Panasonic G85/GX85/100-400mm Firmware Update

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 8, 2017

 


G85/80:

  1. Reduced operation noise during the shooting standby or the motion picture recording.
  2. Dual I.S.2 function with the interchangeable lens H-RS100400 is available. (Firmware update of the H-RS100400 is required)

GX85/80:

  1. Reduced operation noise during the shooting standby or the motion picture recording.
  2. Fixed a problem that camera fails to connect to the Picmate server.

H-RS100400

  1. Dual I.S.2 function is available.
    (Firmware update of Dual I.S.2 compatible model is required.
    The firmware of the DMC-G80/81/85 should be ver.1.2 or later.)
  2. Fixed the instability of Auto Focus when the focus switch set to [5m – ∞], using Olympus Imaging Corporation’s OM-D E-M1 MarkII.

Via Panasonic

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Panasonic GH5 Shipments Delayed

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 6, 2017


It seems the new standard language for Japanese camera delays will be tied to high demand. Last year many of the delays were attributed to high demand and this year is starting off no different

Translated Release:
Dear customers,

Thank you very much for your continued patronage of the digital camera LUMIX.

As for the mirrorless single-lens camera DC-GH5 scheduled to be released on March 23, 2017, we have made reservations for a large number of customers, so some customers will have time to deliver the products We may get it.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers.

We will strive to make diligent production so that we can deliver top priority to customers who have already ordered and ordered, so thank you for your understanding.

■ Applicable product number
DC – GH 5 – K
DC-GH 5 M-K

Panasonic GH5 B&H photo/Amazon/Adorama

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Panasonic GH5 Autofocus Test

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 5, 2017

Kai tests the Panasonic GH5 with Photogearnews.

“We got hold of a Panasonic GH5 pre-production sample from CVP this week. To test it out the autofocus and image stabilisation in video mode we sent Dan Chung to follow Kaiman Wong around while he films the latest review for his own channel. Please remember this is a pre-production camera and the autofocus, IS and image quality may all change by the time the camera comes out. This video is just to give you an idea of what the camera is currently capable of.

The lens was the Leica DG 12-60mm f2.8 kit lens that is Dual-IS compatible.

The technical stuff: Camera was set in Cinelike V gamma (the test camera did not have V-Log enabled sadly)

Autofocus was set to touch with a medium sized focus area most of the time. We tried to keep the AF area over the subject as much as possible.

ISO was set at 200 most of the time apart from the indoor shots which were 1600 (and lit by red lanterns so the colours were off) All the images are roughly graded using Filmconvert’s GH4 Cinelike V profile with FJ8533 ET film emulation.

Both in-body and lens Image stabilisation was turned on. No rig was used and the camera is completely handheld at all times.”

Panasonic GH5 B&H photo/Amazon/Adorama

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Cameralabs Panasonic G85/80 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 4, 2017

Cameralabs highly recommended that Panasonic G85 and it is priced very well to compete with cameras around its price point. I think anyone in the market for a m43 camera should take a look at this camera, even if they are considering cameras like the Panasonic GH5 and Olympus OM-D EM 1 Mark II. This is one of the few m43 cameras currently delivering on the promise of m43. You can read the full Cameralabs review here or watch the hour long review above.

Panasonic G85 Amazon/B&H Photo/Adoroma

 

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DxO OpticsPro 9 Free Till February 28th, 2017

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 3, 2017



DXO is offering an older version of there DXO OpticsPro9 software for free until February 28th, 2017. It only supports the last generation of Olympus and Panasonic m43 cameras and before, but it’s worth getting a copy if you wish to learn OpticsPro.

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