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Micro Four Thirds not dead, declares Panasonic manager – reaffirms commitment

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With Panasonic solidly focusing on the full-frame L mount S1 product line of cameras and preparing to announce the Panasonic S5 next week, not to mention the selling off of Olympus’ imaging division, the future of Micro Four Thirds has felt a little uncertain.

But in an interview with Imaging Resource, Mr Yosuke Yamane, Director of Panasonic’s Imaging Business Unit reaffirms the future of Micro Four Thirds and confirms that they are looking into how the flagship GH series of Micro Four Thirds cameras may evolve in the future.

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This deep dive video into stabilisation is everything you ever wanted to know about OIS or IBIS

Image stabilisation is always a hot topic when it comes to cameras. Every time a new camera comes out, people are concerned about how many stops of compensation it can provide, or if it even has built-in stabilisation at all. But how does it all work?

Dave Etchells of Imaging Resource wanted to take a deep dive into the topic of stabilisation and how it works, so he went to visit Olympus in Japan to find out how they implement IBIS. Despite the fact that the video is being published just now, the visit took place in October last year.

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Imaging Resource website will live on after acquisition by Madavor Media

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In October last year, the sad news was announced that Imaging Resource would be shutting down after more than 20 years of being one of the most respected resources for photographers on the web. Now, five months later, it appears that IR has a saviour, in the form of Madavor Media, the company behind such publications as Outdoor Photographer and Digital Photo Pro magazines.

A post on the Imaging Resource website by IR founder, Dave Etchells, says that they’ve been in talks with Madavor Media since the initial announcement in October, but it’s taken until now to wrap things up and make it official.

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Watch what goes into really weather-sealing a camera in this in-depth behind the scenes video

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One of the most standout features of Olympus mirrorless cameras is just how well weather-sealed they are. You can practically hose them off to give them a good cleaning at the end of your day of shooting and they just keep on going. Not all camera systems fare so well, so how does Olympus do it?

While not the only company that offers good weather sealing, it is highly regarded as being amongst the best in the industry. Dave Etchells at Imaging Resource wanted to find out what goes into weather sealing a camera, so they took a trip to the Olympus R&D HQ in Japan to chat with Imaging Product Development manager, Takao Takasu.

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These are the first hands-on looks at the compact and “affordable” Fujifilm GFX 50R

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The Fujifilm GFX 50R was rumored for a while, and ahead of Photokina 2018, it was finally officially announced. Now that we know the specs, he price and the availability of the camera, a few hands-on looks have arrived as well to show us what the camera is like in action. Here’s the summary of the hands-on videos we’ve found so far.

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