Here are 65 camera options you should consider before buying the new OM System OM-3 – basically every camera currently available for $2,000 or under is probably a better choice than the new OM System OM-3 (even the Canon R100). Do you like the retro design? The Nikon Zf full-frame camera is very close in […]
The SwitchLens Micro Four Thirds camera for smartphones has already raised over $231k on Kickstarter with 32 more days left. Additional information:
SwitchLens is a new project listed for funding on Kickstarter that turns any smartphone into a Micro Four Thirds camera. Here are the specs: 21MP 4K/120fps Autofocus Switchable MFT lenses HDR Wi-Fi Connect iOS & Android phone Additional information:
Asahi reports that Panasonic has not achieved its medium-term strategy goals and President Kusumi calls it a “crisis situation”: Panasonic Holdings (HD) has revealed that it expects to fail to achieve two of the three targets set in its three-year mid-term strategy ending in fiscal 2024. President Yuki Kusumi acknowledged that the situation is “critical, […]
Phototrend published their interview with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma Corp. Sigma is no longer making/developing new Micro Four Thirds lenses becuase of a significant decrease in demand:
In a recent interview with Dpreview, Yosuke Yamane (Vice President of Panasonic’s Entertainment and Communication business and director of its imaging business unit) confirmed the company’s commitment to the Micro Four Thirds format:
In a recent Japanese interview about the new GH6 camera, Panasonic’s marketing manager Tomonori Nakanishi confirmed the company’s commitment to the Micro Four Thirds format – they have been repeating that on a regular basis in the past few years. Here is the Google translation starting from around the 20:30 mark:
The Japanese website diamond.jp reports that Panasonic may also pull out of the camera business just like Olympus:
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