New Olympus teaser for the E-M1X launch on January 24!

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The video above is the official teaser for the E-M1X launch on January 24!

A couple of screenshots:

Rumored E-M1X specs:

Name: E-M1X OMD camera
Sensor: 20MP (not global shutter)
Frame rate: 18fps
7.5+ EV stabilization
2 TruePic VIII processors
2x the processing speed of the E-m1II
Autofocus: Adaptive and expandable focal points. Two examples. If you are shooting a person, then shift to shooting a car, the number of focal points will automatically expand. If you are shooting a basketball player, you will get a vertical series of 5 focal points.
Body Size: 144.37 x 146.765 x 75.345mm (body with a built in vertical grip)
High Res: Can shoot handheld High Resolution images (around 80MP) at 1/60s
Photography focus: Sports and Wildlife shooters
Same batteries as E-M1 Mk II
Live electornic ND filter
Larger EVF
Price: Close to $3,000
Launch: January 24… along “2 tele zooms, 1 wide angle zoom. speedlight. zuiko binoculars”
Availability: February

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Ending today: Luminar 3 New Year Flash Sale ($49)

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This one ends tonight: Luminar 3 with Libraries (Click here) at a discounted price of US$49 when using our code “43RUM“. That’s a total of $20 savings!

Skylum also announced plenty of new fixes. Here are the most essential improvements:

MAC:
Stability improved – Fixed 20+ crash issues
Fixed issue with folder destination for catalog
Fixed crash on quit

WINDOWS:
Fixed language change issue
Fixed issue with folder destination for catalog
Fixed connection to internet issue
Fixed crashes in LR/PS plugins
Export/Share moved to file menu
Fixed issues with duplicated images
Stability improved – 40+ crash issues fixed.

 

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Debunking rumors: Olympus did NOT register a new PEN-F

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A site with little experience in how to read the sertifikasi.postel.go.id public database claimed that Olympus registered a new PEN-F camera. In fact they did not! They only EXTENDED the current PEN-F name registration just like many other companies did. As usual new cameras will be first registered by Olympus with the “IMxxx” code first before they will get updated with the real name.

Don’t worry, there will be a PEN-FII sometimes but just not yet. Olympus will announce a new E-M1X around January 20 and one more little surprise camera too…stay tuned on 43rumors ;)

UPDATE: As reported by Mistral:

This is not the certification of a new camera, this is the extension of the certification of the current Olympus Pen-F at the request of Perdana Inti Putra PT, the importer and distributor of Olympus digital cameras in Indonesia.

https://www.loker.id

The current certificate (44582/SDPPI/2016) would have expired on 18 January 2019.

https://sertifikasi.postel

The same extension was granted to the Leica SL (Typ 601) 25 days earlier:

https://sertifikasi.postel

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What Panasonic and Olympus should do in 2019 according to Dpreview

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This is what both companies should do according to Dpreview:

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Olympus

Olympus – we feel for you. You were among the first manufacturers to create a modern mirrorless camera, and now, a decade on, you’re the only brand that doesn’t (or isn’t preparing to) offer its customers a full-frame sensor. We know that it’s been a tough few years for you guys over in the camera division but we’ve got a few ideas for how you can disrupt things in 2019 and beyond.

Olympus – in 2019 we wish you would…

  • Start making small cameras again. Maybe an updated PEN-F?
  • Update the OM-D E-M5 II.
  • Simplify your cameras’ menu systems, please!
  • Add PDAF to your lower-end PEN and OM-D cameras.
  • Add a large sensor to the TOUGH range. You already make the best rugged cameras, why not go one step further?

Panasonic

As you prepare to enter the full-frame market in a few months, we can only imagine that things are pretty hectic in your Osaka headquarters right now. Hopefully you’re not working the engineers too hard, and they get a little downtime to read DPReview, because we’ve got some suggestions that we think might really help Panasonic out in 2019.

Panasonic – in 2019 we wish you would…

  • Ditch field-sequential EVFs, for good.
  • Either fix DFD for video, or use PDAF instead.
  • Now that you’re in the L mount alliance, how about making a full-frame 4K video camera?

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You agree with this list?

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POLL: What’s the new camera you want to get in 2019? E-M1X, PEN-F II, S1, S1R…

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In 2019 we will get a pletora of new Olympus and Panasonic cameras. Let us know…

I want to get the new...

  • Olympus E-M1X (31%, 99 Votes)
  • Olympus PEN-F II (23%, 75 Votes)
  • Olympus E-M5 III (23%, 72 Votes)
  • Panasonic G90 (9%, 29 Votes)
  • Panasonic S1R (6%, 20 Votes)
  • Panasonic S1 (6%, 19 Votes)
  • Panasonic GX900 (2%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 320

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Note: I know the new Panasonic S1-S1R cameras are not MFT but I included them to see how many of you MFT owners will actually buy it

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