BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera: Reviews, Comparisons and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 1, 2018

The Blackmagic Design Pocket Camera 4k will start shipping soon, so there are a lot of reviews coming out. Cameras like the Blackmagic Design Pocket Camera are a perfect example of the advantages of m43 and will likely be the direction that future m43 cameras go in if the format starts to become less popular with photographers. It offers incredible value and performance for someone interested in getting into filmmaking that larger sensor cameras just can’t compete with.

Pre-Order: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Photolemur 3.0 is 50% Off Today

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 31, 2018


Meet the world’s first fully automated photo editor that makes all your Halloween images great instantly with the help of Artificial Intelligence. Photolemur 3.0 is 50% off today only so don’t miss out. It is one of the best AI editors I have used so far and it will only get better with time.

https://photolemur.com/halloween

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DPReview TV: Panasonic LX100II

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 30, 2018

DPReviewTV tested the Panasonic LX100II and they kept a lot of the features people loved. The LX100II is still a very tactile camera. Excerpts below:

  • New Grip isn’t as good as the original
  • They wish the EVF was better
  • The back screen has improved and has a touch screen interface
  • Much easier to select the focal point
  • The back dial is still cheap plastic and it should have been improved
  • Still no weather sealing
  • Same lens as the original, which had trouble with sensor/lens dust.
  • Minimal change in resolution as you change the aspect ratio
  • New 20MP sensor gives you about 17MP of useful resolution
  • New venus processing engine
  • New color science, but the original was more realistic
  • New filters
  • The image quality has improved since the original
  • Good Macro capability
  • No flip out screen
  • 4k Photo mode with focus stacking, pre-burst, etc…
  • There is a 1.3x crop
  • Compares very well against Sony/Canon compacts
  • Should get an external charger in the box
  • Bluetooth capable
  • Motorized zoom is very slow just like the original
  • Great battery life
  • Improved buffer for burst shooting
  • Single AF is very fast
  • Continuous AF doesn’t work well
  • IBIS is very good
  • Least video-centric camera in their lineup
  • 4k is soft and oversharpened
  • Doesn’t show crop until you start recording
  • One of the best timelapse cameras on the market
  • They kept all of the good stuff the same but should have fixed more problems since the original is 4 years old
  • Very comparable IQ to 1-inch sensors
  • Very close to APS-C performance too

Panasonic LX100II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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New Olympus Model Registered

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 28, 2018


A new camera was registered in Russia for Olympus. The Model# is IM010 and it could be a new flagship Olympus camera like the OMD. Olympus has been somewhat quiet since Photokina so lets hope this new model is something for fans to get excited about.

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Panasonic Announced The Development of The World’s First 8K Organic Sensor Camera System

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 27, 2018


Panasonic previously announced the development of their 8k Organic Sensor. Now they have announced an 8k camera that uses the sensor the 8K Multipurpose Camera AK – SHB 810.

Item name8K multi-purpose cameraImage processing unit
Part numberAK-SHB 810AK-SHU 810
Release dateFall 2019Fall 2019

Panasonic Corporation has developed the 8K camera system equipped with the world’s first*1 8K organic sensor. We plan to launch it in the fall of 2019※2 .

8K Multipurpose Camera AK – SHB 810 is a compact, lightweight, box – type camera that uses a PL lens mount. Equipped with 8K organic sensor which will be the first in the world * 1 . Efficient photoelectric conversion and charge accumulation are achieved at the same time by laminated structure using organic thin film for photoelectric conversion part. We realized a wide dynamic range corresponding to light / dark difference with 8K high resolution, global shutter without skew distortion and flash band * 3 , electronic ND filter function. Read More »

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