New Sirui 20mm T1.8 1.33X S35 AF Anamorphic Lens on preorder at Indiegogo
You can now preorder the new Sirui 20mm T1.8 1.33X S35 AF Anamorphic Lens on Indiegogo (Click here).
Here is a review from Kai:
OM interview at PetaPixel: ‘A New Pen is Still Coming’
And yet there is hope, people!
In a chat with the PetaPixel crew OM manager Kazuhiro Togashi said:
“The OM-3 is not a successor of the Pen series. So of course we are thinking the Pen series is an important lineup for our company. We are trying to study the success of the Pen series, but again, the OM-3 is not a successor of the Pen. The Pen series remains an important part of our portfolio, and we are actively exploring the possibility of a new Pen model, and are currently considering what Pen series model we can offer as OM System.“
When asked about the trend of manufacturers removing electronic viewfinders he said:
We are considering both sides for market demand,” Togashi says. “We want to make sure photographers actually enjoy operating the camera. We are really considering which kind of product may be better to expand to new users. Maybe they want to continue to use their smartphone but have some interest in standalone cameras. So we are now thinking about the new Pen concept [from this point of view]
PetaPixel added that they got the impression the new PEN camera is still in early stage of development. If that’s true it might take 2-3 years before this model hits the market. What do you hope to get? a new PEN-F successor, and entry level PEN or soemthing else?
OM talk at the CP+ show: New telephoto zoom is in final stage of development
DClife wrote down this text derived from the presentation:
OM System developer Keitaro Yokoyama talks about the telephoto zoom lens he is currently developing as follows.
We have updated our lens roadmap to February 20, 2025. We have updated it a little and posted the image below. We have been told not to mention any specs at this stage. The prototype for this product has moved to the final stage, and there are some articles online saying that it may be delayed again, but we think that we will be able to announce it without making you wait too long. Please look forward to it.
In response to a question about what cameras will be like in the future and what kind of camera he would like to make, Kei Hamada, developer of the OM-3, said the following. *The text has been proofread for ease of reading.
Our system has computational photography, and we want everyone to use it to express themselves. We believe that everyone can experience various expressions with just the camera, so we want to cherish that. Among them, there are still areas that we have not been able to express or provide, such as high-resolution shots and live GND, so we would like to incorporate them into our products and have everyone use them. The world is constantly seeing the emergence of new technologies such as image processing and AI, so we think it is our job to always catch up and connect them to photographic expression.
He talks about how there is still room for further evolution and improvement in the software field, and also talks about the possibility of live GND using filter shapes as an example. OM Digital’s “computational photography” is likely to continue to evolve.
OM Digital has also published some interesting images, revealing early sketches of the “OM-3”.
A cross-section of the “OM-3” was also released, and it can be seen that the inside is packed tightly while maintaining rigidity and durability. The “OM-3” inherits some of the specifications of the “OM-1II”, but the layout has been reviewed from scratch in order to fit it into a smaller body, so it feels like a redesign.
a bit of everything…
Lumix GH7 review: proof that sensor size doesn’t matter?
Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
This Little Camera Eats The OM System OM-3 For Breakfast (Robert Grant).
A Pro Setup for Pro Macro Photography (OM-1Mkii & OM System 90mm ƒ3.5 Macro) by Chris Baitson
A Beginner’s Guide to Purchasing Drones (42West)
Managing High-Resolution Imagery and Video (Explora)
Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
I kindly invite you all to follow me on Youtube, Instagram, Threads for more broader camera talk.
Last chance to get the Pre Order Discount on the new 2025 Photography Landscape bundle
24h left to get the Landscape bundle with a pre order discount at 5DayDeal (Click here).
And today only you save $190 on the Lexar SD dual pack sold by BHphoto (Click here).
More card deals:
- $70 discount on the Kingston 1TB SD card sold by Amazon (click here).
These were the 50 best-selling cameras on the Japanese market in February
BCN announced which cameras sold the most in the Japanese market in February. I marked in bold the MFT cameras on this list:
- Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit Black
- Canon EOS R10 RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit
- Nikon Z 30 Double Zoom Kit
- Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit Black
- Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit White
- Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Power Zoom Lens Kit Black
- Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit Black
- Sony α6400 Double Zoom Lens Kit Black
- Fujifilm X-M5 XC15-45mm Lens Kit Silver
- Nikon Z50II
- Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Double Zoom Lens Kit Black
- Nikon Z fc 16-50 VR Lens Kit Silver
- Panasonic LUMIX G100D W Kit
- Sony α6700 High Magnification Zoom Lens Kit
- Nikon Z50II Double Zoom Kit
- Sony α6400 Double Zoom Lens Kit Silver
- Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit White
- Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit White
- Canon EOS R100 Double Zoom Kit
- Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit Black
- OM Digital Solutions OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit Silver
- Fujifilm X-T50 XC15-45mm Lens Kit Silver
- Panasonic LUMIX G100D K Kit
- Nikon Z 30 16-50 VR Lens Kit
- Nikon Z 50 Double Zoom Kit
- Canon EOS Kiss X10 Double Zoom Kit Black
- Fujifilm X-T5 XF16-50mm Lens Kit Silver
- Sony α7C II Zoom Lens Kit Black
- Canon EOS RP/RF24-105 IS STM Lens Kit
- Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit White
- Sony α7C II Body Black
- Sony α7C II Zoom Lens Kit Silver
- Nikon Z f 40mm f/2(SE) Lens Kit
- Nikon Z fc 16-50 VR Lens Kit Black
- Nikon Z50II 18-140 VR Lens Kit
- Nikon Z50II 16-50 VR Lens Kit
- OM Digital Solutions OLYMPUS OM-D E-M10 Mark IV EZ Double Zoom Kit Silver
- Fujifilm X-T50 XC15-45mm Lens Kit Black
- Sony α6700 Body
- Canon EOS R10 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit
- Nikon D7500 18-140 VR Lens Kit
- Canon EOS R7 RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit
- Sony α7C II Body Silver
- Nikon Z8
- OM System OM-3 12-45mm F4.0 PRO Lens Kit
- Fujifilm X-T50 Body Black
- Canon EOS R100 / RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit
- Panasonic LUMIX G100D V Kit
- Nikon D7500
- Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Double Zoom Lens Kit White