Pentax announced the new K1II. It’s news that matters for us because it finally proves that handheld resolution mode is technically possible. This is how it works:

It uses the natural shake of your hands to collect the four images needed to combine them into a single high-res image. So far we have not found anyone who tested this but if it works it’s a big news. Both Olympus and Panasonic could add this feature on the next generation cameras like the E-M5III wchich is rumored to be launched at Photokina.

DC.watch reports that four more companies joined the MFT group. Among them we have the Chinese state-owned company GKUvision (makes surveillance cameras), Darfa (also surveillance), DZO (Chinese optics maker) and the well known SLR Magic.

DC.watch (link to part 1 and part 2) interviewed the team of G9 developers.

– In Japan the camera name is “G9 PRO”. In the rest of the world it’s “G9”

– De interviewers said he would like to see the G9 technology on other sensor formtas (speak Full Frame). Panasonic answer is (google translated):

At the moment we think that there are technologies that will continue to evolve and polish even in Micro Four Thirds. If there are lots of such users’ comments in the future, it may be necessary to consider various choices, but as soon as you start up the format you will be watching over all systems. So I think the hurdle is quite high.

– These are the different 3D printed mockups to study the G9 handling:

Trinity Video

Behind the scenes/ The story behind this volcanic eruption wedding photo/ Digital Photography Review (shotkit.com/Jack-Kurtz)
Panasonic G9 and Lumix 200/2.8 review by Louis Berk.
Olympus Zuiko C. 1:3,5 f = 4 cm para Exakta, una auténtica rareza (AlbedoMedia).
Im Test: Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III (Fotomagazin).
Carbon Fiber Comes to Manfrotto’s New Element Traveler Tripod Line (Explora).
Insta360 Light Field Camera (Personal View).

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group and the GH5 group.

Note: This post has been corrected and updated.

Our reader Steve Palmer learned how you can check the 2.0 firmware update features:

If your camera is registered on My Olympus https://my.olympus-consumer…
go to your firmware update screen on the camera page and under the firmware drop down you will see the following for the update coming on the 28th Feb 2018.
Release Date: 2/28/2018
Version: 2.0

New Features:
New art filter [Bleach Bypass] has been added.
Possible to use focus stacking photography with “M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO”.
Small targets have been added to AF target mode.
Possible to set a maximum of 35 pre-shutter frames for Pro Capture shooting.
Display has been improved to show that Pro Capture shooting is recording.
“Flicker Scan” has been added so it is possible to reduce flickering by fine adjustment of shutter speed while looking at the live view when using electronic shutter.
Fisheye compensation photography has been added for use of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO. You can view the effects in live view while shooting images.
Possible to set zoom ratio during playback. Also, added pixel equivalence display to zoom ratio.
Pro Capture shooting is available for additional lenses.
Display of remaining battery power has been improved.
Response when assigning AF to AEL/AFL button has been improved.
Stability of camera operation when using OLYMPUS Capture has been improved.
Stability of image stabilizer operation when shooting video has been improved

E-M1II at [shopcountry 66559].