Digital SLR Photography

100 Digital SLR PhotographyNove mber2016Gear/ProductnewsMIRRORLESSMARVELFUJIFILM’SMAJORANNOUNCEMENTofitsmirrorlessmedium-formatGFXsystemtookeveryonebysurprise.Launchinginearly2017,thesystemwillbuildonthesuccessofFujifilm’sX-seriesandofferanalternativetoothermedium-formatcamerasand35mm-basedDSLRsliketheCanonEOS5DS.Thefi rstGFXcamerawillbethe FujifilmGFX50S(1),whichboastsa51.4-millionpixelGFormat(43.8x32.9mm)sensor.Havinghandledthecamera,it’shardnottobeanythingbuttotallyimpressedbyitsdesign.Similarinsizetoapro-DSLRandsportingabright,clearelectronicfi nder,it’ssuretoexciteenthusiastsandproswithitspotential.Whilenopricehasbeenconfi rmed,it’sexpectedtobecompetitivelypricedunderUSD$10,000withstandardzoom.Sixlenseswereannouncedintheinitialline-up,whichutiliseFujinonopticsthatpromisetomakethemostofthesensor’scapabilities.Appearinginearly2017willbetheGF63mmf/2.8RWR(35mmequivalent:50mm)standardprime(2),GF32-64mmF4RLMWR(35mmequivalent:25-51mm)wide-anglestandardzoom(3)andGF120mmf/4MacroRLMOISWR(35mmequivalent:95mm)telephotomacrolens.Lateronin2017,threefurtheropticswillappear:theGF110mmf/2RLMWR(35mmequivalent:87mm)fast-aperturemid-telephoto,GF23mmf/4RLMWR(35mmequivalent:18mm)ultra-wideandGF45mmf/2.8RWR(35mmequivalent:35mm)wide-angleprime.Pricesarestilltobeconfi rmed.www.fujifilm.co.uk``````PHOTOKINA INCOLOGNE IS EUROPE’S LARGEST PHOTO SHOW ANDA CHANCEFOR THE INDUSTRYTO SHOW OFF ITS FULL RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND LATESTRELEASES.DANIEL LEZANO REPORTS ON THE HIGHLIGHTS OFTHISYEAR’S EVENTPhotokina NewsAbove:ToshiyukiTerada proudly presents the20.4-megapixel Olympus OM-DE-M1 Mark II.SPEED KINGAPACKEDPRESENTATIONsawthelaunchofOlympus’slatestfl agshipmirrorlessmodel,theOM-DE-M1MarkII.Aimedatprofessionalsandenthusiasts,the20.4-megapixelOlympuspromisesunheraldedspeedperformance,shootingat18frames-per-second,orupto60fpswithAFandAElocked.Thatfi gureisevenmoreimpressivewhenyourealisethatincludesshootinginRaw.It’spackedwithanhealthysetoffeat uresandseveralinnovations,includingtheProCapturemodethatshootsupto 14sequentialframesbeforetheshutterreleaseisfullypressed.WeweregivenanexclusiveinterviewwithToshiyukiTerada,GeneralManageratOlympus,whoprovidedanin-depthexplanationofseveraloftheadvancesOlympushasmadewithsensor,processing,internalmemoryandAFtechnologiesthathasalloweditsOM-DE-M1MarkIItoperformatsuchspeeds.It’snotjustspeedwheretheOlympusimpresses–aswellas4Kvideo,itboastsaHighResShotmodethatallows50-megapixelstillimagestobecaptured,afi ve-axisstabilisationsystemthatprovidesastaggering6.5-stopbenefitandadust-,water-andfreeze-proofbodydesign.Itisavailablelaterthisyear,althoughnopricehasbeenconfi rmed.Alsoannouncedwerethreelenses–the(£250)M.ZUIKODIGITALED30mmf/3.5Macro,the(£1,100)ED12-100mmf/4ISPROand(1,100)ED25mmf/1.2PRO.Anewfl ashgun,theFL-900R(nopriceconfi rmed)willalsobereleasedinDecember.http://www.olympus.co.uk``````Above:Fujifilm UK’sTheo Georghiadesrevealsthe marvellous medium-format GFXsystem.``````1``````2``````3