Monthly Archives: December 2016

ZY Optics Releases The Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5X Super Macro Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 20, 2016

Shenyang China, Dec 19, 2016 – Zhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) has released a new compact Super Macro Lens for full frame cameras, the Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens and it features a high reproduction ratio up to 4.5:1.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Firmware 4.3 Released and Potentially Broken

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 19, 2016

Olympus released firmware 4.3 today for the OM-D E-M1. Firmware 4.3 comes after the removal of 4.2. Unfortunately there are some reports of this firmware update having issues too so be careful. They aren’t as specific as the last issue so I don’t recommend updating unless you absolutely have to.

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Panasonic GH5 Pre-Order Date Briefly Listed

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 16, 2016

The Panasonic GH5 was briefly listed as having pre-orders starting at 1pm on January 4th 2017 by B&H Photo, but the text has been removed. Let’s hope this is true. The only specs we are sure about so far are Newly developed 18MP Micro Four Thirds sensor DCI 4K video recording at up to 60 […]

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Panasonic LX10/15 Hands-on Videos

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 15, 2016

The Panasonic LX10/15 is a great alternative to the Sony RX100 and you can save a few hundred dollars. I have always been a RX100 fan, but I am seriously considering getting a LX10 even thought I really like the new RX100. Panasonic LX10 Amazon/B&H Photo/Adoroma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaDnmbf77vM&feature=youtu.be

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Kaiman Wong is Back With His Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Hands-on Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 14, 2016

If you’re a DigitalRev fan you’re probably already aware that Kai and Lok are no longer with DigitalRev. Hopefully they continue servicing the fans with there unique reviews. Kai has been a little more serious in his video’s lately, which is good if you want to load up on specs and details from someone that has […]

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Cinema5D: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Initial Testing

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 13, 2016

image courtesy of Cinema5D Cinema5D has put together some initial testing and conclusions about the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II that covers why many cameras come with half baked video features. The new OM-D isn’t a slouch, but it sure would be nice to have internal log capabilities. “The OM-D E M1 Mark II is a very […]

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DXO: Panasonic G85/80 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 11, 2016

Surprisingly the Panasonic G80/85 review shows that the new 20MP sensor isn’t much different/better than the 16MP one, but m43 still isn’t competing with equivalent APS-C cameras. Many of the promises of m43 has come to fruition, but we are still waiting for it to catch up to APS-C. Panasonic’s latest DSLR-style Lumix DMC-G80/G85 is certainly an attractive […]

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