Improved AF options, enhanced video features, and Leica Monochrome shooting styles are among the firmware notes issued for Panasonic's Lumix cameras

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Image: Panasonic Panasonic has announced an update to its Lumix Lab app, along with a slew of firmware updates for the Lumix S9,

Over on B&H Photo Video, you can pick up the Lumix S5 II with a price slash of $600 - a 20% discount. Whilst it doesn’t sound like much, that price cut brings the cost of the camera and lens down to just $2,693.98. That’s right: not only do you get the S5 II, but also a highly versatile 16-35mm f/4 kit lens: an ideal all-rounder for the camera.

Panasonic has officially launched the world's smallest and lightest zoom lens with autofocus for full-frame cameras – the Lumix S 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 – and it's an ideal pairing with its Lumix S9 mirrorless camera, for which Panasonic has also released a big firmware update, available from October 9.

The option to record without time limitations on the LUMIX S9, and the addition of a LEICA Monochrome to the LUMIX S5II, are some of the features added to the cameras by the firmware update from Panasonic.