Monthly Archives: February 2018

Four Companies Join The Micro Four Thirds Alliance

Olympus Corporation and Panasonic Corporation announced that the four companies newly approved the Micro Four Thirds System standard. China state-owned company GKUVISION working on developing surveillance camera solution, such as 4K / 120fps camera, SLR Magic, which manufactures lenses and accessories for movies and photographs, releases lenses for SLR cameras and VR exclusive lenses in […]

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Olympus Pen-F Firmware 3.0 Coming February 28th

Firmware 3.00 for the Olympus Pen-F is coming Feb. 28th. New Bleach Bypass filter Ability to adjust shading effects With the Olympus Digital Camera Updater, you can now save your monochrome profiles on the camera Fixed AF issue with Leica 200mm lens Olympus PEN-F: B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Olympus EM-1 Mark II: Firmware 2.00 Coming February 28th

Firmware 2.00 for the Olympus EM-1 Mark II is coming Feb. 28th. 2018 New Features: New art filter [Bleach Bypass] has been added. Possible to use focus stacking photography with “M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO”. Small targets have been added to AF target mode. Possible to set a maximum of 35 pre-shutter frames […]

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Lensbaby Burnside 35mm f/2.8

Lensbaby just a new lens for Micro Four Thirds with a dual diaphragm for creative swirly Bokeh. Lensbaby Delivers a Modern Take on Classic Lenses with the Burnside 35 Portland, OR (February 15, 2018) – Lensbaby—makers of award-winning creative effects lenses, optics and accessories—announces the launch of an entirely new kind of creative effects lens, the Burnside […]

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Fujifilm X-H1 Released to Compete With Panasonic GH5/GH5S

images courtesy of camerasize.com Yesterday Fujifilm released the Fujifilm X-H1, which starts a line of cameras that will compete directly with the Panasonic GH line of cameras. Sony doesn’t really have a direct competitor for either of these video-centric cameras at this time and it will be interesting to see how they compare after the X-H1 hits […]

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Translated Press Release: Developed 8K high resolution, high performance global shutter imaging technology with CMOS image sensor using organic thin film

Industry’s first * 1 High resolution with high resolution up to a very bright scene (450,000 saturated electrons) Realizing high-quality shooting without motion distortion Developed 8K high resolution, high performance global shutter imaging technology with CMOS image sensor using organic thin film * 1: According to our company on February 14, 2018 【Abstract】 Panasonic Corporation is capable of […]

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