Things I Hate About the Olympus E M5 Mark II Micro Four Thirds Reality Check

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BCN tracks roughly 50% of Japan’s retail camera sales. These were the best-selling models in November and once more the Olympus E-P7 proves to be a hotseller!

Best selling system cameras:

1. Canon EOS R10 RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
2. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit ZV-E10M2X(B) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
3. Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit Black EOSR50BK-WZK — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
4. Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit White EOSR50WH-WZK — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
5. Olympus PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit Silver — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
6. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit Black ZV-E10M2K(B) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
7. Nikon Z50II Double Zoom Kit — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
8. Nikon Z30 Double Zoom Kit Z30WZ — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
9. Olympus PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit White — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
10. Sony a6400 Double Zoom Lens Kit Black ILCE-6400Y(B) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
11. Canon EOS R6 Mark III Body — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
12. Nikon Z5II — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
13. Panasonic Lumix G100D W Kit DC-G100DW-K — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
14. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit Black ZV-E10Y(B) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
15. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit White ZV-E10M2X(W) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
16. Fujifilm X-M5 XC15-45mm Lens Kit Silver — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
17. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit Black ZV-E10L(B) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
18. Sony a7C II Zoom Lens Kit Silver ILCE-7CM2L(S) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
19. Sony a7C II Zoom Lens Kit Black ILCE-7CM2L(B) — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
20. Canon EOS R50 RF-S 18-45 IS STM Lens Kit Black — BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton

Best selling compact cameras:

1. Kodak PIXPRO C1 (BN) – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
2. Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2 – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
3. Panasonic LUMIX TZ99 (White) – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
4. Canon IXY 650M (Silver) – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
5. OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 (Red) – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
6. Kodak PIXPRO FZ55 (Red) – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
7. Pentax WG-1000 Gray – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
8. OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 (Black) – same links as item #5
9. Canon IXY 650M (Black) – same link structure as item #4
10. Escura InstantSnap White – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
11. Kodak PIXPRO FZ55 (Black) – identical to FZ55 Red above
12. Fujifilm Instax mini Evo Black – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
13. Panasonic LUMIX TZ99 (Black) – same as item #3
14. Fujifilm Instax mini Evo Brown – same as item #12
15. Kodak PIXPRO C1 (Black) – same as item #1
16. Canon PowerShot SX740HS (Silver) – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
17. Fujifilm Instax mini Evo Gentle Rose – same instax link
18. Kenko KC-AF11 BK – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton
19. Canon PowerShot SX740HS (Black) – same as #16
20. Kodak PIXPRO FZ45 (Black) – BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Foto Erhardt, Calumet, Clifton

The text says:

• The field of view is wider than you imagine
• Never before seen, coming soon.

But now there is an image disclosing the specs: 6mm f/2.0! Coming also for MFT!

This OM-1 Mark II feature will elevate your winter landscape photography!

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By chance I noticed that on Google Trends the “Om System” searches are spiking. Same is happening for the term “Micro Four Thirds”:

And this is an extremely surprising event, considering that over the past five years the trend has remained largely constant.

I found that searches for the OM-1 cameras increased particularly in Asian countries:

This is extremely unusual, maybe the camera did go viral for some reason. Let me know in the comment system if you know more about this!

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