Tag Archives: Micro Four Thirds

Sigma is no longer making new Micro Four Thirds lenses because of a significant decrease in demand

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:

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TTArtisan joins the Micro Four Thirds system standard group

Today TTArtisan joined the Micro Four Thirds system standard group. TTartinsa lenses are sold directly on their website with international shipping. The currently available TTartisan lenses for MFT can be found also at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo: You can read the full press release here:

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Micro Four Thirds has the biggest market share by lens mount in Japan for 2019 with 19.8%

Olympus and Panasonic jointly announced that the Micro Four Thirds system took the #1 market share by lens mount in Japan with 19.8% (based on the number of digital interchangeable lens cameras sold in Japan by lens mount): Micro Four Thirds further expands the possibilities of enjoyment and utilization of video by developing the lineup […]

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New 2019 Micro Four Thirds lenses joint catalog now available

Check out the latest 2019 Micro Four Thirds lenses joint catalog that includes the latest lenses announced in the last few months. Here are some of the latest MFT lenses: Olympus recently announced a new M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 lens Kipon has a new 40mm f/0.85 Mark II lens Panasonic showed a new Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm […]

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Olympus executive confirmed again they will focus only on Micro Four Thirds, thinks “full-frame is kind of like a buzzword in the market”, new smaller and lighter camera coming later this year

A few quotes from a recent Dpreview interview with Aki Murata, VP of sales and marketing for Olympus America (previously he said “HECK no…” to an Olympus full-frame camera): “First of all we won’t use any other mount other than Four Thirds.” “We have three strengths: Compactness and lightweight, lens quality, and I.S. That combination […]

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PersonalView interview with Panasonic on the new L-mount

PersonalView interviewed Mr. Michiharu Uematsu, Ms. Emi Fujiwara and Mr. Taku Kariyazaki from Panasonic about the new L-Mount alliance and the future of Micro Four Thirds. Here is a recap of the interview:

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Panasonic swears they are still committed to Micro Four Thirds

PGN published another video interview from Photokina yesterday and Panasonic is still committed to Micro Four Thirds – the exact quote was “It’s still a big part of our business. We will never give up Micro Four Thirds”:

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