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Panasonic Lumix GM1 Puts Interchangeable Lens Control & Wi-Fi In Your Pocket
Panasonic’s new super-portable GM1 mirrorless camera has a large (compared to a P&S) Four Thirds sensor, built-in Wi-Fi for Smart Phone sharing, and it fits in a pants pocket.
Read More »Panasonic Announces Noctiron 42.5mm f/1.2 Lens For Micro Four Thirds Cameras
The new Leica Noctiron 42.5mm f/1.2 prime from Panasonic is the fastest lens yet for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Pen Camera – Featured User Review
Thanks to Heather S for her Olympus E-PL5 Pen camera user review. Her review was selected as a Featured User Review because it’s well-written with plenty of detail and she represents the perfect Olympus E-PL5 buyer – a point-and-shoot photographer looking to move up to an unintimidating but high-performance interchangeable lens camera. And the E-PL5 […]
Read More »Olympus 17mm f/1.8 Micro Four Thirds Lens – Price & Availability Announced
Olympus has added a new, fast prime lens to their Micro Four Thirds lens lineup. The M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 lens is equivalent to a 34mm lens on a full-frame (35mm) camera, a traditional focal length for photojournalists and street photographers. The new 17mm f/1.8’s Micro Four Thirds lens mount is compatible with Olympus Pen […]
Read More »Olympus Adds 75mm f/1.8 Prime To Micro Four Thirds Lens Lineup
To complement their impressive new OM-D E-M5 camera, and hot on the heels of Panasonic’s 12-35mm f/2.8 zoom lens announcement, Olympus is introducing another fast prime lens for the Micro Four Thirds system. The new M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f/1.8 prime lens is equivalent to 150mm on a full-frame digital SLR, making the f/1.8 aperture […]
Read More »Panasonic Announces 12-35mm f/2.8 Pro-Level Micro Four Thirds Zoom Lens
This is a great announcement for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera owners. Panasonic has announced a much-needed addition to the Micro Four Thirds lens options, a fast, fixed-aperture zoom lens. The new Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm/F2.8 Asph./Power O.I.S. zoom lens has a large f/2.8 aperture and the 12-35mm focal length is equivalent to […]
Read More »Olympus OM-D E-M5 Studio Sample Photos
My reaction on looking at my first batch of Olympus OM-D E-M5 photos was, “this camera is better than it has any right to be.” I am really amazed by what Olympus has been able to get out of the E-M5’s new 16-megapixel Four Thirds sensor. I assumed we were reaching the point of diminishing […]
Read More »Olympus OM-D E-M5 Hands-On Video Intro
There’s a brand new Micro Four Thirds camera in town – the Olympus E-M5. It’s got a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF) and it’s dust and weather-sealed. Instead of making the E-M5 part of their Pen camera line, Olympus decided to differentiate it and pay tribute to their camera-making heritage by creating a whole new line […]
Read More »Olympus E-P3 Review
The Olympus E-P3 is the third-generation flagship camera in the Olympus Pen line of Micro Four Thirds format mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras. It has a 12-megapixel Live MOS sensor, seriously improved auto focus, full HD video, a beautiful OLED (organic light emitting diode) touchscreen display, a solid metal body and pro-level exposure controls. The Olympus […]
Read More »Hands-On With The Panasonic Lumix GF3
The Panasonic Lumix GF3 camera was announced this June and I believe it’s the smallest interchangeable lens camera Panasonic has ever made. Its part of the Micro Four Thirds partnership between Panasonic and Olympus, who both make compact, interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds cameras. I finally got a chance to see the GF3 in person […]
Read More »Olympus E-P3 Studio Sample Photos
High-resolution studio sample photos taken with the 12-megapixel Olympus E-P3 Pen Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera. These tests were shot RAW in aperture priority on a tripod in the PhotographyREVIEW.com studio at ISO 200 through ISO 12,800. They were converted without adjustment to TIFF files with Lightroom 3. The logo, text and graybar were […]
Read More »Olympus E-P3 Pen Super Compact Travel Kit
Traveling with photography equipment is always tricky. Either you sacrifice comfort and convenience for quality or you sacrifice quality and versatility for convenience. International travel with multiple plane changes is even trickier. In the past I’ve traveled with a suitcase, a laptop shoulder bag and a 30-pound camera backpack. If you end up on a […]
Read More »Olympus E-PM1 Pen Camera – First Look
On the eve of Olympus announcing the launch of a new camera in the PEN series, I was given the opportunity to try it out. I and a group of testers were taken behind the scenes at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY to put the camera through its paces shooting top-tier […]
Read More »Panasonic Announces Two Micro Four Thirds Power Zoom Lenses
Panasonic made an interesting announcement last week – two new power zoom lenses for their G-Series Micro Four Thirds cameras. I believe these are the first compact system camera lenses with power zoom – usually that’s a point-and-shoot camera feature. The Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. and the LUMIX G X […]
Read More »Olympus E-PL3 Pen Camera Details And Pricing
A few weeks ago Olympus introduced three new Micro Four Thirds Pen cameras, including the E-PL3. Today, they’ve announced that the E-PL3 will be available in September, with a lens, for $699. Like the E-PL1 and E-PL2, the E-PL3 is a smaller more affordable alternative to the flagship E-P3 Pen camera (Olympus E-P3 Pen camera […]
Read More »Olympus E-P3 Pen Camera Alaska Adventure
I was recently asked if I wanted to go to Alaska for a few days of techie fun – drive around in an innovative Chevrolet Volt and shoot with the new Olympus E-P3. A new camera and cutting-edge electric car at my disposal? A dream road trip!
Read More »Olympus E-P3 Pen Camera Hands-On Intro And Video
Olympus has announced a new flagship Micro Four Thirds Pen camera. The Olympus E-P3 Pen is a solid, metal-bodied camera with a new 12-megapixel sensor, 1920 x 1080 AVCHD video and a new 3-inch OLED touch screen display. Olympus sent me an E-P3 a couple of weeks ago so I could play with it, shoot […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix GF3 Micro Four Thirds Camera Announced
Panasonic has a new compact, interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds camera, the GF3. The Panasonic Lumix GF3 gets many of the features introduced a few weeks ago in the G3 (Panasonic Lumix G3 announcement) but in a smaller package and with a lower resolution 12-megapixel sensor. As far as basic specs, it’s very similar to […]
Read More »Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest at the 2011 Vail Film Festival
Today, Olympus and the Colorado Film Institute announced the Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest, which runs from March 31 through April 3. The Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest will challenge filmmakers to make a film in a 48-hour time period, during the Vail Film Festival. Registration for the contest […]
Read More »75 Years Of Olympus Zuiko Lenses – Plus – Mystery Lens!
At the CP+ tradeshow in Japan this week (Feb 9-12, 2011), Olympus will be celebrating 75 years of Zuiko lenses by showing off one of the original Zuiko lens cameras and a model of a new M.Zuiko Micro Four Thirds mystery lens scheduled for later this year. Stop and think about that for second – […]
Read More »Olympus E-PL2 Hands-On Sneak Peek Video
Olympus has announced the E-PL2, the second generation of their entry-level E-PL Pen Micro Four Thirds camera. They sent me an E-PL2 a few days ago so I could get to know it and post a hands-on intro when it was announced. Compared to last year’s E-PL1, the Olympus E-PL2 is more of a refinement […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix GF2 – Touchscreen & Full HD Video
Panasonic has announced the follow-up to their popular Lumix GF1 Micro Four Thirds camera. The new Panasonic Lumix GF2 is smaller and lighter and trades the traditional camera controls found on the GF1 for a more consumer-friendly touchscreen control interface. It appears to use the same 12-megapixel Live MOS sensor as the GF1 but has […]
Read More »Lensbaby Composer with Tilt Transformer for Micro Four Thirds and Sony α NEX Cameras
Today, Lensbaby announced the new Composer with Tilt Transformer creative effects lens for use with Nikon mount lenses on Micro Four Thirds cameras, such as the Panasonic Lumix G Micro system and the Olympus PEN system and Sony α NEX cameras. The Composer with Tilt Transformer gives a photographer control over the size and placement […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Hybrid Touch-Control Digital Single Lens Micro Camera
Today, Panasonic announced the new Lumix DMC-GH2 hybrid touch-control Digital Single Lens Micro camera that is compatible with the Micro Four Thirds System standard. The Lumix DMC-GH2 features a 16.05-megapixel multi-aspect LIVE MOS sensor, 3D shooting capability with the newly announced Lumix G 12.5mm f/12 lens, a 3.0-inch LCD with Multi Aspect Wide Screen LVF […]
Read More »Three New Panasonic Lumix G Lenses
Today, Panasonic announced three new lenses for the Lumix G Series cameras on the Micro Four Thirds System standard, the Lumix G 12.5mm f/12, Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 ASPH, and Lumix G Vario 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 MEGA O.I.S..
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