Monthly Archives: March 2018

Panasonic and Olympus Deals

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 11, 2018

B&H Photo still has a variety of Panasonic and Olympus bodies and lenses on sale. Panasonic/Olympus Body Savings m43 Lens Savings

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Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark II Firmware 2.1 Update

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 9, 2018

Olympus released firmware 2.1 for the OM-D E-M1 Mark II and it addresses issues with the Leica 200mm Corrected issue of C-AF not operating correctly when using the “LEICA DG ELMARIT 200mm F2.8 / POWER O.I.S. (H-ES200)” interchangeable lens produced by Panasonic. You can download the update here.

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LensRentals Compares 6 Fast 40’s

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 8, 2018

LensRentals compared their 40mm range of m43 lenses and came up with some surprising results. The Voigtlander 42.5mm f/0.95 was a great performer that sharpened up very quickly as it was stopped down, while the Panasonic Leica DG Macro Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 showed some worrisome sample variation, which led to disappointing results. I was surprised to see […]

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ON1 2018.1 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 8, 2018

ON1 released their first major update for 2018 and they have some special pricing. You can get your copy here. NEW IMPROVEMENTS Debayering – The algorithms have been improved to increase the amount of micro detail while reducing aliasing, yielding photos that are noticeably crisper with less color artifacts. HDR – HDR alignment and deghosting have improved, yielding […]

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Panasonic GH5S Selected as Best Camera For Video by DPReview

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 7, 2018

The Panasonic GH5S received a lot of attention when it was launched as a specialty camera and it’s kind of surprising that DPReview selected it as their top camera over the Panasonic GH5 since it lacks IBIS and can be more difficult to use, but this is their reasoning. The GH5S’s sensor allows it to continue […]

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