its got off to a flying start, with several camera manufacturers announcing new cameras.

Photokina is a photography based event, the clue is in the name after all, so all these

cameras that have been announced are designed for stills photography. As we all know though,

that doesn't mean that they can’t be used for video, so lets take a look at what we’ve

got.

The most exciting news in my opinion is the announcement that Panasonic is working on

the GH5 and it will be released early next year. We all know and love the GH4, which

has become a staple camera in the video world. It was the first small mirrorless camera to

offer 4K video, and gained a lot of users because of that. It has a smaller sensor than

most of its competitors as its a micro four thirds camera, but it made up for that by

bringing 4K video and other video orientated features like peaking, zebras and slow motion

to the table. These were features that competitors like sony and canon just weren't adding at

the time, and in some cases still aren't.

So that was in 2014, now in 2016 Panasonic are working on the GH5. They wont be releasing

the camera until early next year, but they have just given us a glimpse at its headline

features. The GH5 is going to upgrade the 4K video which we know from the GH4 to have

10 bit, 4:2:2 colour, which is another first for mirrorless cameras. Plus you also get

the option to increase the framerate up to 60 frames a second in 4K. So you can now choose

wether you want 50p 4K video, or 25p 4K with 10 bit 4.2.2 colour. This is a big step up

for 4K recording in small cameras, both 10 bit colour and 50p 4K are really sought after

features for video production. So having them both in one small camera could attract a lot

of attention.

The GH5 also has a 6K photo mode, which we know very little about at the moment other

than it will mean you can extract 18mp stills from a 6K 30fps video. Panasonic are saying

this is a photo only option though, so you wont be able to use this as 30fps 6K video,

why not though we aren't quite sure yet. It did cross my mind though that they did something

similar with the GH4 and a 4K photo mode, which later turned into a 4:3 anamorphic mode.

So perhaps this 6K photo mode could be turned into a 6K 4:3 anamorphic video mode in the

future, who knows.

Sony have also got a new camera, the new A99 mk2. Interesting this is a new flagship camera

for their Alpha SLT range which uses the older A mount rather than Sony’s E mount which

they have been pushing with the A7 and FS ranges. The A mount actually has a good selection

of lenses available for it, but hasn't been used in a while now. Many people, myself included,

had almost written of A mount and assumed sony were focusing all their attention on

the newer E mount. So a new flagship for the A mount is quite a surprise. It looks like

a good camera though, Full frame 4K video without pixel binning, S log 3 and up to 120fps

in HD. It seems much like a Sony a7R 2, but in a larger form factor with an A mount.

Those were the two big announcements, but they certainly aren't all thats new. I dont

have time here to go into detail on all of the new products. But i’ll still give you

a quick run down: Go Pro have a new Hero 5 black and hero 5 session cameras as well as

their new Karma drone. They look like slick and simple products but its nothing really

we haven't seen before from other manufacturers. They seem to be focusing on making it easy

and simple to use for consumers, rather than making professional tools. Nikon have also

announced an action camera, the KeyMission 170. On paper it seems to match the Go pro

very well and at a similar price point, so it will be interesting to see which performs

better once people start getting their hands on them.

Sigma has a few new lenses. An 85mm F1.4 Art lens to add to the lineup and a 12-24mm F4

full frame wide angle, which is actually the 3rd generation of this lens from sigma but

the first one to be given the Art branding. Its a ridiculously wide lens for full frame

cameras so its definitely worth looking at.

Olympus have announced the OM-D E-M1 mk2, its a 20 MP camera in a small Weatherproof

camera body which can shoot 4K video at up to 30p. And FujiFilm is showing the GFX 50S.

A medium format camera which looks very interesting if your in the market for a practical medium

format camera.

Let me know in the comments what you think of the new announcements. Whats caught your

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