Official Panasonic Lumix teaser for the May 22 announcement

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Panasonic has invited a lot of “content creators” to the “Lumix Global Summit” event in Osaka. There is also this teaser for a May 22 announcement. All I heard is that there will be a new S9 L-mount camera. I have not heard any reliable rumor about a possible new MFT camera.

That said Panasonic officially registered three new cameras in China. The S9 is one of them…so we still have two more cameras to be announced soon! I hope one of them is the GH7 or a new entry level GM/GF kind of compact camera.

 

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Top Tips for Puffin Photography | With OM SYSTEM Ambassador Rob Cottle

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Mapcamera April sales ranking: OM-1II performing well

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The large Japanese store Mapcamera shared the top 10 of the best selling cameras in April:

  1. Fujifilm X-T5
  2. Nikon Z f
  3. Sony α7C II
  4. Sony ZV-E10
  5. Sony α7IV
  6. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  7. Sony α7RV
  8. DJI Osmo Pocket 3
  9. OM-1 II
  10. Nikon Z8

Some thoughts on this ranking:

  • The X-T5 has an impressive jump to the top. People can’t find the X100VI in Stock and therefore might be getting the Fujifilm X-T5 instead.
  • Sony still selling strong with 4 out of 10 cameras in the top 10
  • OM-1II made it into the top 10.
  • DJI finally made it into the top 10. And I suspect in the years to come DJI will be seen very often in those kind of rankings
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Finally a reason to buy an OM-1 Mk2. It does have an advantage, at least for me.

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The Best Lenses for Micro Four Thirds Cameras in 2024 (PetaPixel).
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Travel Photography: How to Capture Compelling Images on the Go (42West).
Olympus PEN-F review by Mapcamera.

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New Topaz AI software updates

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Just recently I told you that Topaz has completely redone the website for their AI software. Check out the new pages at Photo Ai, Video AI, GigaPixel AI. And now we got updates:

Photo Ai Full changelog for version 3.0.2:

  • LrC will now export DNGs when processing RAWs without “Adjust Lighting” or “Balance Color”
  • Fixed a memory leak caused by large exports of RAW images
  • Fixed “Add to collections” feature for LrC sometimes not working on Mac
  • Fixed autopilot not applying to batch exports in some scenarios
  • Fixed PS Automate plugin not saving changes back to PS on some devices
  • Fixed PS Automate plugin looping when cancelling an export
  • Fixed the upscaling model selector not showing full names of models
  • Fixed images sometimes being skipped during export
  • Fixed switching images causing the wrong filters to be processed
  • Fixed RAW Denoise being added to invalid RAW images
  • Fixed context menu sometimes not opening
  • Fixed the shortcuts in preferences being horizontally draggable
  • Fixed invalid state when removing all enhancements on RAW images
  • Fixed incorrect font rendering on machines without the Inter font
  • Added support for window snapping on Windows
  • Adjusted PS dialogs on Mac and Windows
  • Updated Lensfun

GigaPixel AI Full changelog for version 7.1.3:

  • Fixed an issue where pinch to zoom capped at fit zoom levels
  • Fixed an issue which caused model flashing when toggling legacy models
  • Fixed an issue where clicking an already chosen item re-loaded the image
  • Fixed an issue where Shift + F (show detected faces) would not work in the comparison view
  • Automatic Lensfun Update

Video AI Full changelog for version 5.0.3:

  • Added back reset button for timeline zoom.
  • Added .SER as an importable file type.
  • Fixed certain input tiff sequences failing to load with projects.
  • Fixed 0s elapsed bug when finishing export.
  • Fixed stabilization not reloading in app (loading with error).
  • Fixed benchmarking failing to load.
  • Fixed trim + crop + rotation persistence across projects.
  • Fixed EXR+DPX failing to reconvert.
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the BEST Lumix G9ii feature no one is talking about

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LUMIX Live: New Update, Who Dis?
Why Micro Four Thirds Is AWESOME For Street Photography (Robin Wong).
Choosing a Lens for Wildlife Photography (Explora).
Best NAS Devices You Can Use in 2024 (42West).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
I kindly invite you all to follow me on Youtube, Instagram, Threads for more broader camera talk :)

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