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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Olympus Fiscal Year FY2017/3 Financial Report

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 2, 2017

  • Net sales in the Imaging Business for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 amounted to ¥48,802 million (down 21.3% year on year), while operating income amounted to ¥747 million (up 654.5% year on year).
  • Ongoing moves to shrink the Imaging Business to a scale more appropriate for the shrinking market and the impact of the Kumamoto earthquake of April 2016, which caused delays in the supply of some products, resulted in lower sales for the Imaging Business.
  • In the Imaging Business, operating income rose due to progress in pushing down expenses and due to the effects of introducing new products, including the flagship mirrorless camera “OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 Mark II.”

via Olympus

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Panasonic GH5 Metabones Speedbooster XL Questions Answered

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 1, 2017

Newsshooter had the opportunity to test the Metabones Speedbooster XL on a pre-production GH5 and while the video results look good there are some problems. At this time the electronic connection between lens and camera isn’t working correctly and if you use IBIS there can be issues, but other than that the results look very good. Check out the full article at Newsshooter for more details.

Panasonic GH5 B&H photo/Amazon/Adorama
Metabones Speed Booster XL 0.64x B&H photo/Amazon/Adorama

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DPReview: Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark II Interview Firmware Improvements Coming

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 1, 2017

image courtesy of DPReview

DPReview interviewed Olympus engineers about the OM-D EM1 Mark II and came back with some interesting responses. The talked about adding even better IBIS in the future among other things via firmware, but the confirmed improvements to come are:

  • Adding ‘Auto ISO’ capability to manual video shooting
  • Allowing for control of autofocus racking speed while shooting video
  • Clarifying and enhancing customizability of continuous autofocus behavior beyond the current -2 to +2 ‘tight to loose’ scale
  • Working on the AF algorithm to improve tracking performance
  • Enable the ability to enter playback and menus while the buffer is clearing

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Amazon/B&H Photo/Adorama

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