The new Handevision 40mm 0.85 MFT lens gets a surprising positive feedback from Lensrentals!

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Most of us were convinced the new Handevision 40mm f/0.95 would just be an expensive gimmick. And so was Roger Cicala from Lensrentals. But when he tested the lens he had to change his mind about it:

In my expectations at the beginning of this article, I never expected this lens to do this well in the center. I didn’t even consider it a possibility. I can’t tell you that it’s worth $2,000 to you, but I can certainly say it’s not overpriced for what it offers. This is an excellent lens.

So this lens is not a gimmick, but it remains a very expensive piece of glass. Is that mini aperture advantage worth 2x the price of the Voigtlander Nokton?

The Handevision 40mm f/0.85 is in Stock at BHphoto (Click here)

For the record. These are the five f/o.95 lenses:
Nokton 25mm f/0.95 ([shoplink 36580 ebay]here one Bay[/shoplink]).
Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 ([shoplink 36581 ebay]here one Bay[/shoplink]).
Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 ([shoplink 47609 ebay]here one Bay[/shoplink]).
SLRmagic 50mm f/0.95 ([shoplink 29455 ebay]here one Bay[/shoplink]).
SLRmagic 25mm f/0.95 ([shoplink 47610 ebay]here one Bay[/shoplink]).

 

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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup!

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Phil Myself‎
Dancers on a Parisian rooftop.GX7+ Panasonic 20mm f1.7

1) You can share your pics by using the message box on our 43rumors Facebook page (Click here).
2) All 43rumors readers pictures can be seen here: facebook.com/43rumors/photos. Like the pictures you like and chat with the authors if you want to know how they took the shot!
3) The most liked pictures and some pics selected by myself will be posted weekly on 43rumors

This is the weekly selection:

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(FT5) First image of the new Olympus E-PL7!

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This is the first image of the soon to be announced Olympus E-PL7! As you know this has the [shoplink 47604 ebay]same Olympus E-M10 specs[/shoplink] but comes without the integrated viewfinder. It looks like it’s made of a very high quality. And it’s likely to be the only new PEN coming this year. Let’s see if this will help Olympus to revive the PEN sales…

via Digicameinfo.

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a little bit of everything…

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Sony A7s vs GH4 vs C100 vs 5D Mark III (!!!) – Camera Shootout – Part III – Low Light / High ISO

A good article on m43 lenses by Chase Jarvis.
Leica 25mm f1.4 vs Olympus 75mm f1.8 at ThePhotoSoup.
Full review of the Panasonic Lumix GH4 for stills at Bestmirrorlesscamerareviews.
A dedicated GH4 UK site: http://gh4crew.co.uk/
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Scoops EISA Award (ePhotozine).

Anonymous: “Nice gh4 sports video https://vimeo.com/103151342 gh4 with Rokinon 10 2.8 used in this video”

Lee: “I own the Panasonic 35-100mm lens. A wonderful lens, but several people have been discussing a behavior of the lens OIS – micro jitters when shooting movies hand-held. There are several movies showing the behavior – including one I made showing a comparison of different Panny lenses. I was wondering if you might be able to draw attention to the issue from your contacts at Panasonic?
Discussion starts at the bottom of this page:
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4610/35-100mm-f2.8-x-lens-topic/p2
Movies
https://vimeo.com/76176641
https://vimeo.com/77795568

Ruban: “I made a new video with GH4. https://vimeo.com/103210879”

GV: “Not rumor, rather a tip: Use the rubber eyecup from the Zacuto Z-Finder as an impromptu eyecup for the GH4. The inside diameter of the Zacuto eyecup will fit perfectly around the GH4 viewfinder and is flexible enough to stretch around the built-in existing eyecup. The only downside is that the LCD is now blocked from being moved. I got the idea to check my parts bin from (gh4crew.co.uk/?p=406). I took the cup off my Z-Finder and, presto, it worked!!!”

Richard: “People say that Olympus can’t make videocameras. Well they have for years, but they make high speed proffessional video cameras http://www.olympus-ims.com/en/hsv-products/ Btw. they use global electronic shutters“

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(FT3) This is the amazing list of new features coming with the next E-M1 firmware upgrade?

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An anonymous source unveiled the content of the new Olympus E-M1 firmware. This is his message:

Olympus OMD E-M1:
Silver version is coming.
It will include the new firmware that will be also available for the Black version.

Firmware update:
4K Recording (IS compatible)
High Speed and Slow motion Mode (240p or 120p)
New Codec with different recording mode (24p,25p,30p,60p)
Motion Film (I don’t know what it is exactly but it has something to do with a freeze picture functionality and choose to move what you want on the picture).
They didn’t confirm all yet but about a similar S-log mode than the Sony one
but they didn’t talk about it and how it would help grading for the cinema industry.
And others stuff that i didn’t have time to check yet.

I saw the 4K 24p and 30p mode, they was also other 4K mode but it was already the end of the Beta test. For sure this new update firmware doesn’t add anything, Olympus confirm 2 times that it was already there but not ready to be release because they needed to fix few issues. They add also new functionality for the pictures mode but i was not interested, only the video part.
It’s possible that they release the new firmware by the end of this month.

If true this would make current E-M1 owners extremely happy and sales of the E-M1 will increase for certain!

E-M1 Store Links:
Olympus E-M1 body at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto, Amazon DE (via DL), Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL), WexUK, Topshot FI, CameraWorldUK.
Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, AmazonDE (viaDL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-40mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK and CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-50mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK, CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus EP-13 Eyecup for E-M1 at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus HLD-7 Battery Grip for E-M1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LC-62D Metal Front Lens Cap for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LH-66 Lens Hood for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.

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Reloaded: Massive Olympus refurbished MFT stuff sold by Olympus.

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Olympus re-added a huge amount of Olympus refurbished stuff which gets sold on their [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink] store. It’s a fair chance to get MFT stuff for cheap!
Just click on the product name to open a tab with the auction:

[shoplink 47579 ebay]Black E-PM2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47578 ebay]45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47577 ebay]75-300mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47576 ebay]45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47574 ebay]E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47572 ebay]E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 47571 ebay]E-M1 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 47564 ebay]Silver E-P5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 47563 ebay]75-300mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47562 ebay]Silver E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47561 ebay]Black E-PL5 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47559 ebay]40-150mm lens with bag[/shoplink] [shoplink 47558 ebay]Black E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47557 ebay]25mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47556 ebay]Silver 75mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47555 ebay]E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47554 ebay]40-150mm lens with bag[/shoplink] [shoplink 47553 ebay]E-M1 with 12-40mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47552 ebay]9-18mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47551 ebay]Red E-PL3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47550 ebay]60mm macro lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47549 ebay]45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47548 ebay]E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47547 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 47546 ebay]Silver E-PM2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47544 ebay]White E-PL3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47542 ebay]75-300mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47541 ebay]E-M5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47540 ebay]Red E-PM2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47539 ebay]E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 47538 ebay]Black E-P5 body[/shoplink]
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