Solar Eclipse Software and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 12, 2017


The program Solar Eclipse Maestro for MacOS X has support for Panasonic cameras built in and can help simplify your solar eclipse experience, but there are other apps like UMBRAPHILEX, which allow for more basic controls. If you are a windows user you can give Solar Eclipse Timer and Camera controller (SETnC) a try. While UMBRAPHILEX isn’t designed for m43 cameras and Solar Eclipse Timer is only for Canon cameras you might find them to be useful tools for planning your shoot.

m43 is probably the most economical way to shoot the upcoming solar eclipse professionally, but I am going to be doing it on medium format because I like a challenge. If I were to shoot the eclipse on m43 I would go with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 ASPH. POWER O.I.S., LEE Solar Eclipse Filter and Seven5 Holder. If I really wanted to get techical I would then get a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini EQ and put it on a tripod.

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Panasonic GH5/Nauticam NA-GH5 Reviews and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 11, 2017

The Panasonic GH5 is probably the best underwater camera money can buy and the Nauticam NA-GH5 helps it perform to its maximum potential. Backscatter actually considers the GH5 it’s underwater camera of the year, which isn’t surprising considering the quality of the video footage. The GH5 can be stunning underwater.

Panasonic GH5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Cascable 3.0 Released With Panasonic Support, Geotagging, Wireless Remote, and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 9, 2017


Cascable is now compatible with Panasonic cameras it’s an interesting approach to camera remote software. I’m not a fan of subscription pay walls, but you might find it of enough value to justify. The app has quite a few features and is worth a try at the very least. You can download a copy of Cascable 3.0 from the iTunes Store. Read More »

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Olympus Q1 Fiscal Year Ended Mar. 31, 2018

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 8, 2017

 


It looks like Olympus’ strategy of pricing the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II above the competition helped the Imaging Business become profitable during the three month period ending Jun 30th, 2017 compared with the previous period. This is certainly one way to balance the books, but I hope Olympus tries to increase their overall share of the mirrorless market going forward. Their mirrorless division was profitable, while the overall imaging division was not. You can read all the financials here if you want to dig into their projections and analysis.

Via Olympus

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Firmware Update: Panasonic Lumix G Leica 12-60MM F2.8-4.0 ASPH. DG Vario-Elmarit

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2017

Firmware 1.1 for the Panasonic Lumix G Leica 12-60MM F2.8-4.0 ASPH. DG Vario-Elmarit is now available. It improves AF and OIS.

Date/VersionDescription
2017/8/7
Ver.1.1
  1. Fixed the instability of Auto Focus.
  2. Improved the performance of O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer).

You can download a copy of the latest firmware here.

Panasonic Lumix G Leica 12-60MM F2.8-4.0 ASPH. DG Vario-Elmarit: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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