Tag Archives: Micro Four Thirds is dead

Future cameras from the new OM Digital Solutions Corporation will keep the Olympus name

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2020

A quick update to my post from yesterday – Olympus confirmed that future cameras from the new OM Digital Solutions Corporation will keep the Olympus name: Thanks Steve! Some additional information on the JIP/Olympus transfer:

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There is no coming back: Olympus agrees on the transfer of Imaging Business to JIP

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2020

Today Olympus officially agreed on the transfer of their Imaging Business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). The name of the new company will be “OM Digital Solutions Corporation” – this is pretty much the only new information provided. Similar to previous interviews and press releases, many questions remain unanswered and it’s still not even clear if […]

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Japan Industrial Partners acquisition of Olympus’s imaging business

By PR admin | Published: September 10, 2020

Toyo Keizai Online published an Interesting interview with Shinichi Inagaki, the managing director at Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in charge of the acquisition of Olympus’s imaging business: https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/374348 https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/374348?page=2 https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/374348?page=3 Here below a quick and dirty translation (thanks Mistral75):

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Panasonic still committed to Micro Four Thirds, GH6 still in consideration according to a recent interview

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2020

DIYphotography spotted a recent interview with a Panasonic executive who claims that Panasonic is still committed to Micro Four Thirds and the GH6 (GH5 replacement) is still in consideration:

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New Olympus interviews raise more questions than answers

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2020

Olympus is attempting damage control by giving several interviews to different online outlets, but after reading through all of them, I am still left with more questions than answers. Here are a few quotes:

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Reminder: Japan Industrial Partners will not use the Olympus brand once they take over

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2020

In case you have missed my blog posts from two weeks ago where I reported that Japan Industrial Partners will not use the Olympus brand after they take over the Olympus camera business at the end of the year. This means that if JIP decides to produce any new cameras and lenses, they will not be […]

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Olympus wants to attract new customers… with a new trade-in program in the US

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2020

Just two weeks after Olympus announced that they will exit/sell their camera business, the company introduced a new trade-in program in the US… so, if you ever wanted to switch to MFT, maybe you will find this useful… but I seriously doubt that. A better deal is probably the Panasonic GH-5 that is now up to […]

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Olympus UK executive: “Don’t panic… business is pretty strong”

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2020

I want to put a few quotes here from Olympus UK Marketing Brand Manager Mark Thackara because I am sure it will be fun to come back in a few months and compare notes:

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Will there be more Olympus cameras after 2020?

By PR admin | Published: July 3, 2020

A reader sent me a link to an article from the Spanish newspaper la Vanguardia discussing the future of Olympus. Here is a quote:

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Olympus exit/sell camera business: the day after

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2020

While Olympus is pretending that what happened is not a big deal at all with statements like this: “We believe this is the right step to preserve the legacy of the brand, the value of the technologies and the outstanding products. Olympus sees this transfer as an opportunity to enable its Imaging business to continue […]

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