Save 20 Dollar/Euro on the new Luminar AI preorder

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Skylum just launched the brand new Luminar AI (Click here to read all details). And you still have a chance to save 20 Dollars/Euro on the first 30,000 pre-orders (79 Euro/Dollar instead of 99 Euro/Dollar)!

The whole idea behind Luminar AI is to make photo editing super easy thanks to automated tools. And for the first time we don’t get a Photo Editor with additional AI features, we get an editing tool that is built from the ground as an AI software. I only found this short video showing a preview of how it looks:

But we shall get some more “informative” early previews soon!

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Panasonic might change their mind and do APS-C L-mount cameras afterall

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This info is from trusted sources that shared many correct rumors in the past. So I am 99% confident it’s true. This is what they said:

  • Sigma is very, very unhappy with the progress of L-Mount. They are urging Panasonic to focus much more on this system
  • They are really thinking of an APS-C entry level system based on L-Mount
  • They now see Canon as biggest competitor in Video segment

Panasonic stated a couple of times they do not plan to make an APS-C L-mount camera to not cannibalize the MFT system. Well…they might change their mind soon enough and it would be bad news for the MFT folks.

via L-rumors

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a bit of everything…

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Olympus OM-D Webcam Beta – [macOS tutorial (and PC)]

f0.7 – Ultrafast Lenses – Legends, budget options, modding, and testing (MirrorlessRumors).
Venus Optics Goes 2:1 with Laowa 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Micro Four Thirds (Explora).
digiKam 7.0.0 is released with new Deep-Learning Powered Faces Management
Dave Pardue built this special “rig” to test who has the best image stabilization between the GH5 vs X-T4 vs E-M1 III vs A6600

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

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Robin Wong: Why Is Olympus JPEG Superior?

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Robin Wong:

There are some secret sauce in Olympus JPEG in camera processing, many reviewers including large sites like DPReview has praised Olympus since many years ago for getting the JPEG right, and even went as far as claiming other manufacturers can learn a thing or two from Olympus. I share some of the interesting facts about Olympus JPEG, featuring Fine Detail Processing to achieve greater image sharpness and mitigate Moire problems, adaptive sharpening algorithm based on lens attached, sharpness loss compensation for diffraction and many more innovative JPEG goodness that squeezes the best out of your Olympus cameras. I also share some tips on how to optimize Olympus JPEG files. Even if you are a RAW shooter, you may want to pay attention because JPEG in camera can affect your photography workflow too, even if you shoot purely RAW.
0:42 – How understanding camera JPEG can improve RAW shooting?
1:53 – When and why shoot JPEG?
2:43 – Why is Olympus JPEG Superior?
7:01 – Optimize Olympus JPEG

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