Panasonic G9 Will Most Likely Launch Before The End Of The Year

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 29, 2017


Photorumors has been following the latest Panasonic rumors closely and cites public leaks in addition to private sources that Panasonic should be releasing a Panasonic G9 before the end of the year.

It will have the same photo quality and photo functions like the GH5. It will not have the same video options. It will have a second display on the top like DSLR cameras. I don’t know whether the top display will be LCD or OLED. The new camera is rumored to cost around €1,200 (around $1,400).

While the price point is a little disappointing some of the specs make it sound very Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark II like. We will have to wait and see if the Panasonic G9 is seen as a value similar to the Panasonic GH5, but the price inflation that has been occurring with m43 cameras is incredibly disappointing. m43 is supposed to offer significantly more performance per dollar than APS-C cameras. Panasonic should revisit their philosophy from when the Panasonic GF1 launched.

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Lightroom Classic CC 7.0.1, Lightroom 6.13, and ACR 10 Released With Olympus OM-D EM-10 Mark III Support Plus Adobe Apology and Reinstall Lightroom 6

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 27, 2017


Adobe is jumping to add camera support and clean up the public relations nightmare that is Lightroom CC, but at least they added the Olympus OM-D EM-10 Mark III to Lightroom 6 and 7 even after saying the D850 would be the last camera they added to Lightroom 6.

New Camera Support

  • Olympus OM-D EM-10 Mark III

Adobe screwed up pretty badly early in the week by auto-updating photographer to Lightroom CC Classic and they are trying to walk it back a little with their latest update, but it’s still not addressing the more serious issues. Hopefully camera profile updates continue while things are sorted out.

We understand we sent perpetual customers down a path of subscribing to a trial version of the new Lightroom Classic CC last week, replacing already installed versions of Lightroom 6.

The good news is we fixed this issue and wanted to get a quick release out to immediately address your concerns.  Now once you click on the “Update” button next to Lightroom Classic CC, you will see under the Advanced Options, the “Remove old versions” is unchecked by default.  As a result, you can try out Lightroom Classic CC for the trial period and still keep Lightroom 6 running in tandem on your desktop.  

We sincerely apologize for not providing a better user experience for our perpetual customers to try out Lightroom Classic CC while still keeping Lightroom 6 in place.  This was a mistake on our end.  Please let us know if you are experiencing any additional issues with this process moving forward. 

If you already deleted Lightroom 6 there is a solution

How can I download Lightroom 6 if it’s already been removed in the process of downloading Lightroom CC Classic before this release?

Please follow the steps referenced under “Reinstall Lightroom 6.”

What happens if I attempt to update all apps that I am subscribed to?

Please click here to see which preferences are stored by default when updating apps.

Via Adobe Lightroom Blog

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Olympus Officially Announces Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 17mm and 45mm f/1.2 Pro Lenses

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 25, 2017

Olympus officially announced the Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 17mm f/1.2 Pro lenses and Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 45mm f/1.2 Pro lenses today. I will update this page will future coverage as it becomes available.

Official Materials
Olympus 45mm f/1.2 Pro Page
Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro Page

Hands-on
DPReview
imaging-resource

Samples
DPReview 45mm
pen3 45mm

Preorders
Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 17mm f/1.2 Pro: B&H Photo, Adorama
Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 45mm f/1.2 Pro: B&H Photo, Adorama

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Sigma Officially Announces Development Of 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Mirrorless Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 24, 2017


Sigma officially announced the new 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary mirrorless lens for MFT. The release date and price are TBD. The lens hood will be an accessory that must be purchased separately (LH716-01). Sigma is also planning to release another middle telephoto lens for MFT in the future:


Press release:

Development of SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary

The SIGMA Corporation is pleased to announce the development of a new high-performance, large-diameter wide-angle lens, SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary.

This is the world’s first interchangeable lens for mirrorless Sony E-mount cameras in the APS-C format to offer a 24mm focal length (35mm equivalent) and F1.4 brightness. This is the large-diameter wide-angle lens for which mirrorless camera users have been waiting.

With an optical system that rivals that of interchangeable lenses for full-size SLRs, the lens features a wide variety of high-tech optical elements. SIGMA has crafted a lens that leverages optical aberration minimization via the in-camera digital correction. This lens effectively minimizes optical aberrations and offers superb resolution at wide-open aperture and throughout the aperture range. The optical design and stepping motor deliver smooth autofocus during video shooting, while the mount features special sealing creating a dust- and splash-proof design.

Additional information can be found here.

via photorumors

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Robot Skin GH5 Professional X Bundle

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 23, 2017

With every Robot Skin GH5 Professional X Bundle for Lumix GH5 purchased until  December 30, LockCircle will ship you a FREE “Custom HPRC GH5 Filmmaker” Limited Edition Professional flight-case!

The custom HPRC flight-case comes with custom designed foam for the Lumix GH5 with the Robot Skin GH5 cage and MicroMega-Mini 15mm baseplate, plus specific four lenses slots (with special adjustable ring foams).

Quite a lot of additional accessories like: batteries, chargers, monitors and rods, can be stored for safety shipments to locations.

The saving value of this special offer with the FREE FLIGHT-CASE is USD 139.00 / Euro 149,00 and is available up to December 30, 2017. Free worldwide shipment is available with this exclusive offer. You can get more information here.

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