Olympus 40-150mm PRO lens review by Luminous Landscape.

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The PRO lens size comparison

Luminous Landscape (Click here) posted their Olympus 40-150mm lens review. They also posted a video on Vimeo (Click here). They writes:

The image quality, the build and overall experience of using these lenses won’t disappoint you.

It’s funny how things change and how much they stay the same.  Many years ago (during the  seventies) back in the film days I moved to Olympus from my big Nikon systems.  Their original OM series cameras specifically OM-3 and 4 were ground breaking as far as size and performance.  Now it seems we are seeing this evolution happen all over again.  My full frame Nikon DSLR system hasn’t seen action for a number of months now.  Olympus has won me over with its feature rich E-M1 camera and Pro series lenses.

40-150mm PRO shipping info at:
In USA/Canada at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus and GetOlympus Canada.
In Europe at Wex UK, Technikdirekt and Amazon.
In Asia at Digitalrev and Amazon Japan.

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New 4K Transcend 256GB SD card for your GH4/LX100.

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If you shoot 4K videos on your GH4 and LX100 than you will be interested to read this. Transcend launched a new 256GB SDXC UHS-I Speed Class 3 Card. Here is the full press release:

Transcend Launches 256GB SDXC UHS-I Speed Class 3 Cards for 3D and 4K Video Recording

2014/12/05

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend ), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, is proud to announce the launch of 256GB large capacity SDXC UHS-I cards. Featuring the full support for the Ultra High
Speed Class 3 (U3) specification, Transcend’s SDXC UHS-I U3 cards are capable of reaching incredible read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 60MB/s. The cards also provide the immense storage capacity more than enough to save all the high-resolution 3D, 4K and Full HD recordings.Unmatched Storage Space up to 256GB for 4K Recording
With a wide range of capacities from 64GB to an enormous 256GB, Transcend’s UHS-I U3 memory cards are fully equipped to handle the increased capacity requirements of professional photography and filmmaking. For instance, the 256GB SDXC UHS-I U3 card can store more than 40,000 high-resolution JPEG images (12 megapixel camera, 6MB file size), over 16,000 RAW images (based on 14MB file size), or a full 16 hours of 4K Ultra High-Definition footage (4096×2160 35Mb/s H.264 AVC compression). Moreover, Transcend’s SDXC UHS-I U3 cards make extended video recording sessions possible thanks to the use of the exFAT file system that allows users to exceed the 4GB size per file limit of FAT32.

95MB/s Transfer Rate with Top-Quality MLC Flash Chips
The Ultra High Speed Class 3 specification guarantees a minimum constant write speed of 30MB/s to facilitate cinema-quality video recording. Transcend’s SDXC UHS-I U3 cards, however, can achieve at least double this performance with top-quality MLC flash chips, offering blazing-fast read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 60MB/s. Such performance ensures continuous lag-free smooth 4K and 3D video capture in stunning real-world color and clarity. In devices that do not support the UHS-I specification, Transcend’s SDXC UHS-I U3 cards still offer constant write speeds of at least 10MB/s (SD Speed Class 10 performance), which makes them perfect for Full HD video recording as well as fast-action consecutive shooting.

Transcend’s Free RecoveRx™ Software
For added value, Transcend’s exclusive RecoveRx software features a user-friendly interface that allows users to search deep within a storage device for traces of erased files that can be rescued; the files include digital photos, documents, music and videos. With just a few mouse clicks, users can easily recover virtually any type of digital files. Moreover, RecoveRx supports SD Card Formatting and Data Protection functions, providing the ultimate convenience to manage any memory card.

All Transcend memory cards are fully tested for compatibility and reliability, and carry Transcend’s renowned Lifetime Warranty. The SDXC UHS-I U3 cards are available in 64GB ($49), 128GB ($109) and 256GB ($289) capacities.

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Deal of the day: 65% off(!) on the Olympus XZ-2. GF6 kit for $396.

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You have today only to grab the XZ-2 for $179 only at Amazon US (Click here). It’s part of the Big Green Monday deals at Amazon (full list here). There are also two MFT camera deals:
The GF6 with kit lens sells for $397 only at Amazon (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
The G6 with kit lens sells for $397 only at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Up to $200 off on all Panasonic MFT lenses:
$200 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 OIS Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 7-14mm f/4.0 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$170 off on the Panasonic 14-140mm Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$160 off on the 8mm fisheye Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$130 off on the Leica 25mm f/1.4 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Panasonic 100-3000mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Leica 15mm f/1.7 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$80 off on the Panasonic 20mmII pancake at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$80 off on the Panasonic 45-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

More deals:
Up to 40% off select Lexar memory starting at $6.95 at Adorama (Click here).
Silver GX7 body now sells for $497 only at Amazon US (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G6 with kit lens for $549 only at Woot (Click here)
$50 gift card for free and also an additional 1 year extra warranty at BHphoto (Click here) and Amazon US (Click here).
$175 savings on the E-M10 premium kits sold on GetOlympus (Click here).
Adorama is offering a free $50 gift card and free 32GB SD card on any GH4 for sale on their [shoplink 49852 ebay]eBay Page (Click here)[/shoplink].
$60 off on the Bower 7.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Micro 4/3 Cameras at BHphoto (Click here).
$150 off on the SLR Magic Cine 17mm T1.6 MFT Lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Free 40-150mm lens and free bag with the E-M10+14-42mm kit at Amazon US (Click here) and GetOlympus (Click here).

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(FT3) Panasonic/Fuji organic sensor still has issues to be fixed?

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Last year Panasonic and Fuji made a surprising (and big) buzz with their joint organic sensor development. But since then we didn’t hear anything new about it. Now Fujirumors got word from their sources that the Panasonic-Fuji developed organic sensor still has some issues like “too much battery drain & problems to find a proper processor” and “too much heat being generated“.

On paper the new Organic sensor has the following advantages over conventional sensors:
1) it has only 1/6 of the thickness of the current sensors
2) Increased Dynamic range of 88dB
3) 1,2 ISO stops more sensitive
4) range of incident angles of 60 degrees, efficiently utilizing light entering at an angle for faithful color reproduction with no color mixing. It also gives greater flexibility in lens designs, facilitating the reduction of overall camera size.

Now let’s see when this sensor is coming for real. Hopefully we don’t have to wait too much time :(

The full press release can be found here: 43rumors.com/hot-news-panasonic-and-fuji-developed-the-first-organic-sensor/

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A bit of everything…

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Keep Snapping // Iceland // Lumix LX100 Photos by Erik Hecht

Eric (video on top): “I put together this 4K slideshow of photos taken with my LX100 in Iceland: http://youtu.be/CKHwg8nTsf4. I also made a gallery on my website of the images: http://www.erikhecht.com/iceland/. I’m incredibly impressed with the quality of the raw images of this camera and I think your readers will enjoy the images as well.”

Panasonic 35-100mm f/4.0-5.6 Field Test (TheDigitalStory).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 review-in-progress posted (Dpreview).
One format to rule them all? Shall “mirrorless full-frame digital” become the universal photographic standard? (Eyesuncloudedphoto).
Panasonic GM5 Shooter’s Report (Imaging Resource).
Olympus E-PL7 TIPA Review at Photographymonthly.
E-Pl7 test at DC.watch.

Karsten: “During ‘Illuminale’, a festival of lights at Trier (Germany), we shot the following official movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMzMSY6yvlI. Foremost in the hall of Konstantin Basilika it was extremly dark so I was wondering how the GH4 would manage the situation in UHD mode. Finally it worked great at max ISO 1600 and noise reduction level 0! Our lenses were Olympus 14-35 f2.0, Nokton 17.5 and Nokton 25, most of the time wide open.”

Bolt: “just made unboxing of leica dlux typ 109: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JME3eFXoB5s and leica d-lux typ 109 4k video test sample https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH1BGZZVqew”

Gene: “Just edited up a few shots from a recent trip to India. Everything was shot on our GH4’s with Panasonic Lenses. https://vimeo.com/113346707 https://vimeo.com/113176496”

Shaun: “This short documentary was filmed on the Lumix GH4. The story is about a young teenager who loves photography, has never been on a college campus, but is given the opportunity to visit Duke University and photograph a football game with an all access media pass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6lARirchro“

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