Panasonic GH5 AF Improvement/Fix

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 6, 2018

YodaYeo‘s 120p/150 degree AF Improvement shutter hack for 4k 25p/30p footage seems to work quite well from what I have seen online and some people are addicted to testing the solution.  Max Yuryev did a very thorough test of the hack and it doesn’t work all of the time, but at least it offers an improvement sometimes, which is something cinematographers/videographers can work with.

Panasonic GH5: B&H photo / Amazon / Adorama
Panasonic GH5S: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm: Mirrorless is Still Smaller and Lighter

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 3, 2018


If you were into mirrorless cameras from the start then you recall that 43 was the only system designed to be digital from the ground up. When cameras first started going digital sensor size was largely the product of manufacturing constraints and DSLR technology. 43 was designed to get away from that and relatively quickly turned into m43 then the mirrorless revolution exploded. Today m43 still holds a huge advantage over APS-C and Full Frame cameras when it comes to size and weight. The 43 sensor was determined to be the ideal compromise between image quality and the benefit of a smaller sensor with a quicker readout, with the extra benefit of being able to build smaller/lighter camera bodies and lenses.

Today they are building the bodies bigger because photographers want bigger bodies, but they are still much lighter and the lenses are much smaller and lighter. The new Panasonic 50-200mm is a perfect example of the size advantage because it delivers 100-400mm performance in a very small package at f/2.8-4, which is impressive. When I shot Falcon Heavy recently I wished one of my cameras was an m43 one, because it would have saved me some back pain at the end of the day.

Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Panasonic Lumix GX9 and Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200 Samples

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 2, 2018


Optyczne grabbed a photo of the new Panasonic GX9 with Panasonic 25mm 1.7 attached and posted some sample images shot with the new Panasonic Leica DG Vario Elmarit 50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH. POWER OIS. You can find the full gallery here.

Panasonic GX9 Pre-Order: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Olympus Limited Edition Cameras and Mad Max/Fallout Editions

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 1, 2018

Optyczne visited the Olympus booth and found some interesting cameras. Above a future special edition that there is no information about beyond the photos, which can be found here. Below a more interesting Mad Max/Fallout inspired display that could spark an interesting reaction from subjects, which you can find here. So far Olympus is winning the show on creativity alone.

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Olympus OMD E-M1 Mark II, E-M1, E-M5 Mark II, PEN-F, 12-100mm, 300mm Firmware Updates and Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 28, 2018

Olympus released a lot of firmware updates today, which you can Download Here.

E-M1II firmware 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 for Pro Capture shooting.
  • Display has been improved to show that Pro Capture shooting is recording.
  • “Flicker Scan” has been added so it is possible to reduce flickering by fine adjustment of shutter speed while looking at the live view when using electronic shutter.
  • Fisheye compensation photography has been added for use of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO. You can view the effects in live view while shooting images.
  • Possible to set zoom ratio during playback. Also, added pixel equivalence display to zoom ratio.
  • Pro Capture shooting is available for additional lenses.
  • Display of remaining battery power has been improved.
  • Response when assigning AF to AEL/AFL button has been improved.
  • Stability of camera operation when using OLYMPUS Capture has been improved.
  • Stability of image stabilizer operation when shooting video has been improved.
  • Performance of C-AF when shooting still images has been improved.
  • Color reproduction of photographed images has been improved.
  • Stability of operation when shooting still images has been improved.
  • Corrected issue of autofocus (AF) function not operating correctly when using the “LEICA DG ELMARIT 200mm F2.8 / POWER O.I.S. (H-ES200)” interchangeable lens produced by Panasonic.

E-M1 firmware features:

  • Corrected issue of autofocus (AF) function not operating correctly when using the “LEICA DG ELMARIT 200mm F2.8 / POWER O.I.S. (H-ES200)” interchangeable lens produced by Panasonic.

E-M5II firmware features:

  • New art filter [Bleach Bypass] has been added.
  • Focus Stacking has been added. (“M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO” is also compatible.)
  • Corrected issue of autofocus (AF) function not operating correctly when using the “LEICA DG ELMARIT 200mm F2.8 / POWER O.I.S. (H-ES200)” interchangeable lens produced by Panasonic.

PEN-F firmware features:

  • New art filter [Bleach Bypass] has been added.
  • Possible to set shading effects for Color Creator and Color Profile Control.
  • Possible to use OLYMPUS Digital Camera Updater to save monochrome profiles and color profiles of images you like to the camera’s monochrome profiles and color profiles.
  • Corrected issue of autofocus (AF) function not operating correctly when using the “LEICA DG ELMARIT 200mm F2.8 / POWER O.I.S. (H-ES200)” interchangeable lens produced by Panasonic.

12-100mm firmware features:

  • Stability of image stabilizer operation has been improved.

300mm firmware features:

  • Stability of image stabilizer operation has been improved.
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