Olympus US sent out a Newsletter to confirm that on February 1 the PRO lens prices will increase. If you need one of those get them now at GetOlympus, BHphoto, Adorama or Amazon before the price increases.

Olympus Ambassador Robin Wong writes:

I believe there are many things that should have been improved in modern cameras, including overall camera design, better camera operations without having dozens of buttons and control dials on the camera, having larger more functional LCD screen, direct connectivity to cloud storage, bluetooth connectivity to peripheral devices such as microphones and headphones, better image file format to replace the outdated JPEG format and of course, lastly not having new lenses becoming monstrous in size compromising balance and handling on camera.

Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Is An Excellent PRO Grade M.Zuiko Zoom Lens

2019 resolutions revisited: what we hoped for, and what we got (Dpreview).
Recharge USB-C and USB-A Devices with the HYPER GaN 100W Charger (Explora).
Ted Forbes explains what “Sharpness” is (MirrorlessRumors).
Monochrome: Fujifilm X-T30 vs Olympus PenF vs Panasonic GX85 (Rob Trek).

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

Which memory card is right? (for your Lumix)

Panasonic Lenses: The Year in Review, 2019 (L-rumors).
E-M5III review at ThePhoBlographer.
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Review (NeoCamera).
The Fastest Glass Money Can Buy (Explora).

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

5 Tips For Shooting Color With Olympus OM-D

Photographing Birds with the Olympus OM-D E-M1X (MirrorlessComparison).
Gear Guy – Billie Eilish Music Video Parody (Dave Altizer).
What Happens When You Push 10 Bit Too Far? S1H vs GH5s (L-rumors)
Reflections: Where Water Meets the Sky (Explora).

Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.

We got that image of a new 50mm f/2.8 MFT lens. No info about pricing and exact availability yet.

CameraBeta reports that Venus Optics will announce six new Laowa branded lenses in 2020:

9mm f/5.6
11mm f/4.5
14mm f/4.0
15mm f/4.5 shift lens
50mm f/2.8
65mm macro

All of them should be available as native MFT mount version too. One more thing: CameraBeta reports that the new ARGUS f/0,95 line will be a series of lenses!