New Stock of 66 reconditioned camera/lenses on sale at GetOlympus
66 reconditioned items are now for sale on the GetOlympus page. There is also the nice Black PEN-F for $699 only.
Robin Wong: Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II review – The Underrated Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Robin Wong:
After numerous requests, finally I managed to get my hands on a loaner Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 Mark II from Olympus Malaysia, and I thought why not shoot some cute animals at the National Zoo? Do come along with me as I test the Olympus 75-300mm lens in this mini review, is the lens really soft as many have complained? Is 300mm full zoom that bad? Be warned – many photographs of cute cats in this video. I personally think the Olympus 75-300mm is a budget-friendly lens that is a great starter for wildlife, sports and bird shooters, having compact and lightweight build yet delivering surprisingly sharp images, in contrast with the popular reports out there.
This video is made in accompaniment with a blog review here: https://robinwong.blogspot.com/2020/0…
Get the lens on Amazon.
Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…
Tony Jennerich
EM1.3 12-60 4/3
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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me 43rumors admin will be posted weekly on 43rumors.
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This is the weekly selection:
Analog throwback: The Original Olympus Pen is a Camera Design Masterpiece
Analog Insights:
In this video, Jules and I review the original Olympus Pen which was built between 1959 and 1964. It comes with an excellent lens and is the very first creation of the legendary camera designer Yoshihisa Maitani. Watch the video to learn all about the history of the camera, the different production runs, and, of course, how the camera handles and performs.
You can buy the analog PEN-F on eBay.
a bit of everything…
In-Camera Black & White with Olympus Guru Jez Sugars
Clean Your Sensor at Home or Send it to a Pro? (Explora).
SmallRig L Bracket for Panasonic Lumix G9 (2191) review by CameraHoarders.
Panasonic GH5 with Olympus Macro 2,8/60mm macro series on Flickr.
I Froze This Sony Tough Series Memory Card to See If I Could Kill It (Shuttermuse).
Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
Topaz releases new Video Enhance AI update
Today Topaz released a new update for their Video Enhance AI software:
Improved speed on Mac and Windows
Increased hardware support
Upgraded AI Models with improved motion stability
Use our checkout code “RUMOR” to get an additional 15% discount on all TOPAZ products (Click here). This is what you can do with the Topaz Video Enhance AI software:
Olympus E-M5 vs E-M5 Mark III – High ISO Performance by Robin Wong
Robin Wong:
Since I am still pretty much stuck at home due to the lockdown, I can’t go out to shoot, so I do apologize in advance for the less than appealing image samples. I thought it would be fun to compare the high ISO performance between two cameras – the original Olympus OM-D E-M5 versus the E-M5 Mark III, and see how much improvement there is specifically when it comes to high ISO shooting. Does the newer 20MP image sensor make much of a difference?