The Leica SL2 is a brand new full-frame mirrorless camera for professional stills photographers and videographers.

It offers a 47 megapixel full-frame sensor, Maestro III processor, 20fps burst shooting, 4K/60p video recording, in-body image stabilisation, improved ergonomics, a more comfortable grip, simplified three-button control layout, Object Detection AF, electronic viewfinder with a resolution of 5.76 megapixels, 3.2-inch LCD screen with 2.1 megapixels, and a 187 megapixel multishot mode.

The Leica SL2 will be available from 21st November 2019 priced at £5,300 / $5,995 body only.

The EOS Ra is Canon's first ever full-frame camera for astronomical photography.

Featuring a new infrared blocking filter (IR filter) allowing even higher hydrogen alpha (Hα) light to reach the imaging sensor, it enables four times as much of this hydrogen alpha light to be transmitted compared to the EOS R.

Unlike other full frame astro cameras, it is portable and has no need for external power and connection to a computer.

The new Canon EOS Ra will be on sale in early-mid December priced at £2599.99 / €3019.99 / $2,499.00.

Panasonic has announced major new firmware updates for the Lumix GH5, GH5s and G9 mirrorless cameras.

They are firmware version 2.6 for the GH5, firmware version 1.4 for the GH5s, and firmware version 2.0 for the G9.

The new updates will be available to download on 19th November 2019.

Panasonic have announced a major new firmware update, version 1.3, for the S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras.

The new update will be available for download on 19th November 2019.

Samyang have announced the AF 14mm F2.8 RF, their first auto-focus lens for the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera system. This ultra-wide-angle prime lens is comprised of 14 lens elements in 10 groups, with 6 special elements including 3 aspherical, 1 high refraction and 2 extra-low dispersion elements.

The Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 RF lens will be available in November 2019 priced at £629 in the UK.

A high-end Canon EOS R system camera that sits above the current EOS RP and EOS R cameras is under consideration, according to Canon representatives.

Speaking to Canon UK's David Parry, Photography Blog was told that the possible new full-frame mirrorless camera for professionals will have dual card slots and in-body image stabilisation, two features that the current range-topping EOS R model (pictured) does not offer, and which have been very much in-demand from would-be owners.

Canon apparently sold 44% mirrorless and 56% DSLR cameras between Jan-Aug 2019, so they're very much committed to both systems.

They also have a continued focus on fleshing out their RF lens range as quickly as possible, although they declined to provide an updated RF lens roadmap when we enquired about one.

Canon are also still focused on EF and EF-M mounts as well as their newest RF mount.

Want to see exactly what the new Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM mirrorless camera lens looks like in the flesh?

Check out our extensive hands-on gallery of photos of the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM mirrorless camera lens, including a side-by-side comparison with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM DSLR lens.

Want to see exactly what the new Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS mirrorless camera lens looks like in the flesh?

Check out our hands-on gallery of photos of the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS mirrorless camera lens, including a side-by-side comparison with the outwardly identical non-DS version.

Photography Blog attended the UK launch of the new Fujifilm X-Pro3 mirrorless camera at The Shard in central London, UK.

Find out what we thought of Fujifilm's brand new APS-C sensor camera by reading our detailed first impressions...

After an early peak at the recent Fuji X-summit event in Japan and the usual avalanche of rumors in the last few days before launch, the Fujifilm X-Pro3 APS-C sensor mirrorless camera has now been officially announced.

This is the new flagship model in the X Series range of mirrorless digital cameras, sitting above the popular X-T3 and the not so popular X-H1 models.

The X-Pro3 has the much-publicized tilting LCD screen which is actually closed against the body in normal use, in a concerted bid to promote greater employment of the electronic viewfinder, a feature that is already dividing online opinion.

Other key features include titanium top and bottom plates, 26.1 megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor, the X-Processor 4 image processing engine, an Advanced Hybrid Viewfinder, and a new Classic Neg film simulation.

The X-Pro3 will be available from December body only in three colours - Black, Dura Black and Dura Silver - priced at £1699 for Black and £1879 for the two Dura colours.

Want to see exactly what the new Fujifilm X-Pro3 mirrorless camera looks like in the flesh?

Check out our extensive hands-on gallery of photos of the Fujifilm X-Pro3 mirrorless camera.

Photography Blog attended the UK launch of the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III mirrorless camera at The Magic Circle headquarters in central London, UK.

Find out what we thought of Olympus's brand new camera by reading our detailed first impressions...

Fujifilm have unveiled the new X-Pro3 mirrorless camera at an X-summit event in Shibuya, Japan. The Fujifilm X-Pro3 camera will be officially announced on October 23rd, but details have already emerged that the new model will be made entirely out of titanium, making it 10x more scratch-resistant than a stainless steel chassis.

After a lot of rumors, the long-awaited Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III has finally been officially announced.

If you don't know already, this is an update of the popular E-M5 Mark II camera from 2015. The new Mark III version offers a 20.4 megapixel Live MOS sensor, TruePic VIII image processor, in-body 5-axis image stabilization system, weather-proofing, 121-point all cross-type on-chip phase detection autofocus system, 10fps burst shooting, 4K 30P high-definition video recording, 2.36 million-dot OLED viewfinder, and USB charging.

Availability and Price

In the UK the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III will be available from mid November in silver or black as body only priced at £1099.99 and in different kit versions as e.g. with the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40 F2.8 PRO lens at £1699.99 or with the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200 F3.5-6.3 lens at £1599.99 EUR.

Olympus are also offering pre order customers a £100 trade in and free BLS-50 battery to launch the OM-D E-M5 Mark III valid on pre orders to 15 November 2019.

In the US and Canada, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III will be available in both black and silver in late November. The camera body only will have a suggested retail price of $1,199.99 USD and $1,499.99 CAD and the camera body with the M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II lens will have a suggested retail price of $1,799.99 USD and $2,249.99 CAD.

Want to see exactly what the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera looks like in the flesh?

Check out our extensive hands-on gallery of photos of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III camera in both black and silver colours and including a side-by-side comparison with the previous E-M5 Mark II camera.

Photography Blog attended the UK launch of the new Sigma fp mirrorless camera at Brighton City Airport, UK.

Find out what we thought of Sigma's brand new camera by reading our detailed first impressions...

2019 is Olympus' official Centenary year (Congratulations!), and following the launch of the E-M1X camera back in the Spring, the company are now reportedly gearing up for the launch of a much more affordable successor to the popular OM-D E-M5 Mark II (pictured), somewhat predictably called the OM-D E-M5 Mark III. Read on for everything that we know so far...

Update 1: Internet giant Amazon has now confirmed the price and launch date of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III - it will apparently cost £1,355.60 and be available on November 18th 2019. It will feature re-engineered 5-axis image stabilisation for handheld shooting, a new OLED electronic viewfinder, and be weather-resistant. Amazon have predictably pulled the leaked product page...

Update 2: The full specifications and US price for the E-M5 Mark III have now been leaked by 4/3rumors.

Want to see exactly what the new Sigma fp full-frame mirrorless camera looks like in the flesh?

Check out our extensive hands-on gallery of photos of the Sigma fp camera with the 45mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens.

The Sigma fp is the world's smallest and lightest mirrorless digital camera with a full-frame image sensor.

It incorporates a 35mm full-frame Bayer sensor with 24.6 effective megapixels into a compact body that weighs just 370g, bucking the recent trend for bigger mirrorless cameras.

The Sigma fp will cost $1,899 / £1,999 and be available from 25th October 2019 in the US and late-November in the UK.

Nikon have unveiled a new lens roadmap for the Z series, with 13 new lenses scheduled for release by the end of 2021.

Interestingly, only one new Z DX lens, the 18-140mm zoom, will be added to the two new Z DX lenses that were announced along with the Z50 camera earlier today.

New Nikon Z Prime Lenses

• 20mm F1.8
• 50mm F1.2
• 28mm
• 40mm
• Micro 60mm
• Micro 105mm

New Nikon Z Zoom Lenses

• DX 18-140mm
  
• 14-24mm F2.8
• 70-200mm F2.8
• 24-105mm
• 100-400mm
• 24-200mm
• 200-600mm