Weeks ago Olympus launched the E-PL10 on the Asian markets. According to our sources this camera will now be launched in Europe too on November 20.
And an interesting news: Apparently they plan to sell it exclusively online through Olympus webshop in 2 kits : body only 599€ and 14-42EZ kit 699€!
Ahead of the Black Friday deals Amazon EUROPE has launched a 4 days long “hidden hems sale” on those special pages at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Italy and Amazon Spain.
In detail these are some of the deals we got:
Save on Sandisk cards at Amazon Germany.
Rebates on useful Anker accessories from at Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Spain and Amazon UK.
Save on Lexar SD cards at Amazon France.
You can now buy this Lensbaby OMNI Color Expansion Pack at BHphoto. Check out the image samples on Explora to see what kind of effect it creates.
Darren Miles tested the new Luminar 4 AI tools:
The AI feature capabilities of the new Luminar 4 (full details here)
Olympus released the latest Q2 financial report. As a whole the company is doing great. They write:
Record-high operating profit of ¥50.9billion in 1H. Profit significantly increased.
But the Imaging Division reported a -17% revenue drop:
Revenue declined due to difficult business environment in mirrorless cameras and lack of new products caused by the restructuring of production bases
The forecast for the Imaging Division remains negative:
There is no word on how Olympus plans to get back to profit…
The German and French Amazon stores added a special action on Panasonic gear. You will get an Amazon coupon code of up to 200 Euro!
Check out those links and click on the yellow stripe:
Panasonic GH5 at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Panasonic GH5s at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Panasonic GX9 at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Panasonic G9 at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 200mm MFT lens at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 8-18mm at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 12-60mm at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 50-200mm at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 100-400mm at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 42,5mm at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 12mm at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
Leica 10-25mm f/1.7 at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.
…and so forth!
On top of that you also get the official Panasonic cashback!!!
You get 15% rewards when using Amazon Prime Rewards Visa or Amazon Store Card at Amazon US electronics gear (Click here to see the full list).
Panasonic Reveals Major Firmware Updates for S Series, GH5, GH5S, and G9 (Explora).
Press text:
Newark, NJ (November 6, 2019) – Panasonic is proud announce firmware update programs for the LUMIX Digital Single Lens Mirrorless cameras including the S1R/ S1 (S Series), GH5/GH5S/G9 (G Series) and application software to enhance functions and usability. All programs will be available at the LUMIX Global Customer Support website https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/ on November 19, 2019.
GH5 Firmware Version 2.6 / GH5S Firmware Version 1.4 / G9 Firmware Version 2.0
1. Expanded compatibility with Profoto wireless transmitters (All)
・Ability to use Profoto wireless transmitters “Air Remote TTL-O/P” and “Profoto Connect-O/P.”
* All functions may not be available depending on the situation.
2. Improved AF performance
GH5S G9
・[Animal Detect] has been added to AF mode. Utilizing Advanced AI Technology, animals, including cats, dogs and birds, can be detected in addition to humans. The focus frame is automatically set on the target subject by analyzing the size and position of the target subject in the viewing image. The camera continues tracking these subjects even when they turn their back to the camera.
・It is possible to switch the subject to focus on by pressing the joystick in [Face/Eye/Body/Animal Detect] mode.
All・[AF-ON: Near Shift] and [AF-ON: Far Shift] functions have been added. [AF-ON: Near Shift] preferably focuses on a subject nearby while [AF-ON: Far Shift] preferably focuses on a subject far away.
・A Focus Peaking function is available in MF and any AF modes.
・Continuous AF capability is available on the live view screen in Creative Video mode or in other video recording modes when the video recording area is displayed.
3. Enhanced video functions (G9)
・4K 30p/25p 4:2:2 10-bit internal recording is supported.
・4K 60p/50p 4:2:2 10-bit HDMI output is supported.
・Luminance level for 10-bit video is supported.
・VFR (Variable Frame Rate) shooting is supported (FHD 2-180 fps/4K 2-60 fps).
・HDR video recording is supported.
・V-Log L recording and Waveform Monitor (WFM) are available with the Upgrade Software Key DMW-SFU1 (sold separately).
4. Other major improvements*
All
・[AWBw] has been added to WB mode.
・[Highlight Weighted] has been added to [Metering mode].
・[Exposure Offset Adjust] has been added to the Custom menu, which enables the user to adjust the standard exposure value for all metering modes.
・[0.5SEC] has been added for an option of [Duration Time (photo)] in [Auto Review].
・AE can be locked with the [AF/AE LOCK] button when ISO Auto is set in M mode.
・[MODE1] has been added to the Live View Boost function, which increases the frame rate for smooth image displays to enable easier manual focusing.
G9
・[MODE2] has been added to High Resolution mode, which reduces the subject’s motion blur.
*For more details of the update program, please refer to the firmware update information page of each model to be released on November 19, 2019.
・Wireless connection (operation) with GH5/GH5S/G9 is supported.
