a bit of everything…
The Easiest Underwater System: Olympus TG-6
Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
GH6 | The Best Setting for Cinematic Footage (Panasonic Lumix Youtube).
Great Joy 85mm 1.8x anamorphic lens mini review (Dpreview).
What You Need for a Home Vlogging Kit (Explora).
How You Should Store Your Camera Lenses (42West).
Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
Software deals ending on December 31: 30% off on DxO, 30% off on Topaz, up to 85% off on Luminar bundles
Those three software deals will end on December 31:
- Topaz Holiday deals on all APPS (Click here). You save up to 30%.
- If you buy a minimum of two DxO products you save 30% on everything.
- Up to 85% off on Luminar bundles (Click here and use coupon code “SAR” to get additional discount).
What the new S5II camera means for the future of MFT
After reading the S5II(x) specs I had the following thoughts:
Future MFT cameras will have Phase Detection Autofocus
But DFD is here to stay and it will be interesting to see how it works combined with the new Phase detection AF.
You have to pay extra for some features like Apple ProRes and IP streaming function
It’s somehow odd that we will get basically two identical cameras, the S5II and S5IIx with the “x” having the only addition of Apple ProRes and IP streaming function. This remembers me of the failed paid software update strategy that never worked. Now they force you to buy the same camera with a different badge to get the little extras. Don’t like that.
Full Frame still cannot offer the superb Image Stabilization of MFT cameras
Both the S5II and S5IIx have 5-step in-body image stabilization. Quite a lot behind the 7.5 stops stabilization of the GH6.
Still long way to go until we get proper 8K
As expected no 8k on the new S5II and I don’t think we will get 8K on any new MFT camera that will be announced in 2023.
Leaked images and specs: Panasonic will have phase detection AF on their S5II and S5IIx
The new S5II specs got leaked and indeed it will have phase detection AF. I am 100% sure from now on all new Panasonic MFT cameras will have the same autofocus system.
Panasonic S5II
- 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor
, AR coat
, sensor shift type dust removal unit
, 14+ stops in V-log,
5-axis 5-step in-body image stabilization
, Dual.IS 2 6.5-step image stabilization - JPEG/RAW/MOV/MP4
- H.264/H.265
- 6K 30p 200Mbps LGOP 4:2:0 10bit
- C4K 60p 4:2:2 10bit
- 3.68 million dots OLED viewfinder 0.78x 120fps
- Free angle monitor 3.0 type 1.84 million dots
- Image plane phase detection AF / Contrast AF
- DFD technology
- AF -6EV – 18EV
- ISO 100-51200
- Extended ISO 50-204800
- Dual Native
, Normal ISO 100/640
, V-Log ISO 640/4000
, HLG 400/2500 - Mechanical shutter 1/8000 – 60 seconds
- Electronic shutter 1/8000 – 60 seconds
- Continuous shooting speed
・Mechanical maximum 9 fps
・Electronic SH 30 fps H 9 fps - Video function
・Vertical position
・Level gauge
・Knee control
・Waveform monitor
・Anamorphic de-squeeze display
・HLG view assist
・LUT view assist
・Color bar
・Luminance level
・Live crop
・Stop motion animation - USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- HDMI A 4:2:2 10bit C4K 60p
- 3.5mm microphone headphone
- SD card dual slot
- 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Fan Auto/Auto2/High Speed/Normal/Slow/OFF
- 2200mAh battery
, 370 still images
, USB power supply, charging - Battery Grip DMW-BGS5
- Dust and splash proof
- Size 134×102×90mm
- Weight 740g
Panasonic S5IIx
- 24.2 megapixel full-size sensor with effective pixels
- 6K30P video (full size)/4K60P video (APS-C size)
- Supports Apple ProRes recording
- Supports IP streaming function (Wi-Fi, USB, wired LAN)
LUMIX S 14-28mm F4-5.6 MACRO
- Lens construction: 14 elements in 10 groups (1 aspherical ED lens, 1 aspherical lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 UHR lens)
- Shortest shooting distance: 0.15m
- Maximum magnification: 0.5x (at 28mm) / 0.25x (at 14mm)
- Filter size: 77mm
- Size: φ84 x 89.8mm
- Weight: 345g
- Dust-proof, splash-proof, and freeze-proof specifications
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Ending at midnight: BHphoto MegaDealzone
BH launched the 48h long MegaDealzone action (Click here).
This includes up to $1,000 off on Photography gear, up to $1,000 off on Storage and up to $4,500 off on Video gear.
- Topaz Holiday deals on all APPS (Click here). You save up to 30%.
- If you buy a minimum of two DxO products you save 30% on everything.
- Up to 85% off on Luminar bundles (Click here and use coupon code “SAR” to get additional discount).
Official Lumix teaser for Jan 4th announcement (S5II coming with phase detection AF)
Panasonic launched the teaser for the Jan 4th announcement. It’s titled “New year, new phase”. Clearly hinting the new phase detection AF on the S5II :)
And this is the live stream video for the Jan 4th announcement: