The Four Thirds group just added the yet unreleased new 8mm Fisheye PRO lens on their Matching Simulator (Click here). Play with it!
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The Four Thirds group just added the yet unreleased new 8mm Fisheye PRO lens on their Matching Simulator (Click here). Play with it!
Found via FourThirdsSystem Twitter.
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2 nights ago I was shooting Aurora Borealis with the Samyang f/3.5 fisheye and the only thing I could think of was, my god, I want THIS f/1.8 lens
or a fuji..
I actually own a Fuji X100. Firstly, the lens wide open at f/2 isn’t as sharp as Olympus lenses (I use the 12mm f/2), and secondly, high ISO performance isn’t really all that much better, there is too much smearing.
How do you compare a 35mm focal length against a 24mm? One?
And what is this smearing you’re talking about? Do you have a link to your photos? I would like to see this.
Were you playing Flock of Seagulls? “Aurora comes…in vuuuuuuueeeee…..”
Same here with the Aurora (shot it with the 7.5)…but honestly I would have rather had the 7-14 2.8. I hate having to Defish my 7.5…I loose too many pixels.
Fast rectilinear prime would be nice as well for night shots.
In all seriousness, is there a GH4 update coming, or not?
No, panasonic informed that they are abandoning the GH line in favor of the GF line. Panasonic CEO came to conclusion that Panasonic customers really need a girlfriend in their lifes and Get out of Home -line.
That would make it a GooH line
It is spelled as “GH”, just like BOH-kay is sometimes just spelled “Boke”. /s
Quite possibly the corniest, most clichéd, response of all time.
Just outright dumb.
But par for the course from that source…
No…there is not. ….but there is a fantastic updade coming for the EM-1!!! 🙂
Can you expand on this?
Based on the firmware updates in the past and considering Olympus plans need to be accelerated (unless they are still in lala land), I would expect the next E-M1 firmware in April and another round in September/October.
What could it be? A few carry-overs from the E-M5 Mark II? Peaking colors? Maybe more bug fixes, moving menu items around? Tweaks to 5 Axis? Some lens firmware? What would be a “fantastic” update this is subjective if it is not major.
Video update was not supposed to be until Sept but I keep saying that they can not afford to wait that long. “Fantastic” updates are also coming for the NX1, GH4 and on top you have the Sony a7sII, a7000, Pany GX8 on the way soon and then Canon may drop a bomb on M43 this year or next to compete with GH4. The GH5 could hit this year if Panasonic is pressured and who knows what Fuji and Nikon+Apple project.
If OLY doesn’t improve the current model, it loses market share to Sony and Samsung, they also lose lens sales and hurt them for the next gen M43 18MP sensor.
The big change is in Olympus Focus-By-Wire system. I will just hint that it has something to do with aperture, menu value, shutter speed, ISO and something like that, combined with the L-Fn. Some people as well would like to get the programming feature for focus limits like focus A distance, press L-Fn, focus B distance and press L-fn and lens doesn’t focus anywhere else than between those ranges unless pressing third time L-Fn. 😉
Sports and wildlife shooters will go crazy…
Awesome! The programmable functions do take a while to figure out how to best utilize the features of the OMD line in relation to your usage style, E-M1 having the most function buttons plus lens buttons. Reminds me of Magic Lantern but native. I’m sure some would like trap focus and motion detect. Of course all things are possible in software. Right now I simply have my L-Fn set to AF-Stop.
I have heard a few people ask for programmable focus points and other options, focus point colors, zebra stripes, show real-time AF points are being locked on the target versus a single initial rectangle or single target tracking point, etc.
Hopefully there will be more in there also for other niche groups for this update. Seems like they’re sticking to a theme to improve the focusing system which also helps them down the road for the next model.
I would hope they are continuing to work on better target acquisition, reduced focus hunting and focus retention.
However..VIDEO!! 😉
Okay, I woud be interested for that focus limitation thing. Focus close or far in either order and press a button to mark the distances and focus limited there would be very very very neat feature!
But if I understood correctly, that the focus ring to be used with aperture control or other functions as third dial? Interesting and could be cool and handy but isn’t it little complex for beginners who just want m4/3 camera that fits to their tight girl jeans?
I will just keep using my panny fisheye on my Oly cameras…I see not reason for this larger faster fisheye for my occasional uses. Its so much smaller… I guess if you are doing astro photos then you may want/need this lens.
Lens desire of Olympus:
I want a 150-400mm / 4.0 in the Pro quality for MFT
who else ???
Yes, but with OIS.
I’d rather have a 400 f4 prime.
I’d be happy with a MFT version of Canon’s 400 f5.6L
Even using my Nikon 300mm f4.5 on any of my M4/3 cameras, I find it extremely difficult to find the thing I’m trying to get a shot of… like birds in trees. Even spotting first with binox, then switching to the camera really doesn’t help.
Using a zoom in those sorts of situations, like the 100-300mm, is much easier because I can find the critter @ 100mm and zoom in to 300mm to get the shot. I can’t imagine using a 400mm prime.
I’ll take a 100-400mm f4. 😉
What is your preference for a telephoto zoom between the Panasonic 100-300mm and the Olympus 75-300mm? The chosen lens would be used on the E-P5, i.e. it would benefit from the same 5-axis stabilization as in the E-M1 etc. Personally I am leaning towards the Panasonic.
I use a GX7 and a100-300mm (with the Rösch tripod collar … http://www.roesch-feinmechanik.de/29701.html ).
Olympus red dot viewfinder?
I have a red dot sight, but it’s only useful when there’s nothing in the foreground. Shooting through foliage I get nothing but nice, sharp branches and leaves. 😉
Make it 150-450 or 150-500 f/4 and I am in.
150-300 f2.8 🙂
no, it something like
This is a full frame lens… and I have see this photo before.
Yes it is, 50% larger by diameter and 50% heavier and about 30% longer.
But the problem is, 150-300mm zoom doesn’t make sense. 75-300mm that is 4x does. Or 150-500mm does as would be a 3.3x zoom. 2x zoom is not viable. Over 4x we can’t go without compromise in image quality radically. Even 4x is there for compromise.
Olympus needs something from 150mm to 450-500mm scale. 300mm f/4 doesn’t cut it. Not a zoom and a slow one already for a prime. 150-450mm would be 3x and would be amazing with f/2.8 as every serious sports and wildlife photographer would buy one, they would not care 300mm f/4 prime at that point.
And anyone who comes to talk about prices, oh boohoo! Sorry that you are so poor that you can’t afford to pay 5000€ for such a zoom! Professionals already pay five figures for even slower and wider field of view! And some people pay five figures just so they can own a red “Leica” dot in their camera!
So get savings or job that pay you instead wishing that others would not get what they need and they are ready to pay! 150-500mm f/2.8 here please! 18cm widest diameter isn’t a problem for what does that lens offers.
I do not disagree. I picked 150-300mm because it covers the focal lengths I am intersted in and continues on from the 40-150mm f2.8.
To me the important part is the f2.8… and if stopping at 300mm makes the lens feasible, I will take it. Otherwise, yes, if possible, and if still a f2.8, make it 150-400mm or even up to 500mm.
… PLUS, Sigma already has a 120-300mm f2.8 for FULL FRAME. So, such a lens is technically possible, and especially so as the one for m43 would be smaller and cheaper 🙂
Surprisingly, it’s doesn’t look too much bigger than the Panasonic 7-14mm.
Here are the Panasonic, Oly M4/3 and 4/3 7-14mm’s lined up, mounted on a GX7.
Blasphemy!
Surprisingly, the sensor also similar to panasonic..smaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall
Check your trousers for ultimate TININESS.
???? The new olympus WA zoom is twice the size of the Panny? What are you smokin?
No. The new one is in the middle. The old one, for Four Thirds, with adapter, I think, is on the right.
Who said it was twice the size?
That’s some great reading comprehension there, bub.
WTF are YOU smoking’? 😉
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You know what would be awesome is a standard zoom that is the same size as this fisheye. F2.8-4, 14-42, $600.
I like the pro 12-35/12-40s but its BIG by MFT standards. I kept my panny kit lens because of the diminutive size. Improving build and a bit faster would make for a great lens for most enthusiesta.
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YOU ARE NEXT FAGGET. M43 and Sony users on their way to Canon
reeducation camp, not many will come back. Punishment is a$$rape with
the heredic lenses they used.Sony users will suffer more,M43 benefit
from puny lenses:). Nikon
users will be next. Last chance,repent and join Canon!
WORSHIP THE MIRROR
Take your psych meds NOW.