Voigtlander APO Lanthar: a video sample in 4K
10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Olympus at KLPF 2015 (Robin Wong).
Testbericht: Panasonic Lumix G Macro 30 mm 2.8 Asph OIS (DigitalKamera).
Sony RX10 vs. Panasonic FZ1000- Powerhouse All Rounders at Bargain Prices (Photographic Central).
Eric: “This isn’t a rumor, really it’s news. Anyway, anybody running a Mac that’s updated to the latest OS X (El Capitan) won’t be able to install the upcoming E-M1 or E-M5II firmware at the end of November — it turns out that the Olympus installer needs a big upgrade first: https://www.mu-43.com/threads/80651/”
Håkan: “E-M1 for 749 € for one more day at Rajala Camera Finland: http://www.rajalacamera.fi/olympus-om-d-e-m1-mikrojarjestelmakamera-musta-hld-7-akkukahva.html“
Germany:
List of todays Gold Box deal at Amazon.de (full page here).
Bis zu 150 EUR Sofortrabatt auf Olympus Objektive at Amazon.de.
100 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer Kamera E-M5II/E-M1 at Amazon.de.
50 EUR Amazon Aktionsgutschein beim Kauf einer E-M10/E-M10II Kamera at Amazon.de.
UK:
Up to £150 Cashback with Selected Panasonic Cameras and Camcorders at Amazon.co.uk.
Claim up to £100 Cashback when Purchasing a Selected Olympus Lens or Camera at Amazon.co.uk.
France:
Offre de remboursement OLYMPUS – Jusqu’à 150€ remboursés sur une sélection de produits at Amazon France.
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just a new patent 🙁
Olympus firmware can be updated from SD card…. Just a info for OSX owners….
It (firmware file) requires to be renamed to specific and then placed to specific created directory in root of the card, then turning camera On by holding specific button down and it will flash itself.
To download the firmware a website is needed to be used via lightsnow developer or someone to give a URL to Olympus server.
That Voigtlander is one beautiful lens and the proof that all lenses are overpriced.
That’s an impressive lens! Beautiful rendering!
After seeing the video, I figured to pick one up…
BUT, prices eBay are around $2000.
Not exactly cheap.
Yep, now they are indeed expensive. But the lens was selling for 600-700US when it was in production, if memory serves correctly. Apparently, back then it was possible to make a decently priced excellent lens. Btw, even at that price and used, I would prefer it over the Zeiss 100mm.
Olympus Updater 1.2.1 was released October 11, 2015, and works with El Capitan. No worries.
In the linked forum thread there is a comment saying that the Olympus also supports the update from the SD card. Never tried that with Olys – but that’s the standard way I do it with my Pana GX7.
Funny, I downloaded the Updater from the Olympus America site last night, and got 1.20 — which doesn’t work with El Capitan. How did you get 1.2.1?
I just double-checked, and if you go here…
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_downloads_updater.asp
…Oly is stil “advertising” Updater 1.20 (dated Sept., 2014) for Mac.
Here is 1.2.1 for Mac
http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/camera/cameradl.cfm
Thanks — this doesn’t give me the previous error, but the updater is now telling me it can’t find a connected camera (same thing on an E-M1 and E-M5II).
Olympus should perhaps speak to NIkon and tell them how they did it:
http://www.dslrbodies.com/accessories/software-for-nikon-dslrs/software-news/nikon-publishes-bad-self.html
Now double cashback from Panasonic UK. You can buy the G7 with 14-42 lens for £540, then get £200 cashback.
So I got a callback from Oly Tech Support in the U.S. — apparently they can’t put Updater 1.2.1 on the Olympus America page yet because of some unnamed server issues.
But there’s another (official) way for Mac owners to get it before the firmware updates:
* Open the “Olympus Capture” app
* Under the “Help” menu, select “Update Software”
* You’ll get a list of any Oly software on your machine with updated versions, and clicking on the download button will get you an installer file for the new version.
Yes, I updated to Updater 1.2.1, through the Olympus Capture app, help menu.