The 2023 lens of the year award did go to the Om 90mm macro lens for the following reason:

This is the macro lens with the longest focal length among the Micro Four Thirds standards. It achieves a maximum shooting magnification of 2x (equivalent to 4x on 35mm format) and can also be used with a teleconverter. It has been highly praised for its advanced features, including “up to 7 stops of image stabilization” and “depth composite shooting,” on compatible camera bodies. The rare “180mm” (35mm format equivalent) angle of view is easy to maintain a working distance, and it isalso effective for capturing distant scenery in landscape photography. This lens has further expanded the shooting scenes of the Micro Four Thirds system, which is known for its compact and lightweight design.”

90mm at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, WexUK.

The Forgotten $200 Street Photography Gem

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Olympus E-M1 Photo Walk – Primrose Valley Beach (ThatMFTguy).
DZOFilm Reveals its PAVO Anamorphic Primes and 2 Zoom Lenses (Explora).
NAB 2023 Recap: New Products, Show Highlights, & More (42West).
An Excellent Value Field Monitor for GH6/S5II/FX30 by Viltrox! (Geeky Nerdy tech).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

With a $50 discount you can now get the new updated Topaz Video AI (click here). This is how it works:

And this is the full list of improvements:

TOP 5 Tips to Take BETTER PICTURE using Micro Four Thirds Cameras

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FAILED my Extreme Daytime Long Exposure Photography – RED35
LUMIX Color Profile Confession 2023 – Dropping NATURAL? (Caleb Hoover).
Explore New Blackmagic Design Components at NAB 2023 (Explora).
Sennheiser Launches Evolution Portable Wireless Mic Sets (42West).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

LUMIX Live : Ask Us Anything

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AI in Photography: How Photographers Can Use Artificial Intelligence (42West).
New from SmallRig: FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Tripod System, F60 Modular Follow Focus, Accessories (Explora).
Godox Blitzkit: TT350 und TT685 mit X1T verbinden (Matthias und seine Hobbys).

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Sven:

Last year in August I published a comparison video about the Panasonic Leica 50-200, 100-400 and 200, at all focal length and with teleconverters. It has 4300 views so far and the people really ssem to like it.
The downside is, that this video is in German, but I made the Englisch subtitles myself, so anyone could watch this.
At my website you can also download the comparison images. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czc8AQAuw8w

Peak Design completely reinvented the hand strap and announced the Micro Clutch on Kickstarter (click here). This is what they write:

Micro Clutch is a hand strap. It’s optimized for mirrorless cameras. We made Micro Clutch for two reasons: 

• Cameras have, for the most part, gotten smaller. 
• Hands have, for the most part, remained the same stupid size.

These facts cannot exist peacefully with one another without some sort of tool to bridge their contradictory nature. This is where we come in.

Micro Clutch provides security, stability, and comfort in a delightfully well-designed little package.

10 Important Tips for Panasonic Lumix Beginner Users

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Most significant cameras of the DPReview era: Part 2
Godox Announces Dive Light Series and Macro Ring Flash (Explora).
What is an SSD? Here’s Everything You Need to Know (42West).
Olympus 45mm 1.8 review by Kitamura.

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