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In Depth Follow-Up to our OMD EM5II video (The Camera Project).

The Panasonic 42,5mm f/1.7 is sharper and better in any way than the Olympus 45mm f/1,8 (Lenstip).
Olympus TOUGH TG860 review (CameraLabs).

Mike:I don’t know if you’ve seen, but Damian McGillicuddy (the Olympus UK Principal) has a load of new videos up on the EM-10 Mark II on his YouTube page.
Of particular interest to me are two features which, having now seen them in action, have sold me on buying a Mark II (so well done, “Big Dog”!).
FOCUS BRACKETING
Info — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rSQbM6KI7k
Demo — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rs7tUmfrc4 (literally the money shot!)
TIME LAPSE SHOOTING
Info — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NCYhrkIgz8
Demo — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6UK7QUXV30
He’s also got a blog post up with some pretty awesome test images showing the quality of the Mark II in pure photography. Got to say that I’m a bit in love with this new camera and I can’t wait till mine arrives!
https://www.damianmcgillicuddy.com/olympus-om-d-em10-mark-2-review

Chris:I recently shot a short film about my travels to the world famous surfing spot: Teahupoo in French Polynesia.
All shot on the E-M1 and various lenses:
M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro
M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8
Panasonic LUMIX 8mm f/3.5 fisheye
all the underwater/ surf stuff was shot with the E-M1 inside the Olympus PT-EP11 housing.
Editing was done with Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 and grading with Adobe SpeedGrade CC 2015.
Please take a look:
http://surflove.com.au/the-road-to-teahupoo/

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Crazy good deal! E-PL6 with two(!) MFT lenses and 8GB Flash Air card for $399!

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That’s a great deal! You get the E-Pl6 with two MFT lenses and 8Gb FlashAur Card for just $399 at GetOlympus (Click here and select the kit on the drop down menu).

More deals:
Amazon created a special Olympus camera+lens bundle savings page (Click here).
You get a lot of free extras with the Panasonic LX100 for sale at Amazon US (Click here).
Free 2nd Day Shipping – $50 min USA ONLY at Getolympus (Click here).
Get a FREE Lens Adapter with the E-M1 Getolympus (Click here).
E-Pl6 with two MFT lenses and 8Gb FlashAur Card for just $399 at GetOlympus (Click her).

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Promote announces advanced thethering for the Panasonic GX8.

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You finally have access to advanced thethering features on your GX8 thanks to the P-CTRL-1 Promote control. Until now only the Panasonic GH4 was supported. And below you can watch a video to see how it works on that camera. The Control can be purchased at Amazon (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) or on [shoplink 55694 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Full press text:

ADVANCED TETHERING FOR THE PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-GX8

Photographers can now externally control the Panasonic GX8 and perform advanced techniques using the handheld Promote Control or USB Tether desktop software.

Promote Control and the GX8:

  • Full camera control in a pocket-sized remote
  • One Shot Mode
    • Set shutter speed, aperture, ISO; trigger camera externally to avoid camera shake
  • Advanced HDR Bracketing
    • Up to 45 images per bracket
    • Steps from 1/3 to 9 EV
    • Rapid HDR workflow
  • Fine control Time-Lapse & HDR Time-Lapse
  • Integrate with 3rd-party pano heads & dollies
  • Weather sealed (great for outdoors)
  • Long battery life (up to 100 hours)
  • More features will be added in the future with free firmware updates
  • Promote Control requires firmware version 3.22 or later

International customers! We are offering $50 discount on shipping of Promote Control outside USA and Canada now through September 30, 2015. Enter code ‘50OFF’ at checkout.

USB Tether software and the GX8:

  • Control your camera from PC or laptop
  • View camera settings*
    • Exposure Mode, Shutter Mode, Focus Mode
  • Change exposure settings*
    • Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO
  • Capture images remotely*
  • View images as they are taken
  • Automatically download full-size images
  • A fully functional 14-day trial version can be downloaded at here

*Also available in Promote Control.

 

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GH4 Vlog-L Sample Footage

Sigma 60mm long portrait lens (M43photo).
Panasonic dvx 200 review part 6 – extra features and conclusions (Newsshooter).
In-depth article about Focus Bracketing on E-M10 II (Mirrorlessons).
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Sample photos, at all ISO settings, with raw available for download at ePhotozine.
GH4R released on German press Website (Panasonic.de).
A 90 year old photo, taken with a “selfie stick”! (TheNakedCamera).

Odur:https://vimeo.com/139692298. I’d like to share this hand held shooting test made with GH4 and Panasonic Leica 42.5mm F1.2.

Eyal:Please share my review of the G7, I found it a very interesting camera – with some excellent features and some missing ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkCKQD1nfE

Lorenzo:just to share the link to a simple test I made with a Panasonic GH4 and Olympus 7-14/2.8 on a DJI Ronin M: http://lorenzoferrarini.com/testing-panasonic-gh4-olympus-7-14-2-8-dji-ronin-m/

 

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JVC 4K Micro Four Thirds Camcorder will get a fw update too: Cine4k/2k, Flat profile, Sensorzoom….

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Victor Bart (Thanks!) posted that interview with JVC. The company unveiled that their 4K Micro Four Thirds camcorder will also get a new firmware update whcih will add the following new features:
1) Cine 4k and 2k so 4096×2160 and 2048×1080 modes!
2) Flat profile! New gamma option now you have 3: J-Log1 Cinema ITU709
3) Histogram Spotmeter
4) Sensorzoom 20% in 4k and 60% in 2k

Great!

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