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A bit of everything…

May 21, 2015
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GH4 Overview Training Tutorial

Buy Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II and receive £50 Amazon Credit (Amazon UK).
Up to £200 Cashback with Selected Panasonic Cameras and Camcorders (Amazon UK).
Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.4 review at Thenewsprint.
Selection of spring photos taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 in New York’s Hudson Valley during the month of April (Lessgearmorephotos).
Animation to show how CMOS and CCD image sensors work. This animation was used in a trial against Canon Inc (Gizmodo).
Olympus 75mm f/1.8 review at Thenewsprint.

Anonymous: “Two more examples of Panasonic’s Anamorphic function and V-LOG L from Pro Photo Supply in Portland Oregon.The first clip is a comedic New Report on the features but it is very informative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aEMUDQlRFE The second clip features pre and post grade examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhPK56Ii5sw”

Petri: “I have recently started to write blog, because so many people have complimented my photography (especially portrait work, which I often do in B&W). So far very humble blog has only 2 photography related posts, but I will be adding soon much more. Unlike most people I have ceased to use Adobe LR & PS entirely. I use DxO photo suite for everything. You can see some of my Olympus OM-D E-M5 photos at:
https://capturethemind.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/china-in-black-and-white-part-1/
https://capturethemind.wordpress.com/2014/12/15/random-photos-of-early-winter-2014/“

Panasonic GM1 with kit lens for $449 at Adorama ($50 mail in rebate).

May 20, 2015
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You get the GM1 with 12-32mm Lens for $449.99 after the $50 mail in rebate offered by Adorama. It’s available in:
Orange: http://www.adorama.com/IPCDMCGM1KO.html?KBID=67913
Silver: http://www.adorama.com/IPCDMCGM1KS.html?KBID=67913
Blue: http://www.adorama.com/IPCDMCGM1KL.html?KBID=67913
$50 rebate (Expires 5/30): http://www.adorama.com/pdfs/rebates/50_MAIL_IN_REBATE.pdf

Panasonic Preorders:
Black G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm and 14mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Black G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.

Olympus Preorders:
7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK, AmazonUK, AmazonDE,
8mm f/1.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK, AmazonUK, AmazonDE,
Titanium E-M5II: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK.
Accessories:
7-14mm Olympus LC-79 Lens Cap at BHphoto.
Olympus PPO-EP02 Dome Port for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus PPZR-EP05 Focus Gear for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus POSR-EP10 UW Anti-Reflecting Ring for 8mm at BHphoto.

Panasonic 8K camera with 33MP stills(!) is the future.

May 20, 2015
Rumors
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Image courtesy: ePhotozine.

Quesabesde and ePhotozine got info from Panasonic about their 8K plans. ePhotozine writes:

“Panasonic announced plans for future 4K and 8K video and photo features, including 4K at 60fps and 120fps, as well as the ability to take 33 megapixel still images from 8K video footage. They say they are planning to have this technology ready for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. No further information was given at the time.“

It’s very likely the GH5 will not be that first 8K camera. More like the GH6 or another High End model coming between 2017 and 2020. The GH5 is set to be released in 2016 already!

Panasonic Preorders:
Black G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm and 14mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Black G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.

Olympus Preorders:
7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK, AmazonUK, AmazonDE,
8mm f/1.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK, AmazonUK, AmazonDE,
Titanium E-M5II: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK.
Accessories:
7-14mm Olympus LC-79 Lens Cap at BHphoto.
Olympus PPO-EP02 Dome Port for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus PPZR-EP05 Focus Gear for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus POSR-EP10 UW Anti-Reflecting Ring for 8mm at BHphoto.

Good news folks! Nokton 10.5mm finally shipping on June 30! First preorder on eBay.

May 20, 2015
news
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That took quite a long time but at last the new 10,5mm f/0.95 Nokton lens will ship from June 30! The world’s first preorder option is now up on [shoplink 53570 ebay]eBay Japan (Click here to read full details)[/shoplink]. They say the lens will ship on June 30!

P.S.: Image samples at DSLRmagazine and a pricing info for UK (£999). The lens is listed as “Coming soon” at BHphoto (Click here)….since 8 months exactly :)

Olympus funny giant arm parody to promote Mirrorless versus DSLR.

May 19, 2015
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II – DSL-ARM

Olympus created that new commercial to promote Mirrorless cameras. Two more videos and a funny “prescription” for DSLR owners can be seen/read at GetOlympus/dslarm (Click here).

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For our German readers: Amazon.de Gold Box deal at 9:00 on the G5 kit (Click here), at 12:00 on the 7.5mm lens (Click here) and at 18:00 the E-P5 kit (Click here). Price displays only at the exact hour towards!

New G7 hands-on pictures. BHphoto launches a special G7 bundle savings page.

May 19, 2015
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There is a special G7 lens bundle savings page created at BHphoto (Click here). You save extra $100 on the second lens you choose.

More G7 news:
Hands-on video and images by Adorama. Hands-on pics at ePhotozine. Hands-on Photos at Photographyblog. Japanese announcement at DC.watch. Low res samples fotos at Panasonic.net.

Preorders:
Black G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic. In EU at Jessops, WexUK.
Black G7 with 14-140mm and 14mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Black G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.
Silver G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lens kit at BHphoto.

The new Olympus 7-14mm PRO lens got reviewed by Robin Wong!

May 19, 2015
reviews
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Robin Wong (Click here) tested the new 7-14mm PRO lens:

For Micro Four Third shooters, rejoice, the ultra wide angle Olympus M.Zuiko 7-14mm F2.8 PRO lens is indeed a stellar performer. The lens delivers sharp images, with plenty of detail resolving power. All technical flaws you can think of about a wide angle lens are well controlled and suppressed. There really is nothing much to not like about this lens. If you need a high performing ultra wide angle lens, there is currently no better option than this M.Zuiko 7-14mm F2.8 PRO lens.

Alessandro Carpentiero (Click here) had the chance to test both new PRO lenses. About the 7-14mm lens he writes:

Incredible build quality
The lens is very linear with a basically absent distortion: lines are very straight, making it THE lens for architectures, interiors, ecc. It does tend to stretch a bit the edges, but that’s part of the game.
Razor sharp: seriously. I dare you to find a 14mm 2.8 lens with these edges.
Chromatic phenomenon: Chromatic aberration is very well controlled thanks to 3 Super ED lenses, 1 ED lens and 2 EDA lenses, while the ZERO (Zuiko Extra-Low Reflective Optical), while Coating aids in minimizing ghosting.
Interesting bokeh: I know, wide-angle lenses are not famous (nor bought) for their bokeh, but I believe this can be an “extra bonus” for this lens. The minimum focusing distance is just 7.5cm (you really gotta be careful not to touch the subject with the lens aspherical lens) and you can have very interesting results.

And about the 8mm he writes:

Incredible build quality. Yes, Olympus is doing a really great job with its PRO lenses. The building quality is wonderful for all of them.
The lens distortion is very much present but well, it’s the main feature of this lens.
It looks sharp also at f/1.8.
Chromatic aberration was a little visible at f/1.8, but easily fixable with one click in Camera Raw.
Bokeh: the minimum working distance is just 2.5cm (really really close). This makes it interesting for creative uses.

Plenty of image samples can be seen on Alessandro Carpentiero website.

New Olympus stuff preorder links:
7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK, AmazonUK, AmazonDE,
8mm f/1.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK, AmazonUK, AmazonDE,
Titanium E-M5II: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK.
Accessories:
7-14mm Olympus LC-79 Lens Cap at BHphoto.
Olympus PPO-EP02 Dome Port for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus PPZR-EP05 Focus Gear for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus POSR-EP10 UW Anti-Reflecting Ring for 8mm at BHphoto.