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Why I Don’t Shoot Full Frame

Olympus OM-D E-M 20mp Ultimate Camera Comparison (Rob Trek).
Explaining the “Medium Format Look” (Explora).
Olympus 150-400mm PRO lens tested at Mapcamera.

Christer:

I want to share a music video made as a collaboration between me a m43 photographer and DA BOOK, a music creator and videographer.
The video is made by making use of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 mkII and its ability to shoot raw-bursts up to 60 frames per sec. Sequences shot in Tokyo, graded by me in Adobe Lightroom and exported to Premiere Pro. Cut to fit music by DA BOOK.
The video is published on my website: http://www.jareslatt.se
and on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7PyeepDf4LY

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

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Vazen announces the new 65mm T2 1.8X Anamorphic Lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) cameras

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Press Release:

Vazen launches the 65mm T2 1.8x Anamorphic Lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras

Shenyang China, Nov 30, 2020 – Vazen, a new Chinese cinema lens brand, has announced the pricing and shipping availability of the Vazen 65mm T2 1.8x Anamorphic Lens for Micro Four Thirds (M43) cameras. In addition to the previously launched 28mm and 40mm, the whole Micro Four Thirds 1.8x Anamorphic lens set is now completed.

All the Vazen 1.8x anamorphic lenses feature a front anamorphic design. It delivers a buttery smooth oval bokeh, signature blue but not overly saturated, horizontal flare and the widescreen cinematic look. The lens delivered an outstanding sharpness, even at wide open, which is unmatched by other anamorphic lenses with similar squeeze ratio. Vazen chose to adopt a 1.8x squeeze design to balance the anamorphic characters as well as the resolution of the image. The 1.8x produces a stronger anamorphic character than 1.33x / 1.5x anamorphic lenses. And when it’s paired up with 16:9 sensors, much less data (vs 2X anamorphic lens) is needed to be cropped away to create the desired 2.39:1 ratio.

The Vazen 1.8x works best with 4:3 ratio sensors like Panasonic GH5, Z-CAM E2, Panasonic BGH1 to produce the cinematic 2.39:1 ratio. It also works well with Blackmagic Pocket 4k cinema cameras.

The lens is designed with a 86mm filter thread and 95mm front diameter. Both aperture and focus rings are built with 0.8 mod gears.

Pricing & Availability

The lens is currently available to order from authorized resellers and in Vazen website (http://www.vzlens.com/). It is available to ship immediately.

The retail price in US is USD 3,250/pc. USD 400 discount will be offered to any existing Vazen 40mm / 28mm owners.

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Today only: 20% off on reconditioned Olympus gear at GetOlympus

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Today you save 20% on all reconditioned gear at GetOlympus (Click here to see all deals). Use code “CYBERSAVINGS” at checkout!

You now have a bunch of Cyber Monday deals on those pages at Amazon.com, Adorama and BHphoto.  List of some of the new deals:

  • Save big on up to 1TB Sandisk cards at Amazon.
  • Save big on Lexar SD cards at Amazon.
  • Save big on up to 256GB Sandisk cards at Amazon.
  • Save on PNY SD cards at Amazon.
  • Save on Joby, Manfrotto, and Lowepro accessories at Amazon.
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Ending today: 30% off Capture One, up to 50% off on DxO software, 68% off on the Topaz Suite and $20 discount on Luminar AI upgrade

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The best software deals will end today. So be sure ot grab them in time:

Save 30% on Capture One and Capture One (use code “BLACKFRIDAY30“). The deal runs on the current C20 version but you will get the soon to be released C21 for free!

From November 26 to 30, 2020 the entire shop will be on discount of up to -50%. 

You save 68% on the complete Topaz Suite (Click here). If you already own some of the plugins you save even more!

Current Aurora or Luminar 4 owners get a $20 Loyalty Discount on Luminar AI (Click here).

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New European Cyber Monday deals

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The new European Cyber Monday deals have been posted on those pages at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL. Calumetphoto DE, FotoKoch DE, FotoErhardt DE, WexUK, ParkCameras UK.

Software:

Olympus Europe shops:

Amazon Germany:

Calumet DE:

  • Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II mit 12-100mm Zoomobjektiv at Calumet Germany.
  • Olympus E-M10 Mark III mit 14-150mm II silber at Calumet Germany.
  • Panasonic DC G110 mit Lumix G Vario 12-32mm und Stativ-Griff DMW-SHGR1 at Calumet Germany.
  • Panasonic G91 Body schwarz mit 14-140 mm F3.5-5.6 II ASPH. OIS at Calumet Germany.

FotoKoch DE:

Amazon UK:

  • Save big on Sandisk SD cards and storage at Amazon UK.
  • Save big on Adobe Creative Cloud at Amazon UK.

Wex UK:

  • Olympus savings at WexUK.
  • Panasonic savings at WexUK.

Park UK:

Amazon IT:

Amazon FR:

Amazon ES:

Amazon NL:

 

 

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