Our guide to the OM SYSTEM PEN is online. It explains all 113 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Our guide to the Panasonic LUMIX S1 II is online. It shows what each of its 22 buttons, dials and parts does, on photos of the camera, and explains all 474 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Leica introduced two special editions of its M rangefinders on 12 November 2026: the M-A Hammertone, a fully mechanical 35mm film camera, and the digital M11-P Hammertone. Both went on sale the same day through Leica stores, the Leica online shop and authorised dealers. The recommended prices are…
DPReview has published its full review of the Sigma FP2, the second-generation compact L-mount full-frame camera. It finds the camera improved over the original in every area, with a faster sensor and autofocus that now includes bird recognition, though it still suits video work best.
A button sequence shared in the Leica community opens a diagnostic service menu on the M10 and M11. The menu does not appear in Leica's documentation or the M11 manual reviewed for the report. To open it, briefly release and press Play again, then press Up, Left, Down, Right and Up, and release…
Caduceus for the Olympus PEN E-P7 is a set of open-source firmware patches for firmware 1.1. It adds in-camera film simulations, HSL colour control, grain, bloom, clarity, true log video and XPan or 21:9 framing. The latest release listed in the repository is v0.32. A browser-based control panel…
db firmware v0.4.0 beta is an unofficial patch project for OM-1, OM-1 Mark II, OM-3, OM-5 and OM-5 Mark II bodies. Its release notes say the OM-1 receives the Mark II firmware port, with all Mark II features except ND128 and the larger buffer. The OM-5 gets the OM-5 Mark II user interface, which… OM System .4.0 beta
GRKit is an experimental software tool for Ricoh GR cameras that runs from the SD card instead of changing the firmware. It was reported on 7 November 2026. It covers the GR III, GR IIIx, GR IV and their HDF variants. The GR IV Monochrome is only partly supported. It adds film-style looks and an…
The lumix-firmware-research repository on GitHub is an archive of reverse-engineering work on older Panasonic Micro Four Thirds bodies. It was reported around 9 November 2026 as a sign that Lumix encryption is being cracked. The author describes it as unmaintained and accepts no contributions or… Panasonic Lumix GM1 · Panasonic GM5 · Panasonic GX9
OM-Emu is a JavaScript emulator and research lab for OM System and Olympus cameras that use the MN10300 processor. It runs the vendor firmware on a computer rather than in a camera. Its reference body is the OM-1 on firmware 1.9. The project's status table, dated 31 October 2026, says the OM-1 Mark… OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II · OM SYSTEM OM-3
Caduceus for OM-3 is an open-source firmware patch for the OM System OM-3 that adds on-camera colour editing for the COLOR 1 to 4 profiles (Monochrome is not covered). It is built on the Caduceus project for the Olympus PEN E-P7. A web control panel lets you make your own looks and save them to the…
Fuji Rumors reported on November 4 that a new Tamron patent shows the design of three medium format lenses. The patent was first spotted by the site mirrorlessrumors. According to the report, this is the first time Tamron has been seen designing lenses that can cover the 44x33mm sensor used by the…
A new GitHub project ports some OM-1 Mark II features onto the original OM-1, according to a 43 Rumors report dated November 10, 2026. The added features include new interface options, human subject recognition, C-AF combined with tracking, graduated ND support, and a working high-resolution mode.…
A November 2026 roundup of Sigma and Panasonic hack projects lists Andrew Reid's Magic Lumix research on the LUMIX S9. The research claims custom code can run from an SD card at startup. The roundup classes this as a developer claim with no verified public release. No public build, source package…
Community projects built around the original Sigma fp now add open-gate recording at up to OG4K, along with lossless CinemaDNG compression and Gyroflow-ready gyro data written beside each take. Open-gate modes use the full 3:2 sensor area instead of the 16:9 window the camera normally records from.…
A new rumor says both Viltrox and Meike plan to announce autofocus zoom lenses in 2027. Photography Life reported it in its weekly news roundup. Both brands have mostly been known for prime lenses, so zooms would be a first for them. The report as summarized does not give focal lengths, apertures,…
The Sigma FP2 reaches global release on 11 November at a body price of $2,199, with pre-orders open at authorized retailers. It measures 112.8 x 69.9 x 41.8 mm and weighs 376 g without lens, and Sigma markets it as the smallest full-frame interchangeable-lens camera.
Sirui has added two autofocus primes to its Aurora series for Sony E and L mount: a 15mm f/1.6 and a 24mm f/1.4, each weighing about 550 g. The 15mm is open for pre-order at $599, the 24mm is expected at $499, and Z and X mount versions are reportedly coming later. Sirui Aurora 15mm f/1.6 · Sirui Aurora 24mm f/1.4
Leica Rumors published an updated list of rumors about the Leica M12 on November 3. The central claim is that the next M-series body will arrive in early 2027. It would take the place of a further M11 variant, the M11-R, rather than being a full redesign. According to a summary of the rumor list,…
Leica Rumors reports that a Leica Q3 43 Monochrom is expected to be announced in early December 2026. The site says its own reader poll from February, which asked whether such a camera would appear, turned out to be right. The post is short and does not name a source for the date. No…
DPReview published a technical look at the Sigma FP2's sensor on 5 November. It reports that the sensor reads out more than twice as fast as the original FP's. The readout is a fraction faster than the camera's 1/50 s flash sync speed suggests. DPReview says the sensor is otherwise a match for the… Nikon ZR
L-Rumors reports an image of an official Chinese registration for a new Panasonic camera with the code P2502A. The listing shows no Wi-Fi 6 support, and the post says nothing indicates whether it is a Lumix S9II, a compact Micro Four Thirds model or a cine camera. The image came via Weibo. The…
Bold Lens Co. makes the BL-32, a 32mm manual-focus APS-C lens that uses the optic from a recycled disposable camera in a 3D-printed housing. It has an f/5.6 to f/22 adjustable aperture and is sold for $49 in Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF-M, Canon RF and Micro Four Thirds mounts.
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