Preorders: Olympus 150-400mm lens at BHphoto, GetOlympus, Adorama.

Olympus Japan announced that the demand for this lens was higher than expected. That’s why the lens will not ship in time in late January.

Preorders for the new Voigtlander 29mm f/0.8 lens are now open at BHphoto.

As you know the new Voigtlander 29mm f/0.8 lens was announced in Japan only. Martin Wagner made this english presentation for you:

The Photokina organization suspended the 2021 edition. And in their press release it somehow sounds like ti might never will be held again:

We can join the imaging industry in looking back upon a successful, colourful and innovative era: 70 years of photokina in Cologne. Since 1950, for generations it has been the top address for photography, video and imaging. It indisputably ranks among the most positive and emotionally charged brands in the global trade fair world.

This is precisely why it is an extremely difficult step for us to have to suspend implementation of photokina at the location in Cologne for the time being, in light of the continuing steep decline in the markets for imaging products and the increasingly heterogeneous needs of the different market segments.

Even before the coronavirus pandemic began, the imaging market was already subject to strong upheaval, with annual percentage declines in the double digits. The momentum in this direction intensified massively in 2020, most recently reporting a decline in the 50-percent range. Within photokina, these market shifts grew very noticeable in the recent past. Conceptual changes, too, such as the inclusion of the smartphone and new imaging technologies, along with a change of cycle and a schedule change, were not enough to compensate for the downturn in the numbers and marketing budgets of exhibitors owing to consolidation of the classic market.

The overall situation at the moment is not compatible with the quality standards of a photokina as a globally renowned leading trade fair and brand representing the highest quality and professionalism in the international imaging market.

After decades of shared history, this deep cut is a painful one indeed. Nonetheless, we must face the situation and the trend in the industry and take a clear, honest decision against continuing this event – a decision to which, unfortunately, we have no alternative.

We would like to thank you very much indeed, for our time together, for your longstanding loyalty to photokina and for the enthusiasm that this has involved. It is the memories of unforgettable snapshots that we will cherish – such as when the gates of photokina opened and we were privileged to welcome you to the trade fair grounds in Cologne, to spend several days diving into the world of images together. Nothing short of Imaging Unlimited!

Thank you for 70 years together!

Your photokina team

Today  and til Monday you save 30% on Capture One (use code “BLACKFRIDAY30“). The deal runs on the current C20 version but you will get the soon to be released C21 for free!

Three more Black Friday software deals:

From November 26 to 30, 2020 the entire shop will be on discount of up to -50%. 

• The awesome Nik Collection on -50%, at 74,90$ from 149$
• The new PhotoLab 4 Elite on -40% , at 119,90$ from 199$
• The Filmpack collection on -50%, at 64,90$ from 129$
• The Viewpoint software on -50%, at 24,90$ from 49$

You save 68% on the complete Topaz Suite (Click here). If you already own some of the plugins you save even more!

Current Aurora or Luminar 4 owners get a $20 Loyalty Discount on Luminar AI (Click here).

Luminar unveiled all new AI features of the upcoming Luminar AI software (Click here to see all features). One of them is Body AI:

Body^AI detects a body in any position and with various types of lighting. With just one slider, you can shape your models to make them look lighter or add volume.
You’ll save tons of time, as Body^AI eliminates the need to spend hours shaping bodies with a liquify tool. And the result is natural, as if your image were shot that way.
Create the perfect full-body image in seconds with Body^AI — exclusively in Luminar^AI.

Here are all other features you can actually quickly” test” on this Luminar AI page:

You can find it here: av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/index.html

Improvement for the G9:

1. Fixed the problem of overexposure when burst shooting with the settings of SH1, SH2, SH1 PRE, SH2 PRE.
2. Improved LVF image quality when waiting for shooting in creative video mode.

Improvement for the G100:

1. LUMIX Webcam Software(Beta) Compatibility
   – LUMIX Webcam Software (Beta) can be used.
2. Improved Image Stabilization
   – There were cases the angle of view changed according to the movement of the subject when using a lens that does not support image stabilization and [E-Stabilization(Video)] is set to ON. This bug has been fixed.
3. Other added functions
   – [Horizontal Image Flip(Monitor)] / [Vertical Image Flip(Monitor)] enables to reverse or not to reverse the monitor image when the free-angle monitor is rotated.

Today we got a big new Black Friday deal: Up to 46% off on DJI products (Click here to see them all). And you also save on Sony SD cards at BHphoto.

All the Amazon Back Friday deals can been seen on those pages at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL.

Those are all Black Friday deals you can access now:

• All Olympus deals at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
• Panasonic holiday deals on those pages at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
• Up to 20% off on all Peak Design gear (Click here).
• 25% off on Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Worldwide Black Friday Laowa lens deals at Venuslens.net.
• Up to $2,000 savings on Apple products at BHphoto (Click here).