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.

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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).

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Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

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MEIKE 16mm T2.2 | The BEST BUDGET Micro Four Thirds CINE LENS (Stephen and Janaka).
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Gifts for Bird Photographers (Explora).
Native Lenses vs. Adapted Lenses (Focal Reducer / Speedbooster) – Comparison on Micro Four Thirds (Valentin Kossenko).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

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

And the Japanese blog Fujiya-camera.co.jp posted some new image samples. Check out their website!

Olympus published the latest financial report: There are two news:

• In the Imaging Business Olympus lost $500 million more than previously forecast
• The Imaging Business is now marked as “discontinued operation”

Our reader Mistral made a more deep analysis for us:

All these pieces of information point at a severe downsize before the divestment.

•  Headcount went down 30% in 6 months between 31 March 2020 (4,270 employees) and 30 September 2020 (3,031 employees). In Japan, less than 400 employees remain in the Imaging business.
• Between the first half of FY2020 and the first half of FY2021, capital expenditures (= investments) fell by half and R&D expenditures by 30%.

• Revenue: ¥6.3bn, down more than 50% in comparison to the same quarter last year after -43% in Q1 and -26% in Q2 and in spite of the global economy recovering from Covid-19, in particular in Asia.
• Operating loss: ¥4.5bn = 72% of revenue, even though all one-off costs should have been recorded in the Q2 accounts.