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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II – olympusXplorers in Iceland

Historical challenge: Night Street Compact (Robin Wong).
Timeless transportation: Photographing Trains (Jamie McDonald).
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II – Test Drive (Olympus UK).
Photoessay: Remarkable sunsets, part I (Ming Thein shots on PEN-F).

Check the latest L-mount alliance news at our sisther site L-rumors.com.

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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Panasonic: L-mount partnership is like marriage while with Olympus “we were just living together”

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Dpreview interviewed interviewed the managers of the three companies involved in the L-mount project. Panasonic had quite some interesting thins to say:

“This alliance is like marriage. The previous arrangement [with Olympus] was more like we were just living together. So the obligation [now] is a little more high-level.”

Sounds like theyare not 100% happy with the Olympus partnership! Still, Panasonic made it clear that they are very committed to MFT. When asked if they will develop APS-C L-mount lenses too they answered:

“We will only develop [L mount products] for full-frame sensors.”

Panasonic also explained why they need Full Frame:

“Panasonic’s customer coverage [at present] is maybe more high-level amateurs, not professionals. The new [customer segment] of videographers appreciates what we’ve introduced for movie making, but still there are customer segments that we cannot reach. So the L mount gives us a chance to challenge in these top-end segments. I hope that the L mount gives us a chance to complete our lineup, [by] supporting our current Micro Four Thirds business.”

via L-rumors.com

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Shooting a Short Film with the Panasonic LUMIX GH5S and the Atomos Ninja Inferno

Panasonic LUMIX G9 used to photograph Team GB at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games (CameraJabber).
Tilta BMPCC 4K Cage hands on – Interbee 2018 (Newsshooter).
Check the latest L-mount alliance news at our sisther site L-rumors.com.

Lyn: “Weekends are pretty slow, so I have a couple videos that you may consider using. The first is a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4k horror short. It was part of a SOLO contest where the filmmakers had to shoot the movie, act in the movie, edit the movie and complete it without any help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE03AswM8Kg The Second video is the Same Filmmaker with a short one minute essay on why he’s sad the PCC4k doesn’t have an app similar to the Panasonic Image App.”

Marc: “Before considering what camera or lens to use or even what to photograph, there needs to be a creative spark to ignite the whole artistic process. https://youtu.be/OzTbJxGInMM”

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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Super Cyber Monday deal: Extra 20% off on Olympus reconditioned gear!

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This is running today only: Extra 20% off on reconditioned gear sold at Getolympus (Click here to see them all). Use the code “CYBERSAVINGS” to get the discount at checkout. A few hot deals:

E-M1II for $1,200.
E-M10III for $360.
25mm f/1.2 PRO lens for $720.
75mm f/1.8 for $450.

Today there is also a Gold Box on this YI M1 dual kit lens at Amazon US:

Interesting the GX85 is the current bestseller at Amazon US.

Full list of Black Friday deals can be found on those pages at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and eBay.
Full European Black Friday deals list on those pages at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

Special Olympus deal page at Adorama, GetOlympus, BHphoto and Amazon.
Special Panasonic deal page at Adorama, BHphoto, FocusCamera and Amazon.

 

New Photolemur Black Friday Offer (Click here).
Photolemur Family license + 3 Styles + Picaboo Book
$141 total worth – $25 only during Black Friday | 83% OFF
Photolemur Family license – 55$ worse
3 Styles – 12$ worth each
Picaboo Book – 50$ worth
141$ worth for 25$

From today and til Nov 29 You get Luminar 2018 (Click here) and Aurora 2019 (Click here) for $49 + free Bonuses. I know the banner on top says $59 but you get $10 off if you use our code “43RUM“. Note that you will get the new Libraries software for free on December 18!

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Panasonic S1R camera confirmed by Sankei to cost $4,000+

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Back In September when nobody really believed in my Panasonic Full Frame rumors (LOL) I told you the S1R would cost around $4,000. Well Sankei confirmed that indeed the price will be around 500,000 yen. Converted in US dollars this is about $4,500 but we know prices in US area usually lower than the simple conversion rate.

I am not sure the price is justified. In my opinion it should be $3400 like the Nikon Z7. I know the Panasonic S1R has 4k60p which the Nikon has not. But Panasonic is the underdog in the FF world and they have to keep the price as low as it gets.

via L-rumors.

Note: I know this isn’t a strictly MFT related news. But the failure or success of the new Panasonic FF adventure will have a direct effect on the MFT system. Moreover some of the tech we get on those new S1-S1R cameras will be used on MFT cameras too.

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For Europeans: New Cyber Monday deals on Olympus/Panasonic cameras

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Full Black Friday deals list on those pages at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

Today new MFT deals:
Panasonic GX80, GX9 and Olympus E-PL8 deals at Amazon Germany.
Save up to 30% on Panasonic cameras at Amazon UK.
Olympus E-PL8 for 399 Euro at Amazon Spain.

More deals:
Bis zu 40% auf Kamera Zubehör & Ferngläser at Amazon Germany.
Bis zu 50% reduziert: Drucker at Amazon Germany.
Bis zu 48% reduziert: Sony Bluetooth Kopfhörer at Amazon Germany.
Stark reduziert: SanDisk und Western Digital Speicherprodukte at Amazon Germany.
Up to 40% off SanDisk Memory Products at Amazon UK.
Économisez jusqu’à 30 % sur une sélection de produits AmazonBasics at Amazon France.
Big Savings on Sandisk cards at Amazon Spain.
Big Savings on Sandisk cards at Amazon Italy.

 

New Photolemur Black Friday Offer (Click here).
Photolemur Family license + 3 Styles + Picaboo Book
$141 total worth – $25 only during Black Friday | 83% OFF
Photolemur Family license – 55$ worse
3 Styles – 12$ worth each
Picaboo Book – 50$ worth
141$ worth for 25$

From today and til Nov 29 You get Luminar 2018 (Click here) and Aurora 2019 (Click here) for $49 + free Bonuses. I know the banner on top says $59 but you get $10 off if you use our code “43RUM“. Note that you will get the new Libraries software for free on December 18!

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Todays Black Friday deals on Nissin flash and Sandisk cars

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Today you save $50 on the Nissin flash for MFT sold by BHphoto.

Ending today is this Up top $80 off on the Sony SFG SD cards at Amazon and BHphoto. They are the world’s fastest SD card available and you might want them for your future 8K GH6 or E-M1X :)

And there are big savings on Sandisk cards sold by BHphoto.

Full list of Black Friday deals can be found on those pages at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and eBay.
Full European Black Friday deals list on those pages at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

Special Olympus deal page at Adorama, GetOlympus, BHphoto and Amazon.
Special Panasonic deal page at Adorama, BHphoto, FocusCamera and Amazon.

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