On September 19, at 18:30 Berlin time Olympus will live stream the E-M1II and MFT lens product announcement!

So far the E-M1II confirmed specs are:

4K video (first Olympus camera with 4K)
Dual SD card slot
Handheld High Resolution mode
Much improved autofocus performance
new high-resolution EVF
Announcement at Photokina in September
It has no global shutter. But Olympus worked hard to reduce rolling shutter to a negligible level

Some more info still to be confirmed:

Source 1:

Same E-M5II articulating display, 48 MP high res mode without tripod. Improved ergonomic. Pictbridge VIII. Overall 20 % better image quality than the E-M1.

Source 2 (Simon):

New sensor, hiRes without tripod !!!!, this is great– so no need for FF Camera), scratchresitance Screen, Videomodus (4K ) and an new mic solution (3d sound).

Source 3:

The sensor is trimmed for maximal AF speed and very fast parallel signal output reading. The sensor reading is twice as fast than ont he current [shoplink 59394 ebay]Olympus PEN-F[/shoplink].”

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According to multiple sources it seems like both new High End Cameras will be announced on September 19 but not ship until very early 2017. And while Olympus is expected to announce the full E-M1II specs and details the GH5 announcement might be only “partial”.

Reminder: These are the official press events from Olympus and Panasonic at Photokina:

1. Panasonic on September 19 at 12:30
2. Olympus on September 19 at 18:00

Both will announce new cameras and lenses:
– Olympus E-M1II
– Panasonic G80 (final name unconfirmed. Could be G81 or G85 too)
– Panasonic GH5 (pre-production cam announcement)
– Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 PRO lens
– Olympus 25mm f/1.2 PRO lens
– Olympus 30mm f/3.5 macro

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Metz is teasing a new “First Class” Flash launch on their facebook page:

EXPECT FIRST CLASS! #Metz #mecablitz
At photokina, we present you a new flash light which will be the starting shot of a new generation of insertion flashes! With new developed technologies and construction, we save more than 30 % of the manufactured size.#SizeMatters ;)
Till photokina, we will publish further exlusive information concerning the new flash light on facebook! #Metz #TheLightpioneer