What should the crew check at Photokina?

[Akira]

Yeah...Why don't they have user adjustable contrast controls on the EVFs?

The most mirrorless cameras let the user adjust the contrast and the brightness of both LCD and EVF.  I usually set both to the lowest value, but the EVF was still too bright to my eyes.  I cut a piece of three-stop ND gel and inserted under the eyepiece rubber to reduce the brightness.  But that made the EVF difficult to see when backlit by the sun. 

[tommiejeep]

As said above, I was pretty bored with the offerings but yesterday my wife received a report (from my buddy (?), the Olympus distributor) on the Olympus Pro 25 f1.2 so the Nikon 105 f1.4 may create a family feud .... lol

These days there are just too many choices and lens manufacturers (old and new) are coming out of the woodwork 
Tom

[Mike G]

Earlier I had asked that the mirrorless users among us not be forgotten in any reports, boy did that happen in spades. Fuji certainly stole the thunder this time, did anyone get a look at this new marvel?

I always understood that 6 * 6 cm was "medium format" ?

[Frank Fremerey]

MikeG:

Film: 45x60 qmm .... 170x60 qmm
Digital: 45x30 qmm ... 54x40 qmm

A diversity of formats

[David H. Hartman]

I always understood that 6 * 6 cm was "medium format" ?

....or a 645 camera wth a mind operated revolving back.

[Erik Lund]

Ahhhh the good old Pentax 6x7  now there was a lot of area on those negatives

For sure we will have a good look and feel of the mighty new MF Fuji 
I have started the journey towards fist stop; Jakov in The Hague with D810 and Leica M9 eager to see how new lenses for those two perform

There are also news for Studio flash equipment and last but not least all the booth babes 😜😎

[Jan-Petter Midtgård]

Did anyone have a look at the Laowa 24mm f/14 2x macro lens?

http://photorumors.com/2016/09/22/i-bet-you-have-not-seen-a-lens-like-this-laowa-24mm-f14-macro-lens/

[Akira]

Did anyone have a look at the Laowa 24mm f/14 2x macro lens?

http://photorumors.com/2016/09/22/i-bet-you-have-not-seen-a-lens-like-this-laowa-24mm-f14-macro-lens/

Thanks for the note.  The lenses of this kind have been made as special orders and cost around 1500-2000 USD:

http://www.koheisha.net/microwidelenz/4ktaioumusinomelens/4ktaioumusinomelens01.html

I wonder if the Laowa lens can be stuck into the water?

[Jan-Petter Midtgård]

Thanks for the note.  The lenses of this kind have been made as special orders and cost around 1500-2000 USD:

http://www.koheisha.net/microwidelenz/4ktaioumusinomelens/4ktaioumusinomelens01.html

I wonder if the Laowa lens can be stuck into the water?

The Laowa looks lighter. I have a setup with a microscope lens on an adapter which fits in front of a 150mm lens. It's a bit unwieldy.

[Akira]

Yes, it looks lighter and not front-heavy.

[Frank Fremerey]

My daughter is still sick at home. Cannot make it today. Maybe on Sunday.

I want a FUJI M&M anyway. Not sure I will want to afford it. Very tempting as anything Fuji.

[Jan Anne]

The Irix 11mm f4, great metal built, lockable focus, nice click at infinity.

[Akira]

Nice, Jan.  But the images are displayed upside down...  The downloaded images are displayed properly.   

[tommiejeep]

Akira, and I just thought JA had turned his Sony up side down, used the LCD to get some different angles/perspective ala Jakov 
Tom

[Akira]

Tom, Jan would do that.  But strangely the default image browser of Win10 displays the image properly.  I guess MS doesn't understand the sense of humor?