You can reorder it now at Bhphoto, Adorama.

Compatible with FUJIFILM, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, and Sony cameras, the Lux Elf Camera Flash from Godox is a playfully small light source with basic features. Its retro design will spark joy atop your camera.

• Vintage-inspired design and a distinct all-white finish
• Simple dial correlates power levels with the scene you intend to shoot. For example, if you want enough light to cover two people with the flash’s default ISO of 100, the dial lines up 1/4 power.
• Built-in rechargeable battery offers up to 400 flashes on a full charge and comes with a USB-C to USB-A charging cable.
• Control features include an Optical Mode that offers S1 and S2 settings. In S1 the flash will fire in response to another manual or TTL flash, while in S2 the Retro Flash will respond similarly, but ignore the initial flash.
• The unit also features a sync hole for connecting an optional sync cable
• Storage bagis included

This is your last chance to preorder the new magnetic Swift-lock on Kickstarter (Click here). This is how it works:

The Versatile!!! – Sharp AND Compact M43 Setup!!!

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
1 Reason I Don’t Switch to Full Frame and STAY With Micro Four Thirds (Gary W).
Choosing a Lens for Wildlife Photography (Explora).
How to Improve Your Photography in 2024, According to Pro Photographers (42West).
25mm PRO image samples at Mapcamera.

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
I kindly invite you all to follow me on Youtube, Instagram, Threads for more broader camera talk :)

You can reorder them now at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama. Full press intro can be read at Explora.
EU reorders at Amazon DE, FotoErhardt, Amazon UK, WexUK, Amazon IT. Amazon FR.

OM-1II at Amazon US&CA&EU, BHphoto, Adorama, Om Digital, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK. OM Germany, OM UK, OM, Italy, OM France.

A German reader told me about an interesting news he read on a German blog. Sadly he forgot to send me the link to the blog and I couldn’t find it. So please send me a message if you know this!

He did send me the translated text that is very interesting:

The OM-1 II is faster, it does have more than just a double size buffer:

The OM-1 II has been modified in a few places. The double buffer memory allows you to buffer twice as many images, that’s what we knew already. This is a prerequisite for the ND128. It can therefore not be retrofitted via a firmware update.

However, the decisive difference is somewhere else. The intermediate memory between the Sony pre-processor and the TruepicX has been replaced by a memory that is twice as fast.

Problem: this requires more power and gets hotter. So the camera’s thermal management had to be changed. The camera has a new motherboard and supposedly a new, more energy-efficient display. From the outside, that doesn’t show, but there’s one difference: communication between the sensor and Truepic is twice as fast all of a sudden. And that is what makes the new AI-AF possible. A firmware update for the old OM-1 cannot deliver this performance. So if you think that a firmware update could raise the OM-1 to the level of the OM-1 II, that will not be possible.

Nevertheless, a firmware update can implement the new AF algorithm in the OM-1, even if the OM-1 cannot achieve the speed of the OM-1 II. And of course the GND – it’s a pretty simple piece of software.

Lumix G9 Mark II – First Time!!

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Let’s Talk Micro Four Thirds Prime Lenses (Robin Wong).
Hands-On Review: Peak Design’s Everyday Bags (Explora).
How to Choose the Best Shutter Speed (42West).
Capturing STUNNING Sunset Using Lumix GX850 and Leica M8 (Gary W).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
I kindly invite you all to follow me on Youtube, Instagram, Threads for more broader camera talk :)

Dpreview had a chat with Kazuhiro Togashi, OM System’s VP for Brand Strategy and Product Planning. The most important news is that OM System says it’s focusing on outdoor photographers but hinted that the PEN series could yet return to the North American market. As you know the PEN E-P7 is still being produced and sold for the Asian market but it’s no more sold in Europe and America. When asked about the development of new PEN cameras the manager said:

The E-P7 is small, with compact bright lenses, making it highly advantageous for travel photography. Therefore, we’ll reinforce such products in our lineup in the future.

What that “reinforce” means is a bit unclear. There might be an E-P8 for the Asian market only…or they might be seriously considering the return of PEN sales on all worldwide markets. The other statements are repetition of what we heard in the past:

1. The focus is on higher end products
2. The focus is on creating products for outdoor photographers.
3. AI will find it’s way in cameras (like for example AI noise reduction applications)

As you know, I a am a big fan of the idea to make a new PEN-FII…let’s see if my dreams will come true !