Topaz released the new Gigapixel AI v5.2 update and added limited time 20% discount (Click here). Don’t forget you can also use the free trial if you want to test the results.

Major New Features:

• New AI Model – “Compressed”. You can find it under the “Image Type” option in the right panel. This image type works best with photos that have a lot of artifacts, old family photos, and images downloaded from the internet
• Whole New Look – Entire program has been given a UI overhaul to make it look more pleasing, as well as more consistent.
• Crop your images using the new Crop Tool

Improvements:

• Faster previewing and saving of images
• File list is now collapsible, and you can now add images directly from the file list
• Tutorials have been moved to the drop area on the starting screen

Olympus Europe launched the 101 anniversary deals. You save 10% on lenses. Check out the offical page here.

Reminder: Just like in the USA also in Europe Olympus is offering a ton of deals ahead of their camera business sale. Today you get the rather excellent E-M10III with kit lens for 444 Euro only using the checkout code “brian444” at Olympus Deutschland.

You can find many more EU deals on those special deal pages: Olympus Germany, Olympus France, Olympus Italy, Olympus Spain, Olympus UK, Olympus Netherland.

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via Mydealz

You can now preorder the new Capture One 21 on this page (Click here) with a 20% discount. It’s a bit tricky to preorder it so here I explain how to do it for C20 owners:

1. Login to Capture One
2. Go to the upgrade page and enter your license number
3. Upgrade to C21 and get the 20% discount using the checkout code “PREORDER2020“

If you do own C12 or older version you first have to purchase C20 (with no discount code). And they will than get C21 update for free.

New features and release time:

Capture One has decided to not disclose any info about the new features (I know this is odd). So if you wonder why the heck you should pay for a new version without knowing what you get…I can only give you one reason: The 20% discount that you get now and you will NOT get the day of the official launch!

The release date has not been announced but as usual expect the release to be between mid November and mid December.

ThePhoBlographer created this Infographic to help you understand if you really need a second camera. The answer is always YES :)

Black And White Photography – [5 things why B&W photography will make you a BETTER photographer]

Opinion: Camera names are getting ridiculous (Dpreview).
Panasonic says they will make anamorphic lenses if there is a market demand for it (L-rumors)
Choose a mic for your videos, which one? (Red35).
Image Resolution versus Image Rendition (Explora).

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

DxO announced the totally new PhotoLab (Click here to read all info and get the 30% discount). You can also download the free trial (Click here) if you want to test it before to buy it!

This is the Press text:

DxO PhotoLab 4 features DxO DeepPRIME, a revolutionary demosaicing and denoising technology based on artificial intelligence and trained with deep learning.

DxO PhotoLab 4 has also added a new dynamic interface system called DxO Smart Workspace, enriched its photo library with a batch renaming feature, and created an even simpler workflow by adding a new and exclusive editing history tool called DxO Advanced History and the ability to selectively copy and paste specific settings. Lastly, the new DxO Instant Watermarking feature lets users sign their photos by adding a watermark directly to the image.

Key new features:

DxO DeepPrime: a revolutionary demosaicing and denoising technology based on artificial intelligence and trained with deep learning.

DxO Smart Workspace: a new dynamic interface with a simpler workflow with batch renaming.

DxO Advanced History: a new and exclusive editing history tool to scroll back to different moments in the editing process.

Selective Copy Paste: to synchronise the settings of several similar images by applying individual edits from one photo to another.

Instant Watermaking: to add watermarks directly to your photos.

During launching we have a special promo offer -30% on new purchases and upgrades (from 21/10/2020 to 19/11/2020).

DxO PhotoLab 4 ESSENTIAL Edition: $99.99 instead of $129

DxO PhotoLab 4 ELITE Edition: $149.99 instead of $199

 

Topaz Gigapixel AI vs. Olympus Handheld High Res.

The Panasonic G100 Is an Oddity of a Camera and Missing a Big Thing (ThePhoBlographer).
Don’t VLOG Without One Of These…(Blunty).
I Edit Your Picture or You can Edit Mine (Rob Trek).
The Basic Gear for Sports Photography (Explora).

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