New Kamlan FS Lenses: 50mm f/1.1, 28mm f/1.4 and 7.5mm f/3.2

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 31, 2019


Kamlan has three new mirrorless lenses – FS 50mm f/1.1, 28mm f/1.4 and 7.5mm f/3.2: Read More »

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Panasonic Cameras Need To Go On A Diet!

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 31, 2019

Micro Four Thirds was supposed to allow for a very compact/light camera system, but today only the lenses are compact and light, while the bodies have bulked up. It’s disappointing that modern Panasonic cameras have grown to be the size of full frame cameras like the new Panasonic S1R. Further even the S1R could be smaller like Sony’s a7 series. The Panasonic GF1 is one of my favorite digital cameras of all time especially with Panasonic’s 20mm f/1.7 attached and for a while, Panasonic and Olympus were producing smaller cameras.

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Panasonic GH5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic Lumix DC-G9: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Panasonic L-Mount Lens Specs Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 31, 2019

LUMIX S 24-105 mm F4 Macro OIS

  • Lens construction: 13 groups 16 pieces (including 2 aspheric lenses and 2 ED lenses)
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.3 m
  • Maximum shooting magnification: 0.5 times
  • Filter diameter: 77 mm
  • Size: φ 84 x 118 mm
  • Weight: 680 g
  • Dual IS 2 compatible
  • Dustproof · Drip-proof · Low temperature-10 °
  • Overseas price: 1,299 pounds

LUMIX S PRO 70-200 mm F4 OIS

  • Lens construction: 23 groups in 17 groups (1 aspherical lens and 3 ED lenses included)
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.92 m
  • Number of diaphragm blades: 9
  • Filter diameter: 77 mm
  • Size: φ 84.4 x 179 mm
  • Weight: 985 g
  • Dual IS 2 compatible
  • Dustproof · Drip-proof · Low temperature-10 °
  • Overseas price: 1,749 GBP

LUMIX S PRO 50mm F1.4

  • Lens construction: 13 groups of 11 lenses (2 aspheric lenses and 3 ED lenses included)
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.44 m
  • Number of diaphragm blades: 11
  • Filter diameter: 77 mm
  • Size: φ 90 x 130 mm
  • Weight: 955 g
  • Dustproof · Drip-proof · Low temperature-10 °
  • Overseas price: 2,299 GBP

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Panasonic Lumix S1R/S1 Specs Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 30, 2019

Panasonic Lumix  S1

  • 24.2 MP full frame sensor
  • Maximum standard ISO 51,200
  • It can create 96 million pixels (12,000 x 8,000) images using high-resolution mode
  • Size: 148.9 x 110.0 x 96.7 mm
  • Weight: 899 g
  • Overseas price: body only is £1,999, lens kit is £2,999

Panasonic Lumix S1R

  • 47.3MP full frame sensor (no low pass filter)
  • 5-axis hand vibration reduction within the body with 5.5 stops
  • Dual IS 2 with 6 stops
  • 4K 60p / 50p video
  • Sequential shooting performance: 9 frames / second (AFS), 6 frames / second (AFC)
  • 6K photo at 30 frames per second and 4K photo mode at 60 frames / sec
  • 5.76 million dot EVF
  • The finder magnification can be adjusted from 0.78 times to 0.74 times or 0.7 times
  • Movable rear liquid crystal with 2.1 million dots
  • Dustproof · Drip-proof · Low temperature-10 °
  • Picture of 187 million pixels (16,736 x 11, 168) can be created using high resolution mode
  • Advanced Artificial Intelligence Technology Detecting Humans, Cats, Dogs and Birds
  • Size: 148.9 x 110.0 x 96.7 mm
  • Weight: 898 g
  • Overseas price: body only is £3, 399, lens kit is £4,199

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Olympus Elija Shirota, Tetsuo Kikuchi, and Hisashi Yoneyama Interview With DigitalTrends

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 29, 2019


Digital Trends sat down with General Manager Elija Shirota, Team Leader and autofocus expert Tetsuo Kikuchi, and Senior Supervisor and deep learning expert Hisashi Yoneyama for an interview about the company and the Olympus OM-D E-M1X. Below are excerpts from the interview:

  • Olympus wants the Olympus OM-D E-M1X to be the most reliable camera around
  • The dual processors for the E-M1X were for reliability
  • The grip is fixed because it makes the camera more reliable
  • The grip also needs to be fixed so the camera has the exact same position of the buttons and shutter release vertically or horizontally, which lets you keep your eyes on the subject.
  • Olympus once brought up factoring the rotation of the earth as being the main factor limiting their IBIS, but they found a few more things to tweak and now are confident no brand will ever surpass 7.5 stops without factoring for the rotation of the earth.
  • Designing the dual engines wasn’t easy
  • This is their first completely new camera in a while
  • AF speed was a focal point
  • Hand-held high-resolution mode was a big achievement and they even used hand-shake to make it work so users can carry smaller cameras without a bigger sensor.
  • Olympus uses phase detect AF for m0vies now
  • The E-M1X has AF performance well beyond the E-M1
  • The E-M1X has the same low light AF abilities as the E-M1 Mark2, but it is more effective in 9-point autofocus mode.
  • Olympus believes their 9-point autofocus is as good as any DSLR on the market.
  • Olympus won’t say anything more than they are using a new algorithm.
  • Their deep learning system is created by a computer interpreting 10,000 photos per category that are labeled by hand
  • Olympus plans to bring their deep learning to future systems, but, for now, it requires dual processors to work
  • Other companies are using some deep learning, but Olympus is the only one fully utilizing it with cars, trains, and planes.

You can read the full interview on Digitaltrends.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1X: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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