After the new OM-1 announcement, the price of the previous Olympus OM-D E-M1X flagship failed by almost half to $1,699 at Adorama, B&H, and Amazon – this should be the very top range for an MFT camera if they really want to stay in business. Again, I have no issues with Olympus cameras but with their pricing strategy, which they seem to continue to follow even after OM System took over. I just don’t see how this will go well for OM System… Olympus tried that and failed.
Sony claims to be the #1 mirrorless camera and lens brand for 2021 in North America according to “Sony Internal Research” and “NPD Group“:
This new Trisio Lite 2 VR 360° camera costs only $399:
Additional information available at PentaxRumors:
The new Ricoh THETA X 360° camera that was announced a month ago is now finally available for pre-order in the US:
The previously rumored three new Voigtlander lenses are now officially announced. Here are the details:
The previously rumored OM-1 camera and two new MFT lenses are now officially announced, but I still fail to see the “wow” factor except the price tag of $2,199.99… Oh, and yes, the new OM-1 still has a 20MP sensor in 2022. I guess OM System never understood why Olympus failed in the first place.
Update: the OM-1 uses a new Sony Quad Bayer sensor.
The official OM System website is still not updated with the new products – not a good start… stay tuned, I will update this post once I find more info on the new camera and lenses (most details leaked already).
Key features of the OM-1 camera:
The first pictures and specifications of the upcoming Panasonic LUMIX GH6 camera leaked online (the official announcement is on February 21):
As previously reported, Venus Optics released a new Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2X Ultra Macro APO lens for Leica L-mount:
