A set of Canon EOS-M rumors is going around the web. But as I know the source of them very well I give it 0,0001% chance these are correct. So why post them here? Because everyone is posting them and some of you asked me what I thought about them. So here is my gentle answer: these are likely BS  :)

Canon EOS M50 Mark II / EOS M60

• 32.5mp APS-C CMOS sensor
• DIGIC 8
• UHD 4K 30p / 24p
• Full HD 120p
• Rear monitor 3 inches 1.04 million dots Vari-angle touch panel
• Announcement date September 2020

Another Canon EOS M camera

• 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor
• 3rd generation Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology / Eye AF compatible
• Rear monitor 3-inch vari-angle touch panel
• Announcement date Before July 2020
• Price $849 with kit lens

via CanonWatch (and via TheOneSourceThatAlwaysGetsItWrong).

You don’t see it often that a company  updates nearly all of their current camera models. Check out what they improved on them:

LUMIX Tether : Operation with macOS 10.15 Catalina
DC-S1 Firmware update service
DC-S1R Firmware update service
DC-GH5 Firmware update service
DC-GH5S Firmware update service
DC-G9 Firmware update service
DC-GF10 / GX880 Firmware update service
DC-GF9 / GX800 / GX850 Firmware update service
DMC-GX80 / GX85 Firmware update service
DC-TZ90 / TZ91 / TZ92 / TZ93 / ZS70 Firmware update service
DC-TZ200 / TZ202 / TZ220 / ZS200 / ZS220 Firmware update service
DMC-LX10 / LX15 Firmware update service

The new Meyer Optik management announced they will start to produce new lenses again:

We are currently revising the entire portfolio and are expected to release the first optimized lens at the end of November. This is the Trioplan 100 f2.8 II. The other lenses such as Trioplan 50, Lydith 30 or Primoplan 75 will follow (presumably) in monthly intervals.

These lenses will be available for Canon EF, Fuji X, Leica L, Leica M, M42, MFT, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony E

Luminar 4 has now been officially released (all info here). Use our coupon code “AMB43R” at checkout to save $10.

Here are some tutorial showing you how much you can fake your images in just a few clicks:

Gizmon launched a new set of “Bokeh Lens Illuminator”. This is the effect you get:

You can now preorder the new Sigma 24-70mm FE lens at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. WexUK. And the pricing is a strong kick in Sony’s  b…s :)

At nearly 50% of the Sony GM price you get same specs, slightly smaller lens and I bet Image Quality will be on  par too. The only real strong point of the Sony lens will be the better AF performance but that’s about it.

And Sigma  is fully commited to release more excellent FE lenses. A new patent unveiled these tw new f/1.2 lens designs:

Here is the 50mm f/1.2 lens design with specs:

Focal length: 50.99 mm
F no: 1.25
2ω : 45.97
Image height: 21.63 mm
Lens length: 154.20 mm

Here is the 40mm f/1.2 lens design with specs:

Focal length: 41.35 mm
F no: 1.26
2ω : 57.17
Image height: 21.63 mm
Lens length: 157.00 mm

Compared to the current Sigma 35mm f/1.2 FE  lens this new 50mm FE would be nearly 2cm longer. Quite a beast!