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(FT5) Long GH5s specs list

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Image above show the GH5s used by Casey Neistat

I already told you last week that the Panasonic GH5s will be announced on January 8. And the video specs are:

  • The camera records C4K (60p, 150Mbps, 4:2:2 10 bit Long GOP)
  • The camera records slow motion at 240fps (FHD).
  • It will ship in late February for an estimated price around $2,499

Now some more info (non video specs) surfaced on the web:

  • Effective pixels: 10,280,000 pixels
  • Total number of pixels: 11,930,000
  • 4/3 LiveMOS sensor, primary color filter
  • Digital zoom: 2x, 4x
  • Extra tele conversion: max 2.0x for pictures, 2.1x for motions pictures
  • Focus modes: AFS/AFF/AFC/MF
  • Auto focus mode: Face/Eye detection/Tracking/225 area focusing/Custom/1 area focusing/Pinpoint
  • 12 fps (10 fps RAW 14 bit)
  • ISO: 160-51,200
  • Extended ISO: 80-102,400
  • Minimum Illumination: approx 5 lx
  • Mechanical shutter speed: B (max 30 min), 60 sec – 1/8,000
  • Electronic shutter: 1 sec – 1/16,000
  • Motion pictures shutter: 1/25 – 1/6,000
  • Metering range: EV 0 to EV 18
  • Exposure compensation: -5 EV to + 5 EV (1/3 EV steps)
  • RAW pictures: 14 bit/12 bit
  • MP4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, ACC)
  • Flash sync: 1/250
  • Light metering system: 1728-zone multi-pattern sensing system
  • LCD screen: 3.2″ TFT LCD (3:2), 1,620,000 dots, touchscreen
  • Viewfinder: OLED (4:3), 3,680,000 dots with diopter adjustment (-4 to +3), magnifications approx: 1.52x, 0.76x
  • Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Battery charger: Panasonic DMW-BTC13
  • AC adapter: Panasonic VSK0815F
  • Battery: Panasonic DMW-BLF19PP
  • Two memory card slots
  • 4k photos
  • HDMI Type A / USB 3.1
  • Dimensions: 138,5×98.1×87.4
  • Operating temperature: -10°C to 40°C (14°F to 104°F)
  • Stereo mic, USB 3.1, HDMI Type A, remote, TC in/out
  • Monaural speakers
  • Dust-proof and splash-proof body
  • SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card (double slot recording function available)

Join the GH5 and GH5s facebook group to discuss the new camera.

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a bit of everything…

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Canon c200 vs Panasonic G7 – BLIND image Comparison!

The best times of day to capture great landscape shots (Olympus Imagespace).
6 Tips For Moving Time-Lapse Videos with the Cinetics Lynx (Explora).
Flickr reports uploaded photos from DSLR increased while mirrorless stalled (Mirrorlessrumors).
Gear of the Year 2017 – Jeff’s choice: Olympus Tough TG-5 (Dpreview).

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Mark:I have used the Olympus 50-200 SWD lens for half a decade for sports and other professional photography. For the past 3 years on an E-M1 with MMF3 adaptor.I recently had the opportunity to use both the new 40-150 PRO and my usual lens back-to-back during 6 days of shooting at two national sporting events. I was hoping to answer the question: Does the new lens offer huge benefits versus the 50-200 SWD or should I keep my existing lens?
Both are highly capable optics and the answer is not clear cut. I think it depends on several aspects and my thoughts are shared in a blog post which is available here: http://flightlevel42.co.za/40150PROReview.html

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Full Olympus 17mm f/1.2 review by Mirrorlessons

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The new Olympus 17mm PRO lens is set to start shipping out next month. Mirrorlessons posted the full review of this lens:

The M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.2, despite its excellent optical performance, is more of a niche product than any other PRO lens released to date. This is because its fast maximum aperture only brings a tangible benefit to certain kinds of photographers – namely professionals who shoot environmental portraits or who work in poor light conditions on a regular basis. For all other genres that require a moderate wide angle, such as street, documentary, or landscapes, the f/1.2 aperture and the beautiful bokeh that accompanies it is a nice bonus but far from a necessity.

17mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.
45mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.

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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…

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Karsten Gieselmann‎
EM5II, M.Zuiko 7-14mm
https://flic.kr/p/HkvkWc

1) You can share your pics by using posting on our 43rumors Facebook page (Click here).
2) All 43rumors readers pictures can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/43rumors/posts_to_page/. 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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Sigma 16mm review by Photographyblog: “we heartily recommend it”

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Sigma 16mm f/1.4 MFT lens is in Stock via Adorama and Amazon.

Photographyblog tested the new Sigma 16mm f/1.4 MFT lens:

The Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN C lens offers two classic focal lengths depending on the camera system that you use – either a wide-angle 24mm for APS-C compact system cameras, or a slightly longer 32mm for Micro Four Thirds cameras, which is close enough to the classic 35mm focal length. It’s acceptably sharp when shooting wide-open at f/1.4 (at least in the centre), has good build quality, nice bokeh and fast and quiet auto-focusing, all at an affordable price.

The Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN C is tack-sharp in the centre of the frame from f/2 onwards, although you need to stop down to f/2.8 to get acceptable results at the edges of the frame. Disappointingly, as with its 30mm f/1.4 sibling, the lens does suffer from obvious chromatic aberrations when shooting wide-open at f/1.4, along with some vignetting, although stopping down to f/2 almost completely removes the purple and green fringing that is so prevalent at f/1.4.

Build quality is again very good, with the brass lens mount and sober all-black design adding to the high-quality feel, and Sigma have even generously included a very good circular lens hood. The auto-focusing system proved to be very quick and reliable on the brand new Panasonic G9 camera that we tested the lens with, and manual focus over-ride at any time is a great feature.

The £449.99 / $449.99 asking price of the Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN C is pretty good for such a fast, well-built lens. Although shooting wide-open at f/1.4 isn’t without some issues, we can still heartily recommend the new Sigma 16mm F1.4.

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Some G9 news and tests roundup…

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Size and weight comparisons between the Lumix G9 and other Lumix G cameras (Lumix Experience)
Panasonic Lumix G9 review so far (CameraLabs).
Shooting wildlife with Panasonic G9 (CameraJabber).
Get a grip – close up look at the G9’s battery grip (Lumix Experience)
Biggets news: Dog pissed on the G9 :)
Eure Fragen zur Panasonic LUMIX G9 Krolop&Gerst
Panasonic Lumix G9 4K 50fps ISO6400 Sheffield At Night (Youtube).
Prise enmain du Lumix G9 (Focus Numerique).

Panasonic Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Wex UK.
Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Amazon DE. Amazon UK. Amazon IT.

Join our Panasonic G9 Facebook group.

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