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Revealed: 5 axis IBIS is as powerful on the 4K Panasonic GX80 as the Olympus E-M5 II

April 10, 2016 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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“Creeeek” What was that sound? Was that the sound of the coffin lid closing on Olympus’s hope of ever getting any more video users?

For a long time Olympus have had the best video stabilisation on the market but failed to capitalise on it! The system was far more powerful than any OIS lens, smoother and more effective than any other camera for handheld shooting without a gimbal. An absolute pleasure to use. Goodbye tripod.

Sony haven’t been able to compete with their in-body stabilisation which has to carry a much larger, heavier sensor, and last year’s Panasonic’s system on the GX8 was a disappointment.

Now the GX80 / GX85 has us enthralled – finally that beautiful Olympus performance 5 axis stabilisation, but with 4K image quality.

Sony A7 II review – 5 axis stabilisation in video mode

December 20, 2014November 29, 2014 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/113149793[/vimeo]

Test based on pre-release hardware, firmware v1.0

The Sony A7 II is the first full frame mirrorless camera with 5 axis stabilisation inside (sensor shift based).

It also gets some ergonomic and video upgrades such as XAVC-S at 50Mbit/s and S-LOG. But how does image quality compare to the Sony A7S and how effective exactly is the much anticipated “SteadyShot Inside” for video?

Sony A7II gets in-body 5 axis stabilisation and S-LOG 2

November 20, 2014 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

Long ago there were rumours Sony had licensed 5 axis IBIS from Olympus. Either way they now have the technology and the Sony A7 II is the first to get it.

If Sony can put an internal 4K codec and 5 axis stabilisation on the A7 S II then they will keep me as a customer for a VERY long time. How can anyone else really have an answer to that?

So kick away your tripod and let’s see what else the A7 II has for video shooters…

First look – Olympus E-M1 vs Panasonic GH3

January 18, 2014 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

Let’s take a look at the two current flagship Micro Four Thirds cameras.

The results may surprise you.

New Olympus E-M1 with “moire reduction” but no 24p

September 10, 2013 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

Olympus have announced a new flagship Micro Four Thirds camera, the OM-D E-M1 which goes head to head with the GH3 but without any of Panasonic’s focus on video. The camera offers only one frame rate at all resolutions – 30p.

Speed King – SLR Magic 35mm T0.95 Review and 5 Axis Stabilisation samples

November 24, 2014July 30, 2013 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/71346820[/vimeo]

Note: video is shot with no rig on an outstretched hand.

The SLR Magic 35mm T0.95 is an ultrafast manual focus lens targeted at cinematographers. It is a Leica M mount lens with bespoke adapters for mFT and Sony E-mount.

Until now I had been using this lens on my Sony FS100 but Olympus recently updated their OM-D firmware to support 5 axis stabilisation in video mode with all manual focus lenses.

Move over MoVI…