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Tested In-Depth: Panasonic Lumix LX100

E-M1 & 600mm f/2.8 review by Surflove.
OM-D E-M5 MK II – Graded by Jonas Linngård (Youtube).
Fast 50mm Shoot Out: MFT vs FF (Betterfamilyphotos).
Micro Four Thirds len’s favorites (Lensschool).
Colorfidelity added the E-M5II profiles.
Japanese JVC GY-LS300 4K MFT camcorder review at (Monouri).

Tomas: “Hi I did video with Panasonic G6 and Nokton 17.5 mm about my city and its surroundings. I spent almost one year making it. Here is link > https://youtu.be/gVZnPwMscE4”

Jason: “Hi guys , here’s a shoot we did with the GH4 in downtown LA at night. Vimeo presents: Downtown Los Angeles Night Aerials – 4K http://vimeo.com/124955949”

Travis: “Here is an Olympus E-M5 MK II tips and tricks video I made. The second post in the 2nd link below has the full text of the video as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI4NtRoEb_k
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/55564166“

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$400 off on the E-M5. Now sells for $499 with kit lens.

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The E-M5 with kit lens now sells for $499 only at BHphoto (Click here).

More deals:
There is a new low price on refurbished OMD cameras sold by GetOlympus US (Click here) and GetOlympus Canada (Click here). The E-M1 now sells for $999!
Samys has a Stock of Demo Panasonic GH4 cameras they sell with a $200 off on their [shoplink 52532 ebay]eBay Store (Click here)[/shoplink].
Olympus Spring savings at GetOlympus (list here).
You save $150 on those DEMO Panasonic FZ1000 sold on [shoplink 52742 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
You save $90 on those DEMO Panasonic LX100 sold on [shoplink 52743 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Few more details (and one image) about the new 16MP 3D stacked Olympus sensor with 10,000 fps.

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VLSsymposium (PDF file here) unveiled some more info about the new 16MP 3D stacked Olympus sensor:

A 3D stacked CMOS Image Sensor with Global-shutter mode and high speed capturing mode:
The paper by Toru Kondo et al. from Olympus Corp. will describe a 16Mpixel 3D stacked CMOS image sensor with pixel level interconnections using 4 million micro bumps.

The two semiconductor substrates are bonded by a 7.6um pitch micro-bump array, and the storage node array is comprised on the bottom substrate to improve parasitic light sensitivity (PLS). Both a 16Mpixel global-shutter mode with a -180dB PLS and 2Mpixel 10000fps high speed image capturing are achieved. (Paper C4-5, “A 3D stacked CMOS image sensor with 16Mpixel global-shutter mode and 2Mpixel 10000fps mode using 4 million interconnections,” Toru Kondo et al., Olympus Corp.)

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found via Image Sensor World.

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TG-4 Product Overview

More Panasonic DVX200 information, from leaked invitation only pre-NAB slides (Ironfilm.nz).
Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K: First Look (Adorama).
DxO OpticsPro v10.4 adds support for the E-M5II.
Best of NAB Recap (Stronzvanderploeg).
GF7 test at DC.watch.
KOWA PROMINAR 8.5mm F2.8 MFT test at Yodobashi.

Tom: “Some photos of a wild windy and sea-spray ridden bicycle ride along the west coast of Tasmania (Australia) taken with an EM5 mk2.  Overall impression is that the AF and image stabilisation are a significant improvement over mk1.  Button and dial feel much better ‘for real’.  http://bicyclenomad.com/2015/04/13/tasmania-west-coast-remoteness/”

Oscar: “Just wanted to share a video edited recently from timelapses recorded last summer in alsacia and mosel valley. All done with G6 and Gopro Hero3+. https://youtu.be/f-DaBTWwTko”

Martin: “Hey, I might have missed you posting this – but if you haven’t here’s a brave GH4 owner who deserves a pat on the back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pZgLAhxmZ4”

Will: “Olympus sent some photographers to Switzerland: https://player.vimeo.com/video/124522721“

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The world’s fastest native MFT lens just got a $700 off (Ibelux 40mm f/0.85).

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The fastest MFT lens to date got a massive $700 off. The Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 now sells for $1199 at BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).

More deals:
There is a new low price on refurbished OMD cameras sold by GetOlympus US (Click here) and GetOlympus Canada (Click here). The E-M1 now sells for $999!
Samys has a Stock of Demo Panasonic GH4 cameras they sell with a $200 off on their [shoplink 52532 ebay]eBay Store (Click here)[/shoplink].
Olympus Spring savings at GetOlympus (list here).
You save $150 on those DEMO Panasonic FZ1000 sold on [shoplink 52742 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
You save $90 on those DEMO Panasonic LX100 sold on [shoplink 52743 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Olympus E-PL7 review at CameraLabs.

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The E-PL7 tested by CameraLabs

CameraLabs (Click here) posted the full Olympus E-PL7 review:

I liked the PEN E-PL7, it’s a great development of the PEN line and a capable, classy model. It scores over other models with its classic good looks and solid construction, physical controls, built-in stabilisation and the ability to plug in accessories like a viewfinder or external flash. Given that Olympus is looking for a way to differentiate the PEN line from its more advanced OMD models I’d have thought redesigning the touch-screen to offer better and simpler control options, particularly for self-shooting, would have been an obvious move. That, and the quality of the 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 EZ powered kit zoom are the disappointments here. Of course you can always fit a different lens and not everyone’s a selfie fanatic so neither is a critical failing, but they do prevent the E-PL7 from scoring our top award.

You get the E-PL7 at Robertscamera for [shoplink 52354 ebay]$449 (body only)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 52353 ebay]$549 (with kit lens)[/shoplink].

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New March camera shipment data. Decaying Skunk….

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Graph via Personal View.

CIPA published the March digital camera shipment data. And things keep getting worse and worse or as Personal View writes it’s a “Decaying Skunk”. Compared to the already very bad sales of March 2014 we had 20% less cameras unit sold in March 2015. I guess this is also one of the reasons why companies are slowing down new camera release cycles and eventually announce only minor updated cameras with same sensor again and again. But that lack of innovation will again slow down sales…

Maybe companies should do the exact opposite….bring some exciting new kind of technologies! Easier said than done I guess…

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