Preorders: GH6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, Foto Erhardt DE. WexUK, Park UK.

Newsshooter talked to Panasonic manager Yosuke Yamane. A couple of key points he made:

• Although the full-frame market is expanding as many companies enter the full-frame mirrorless market, we expect the demand for MFTS, which has unique characteristics, to remain firm.
• I believe that creators will find value in these characteristics of M4/3, and I expect that demand will exceed a certain level in 2022.
• LUMIX continues to explore the possibilities of all methods, including Phase Detection AF.
  
• In the future, we are developing a M4/3 lens that can capture more impressive scenes with the GH6, so please look forward to it.

He also has been interviewed by Amateur Photographer:

• it wasn’t possible to get phase [detection] based autofocus with this sensor.
• Just to be clear, that doesn’t mean we aren’t investigating phase [detection] based autofocus systems, or Time-Of-Flight [ToF] autofocus systems, or maybe something really cool that none of us have ever heard of before… but at this time, with this camera, this is what we’re going to be able to offer.

5 Tips for better B&W photos by Peter Forsgård

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT.
I love tough cameras – Red35.
LUMIX Live: All About Frame Rates
OM SYSTEM Brings Heavyweight Specs to New OM-1 Micro Four Thirds Camera (Explora).
Quasar Introduces New Linear LED Lights for Content Creation (42West).

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

Check it out here: av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/dsc/oi/GH6/index.html

Preorders:
GH6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, Foto Erhardt DE. WexUK, Park UK.

The GH6 is now in Stock in some European stores like WexUK, Park UK. This means Panasonic doens’t have sensor sully issues yet :)

Preorders:
GH6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, Foto Erhardt DE. WexUK, Park UK.

Press text:

On the current situation in Ukraine

At Panasonic Group, we have been very concerned about the current situation in Ukraine and would like to express our deep condolences to all the victims. We hope that the world will return to peace and security as soon as possible.

The Group will keep monitoring developments and provide humanitarian assistance where necessary. As a first step, we have decided to donate approximately 20 million yen to the Polish Red Cross, which is supporting those who have evacuated to neighboring Poland from Ukraine and to Peace Winds Japan, an NGO providing assistance to Ukraine.

Due to the economic, logistical and other practical challenges, we have in principle decided to suspend transactions with Russia.

According to multiple messages I received from my USA readers their OM-1 preorder shipped out today!

Preorders:
OM-1 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. GetOlympus.
OM-1 in EU at Calumet DE. Fotokoch DE. FotoErhardt DE. Wex UK. Olympus DE, Olympus UK, Olympus FR, Olympus IT, Olympus ES. Olympus NL. Olympus BE. Olympus AT. Olympus CH.
40-150mm f/4.0 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. GetOlympus. Calumet DE. Wex UK.
12-40mm II at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. GetOlympus. Calumet DE. Wex UK.

Back in October OM Digital halted the E-PL10 production due to ongoing chip shortage issues. Today OM Japan announced it will resume the production and sales of the camera.