Sigma CEO Yamaki did express his love for the MFT system when Dpreviw asked him if the MFT will “be reduced” now that Panasonic joined the L-mount:

I don’t know, and I might not be the best person to comment, but I’ve seen many journalists using M4/3 system cameras here in Photokina. In my opinion, M4/3 is a great system if you need compactness.

We have a Big Fan :)

The new Cinema Camera is now shipping out and we got many new owner tests to share:

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K first impressions Part I (comparison against the Panasonic GH5s) at Tide.film.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – Test Shots and Full Walkthrough – Hands-On

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – Physical, Menu & Feature Walkthrough

50 Reasons to Pick the Panasonic GH5 over the BMPCC 4K

Ted Forbes: “The Panasonic G9 is a mirrorless, micro four thirds camera aimed at still photography with some surprising video features.”

Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. AmazonDE. Wex UK.

Everything to be read on L-rumors.com:

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The PANASONIC S1 and S1R
Petition at Change.org to give the Lumix S1 and S1R a Flip-out Fully Articulating Touch LCD
Re-watch the Panasonic S1R and S1 L-mount announcement
New Reflex 40mm, 75mm f/1.8 and 24mm f/1.8 lenses L-mount lenses
Leica confirms new lens manufacturers might join the L-mount

Here is a quick roundup of Photokina reports:

Panasonic’s full-frame mirrorless S1R is loaded with potential (Engadget).
Photokina 2018: Hands-on with Panasonic Lumix S1R (Dpreview).

Panasonic S1R and the Sony A7III (image by Optyczne).

This is a roundup post of all latest Panasonic Full Frame camera news posted on L-rumors.com.

1) Ted Forbes and Matt Granger talk about the new L-mount alliance (L-rumors.com).
2) Interview with Panasonic: “these cameras will have the best possible codec for video recording” (L-rumors.com).
3) Sigma announce the L-mount plan: FF Foveon camera and lenses to be released in 2019! (L-rumors.com).
4) Leica, Sigma and Panasonic L-mount partnership officially announced! (L-rumors.com).
5) Real world pictures of the new Panasonic S1R and hands-on reports (L-rumors.com)

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4mm f/2.8

Optyczne posted these images of the new Laowa 4mm f/2.8, 12mm f/1.8 and 17mm f71.8 MFT lenses. They also posted full size image samples you can download on their website.

12mm f/1.8

17mm f/1.8