The Swedish Magazine Fotosidan (google translation here) interviewed Setsuya Kataoka (General manager Olympus Imaging Corp). And there is some talk about the future Olympus products:

1) Right now Olympus is considering whether to develop a bright super telephoto lens, or a super-telephoto zoom with a little lower brightness.
2) When the pro series is getting full, it may be necessary to develop a bit more specialized or extraordinary lenses, such as lenses with ultra-high brightness.
3) No Tilt Shift lenses are coming
4) Working to update the IS for new astro-photography features.

Let’s go with the f/1.2 and f/1.0 prime lenses Oly! We already saw your patents on those ;)

Panasonic released the new firmware 1.1 for the GM5. The only improvements is:

Improved the stability of using Pinpoint AF.

Just recently the GM5 got a $100 off at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

The E-M5II has been added at the Camerasize database. You can now compare it with all other cameras…have fun!

Preorders (if you preorder through those links you will support 43rumors…thanks!):
E-M5II in Black at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II in Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II In Europe at AmazonUK, Jessops, WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

The Four Thirds Group announced three new members. Here is the official press text (Source: four-thirds.org):

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We are pleased to announce that three more companies have recently declared their support for the standard and will be introducing products compliant with the Micro Four Thirds System standard.

DJI(SZ DJI Technology CO., Ltd.), the leading company in the drone (multi-copter), JCD(GuangZhou) Optical Co.,,Ltd., a Chinese based optical company designing and producing the optics with the Japanese quality, FLOVEL CO.,LTD., a Japanese company designing the cutting-edge optical equipment, join the Micro Four Thirds System standard group.

DJI (SZ DJI Technology CO., Ltd.)

A Chinese company established in 2006 that designs, produces and sells high performance flying platforms, flight controllers, aerial gimbals for cameras in addition to the most popular ready to fly quadcopters with built-in cameras and handheld gimbals for filmmaking professionals. The headquarters are located in Shenzhen.

DJI’s Website:
http://www.dji.com/

JCD(GuangZhou) Optical Co., Ltd.

A Chinese company established in 1999 that designs and produces cameras and lenses for still cameras and camcorders. The headquarters are located in Guangzhou.

JCD Optic’s Website:
http://www.jcdo.com/

FLOVEL CO.,LTD.

A Japanese company established in 1968 in Tokyo that designs, produces and constructs the system for the super high sensitivity cameras and shooting system in the medical and bio-science field. The headquarters are located in Tokyo.

FLOVEL’s Website:
http://en.flovel.co.jp/

The Panasonic GH4 Camera by Zach Arias

4 Reasons to Avoid Cheap Batteries for the Panasonic GH4 (Suggestionofmotion).
DSLR users: what’s stopping you from switching over to a mirrorless system? (Mirrorlessons).
New Compact Macro Converter by Nauticam.
GH4 Review at NeoCamera.
Panasonic GM5 : test complet at Focus Numerique.
Olympus prime lens test at Capacamera.
Olympus E-M5 Mark ii: The Brave Shall Inherit Everything (Eyesuncloudedphoto).
GF7 test and images at Kasayapa.

David: “I recently got my GH4 at Samys while I was in NYC, which was a great deal, and I only knew about them because of 43rumors.com. I send you this message because I need some help from the 43 community. I shot a wedding recently, something I hadn’t done before, and it was nominated for the Brazilian Wedding Awards. http://www.weddingawards.com.br/votacao/foto-video/trailer_do_casamento/david_arthur_barkan/8716/”

Ouria: “I shot this in Jerusalem with a GH4 set to 4K, what looks like camera movment was made in Premire Pro CC.
Time lapse was made with GX7 from my window: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN_nxGRhLFI”

Ivan: “Walk in Japan on Youtube”

Colby:  I just wanted to share this video I shot on the GH4 this winter in NYC, entirely at 60fps.  I shot everything in Full HD 200Mbps 60p mode and conformed in post, as opposed to using in camera VFR.  Downside was no ability to playback in slow motion internally, but the upside is less compression and footage that grades very well: www.vimeo.com/118384332”

Joe: “Just wanted to share a collection of snowy images from this past month in upstate NY, all taken with the Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro lens.
http://www.lessgearmorephotos.com/favorite-photos-of-january-2015/“

O the left the 7-14mm followed by the 8mm fisheye and then the E-M5II with dot sight. Image copyright: SystemKameraForum

These are some real-life views of the new 8mm f/1.8 fisheye, 7-14mm f/2.8 and the dot sight accessory. These have been shared by the German SystemKameraForum (Please do not reuse without their permission!).

Click on the images below to enlarge:

Preorders (if you preorder through those links you will support 43rumors…thanks!):
E-M5II in Black at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II in Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-M5II In Europe at AmazonUK, Jessops, WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
EE-1 Dot Sight at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

Sh*t Mirrorless Fanboys Say

LX100 review by Luminous Landscape.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM1 Sample Images (Photographyblog).
New Cotta accessories for the GM5 (DC.watch).
Update on OS Support for Next Version of Lightroom (Adobe Blog).
The Lumix Diaries 1/13/2015 Cheetah Chase (Naturalexposures).

Paul: “Taylor Swift uses an OM-D. See pix here: Dailymail.co.uk”

Nate: “Just wanted to share the short film we shot on the GH4 using the Pany 12-35 f2.8. Its the story of a race between a running man and a car on the streets of Bangkok during rush hour! https://vimeo.com/117649269”

Daniel: “I just posted the latest installment of The Lumix Diaries where I’ve highlighted a recent cheetah chase. It was shot with the Lumix GH4 and the new Olympus 40-150mm F/2.8 lens. For me this series of images has ended my concerns about AF speed issues with my Lumix GH4 cameras. This is proof positive that the GH4 can compete with ANY camera out there, at least in the world I shoot in. Hope you enjoy seeing how quick the GH4 really is.”

Hiko: “Someone might be interested in my YouTube video (http://youtu.be/REnlXYn23fE) from the trip to Venice. This was shot on Panasonic LUMIX LX100 in 4K mounted on iFootage WildCat 2.“