Olympus interview at CameraJabber: More telephoto lenses are coming and promises major announcements next year!
CameraJabber interviewed Mr. Shigemi Sugimoto from Olympus. A couple of takeaways:
- He believes that the recent flurry of full-frame camera announcements is good for the imaging industry. As well as igniting photographers’ interest in cameras, it’s encouraging more people to move towards mirrorless technology.
- More importantly for Olympus, Micro Four Thirds cameras are more easily distinguished from full-frame models. Their size and weight advantages are more apparent alongside cameras with bigger sensors.
- According to Sugimoto, Olympus is aware that its users want more high-quality telephoto lenses. It’s an area that the company wants to ‘improve and grow’. So it looks like we can expect some new long lenses in the near future.
- Image Stabilization (IS) system is a key focus for development for a tripod free shooting.
- major announcement has been promised for the next Photokina trade show which takes place in May next year.
We on 43rumors.com already told you that a new high-end OMD camera will be announced in January! And we will have more about that soon ;)
a bit of everything…
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – Dual ISO Explained and Lowlight Footage
Wooden Camera Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Accessories (4Kshooters).
Olympus TG-5 Best Camera Settings for Underwater Photography Part 5: Advanced Settings (Backscatter).
Back to School: Recommended Cameras for Photography Majors (Explora).
Miliboo MTT705B Portable Video Carbon Monopod (Personal View).
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Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup…
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Образы и силуэты / Imaginations and silhouettes
E-PL9 kit
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Just a reminder that Panasonic will release a new GH5-GH5s-G9 firmware update in October
New firmware update for Panasonic GH5, GH5S, G9, GX9 coming soon 2018 Oct
With all that L-mount and 10-25mm MFT lens buzz some of our readers might have missed this:
1.Improvement of AF performance
･There were cases where focus point was shifted to the background while tracking the subject in AFC mode. The new firmware minimizes this problem.
･There were cases where focus point was shifted to the background while tracking the subject in video recording. The new firmware minimizes this problem.
The accuracy of detecting the subject has been improved by optimizing the focus area settings and tracking speed.
The point of focus remains on the subject instead of shifting to the background.
2.Improvement of video recording operation
･[One Push AE] failed to operate when [SS/Gain Operation] is set to [ANGLE/ISO] while shooting in Creative Video M mode. This bug has been fixed.
1.Improvement of AF performance
･There were cases where focus point was shifted to the background while tracking the subject in AFC mode. The new firmware minimizes this problem.
･There were cases where focus point was shifted to the background while tracking the subject in video recording. The new firmware minimizes this problem.
The accuracy of detecting the subject has been improved by optimizing the focus area settings and tracking speed.
The point of focus remains on the subject instead of shifting to the background.
2.Improvement of stability during HDMI output
･Operating stability during VFR(Variable Frame Rate) recording through HDMI output has been improved.
3.Improvement of video recording performance
･[One Push AE] failed to operate when [SS/Gain Operation] is set to [ANGLE/ISO] while shooting in Creative Video M mode. This bug has been fixed.
･The image quality when using [V-LogL] for VFR recording in Creative Video mode has been improved.
･The image quality when set to [i.Dynamic (Intelligent Dynamic Range Control)] has been improved.
4.Improvement of operation under specific lighting conditions (fluorescent lights, etc.)
-There were cases where the camera did not catch up to the brightness change smoothly under specfic lighting conditions such as fluorescent lights.
The new firmware minimizes this problem.
1.Improvement of AF performance
･There were cases where focus point was shifted to the background while tracking the subject in AFC mode. The new firmware minimizes this problem.
･There were cases where focus point was shifted to the background while tracking the subject in video recording. The new firmware minimizes this problem.
The accuracy of detecting the subject has been improved by optimizing the focus area settings and tracking speed.
The point of focus remains on the subject instead of shifting to the background.
2.Improvement of operation under specific lighting conditions (fluorescent lights, etc.)
-There were cases where the camera did not catch up to the brightness change smoothly under specfic lighting conditions such as fluorescent lights.
The new firmware minimizes this problem.