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Marquam Bridge, study 6... or maybe it is Tilikum Bridge, Study 2

I've been working on a work project the past couple weeks. We have a customer who has encountered an issue with Tri-X film and I work with a darkroom tech who tends to jump at shadows but then never pursue them. So Kodak sent me a couple pro packs of Tri-X to test shoot. Specifically it was to see if I could produce static electricity exposure on the film. This is a thing that happens, but not that often. Film itself has an anti-stat layer in designed to help prevent this and environmental conditions have to be just right. Personally I was not expecting success with this... or I suppose it would actually be failure, but I set out to see what I could do nonetheless. In truth, a part of me likes projects like this. I like the technical exploration of film only slightly less than the creative exploration of it. Many years back I spent over a year photographing all the bridges of Portland with nothing but Tri-X. Over the past year I have shot very little Tri-X as I have been trying to keep room in my cameras for alternate black and white films. There are only so many film backs out there to fill.... So it was nice to have Tri-X back in my Hasselblad. And with those two together again I figured there was no better place to head than the bridges. As luck would have it, I was gifted a chill, foggy night that was the cherry on top.

It didn't take me long to finish off a roll of film. And none of it showed static exposure. Oh well, I expected as much. The project goes on though and the count stands at something like 6 exposed rolls so far with no sign of this issue. Still a few more rolls to go but it doesn't appear the film is proving any more susceptible to this than normal.

Oh, and it was fun to revisit these bridges and find some new compositions on them.

Hasselblad 500C Kodak Tri-X

Photo taken by Zeb Andrews.

Sharing great work taken on a film.

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Trying Out Topaz Labs Sharpen AI with Fujifilm X-Trans Raw Files

Trying Out Topaz Labs Sharpen AI with Fujifilm X-Trans Raw Files

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DPReview TV: Why lower resolution sensors ARE NOT better in low light – Commentary

DPReview TV: Why lower resolution sensors ARE NOT better in low light – Commentary

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Fuji Rumors: The GFX 50 Series is an ISO-less Classic – Commentary

Fuji Rumors: The GFX 50 Series is an ISO-less Classic – Commentary

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https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2018/05/11/olympus-17mm-f-1.2-pro-lens-review-best-wide-angle-for-micro-four-thirds

“Having earned the top spot as our Best Wide Angle Prime of 2017 in our annual Lens of the Year awards, we’ve now finalized our lab testing of the Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro lens. This 35mm-eq. wide-angle prime lens is undoubtedly a professional-level optic that offers excellent performance. Image quality is spectacular, even at f/1.2, with very low distortion and low chromatic aberration….”

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.2 Pro professional-quality Micro Four Thirds prime lens with manual clutch focus rings drawn back for accurate, repeatable manual focussing at a quarter turn to go from infinity to closest focusing distance, excellent for stills photography and video production on hybrid cameras and cinema cameras.

The Olympus M.Zuiko Pro lens line-up as of late October 2017.

Commentary

With the coming release of Blackmagic Design’s Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K aka BMPCC 4K aka P4K later this year, along with the already-released Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 IBIS hybrid 4K stills/video camera and the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S high-end compact 4K video camera, attention is on affordable yet high-end professional-quality lenses capable of delivering excellent results whether manually-focussed or used with those cameras’ autofocus functionality if they have it.

After trying out prime and zoom optics from several ranges of Micro Four Thirds lenses, I have chosen to invest in Olympus’ M.Zuiko Pro range and will be adding more as availability and finances permit.

My documentary photography and moviemaking work demands gear that can withstand years of use and potentially challenging environments without succumbing, and the weather resistance, durability, quality and relative low weight and size put the M.Zuiko Pro lens range in the frame.

It is hardly surprising that the folks at Imaging Resource awarded their Best Wide Angle Prime of 2017 plaudit to the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.2 Pro lens.

I have yet to have the pleasure of trying one out due to apparent local supply problems, but the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.2 Pro is at the top of my lens wish list along with its 45mm and 25mm stablemates as well as the 5-stop image-stablized Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro zoom lens followed by the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm f/2.8 Pro wideangle zoom.

I will be adding Xume fast-on, fast-off filter holders, Breakthrough Photography brass knurled step-up rings and UV protection filters, and a full set of top-quality variable and fixed ND filters to my kit in the 82mm and 105mm sizes soon.

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.2 Pro

Screenshot from the Olympus 2018 financial report.

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.2 Pro, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm f/1.2 Pro and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 Pro professional prime lenses.

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.2 Pro lens. Not shown in this photograph: retracting the focus ring activates the lens’ manual cutch focus mechanism, allowing for fast, accurate, repeatable focussing and focus pulling.

The M.Zuiko Pro 17mm f/1.2 on an Olympus Pen-F, probably not much larger or heavier than, say, the popular 12-40mm f/2.8 zoom lens.

Links

4/3 Rumors  – Olympus financial report discloses Olympus will keep focusing on high end mirrorless

Blackmagic Design – Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

Imaging Resource – Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro Lens Review: The best wide-angle prime for Micro Four Thirds

Olympus Global – M.Zuiko Pro

STC Optical & Chemical – Screw-in Lens Adapter For Olympus 7-14mm F2.8

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC 4K) with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro zoom lens with manual clutch focus, great for manual focussing. I like the longer image-stabilized Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4.0 IS Pro zoom for available light daily walkabout needs for video and stills.

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Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – B&H

Breakthrough Photography X4 UV and ND filters – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.2 PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm f/1.2 PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO Lens – B&H

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital MC-14 1.4x Teleconverter – B&H

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera – B&H

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera – B&H

Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera (Body Only) – B&H

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera – B&H

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera – B&H

Xume – B&H

Imaging Resource: Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro Lens Review: The best wide-angle prime for Micro Four Thirds "Having earned the top spot as our Best Wide Angle Prime of 2017 in our annual Lens of the Year awards, we've now finalized our lab testing of the…

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Fujifilm Global: Fujifilm announces firmware updates for X-H1, X-T2, X-Pro2, X-E3 and X100F coming soon

Fujifilm Global: Fujifilm announces firmware updates for X-H1, X-T2, X-Pro2, X-E3 and X100F coming soon

http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n180412_03.html “FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) will release free firmware updates for the FUJIFILM X-H1 (“X-H1”), FUJIFILM X-T2 (“X-T2”), FUJIFILM X-Pro2 (“X-Pro2”), FUJIFILM X-E3 (“X-E3”) and FUJIFILM X100F (“X100F”) X Series digital cameras. Due for release late April and May, the updates reflect the feedback received by FUJIFILM X Series users with…

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Panasonic drew back the curtains today on one of the most controversial cameras of the last year, one the existence of which was debated and denied by potential buyers right up to the moment the curtain-puller really started itching to pull the strings and reveal the Lumix DC-GH5S to all the world. 

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S camera with DMW-BGG5 battery grip and Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspheric zoom lens.

As we have been preoccupied with serious health matters here at ‘Untitled’, we will be doing some catching up with our research into and coverage of the Panasonic Lumix GH5S over the next several days, but for now here are some lists of links to articles, press releases and videos about the camera and its pros and cons.

We will be adding further material as it appears and will add our own commentary as appropriate.

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S

Articles

4/3 Rumors

Cameralabs – Panasonic Lumix GH5S preview

DPReview – Panasonic announces Lumix DC-GH5S, an even more video-focused GH5

DPReview – Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S First Impressions Review

DPReview – Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S vs Sony a7S II low light shootout

EOSHD – Panasonic GH5S brings massive low light improvement – exclusive interview and hands-on – “… the GH4 and GH5 were being used regularly on a big budget TV shows like The Grand Tour (Amazon Prime) rigged inside supercars and racing cars and here the vibration was playing havoc with the sprung IBIS sensor in the GH5.”

ePHOTOzine – Panasonic Lumix GH5S Hands-On Review

ePHOTOzine – Panasonic Lumix GH5S Vs Panasonic Lumix GH5 Comparison

Imaging Resource – Panasonic GH5S Review

Lumix G Experience – Overview of the Technical Features of the Lumix DC-GH5s

News Shooter – CES 2018: Panasonic brings lowlight and dual ISO to GH5S making it a cinema making machine

Philip Bloom – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Panasonic Launch the GH5S

Press Releases

Panasonic Australia – Panasonic LUMIX GH5S for the video professional: Introducing Dual Native ISO for impressive low-light performance

Panasonic UK – Panasonic Announces the Ultimate Hybrid CSC with a newly developed 10.2MP High sensitivity Live MOS sensor

Panasonic USA – Panasonic Announces the Ultimate Hybrid DSLM with a newly developed 10.2MP High Sensitivity MOS sensor

Product Pages

Panasonic Australia – DCGH5S

Videos

Ali Kubba – Panasonic Lumix GH5S LOW LIGHT 4K 50P Native ISO 2500 | Visual Matrix Steel Wool

Ali Kubba – Panasonic Lumix GH5S LOW LIGHT + C4K 60P SLOW MOTION VFR | Challenge Yourself

Ali Kubba – Panasonic Lumix GH5S LOW LIGHT + C4K 60P SLOW MOTION VFR | Imagine

Atomos Video – GH5s and Atomos Ninja Inferno – First steps in the dark (all shot 3200 and 6400 ISO)

B and H – Hands-On Review | Panasonic Lumix GH5S

CVPTV – Kai Introducing Panasonic GH5S

cinema5D – Panasonic GH5S Video Hands-On – Highlights of the New Camera

digiDIRECT – Panasonic GH5S – Hands-On First Look and Low Light Tests

DPReview – Panasonic GH5S vs Sony a7S II low light comparison by DPReview.com

extrashot – Panasonic GH5S – First hands on review & test footage

Ferdinand Klein – FIRST Panasonic GH5s Ronin M Low Light Footage | Leica | FullHD NEW

Gordon Laing – Panasonic Lumix GH5S review – first looks

Jessops – Hands on with the GH5S

LUMIX Cameras – Introducing: The Panasonic LUMIX GH5S

LUMIX Cameras – LUMIX GH5s: Horizons – “Shot by Jacob Schwarz / Mystery Box with LUMIX GH5S”

LUMIX Cameras – LUMIX GH5S: Horizons BTS – “This BTS film is created by Griffin Hammond.”

LUMIX Cameras – LUMIX GH5s: The Middle Path – “… by Luke Neumann (Neumann Films)”

LUMIX Cameras – LUMIX GH5S: The Middle Path BTS – “This BTS film is created by Griffin Hammond.”

Neumannfilms – GH5s Low Light Tests

Neumannfilms – Lumix GH5s | The Super Secret Project

Nick Driftwood – Introducing the Panasonic Lumix GH5S

Nick Driftwood – Comparison of Panasonic Lumix GH5S and the hybrid Lumix GH5

Nick Driftwood – GH5S Driftwood LUTs – Skintones .1

Panasonic Australia – LUMIX GH5S | What’s new

Panasonic USA – CES 2018 Panasonic Press Conference

PanasonicLumixVideo – Panasonic LUMIX GH5S – Variable Frame Rate (VFR) for Impressive Slow Motion –

Park Cameras – Panasonic Lumix GH5S – Hands On First Look

Photo by Richard – Panasonic Lumix GH5S Autofocus test (vs GH5)

Photo by Richard – Review Panasonic Lumix GH5S – GH5’s twin brother with different personality?

Photo by Richard – Panasonic Lumix GH5S – Shooting Slow Motion / Variable Frame Rate video

Photogearnews – Panasonic LUMIX GH5S – First Look and differences to the GH5

PhotoJoseph – GH5S vs GH5 Comparison ►Which One Is Right For You?

ProAV TV – GH5s High ISO Test – Compared to the A7s II, EVA1 & GH5

ProAV TV – Panasonic GH5s – Hands on

Roms Prod – NYC – Night York City (Lumix-GH5s)

Romsprod – NYC – Night York City (Lumix-GH5s)

TheCameraStoreTV – TCSTV Live: Introducing the Panasonic GH5S with Tyler Knight

Three Blind Men and An Elephant Productions – Panasonic GH5S Takes On Sony a7S II? Another Not-So-Secret Convo with Panasonic’s Sean Robinson

Wex Photo Video – Panasonic LUMIX GH5S | Hands-On Field Test in Slovenia

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Panasonic Lumix GH5S, Unstable Genius of Low Light Video? Panasonic drew back the curtains today on one of the most controversial cameras of the last year, one the existence of which was debated and denied by potential buyers right up to the moment the curtain-puller really started itching to pull the strings and reveal the Lumix DC-GH5S to all the world.