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The Photokina organization issued a press release which contains a statement from Panasonic manager Yosuke Yamane:
“For many years, photokina has been the ideal platform for us to present our product innovations. The Imaging industry is facing big changes and challenges these days. In 2020, we will also be coming to Cologne with big expectations in the new photokina format and are looking forward to contributing with great innovations.
Unlike Panasonic Olympus has decided to NOT participate at Photokina. And also other big players like Leica and Nikon decided to skip the event which will start on May 27.
Using Mirrorless Cameras For Landscape Photography (Photopxl).
Accessories for Micro Four Thirds Photographers (Explora).
Best Vlogging Camera – Olympus E-M5 Mark III? (Robin Wong).
Olympus 60mm macro lens test at DC.watch.
The Panasonic Lumix Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f/1.7 ASPH – professional lens of choice (Josh Bellingham).
Are you happy with your m43 cam? (Dpreview poll)
Mirrorless or DSLR? 2019 Edition (Explora).
Blackmagic Camera 6.6 adds new features, functionality to 4K, 6K Pocket Cinema Cameras (Dpreview).
1) Olympus sees a trend with people coming from Full frame buying Olympus (for the birding and wildlife field)
2) Focus is on semi pro and pro market as Olympus can serve up products that can take photos which aren’t possible with a smartphone
3) Olympus will introduce more super telephoto lenses. And that’s an area of difference with Full Frame as Olympus MFT lenses will be small and of high quality
4) Olympus says Full-frame isn’t for everybody. It’s important for all photographers to think about what matters to them
5) There are no plans to make a new system with different sensor size
It was a nice interview with clear answers. Can’t wait to get my hands on their new 150-400mm lens :)
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Video Exposure Test in Harsh Light
E-M5III hands-on by Fujiablog.
E-M5III test at Mobile01.
Olympus EM5 III Review: 3 Reasons It’s NOT The Best Vlogging Camera (CameraConspiracies).
Aputure Introduces the Compact MC RGBWW LED Photo/Video Light (Explora).
Noise Reduction Improved noise reduction, start your editing with better quality images.
Basic Color Editor Edit colors faster with a new Basic Color Editor that’s compact and easy to use. Click anywhere on the photo and drag to adjust the hue, saturation and lightness of any colors – or edit with intuitive sliders. For more control, the Advanced Color Editor and Skin Tone tools are as powerful as ever.
High Dynamic Range tool Do more with contrast and tone thanks to the new High Dynamic Range tool. Recover photo – all in one tool.
Crop tool Save up to 50% of your keystrokes when sorting images – enable “switch to next” to Easily visualize and transform your crops thanks to the visible handles in the new Crop tool. Instantly crop from the center, rotate the crop or lock the aspect ratio using modifier keys.
Image culling automatically switch to the next photo when you rate or tag. Works with sets so you can easily review multiple images at the same time and manage big projects in a snap.
Scrolling tools Work quickly and intuitively – scroll through all your tools with ease and pin your favorites to the top for instant access.
Copy Layers and Masks Easily copy specific layers between photos – including photos with different formats and sizes – without replacing the existing layers on the destination photo.
Support for DNG files Get the most accurate colors and sharpest details out of any camera model, drone or smartphone capturing DNG files.
Interface Make a big difference to your workflow with small updates. We’ve added text to the icons so you can find tools instantly, made Masking tools easy to access and simplified the adjustments clipboard. Plus, get higher resolution thumbnails and adjust the viewer background color with one click
Keyboard shortcuts: Edit faster with new default shortcuts for zoom, full screen, Focus Mask and much more. Plus, customize the shortcuts further to create your ideal workflow.
New cameras supported:
• Olympus E-M5 III
• Canon EOS M6 II
• Canon EOS 90D
• Leica V-LUX 5
• Pentax K-1 II
• Ricoh GR III
• Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H
• Nikon Z 50
• Generic GoPro RAW support
