Jim Chung reviewed the possibly worse Micro Four Thirds Camera, the Yongnuo YN455!

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Jim Chung reviewed the Yongnuo YN455 Micro Four Thirds Camera and concluded:

In addition to a terrible AF system, the camera fails to satisfy the standards of the m43 lens mount.  M43 manual focus lens like the Laowa 7mm f/2, 43rds lens using the MMF-1 adaptor and EOS lenses using a Metabones adaptor do not function at all on this body.   The error message displayed reads:  “The lens is not ready.  Please unscrew the lens to the proper position.”   Which is beyond cryptic.

And also in violation of the standards of the m43 lens mount, when a new lens is changed, the aperture does not default to the largest aperture of the new lens but maintains the last selected aperture.

It is hard to imagine the decisions that lead to spending millions of dollars to tool up and fabricate this camera when its market and audience is so unclear.  It’s not a camera for smartphone users because the thing is a brick.  It literally has the dimensions of a clay brick used in domestic residential construction with even a small to medium sized lens attached.    And it’s not for the serious photographer or dedicated m43 user because the poor AF system means that it cannot take full advantage of its interchangeable lens ability – the ability to use quality high focal length optics that will always be beyond the capabilities of smartphone based cameras.    Even the Yi M1 is a better camera.  A much better camera.   You can see my review from several years ago  https://jimchungblog.com/2017/02/03/a-real-world-performance-review-of-the-yi-m1-camera/

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Cameras and Lenses for Travel Photography feat. Micro Four Thirds (Panasonic G85, GX85)

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
What Is The Future Of Micro Four Thirds? Here Are My Thoughts On That Question! (Don Gumm).
World Backup Day: Upgrading Hard Drives on Your NAS (Explora).
Anamorphic Lens for Video: What You Need to Know (42West).
Compact IC recorder compatible with OM SYSTEM and linear PCM recording (DC.watch).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

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Those Sandisk deals will end on April 29

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Here are three Sandisk deals that will end on April 29:

The super rugged Samsung T7 shield series is now at its lowest price ever at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

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OM 12-40mm F/2.8 PRO II Lens Review: “extraordinary degree of sharpness”

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ePhotozine tested the OM 12-40mm lens and concluded:

There is little sign here that the smaller MFT format is causing much in the way of diffraction issues with this lens. Sharpness is maintained throughout the aperture range and also throughout the focal length range, to an extraordinary degree. There have been many claims in the past that zoom lenses perform as well as any primes within their range, and in this case that is definitely true.

The cost of this is a slightly higher price and an increase in bulk, but the latter point may be moot as the lens is not particularly heavy anyway. We really see the benefits of the compact nature of the MFT format here. It is just possible that some might choose the more compact 12-45mm f/4 option and save £300 in the process, but then again we have to set this against the more expensive lens that has a truly outstanding performance level.

It can definitely be Highly Recommended.

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Super-Zoom Head-to-head! Can YOU tell the difference?

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
The F4 compromise (Dpreview).
Godox Announces Dive Light Series and Macro Ring Flash (Explora).
What is the Best Camera for Live Streaming Video? (42West).
Inspirational Live with Rania Rönntoft & Louise Nordström Pettersson in Swedish

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

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