Will the 20mm PRO get new company?
I got this very wild rumor. I think there is a low chance this might be true…but I surely HOPE to be wrong this time! The messenger wrote:
3 primes in development, all PRO branded. F/1.4s
Focus for OMDS going forward will be more on lenses and less on bodies
So far MFT sensor development has been quite small. But there is more and more interest in developing new Four Thirds sensor that can be used inside smartphones. Can OM Digital and Panasonic benefit from that? Sony, Samsung and Omnivision are rumored to be working on new High Megapixel FT sensors. Check out the video to hear about that!
The french website Phototrend had a chat with Kazuhiro Togashi , Vice President of Product Planning and Brand Strategy at OM Digital Solutions. A couple of interesting statements:
The goal:
I truly believe that our current task is to create a brand for the next 10, 20 or even 50 years.
The financial status:
Our turnover and operating income are up to our expectations.
About the next telephoto lens on the roadmap:
Development of other telephoto lenses is also underway, but we cannot give you any further details at this time.
About paid firmware updates:
this option could be considered in the future for adding new features.
About computational photography:
We also believe that computational photography can contribute to the creation of new works of art and to broadening the scope of expression of photographers. Using a GND filter with live preview and image post-processing, the OM-1 Mark II produces works of art that will exceed photographers’ expectations. Computational photography plays an important role for us because it embodies a core value of our system: the ability to create works of art beyond the imagination of the photographer. Therefore, we are committed to strengthening our efforts in the development of computational photography.
About software development:
Some of the imaging technologies are developed in-house. However, for some features related to computational photography, we need to collaborate with other companies.
Image courtesy: ePhotozine.
At the Photo & Imaging 2023 event in China Panasonic managers said that demand of 8K on digital cameras is very weak and therefore you should not expect 8K to be implemented any time soon. This likely means that the S1H and the GH6 successor will both NOT have 8K recording.
If you remember back in 2017 Panasonic promised to launch an 8K MFT camera by 2020. Well, we might have to wait til the second half od this decade before this might happen :(
via CameraBeta
Someone just sent me the specs of the newly listed SOny MFT sensor:
80 million pixels, MFT (M4/3) Type 4/3, double-layer stacked, full-pixel 2x2OCL phase focusing.
Adjacent Pixel Binning, 12bit 121fps, 10bit 151fps; high speed.
2×2 OCL means quadbayer. 4 pixels share same microlens .
UPDATE: This looks like the OM-1 sensor. If indeed that’s the case than this might means that Sony will sells that very same sensor to all third party companies.
