ON1 Photo RAW 2018.1 has is a jor firmware update which brings the following improvements:

• New Improvements include improved debayering, improved HDR alignment and deghosting, faster thumbnail generation in browse, faster searching, improved noise reduction & sharpening, and better preview quality.
• New features include Import module, Tethered Shooting, Soft Proofing, Metadata Templates, Video Browsing & Organizing, Custom Sorting, Additional Cameras and Lens Support, and more.
• A viable Lightroom® & Photohsop® alternative available now

Capture One launched the new “Dedication” campaign. More info here: https://www.capturededication.com/. Reminder: Use the coupon code “AMB43R” to get a 10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here).

Panasonic Varicam LT: High ISO Test

ISSCC 2018 Review – Sony, Panasonic, Samsung (Image Sensor World).
Hands on with the Panasonic GH5s (Lensrentals).
Introducing the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 APO EX DG HSM for m43 users (Jim Chung).
GH5s review at Engadget.
NAMM 2018: Zoom Announces F1 Field Recorder with Shotgun or Lavalier Microphone (Explora).

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

The Franch site Focus Numerique interviewed Olympus CEO Toshiyuki Terada. Here are some key info:

– Olympus no intention to create a video oriented Olympus camera like the Panasonic GH5s or Fuji X-H1
– Olympus does not plan to make a low resolution photocamera to achieve crazy high iso result (it only makes sense for video cameras like the GH5s)

Makes sense!

Panasonic GH5 Autofocus fix?

A7rIII weather sealing issues (Imaging Resource).
Panasonic LUMIX G9 Review by Helen Hooker.
Panasonic GH5S. The good, the bad and the clean (Newsshooter).
Panasonic G9 Field Test Part III: High-res composite, HDR and time-lapse modes put to the test (Imaging Resource).
Using Optical Viewfinders on Cameras that Already Have Viewing Systems (Explora).

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