (for EU readers)[/shoplink].
Population of photographers has grown by a factor of 8 over the last 10 years (Mirrorlessrumors).
Kamerahandbuch E-M10 Mark II fertig (Pen And Tell).
Sefuri and Olympus collaboration on the AIR project (DC.watch).
Mark the date: The new Olympus 300mm PRO lens will be announced on January 6 at 6am London time.
A source also sent me this 300mm hands-on report:
I have been able to try the upcoming 300 f4 from Olympus and the stabilization performance is absolutely amazing. I was able to take sharp shots at 1/50 with an EM1 in a very poor lights conditions
Sounds good! Now let’s hope Olympus will price the lens as low as it gets!
Wide Angle Macro and the Venus/LAOWA 15mm Macro Lens
Mark: “I think everyone’s understanding of photography would benefit from a little experimentation with adapted lenses. But like a lot of things, uncertainty about adapting lenses — what it actually is, how it works, and the pros/cons of old lenses — is resistance. I put together a video to dismantle this uncertainty and try to make adapted lenses accessible to more photographers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1zOPcSJxsE”
Ray: “With all the exciting new long lenses coming out in the New Year for m4/3, it’s still pleasing to know that you can get some pretty good results with the old, though heavy, 4/3 lenses such as the 90-250mm f2.8 on an E-M1. It’ll be interesting to see how the news ones compare. With summer (in Australia), our most colourful birds have returned to our backyard to provide some Christmas cheer and opportunities for an old lens to do what it does best: http://australianimage.com.au/wordpress/index.php/parrots-rosellas-galahs-and-corellas/”
Dave: “On the subject of recording one’s settings for the OM-D’s, I noticed today that Juan sent you a link for an Excel spreadsheet for the E-M5 MkII. I’ve been working on something similar for the E-M1 for the past few days so it’s an opportune moment to add my contribution. I know Biofos did a spreadsheet for the E-M1 soon after it was released but of course that was V1 firmware, now outdated. There are three parts: the first contains the main menu sections; the second is for the extra information from picture mode settings, etc. and the third part is a sheet you can record lens correction data for any older four thirds lenses that use PDAF. For the first two sections you can record your alternative setting in the ‘Override’ column and also separate settings for each of the four MySets. My offering is in both Word 2003 format (.doc) and MS XPS document writer (.xps). Use the former if you want to record on-screen and possibly print later and the latter to resize as required and print blank hard copies. (download here at WeTransfer)”
Australia Deal:
Boxing Day Sale @ CameraPro.com.au
10% off on all lenses and cameras
Offer till midnight 30th December
Some Olympus and Fujifilm cameras seem offer more than 10% discount
such as Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II w 12-40mm F2.8
Was AUD $1829
Now AUD %1599
Panasonic LUMIX GH4 Body
Was $1393, now $1193 with Bonus 25mm lens worth $299
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