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Portrait of a Soviet Lens; JUPITER 8 “RED-P” Version

Does Micro Four Thirds Really Need a New Camera Manufacturer? (ThePhoBlographer).
Soligor 1.33x Panasonic GH5 with 25mm f1.7 // Anamorphic lens test with AF// Chung Dha
Teru Kuwayama: What is Photography? (Explora).
Canon CEO thinks the digital camera market will shrink further the next two years until we finally hit the bottom (Mirrorlessrumors).

Jan: “Here is an example (in German) of what the Lumix LX100 can do as a compact travel camera. It is still a great camera if you want to travel light.
https://youtu.be/eaumBL5656c

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

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Olympus financial report released: Imaging Business reports big loss in revenue

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Olympus released the Q3 financial report. And while the company as a whole is doing ok the Imaging Business reported a major revenue loss. Also the forecast had to be revised down:

Part of the loss lies in “The impacts of ceased operations at the Chinese manufacturing subsidiary”. So this should be a one time loss only. But another more important cause of the loss is the “intensified competition“.

We have to keep in mind that Olympus did not announce new products at last years Photokina and this certainly had a big impact on their financial results. I hope the new E-M1X and the next new product launches will invert this trend.

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Panasonic S1 and S1R New Features at CES 2019

Best telephoto zoom lens of the year is the Panasonic 50-200mm f/2.8-4 OIS DG Vario (Imaging Resource).
Six Tips for Super Blood Moon Photography (GetOlympus).
Rhino Makes Camera Movement Easy with the RŌV Pro Slider (Explora).
Tony Northrup Panasonic L-mount lens roadmap prediction (L-rumors).

Eric:this music video was entirely shot with a GH5: www.seizethe.video

Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.

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

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Capture One Launches Editorial Color Grading Styles made by celebrated photographers and retouchers

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Celebrated photographers and retouchers created a set of special Capture One Style packages (Click here). You can see the effects here (Click on it to enlarge):

These are three separate packages for $34 or 38 Euro each. But if you get them all three you pay $69 or 79 Euro only (Click here).

Press text:

Capture One Launches Editorial Color Grading Styles
Bringing the coveted styles of top photographers & retouchers exclusively to Capture One

COPENHAGEN, February 7, 2019:

Capture One, the world’s premier name in image processing software, has released the Editorial Color Grading Style Pack. The Style Pack brings within reach of any user, for the first time, the editorial aesthetic of 3 acclaimed photographers and retouchers whose work can be found in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan among others.

Michael Woloszynowicz, Marie Bärsch, and Pratik Naik are all celebrated photographers and retouchers with hundreds of thousands of dedicated followers, and years of published work to their names. Their approach is at once contemporary and timeless, and they have chosen to work specifically with Capture One to create 7 Styles each that reflect their individual aesthetic.
Capture One Styles are precisely-designed presets that adjust the overall look and feel of an image with one click yet allow the image to be fully tuned and refined to suit individual taste. With the option to add each Style as a layer and control its intensity, and use multiple layers and Styles per image, Capture One Styles can serve as either a starting point or finishing touch or to give a specific nuanced flair.

The Editorial Color Grading Pack includes 3 sets of 7 Styles made by Michael, Marie, and Pratik, giving a total of 21 unique Styles to choose from. The wide variation of Styles provides countless possibilities to create professional and distinguished editorial images, be it fashion, street, travel, wedding, portraiture, and any other genre of your editorial work.

Pricing and Availability
The Editorial Color Grading Style Pack is available now at the Capture One e-store:
get.phaseone.com/editorial-color-grading
The Styles can be purchased per pack or as an Editorial Color Grading Styles Kit where all 3 packs are added for the cost of 2.
Price per Style Pack:
EUR: 39. USD: 34. GBP: 34.
Price for Editorial Color Grading Styles Kit: EUR: 78. USD: 68. GBP: 68.

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Press text: Automatically capture holy-grail Time-lapses with Panasonic GH5, GH5S, and G9 using Timelapse+ VIEW

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Automatically capture holy-grail Time-lapses with Panasonic GH5, GH5S, and G9 using Timelapse+ VIEW

Minneapolis, Minnesota — January 2019: Timelapse+, a leader in developing hardware and software tools for time-lapse professionals is excited to announce support for Panasonic GH5, GH5S, and G9 cameras and their flagship product, the Timelapse+ VIEW intervalometer. The Timelapse+ VIEW is a breakthrough intervalometer for cinematographers and filmmakers that allows for automatic bulb ramping, live time-lapse preview, touch-free gesture controls, and full-control of settings through a mobile app for iOS and Android.

In a thrilling update for Panasonic filmmakers, Timelapse+ announces fully automated Holy-Grail time-lapse for effortless day to night and night today time-lapse with the VIEW intervalometer.

Additionally, the Timelapse+ VIEW also supports focus ramping on the GH5, GH5S, and G9 when combined with an AF lens. This allows for focus points to be set as keyframes when using the iOS or Android app for the VIEW Intervalometer.

Focus ramping is a way to add another creative dimension to time-lapse, especially when combined with other motion control like the Dynamic Perception NMX stepper controller, Syrp Genie Mini, eMotimo Spectrum.

Video Examples:
GH5 Sunrise Motion with the VIEW Intervalometer: https://vimeo.com/311273472
Panasonic GH5 Focus Demo with the VIEW Intervalometer: https://vimeo.com/311271686

Timelapse+ VIEW pricing, updates, and availability: 
Retail Price: $399. Pricing may vary by country for non-USD purchases and additional fees may apply, including tax and shipping costs. In stock and ready to ship.
More info on their website:
www.timelapseplus.com

VIEW features also include:
Automatically optimizes buffer time during ramping
Configurable ISO and shutter speed limits for auto ramping
Remote live view, real-time preview of time-lapse
Bulb Ramping
wide temperature range,
OLED color screen
motion integration
Long-term/scheduled time-lapse
15+ hours of battery (can also be powered externally).
Power button activates help screen for the currently selected item

 

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