Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 4, 2016

This is the first we have heard of the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 for m43 since Photokina and the footage looks great. Venus Optics is trying to push their 12mm at the moment, but hopefully when they are done we will hear more about this very interesting lens along with the Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D.

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Olympus E-M1 Firmware Update Warning

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 2, 2016

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There are reports that firmware 4.2 for the Olympus E-M1 has a few bugs.

malfunctions:

– Focus Stacking
– Keystone
– HDR
– Starlight mode

So update at your own risk…

via DPReview Blog

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Olympus E-M1, E-M5 Mark II, E-M10 Mark II and PEN-F Firmwares

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 1, 2016

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Olympus updated the E-M1(see update about bugs), E-M5 Mark II, E-M10 Mark II and PEN-F today: Here
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DPReview: YI M1

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 29, 2016

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DPReview has been on a m43 roll lately, unfortunately the YI M1 hasn’t really lived up to the Leica inspired hype. This could become a much more compelling camera if YI continues to improve the camera via aggressive firmware updates, but only time will tell. Until then a sizable price cut will have to do. Check out the full DPReview article here.

YI M1 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 12-40mm F3.5-5.6 Lens Storm Black
YI M1 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 42.5mm F1.8 Lens Storm Black
YI M1 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 12-40mm F3.5-5.6 Lens / 42.5mm F1.8 Lens Storm Black

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Jamie MacDonald’s Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Experience So Far.

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 28, 2016

Jamie MacDonald was one of the first photographers from the Olympus Visionary Program to talk about the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II openly. His latest videos elaborate on the new OM-D and it’s not all good. The new OM-D definitely seems to come with a learning curve, but once you master it you should be able to capture photos that no other camera can reliably capture under well lit shooting conditions.

He addresses price quite a bit in the video, but I simply can’t agree with him. One of the stated goals of m43 when it was launched was to reduce the cost of professional quality cameras, not to match the price of larger sensor professional cameras. The the GH/OM-D line were the first m43 line of cameras to show off the superior read speed of a smaller sensor over larger sensors and they were always priced below comparable professional cameras. The new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II is the first camera to break that tradition and it is largely believed that the GH5 will come in around the same high price point of the of the OM-D. I do not think this is a wise strategy for m43 going forward, but I wish Olympus luck.

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

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